Palomar College
Volume 28 Number 17
A Publication of the Associated Students
New teachers facing scarce iob openings
San Marcos, Calif
92069
Jerry Jones running for Governors' post Associated Student Government president Jerry Jones is among nine candidates who are in the running for three seats on the Palomar College Board of Governors in the March 4 election. Incumbents Lucy Bayne and Anton K. Simson filed for re-election, while A.J . " Pal" Anderson chose not to seek another term. Others in the race for the board are Virginia Rasmussen, newspaper editor; Conrad Menconi, school administrator; William Froehlich, financial executive; Marvin W. Hall, retired safety engineer; W .E . "Bill" Hartford, court ad-
Editor's note: This is the last segment of a three-part series dealing with today's college education. By Diane Slezak Until very recently, one-third of all college graduates in the United States 'g ot a teaching position as their first job. But now, with the gradual decline of both the birth rate and school funding, less than one-half of hopeful teaching graduates actually were able to gain jobs this past year. Statistics predict the trend will only worsen. Still, the desire to teach remains for many. Why? "I like working with kids," stated Randy Wilkins, a Palomar sophomore who plans a career as a history teacher and coach. "As a teacher, you have to put your students on the same level as yourself. If you can develop respect for your students, and your students for you, that's all you need." While he is still in school, Wilkins is trying to gain as much experience as he can in his chosen field. He was a teacher's aide in high school, plus he assisted the track coach at Fallbrook High School last year. He receives no wages for his work, but feels the experience will definitely pay Off. In applying for today's teaching jobs, Wilkins believes "teachers have to sell themselves more." Despite predictions that stude;nts holding higher degrees may have more trouble finding jobs than those with just a bachelor's degree, Wilkins plans to work toward his master's degree. "If you're determined to get it (master's), you'll get it anyway," he said. "Education should never stop. The more I learn, the more it helps." If by some chance Wilkins is among those turned down, he has an alternate goal in mind. A family friend has offered him a job in business which "is open anytime. " Mark Karges, a former Palomar student, wan ted to be a coach since his.high .school days. His goal was reached, for he is now head wrestling coach at Orange Glen High School in Escondido. Teaching attracted him because "it helps retain your youth. When you get away from kids, you get old fast," he explained. Karges feels he was lucky to obtain a position at OGHS. Many of his teachingmajor friends are not working in their desired field . . "It really depends more on who you know, rather than what you know," he said. Although he sometimes feels pressures that go along with being a first-year teacher, Karges has no regrets ·about his decision. "I really enjoy working with the kids," he said. Chuck Hanlen, who teaches political science and history here, feels teaching "is definitely a buyer's market. " It used to be that if you couldn't do anything else, you could always go into teaching," he explained. But Hanlen concedes the situation has changed. Even when he first came to Palomar, there were no openings. So he wrote up a syllabus explaining his goals as a teacher and was accepted. "The situation wasn't good, but it wasn't bad," he said. "I had to struggle." Hanlen believes that teachers today are " really going to have to be something else. " We cannot have the generalist anymore," he asserted. "If a person deals with English as a Second Language, handicapped, retarded specialized programs of that type- he's in a much better bargaining position." Hanlen is not convinced that the problem is in the number of teachers. "The real problem is the lack of classrooms. Instead of replacing a teacher, they simply divide his classes up among everybody else." When he first came to Palomar, the load was 30 to 35 students·per class. Now he says the beginning load is about 50 per class in the social sciences. One lucrative teaching field Hanlen sees is male instructors in the lower elementary grades. Not only does this give children a chance to have a strong male influence at an early age," he said, (Continued on page.2)
Jan 10,1975
Cash available to foreign students Musicians Teiji Ito and Dan Erkkila will appear in "Fire and Ice," a selection of 26 Robert Frost poems
and dramatic dialogues being performed by the Open Eye theater group in the Dome on January 24
Focus Magazine's fall issue beginning distribution today Distribution of the fall issue of FOCUS will take place in the Student Union beginning at 9 a:m. today. Subj·ects covered in the FOCUS include a penetrating and informative interview on health and nutrition with Dr. Dorian Paskowitz; a discussion on the
Wu talks on Mao "Understanding Maoist Thought" is the topic of Dr. Joseph Sen Wu's lecture at noon in P-32 today. At 1 p.m. he will talk on "Z~n Buddhism" in ES-19. Dr. Wu, a professor of philosophy at Cal State Sacramento is a native of China. Conversant in Mandarin and Cantonese as well as English, Dr. Wu ~as authored many books on comparative cultures and philosophy. He was awarded a certificate of merit for " Distinguished Contribution in Comparative Cultures and Philosophies" by the Board·ofDictionary of International Biographers in 1971.
Ancient sky January feature "From Astrology to Astronomy" is the title of this month's Planetarium show each Wednesday night at 7:15p.m. and 8:30p.m. The performances trace the early observations and records of the sky as made by Babylonian astrologists. From these recordings the foundations of astronomy were based and the order of the universe unraveled.
proposed Child Care Center; an examination of the problems facing the current Associated Student Government; a look at the many "faces" of Dr. Roy Archer, political science instructor; pictorial views of what the "welldressed" student is wearing; and much more. FOCUS editor Roger Busby rates this issue as being the equal of any produced at Palomar to date. "We had some early problems. with stories and photographs," he said, "but the staff really came through at the end." In addition to Busby, the FOCUS staff includes Grant Bloodgood, Marsha Borders, Letty Brewster, Ellen Duli, David Haldeman, Pat Hopper, Gordon Johnson, Ron Jones, Laura Mellor, Sue Sparks, Steve Tomatis, Gary Wa! drop, and Larry Wan del.
Scholarships are available to a foreign student who holds an Associate Degree or who will be receiving one shortly, and who transfers directly to C. W. Post Center, Long Island .University, Greenvale, New York, 11548. Students will qualify for an $800 /$1200 award if they plan to major in one of the following subjects: American Studies, Art Education, Chemistry, Economics, Finance, French, German, History, International Affairs, Italian, Mathematics, Music, Physics, Political Science, or Spanish. For further information, please contact Judith Eberhart, foreign student advisor, at Ext. 251 in the Counseling Office.
Share-a-ride, book swap set Information and carpool cards for the Student Help Center's (SHELTER) computerized carpooling service will be available in the Student Union during registration. Other activities being conducted by Shelter include a book swap in the Student Union, January 20 to February 14, and a Share-A-Ride board in R-3 . The book swap is designed to help students get the books they need without the expense. The Share-A-Ride board lists rides needed and rides offered to locations outside the North County and San Diego areas.
Rotary award applications being taken Applications are being taken for four types of Rotary International Foundation educational awards for study abroad during the 1975-76 school year. The awards (covering round trip transportation, registration fees, tuition, laboratory fees, books and educational supplies, room and board, limited educationa] travel during the year : abroad, and intensive· language training) are open to men and women. D. Robert Thomas, spokesman for the 38 Rotary clubs in San Diego and Imperial Counties and the Blythe Rotary Club, said that the awards include: cn-<>nn<>te fellowships, for those holding a
bachelor's degree, or equivalent; undergraduate scholarships, for those studying at the university or college level but who have not completed their bachelor's; technical training a wards for high school graduates employed or engaged in a technical field ; and awards for teachers of the physically, mentally, or educationally handicapped. The deadline for filing an application with a Rotary club is March 15, 1975. Anyone desiring more information may contact J. Frank Hankin, financial Aids officer, at his office (744-1150).
ministrator; and George L. Krowl, Vista High School teacher. Trusteeships for the proposed North County Community College District are divided by geographical lines. Candidates are: Area 1 (Borrego Springs, Ramona, San Pasqua!, Fallbrook, Julian and Valley Center): Hartford. Area 2 (Oceanside): John J. Dunn, retired aerospace engineer; Don W. Brenon, airline manager; and Donald 0. Ward, Oceanside-Carlsbad Community College trustee. Area 3 (Vista): Milo E. Shadle, . Palomar College trustee. Area 4 (Carlsbad, Rich-Mar and Escondido west of US 395): Hall; Rassmussen: James L. Langford, security officer; Frank M. Paulsen, Carlsbad educator; and Robert B. Prescott, Oceanside-Carlsbad Community College trustee. Area 5 (San Dieguito): John Charles Bost, attorney; Ken Karr, education consultant; David Carey, county health department officer; Connie Frankowiak, college student; John Mikkelsen, school information officer; Vivian Truax, parent-consultant; and Gerald R. Moss, businessman. Area 6 (Escondido east of US 395): Jones; Menconi; Bayne; and Richard Kornhauser, Palomar College trustee. Area 7 (Poway): Simson and Froehlich.
News Briefs Today is the last day to file applications for the competitive awards funds for women offered by the Soroptimist Club of Escondido. Financial aid officer J. Frank Hankin or counselor Martha Lehr will accept applications.
*** Music Department students will present a recital at the Concert Hour Wednesday at 11 a.m . in C-5. Performing in the recital will be John Ardito, piano; Patty Hegle, piano; James Miller, voice; Thomas Peterson, guitar; Cathy Scanlon, piano; and Jay English, guitar.
Photo student Ron Snetsinger received a cash award in the Second Annual Photo Competition sponsored by California State University , Northridge. This competition was statewide with only 14 prints being selected for awards. Judges included a commercial photographer, an instructor for the San Francisco Art Institute and an instructor from the photo department at Cal State University, Fullerton.
New classes set for second semester Priority registration for the spring . Also new next semester will be do well on pre-employment ex semester is now being conducted dail)• English 35, "Motion Picture and Televi- aminations. Students will survey their through January 24 in the cafeteria. sion Playwriting," which will be taught individual vocational interests and Registration hours are 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. : by Dick Peacock. Other film classes stage job interviews in the class. for day students and 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 available next semester will be English Guest speakers have been invited from p.m. for night students. Students with 26, "Literature and the Film,'' and the State Department of Human priority cards may register at the time inEnglish 32, " History and Development Resourses Development as well as local dicated on their cards, or anytime after of the European and Asian Motion Pic- industries and other business. that. Students should not be excused ture." For further information on this and from classes or examinations in order to other business department offerings for 1f register. spring, contact the Business DepartOpen registration will be conducted in Because ofthe current high rate of un- ment of the Admissions Office. the Dome from January 27 through 31 employment, the business department from 8 a .m. to 8:30 p.m. No evening has decided to offer an "Orientation to registration will be conducted on Employment" course next semester. Math teacher Warren Donahue will be Fridays. " Orientation to Employment" is conducting an organic gardening class designed to teach students how to find, during the second semester. The class, get, and keep a job. · entitled Botany 100 (Conservation Gar"Film Subjects: Comedy,'' a new The business department decided to dening and Farming) is limited to 50 English 2 Module, will be offered for the offer the course to "at least give our students. first time next semester. students an edge in today's employer's Among topics to be covered are: soil The class, 'E nglish 2S, will be taught market," stated Thomas Humphrey, testing, seed germination, soil developby Dr. Robert Coleman, head of the Business Department Chairman. ment by organic methods, planting and English Department. It will be a study of 0. Byron Gibbs, vocational counselor, care of growing plants, com posting, and classic American cinema comedy, ilwill teach the one unit course, Thursdays week and insect control. lustrated by films of some of the great at 11 a.m. Class sessions will be conducted on comedians like Buster Keaton and Gibbs will stress how to develop the Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30 p.m. Charlie Chaplin. written resume, interview for a job, and to 3 p.m. in CH-1. Lab sessions will be
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held in the organic gardening plot (approximately one acre, located northeast of the Dome). " Students will be provided with separate garden plots, tools, some seed, and grapevines and fruit trees. Compost and water will also be provided free of charge," said Donahue. Donahue has been gardening organically for the past 25 years. He hopes to expand the class to two or three sections by next year.
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Registration for Spanish as a second language (SSL) and English as a second language (ESL) day classes will begin Monday. Anyone wishing to register for spring semester may enroll at the Palomar College Bilingual Center, located at the Methodist Church, Fourth and Kalmia, Escondido. The center is open from 8:30 a~m. to 12:15 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Child care is provided for students while attending classes at the Bilingual Center.
Cagers explode in final hall to dump Grossmont
Wrestlers continue undefeated streak; enter tournament
By Carl Raedeker Capitalizing on their opponents' mis- field, while the locals shot a hot 53 pertakes, the Comet basketball squad went cent. on a "garbage barrage" to dump a The leading scorer for Palomar was highly-regarded Grossmont team, 89-70, Tim Ness with 16 points, 14 of those comWednesday night in the Dome. ing in the first half. Henry Walther Tomorrow night at 8 p.m. the Comets followed with 15, while Dean Zinky hit will host Southwestern, a team which 14 and Chuck Zinky and Bill Beckford lost to Grossmont by 20 points. added 13 apiece. Everything seemed to go right for the After trailing 24-22 midway through Comets, who evened their conference the first half, the Comets reeled off three mark at 1-1 after falling to Saddle back in straight layups to take a lead which they their opener. held onto thereafter. The locals outplayed the Griffins in During the holidays the Comets every aspect of the game. Grossmont played three games and lost all of them. was out-hustled, out-muscled and outLast Saturday night in their league finessed by a Palomar team which came opening contest against Saddle back, the into the contest with a three-game losing locals fell in defeat by a misleading 82-71 string and an 8-6 record compared to score. Grossmont's pregame 10-5 mark. At one point Palomar trailed 75-56, but Dean ?inky's follow shot with 2:30 left staged a late rally to make the score more capped a 14 minute period in which the respectable. Comets put the game out of reach at 85The Comets could make only 35 per57 by outscoring Grossmont 43-16. cent of their field goal attempts, while Because of the extraordinary amount the Gauchos hit 54 percent. of "garbage" shots by the Comets in the At 12:40 in the first half, the locals second half, their shooting was a blister- grabbed a 28-24 lead, but gradually lost ing 59 percent. Numerous fast breaks it because of cold shooting and a diswere the result of a tenacious Palomar organized offensive attack. Walther led Palomar scorers with 22 defense which often provoked Grosspoints, Lewis Montgomery added 16, mont into turning over the ball. "Our defense was the key to our win- Dean Zinky 12 and Ness 10. ning," said Comet coach Andy Gilmour. On December 26 the locals fell to ''That was the best defense we've played Pierce College, 86-83, in first-round action of the Santa Monica Invitational. in a long time." With the exception of Tom Shelvin, the The Comets held a 75-59 advantage Griffins' slick-shooting guard who hit a with 2:30 remaining, but Pierce came game high 24 points, the Comets held back to tie it 75-all to send the game into down everyone else in Grossmont's hj.gh overtime. scoring offensive attack. Palomar led off the extra period with The Griffins could only manage to con- four successive points, however, Pierce nect on 42 percent of their shots front the retaliated by outscoring the Comets, 114, to gain the victory. Walther was high point man once again with 20. Montgomery contributed 18, Nesa 15 and Chuck Zinky 14. In Friday's consolation bracket affair with Ventura College, the Comets comBetween January 11 and February 13, mitted numerous costly turnovers which the following Palomar College athletic contributed largely to their72-67 defeat. After leading most of the first half, events will be held: Palomar trailed throughout most of the Jan. 11 Basket ball vs . Soutfi-- final half until catching Ventura at 55western (Here); Wrestling a.t 55. Ventura then outscored the locals to the Cal Poly Tournament. seal the outcome. Ness' 21 points was followed by Chuck Jan. 17 Basketball at San Bernar- Zinky's 15 and Walther's 14. dino. Jan. 18 Basketball at Riverside. Jan. 22 Basketball vs. San Diego City (H). Jan. 24 Wrestling vs. CitrusChaffey at Citrus. Jan. 24-26 Archery at Las Vegas Open,. Jan. 29 Basketball at Chaffey. Wrestling vs. San Diego Jan. 31 City-Grossmont at San Diego City. Feb. 1 Basketball at Citrus. Feb. 4 Tennis vs. UCSD (H); Spring Sports Picture Day. Feb.5 Basketball vs. Saddleback
Mter a smashing win at the Pierce Tournament December 21 , the Comet wrestling team travels to San Luis Obispo tomorrow to compete in the Cal Poly Tournament. The Comets, ranked first in the state in dual matches and sixth in tournaments by virtue of a 2-0 record in tournaments, and a 6-0-1 in dual matches, will face some very rough opponents. Expected to give the Comets trouble are : Cypress, Santa Ana, Cerritos, San Jose City, Chabot, and Bakersfield. 14 other teams will also be in competition. Among the wrestlers who John Woods will be sending to the mat the state's number one ranked grappler Don Barrios, at 154 pounds, number two ranked Warren Nikuls (190), n urn bet five ranked Terry Drew (118), and number five ranked Danny Fields (124). Nikuls will have a rough time, with his 15-0 win streak on the line as he faces Mike Bull of Bakersfield. Bull is currently ranked number one in the 190 pound division and may be a slfght favorite to retain his wrestling crown. At the Pierce Tournament Terry Drew led off the Comet wrestlers getting second place at 118 pounds with four decisions. Other wrestlers were: Danny Fields, second at 134 (one fall, three decisions); Larry Chrisman fourth at 150 (one falJ, four decisions); Barrios first at 158 (4 decisions); Mike Karges second at 167 (3 decisions); and Nikuls first at 190 (3 falls). Upcoming matches will be against Chaffey, January 24; Grossmont, January 31; Riverside and SBVC, February 7; and Southwestern, February 14.
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Freshman forward Kevin Doyle goes up against players from Mira Costa in pre- Mission Conference
action. Chuck Zinky (left) and his brother Dean await rebound. ·{Photo by Andy Hayt)
Business offers first night courses Business night classes will be offered for the first time on Friday next semester. The Friday night classes include Introduction to Accounting, Income .Tax, Bookkeeping Fundamentals, Business Math, tlusiness Law 10, Business Law 11 (second semester course), Introduction to Supervision, Computer Fundamentals. and Compiler Writing,
scheduled for both Wednesday and Friday. Computer Science offerings include the standard Introduction to Data Processing (CSIP-20) and Computer Fundamentals (CSIP-23) day and night classes. Advanced Cobol Programming (CSIP28), Compiler Writing (CSIP-29) and Neat III will be strictly night courses.
Women's athletic competition ·offered Palomar College will begin its first year ofwomens gymnastics competition during the second semester. · Girls interested in joining the team should register for the 9-10 a.m. gymnastics classes on TUesdays and Thursdays. In addition, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. should be left
open for practice. As this is the first year of competition, the Palomar team will compete in only four events. The Comets will face Mesa, Grossmont, San Diego City and UCSD. Competition will be in Olympic events, which are balance beam, free eJrercise, uneven parallel, bars and vaulting.
Andrews captures title Viki Andrews won the women's singles title at the Intramural Tennis Finals, played here December 21. Other victors include: Dick Smith, . men's intermediate singles; Virgil Griffin, men 's beginning singles; Joe Mallard and Anthony Bellos, men's doubles; and Robin Shannon and A:nthony Bellos, mixed doubles champiOns.
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Baseball in Palomar Tournament; Tennis at UC Irvine. Swimming vs. LA Harbor (H); Baseball in Palomar Tournament; Wrestling vs. Riverside-San Bernardino.. Basketball game at Southwestern; Baseball in Palomar Tournament; Track at San Diego Indoor Trials at Grossmont. Golf vs. Riverside (H). Baseball vs. Orange Coait (H); Swimming at Conference Relays at Riverside; Tennis vs. S.D. Mesa (H). Baseball at Yuma Desert Classic; Tennis at Santa Barbara; Women's Basketball at UCSD.
TEACHING JOBS (Continued from page 1) but also placement opportunities are greater, due to the larger teacher turnover in his area. Hanlen likes his job. " I like dealing with youth in all aspects," he said. "Teaching keeps you young, if you allow it to. I consider it an investment against senility." He enjoys the .college level particularly. "I can talk to stuP,ents J!S adults,_ as people. I don't have to be a plaster saint. Also, I am a professional. The people I work with are professionals. The college pays me to read, study arid learn." Hanlen offered another comment which might explain the magnetism of the teaching world for many. "Being a student is the greatest life in the world. If someone offered me that chance, (to be a lifetime student) I'd drop this job like that. Teaching is an extension of being a student."
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