!~-~- ·TELESCOP. E STUDENT PUBLICATION OF PALOMAR ·COLLEGE
Vol. 3, No. 10
Vista, California, Wednesday, February 8, 1950
What Is It?
Functioning with a large group of veteran jqui·nalism students plus an ample turnout of newcomers, The Five Cents Telescope staff headed by advisor Angelo S. Villa began the new semester under full steam. Appointed to hold the position of editor-in-chief to replace retiring editor, Bennie Wade, was Ronald T. Kenney of Fallbrook.
Knights Meet to Admit Seven New Members
Holding their eighth meeting since the organization of the club, the Palomar Knights met January 31 on the hard wood bleachers next to the old book store to discuss enlargement of the membership. Discussing the eligibility of prospective members, the Knights placed seven men on probation to be admitted at the next meeting. They include Art Hayes, Bucky Cole, Ed Hogue, Chuck Purtee, Dick Nelson, Travis Bagwell and Dan Huff. F ebruary 11 was set aside by the men of chivalry as a day to be devoted by the organization to work on the prospective baseball diamond at San Marcos. At that time the group headed by prexy Ed Johnson will r esume their wood-chopping chores beThe Palomar Players' surrealism dance will feature many weird, fantastic, grotesque, and superhuman cr~':'res such as gun a month ago. 'fhe proceeds pictured above. The Thespians hope to make th1s first dance of of thei r labors will go into the the new semester one of the best. student body trea sury. All stu ~ dents are uraed to attend and give a helping hand. Discns·ions of a prin g forma l to be . ponsored by the Knights followed. Kenny Cook and Al SouHnrorth wer e cho:en as a comm ittee to select an apprOJ?riSurrealism? Salvador Dali? What do these mean? a te r\•te and theme for th e These names will probably seem strange at first, but d fl li C(>. Jt is rumored th at thi s for thcoming ball will surp as. one will get used to them soon enough. eVPn th e Knigl1ts ' ver y successSurreahsm, a form of fantasfn ! Christmns For·mal. tic art, has been chosen as the fz- - theme for the next student body ~kJ1 1 8 1'e dancing for all will be dance to be sponsor ed by that provided in th e Vi.ta High imagination-crazed group, the School ilnditorinm Feb. 17, and Palomar Players. Come F eb. 21, . I free of charge. 'J'h e dance will Mr. A rthur Kelley and his thesSlightly mo re condu cive to be .-ponsorecl b:v the Vista pians will open the doors of the March of Dimes Committee. community buildin g to many between-classes card games is weird and grotesque creatures. the Palomar College student Oh yes! On e has to come made lounge since its recent partial up as anything h. twist rd min d r edecor ation by a f ew of th e colle"'e students. can conceive. J n the pa ·t two weeks evera l P1·izes to Be Given very noticeable improvements In the way of suggestions fo r have been made. 'fh ese include costumes or what ever. you want painting th e window frames to call them, on e could wear a and shutters r ed, paintin g th e lamp shaqe and tic k a light fu miture an d wa xino· the floor. Pnlollla r i>; :-;porti ng new fixbulb in his mouth; find an extra A coat of varn ish was g·iven th e tun's as the ne\\· tenu bar ely arm or leg somew here; grow a ceilin g by sevrr a l me111 bers of g·ets u11Cl a~· " ·:1~· . A new, larger tail in place of a nose or cve11 a the Palomar Knig hts. and nmcli illlproved bookstore nose in place of a t a il. One conl d l Jeft-ove r hot-rod paint was adjoining- tlw student loung-e even come as Sa lvador Da li. He Sltpplied by Mr. Sam Heaven- began function ing o~ lHonday is the one who specia li zes in 1·ich, \r.ith Mr. SummcrvWe, cus- and the ·afetel'ia was d ispl a~· urrealistic art. . todian of the Vista Recreation in" new sanitary glass fixtures. To f urth er inter est ancl com- Center, and Mr. harJes r afts, J)ue to the i;1convc'niences it petition, prizes will be gi ven to tile co ll ege handy-man, also con- offered to hoth student and the man and \\·oma n with th e / tt·ibnting paint. employc•e:; t·l! r bookstor e was most fantastic, grot esque, imagiChairman of th e proj ect was moved to t ltc .~tudent lounge. native or weird costume. A spe- Maxine , Cr afts, who with Bar- ·construction \ras done by B ert eia l prize will be award ed to bcn·a B edford, r epresent th e As- B etraun and our own Chu k the couple who best carry out r;ociated \Vomen Students. The Crafts. A delegation of Palotho u rr ealism th eme. clean-up committee consisted of mar Kni g hts moved all tile The decorations for the dance Howard Standerfer and Roy books and quipment on Friday, will be kept secr et, but it will " T ex" Ak ridge, members of the F eb. 3. Th new bookstor feabe assured that th ey will be out Palomar Knight . Other stu- tures slidin g windows and ofof thi world, out that i . Music dents assisting we're Andy fers easy acces. to th e canasta and entertainment will be sup- Adams, Bob H arris, :Roy John- playing stuclei.1ts. plied by the ,"Blue Notes," a son, Louis Miies and Lois TurnOur ·cafeteria's n ew .'' sneeze local campus organization. Dnr- er. plate " adds . tyle to the appearing · intermis 'ions tb.er e will be The make-up job is progr ess- ance of th food serving line as record music and various skits ing but is far from finished. 'vell as conforming with the put on by the Palomar Players, Still needed to complete the State pub)ic health code. Work : decor are : plants and plant con- ·was done ' by G : and . M Metal W anda Coie announces . the tainers, an· sizes of nails, cur- Shcrp . and the Palomar Glass · ~vith the '·beaming apbirth of a 71;2 lb. boy, named tain materials and other fabrics, Co., Stephen. Congratulations. to tl:le . a~d all types of lounge furni- . ·prov.al of :cafeteria manager . happy, couple. · · ture. lVIrs. Beulah Hartley.
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Salvador Dali~Inspires Local Players; Surrealism Chosen as Theme for Dance .
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Recreation Room H Begins to ave Old F L· £ d ace .te
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Student Lounge Now Shelters Campus Bookshop
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Telescope Functions .With New Staff; Newcomers Strengthen Editorial Team.
V eteran News Stude.nt Editor Kenney, outstanding studen,t in last semester's class is a freshman at Palomar and graduate .of Ch,affey Union high school where he was sports editor of the Chaffey United Press. H e held the position of sports editor of the Telescope last semester and in this position won the book awards as the outstanding student and most prolific in output of news copy. H e wa·s almost a unanimous choice f the class. Supporting Kenney on the staff will be A.S.B. president Norman K ettering in the role of news editor. Dorothy McDonald, who by her hustling sales of advertising kept the paper from going deep into the r ed will act as feature editor while continuing her old position as advertising head in an advisory capacity.
Wiley H eads Sports Second highest in the output of news copy during the fall semester, athletic Ed Wiley proved himself as capable a newshawk with an output of 132 inches of copy, and earned the position of sports editor. H e will be backed up by assista nt A I Southworth. A duo ef • illustrators in th~ p r sons of Maxine Crafts and Mickey Robinson will continu e to add those mu ch needed linoleum and rubber cuts to brighten the Telescope pages. Their excellent work may be seen on pages one and bvo of this issue as well as others. ·J.Ja'ter in the semester the pages will blossom out in woodcuts by Mickey. B enita Mosher• who tran ·ferred to P clsa dena City Coll eg~ a t the end of the semester wi ll be snc(:eeded by newcomer Valeria H.icll aru in the money bag div i~-;i on. Her titl e is Busin ess ManagP r. ..\'f ary Rubio will continue in thf' position of Exchange EditoJ·. ..\l::lry Alice Willi ams \rill H <:t as -~ ta ff t~·r i st a.~sist e d by stud ents from :Miss Ph. I lis Ba 1'rett 's sccrct:uin l J')ractice class. Rounding out the staff are ..\he· .l\'Iacf+ona;;lf:'. B ill Bower s, ' Don C'hamherJain. Bett:- Ann Durkin. RAy Ga 1·ci:1, Eel .John:on, 11ewcomer GlPnna .Mi ll Pl' and Howard StmHkr-fer .
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Coach Harper To Offer First Aid Class A special course in First Aid will be offered by Palomar College as a part of its evening school program, ,beginning Monday, Feb .. 20, 1950. E specially designed to meet California State requirements for firemen and bus drivers who are required to have a first aid certificate in order to properly carry out their duties, the course will be open to any adult over 18 yea rs of age, without charge. Instructor of the new course will be · Mr. Hueston Harper with the cooperation of the San Diego County Red Cross chapter. The course will meet Mondays in Bldg. G-1 of the Palomar campus, and will give two units of college credit and a certificat~ upon successful completion of the course.
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A.S.B. Elections To Be Held February 15 Do you like the way your school is run ~ If not, then do something about it: A.S.B . ele<>tions are scheduled for Feb. 15, a nd this is your ch;mce to either become a membel' o£ the tuden t coun cil or vote for r epresentatives who will look after your best inter e. ts. If it is your choice to rn n for on e of t he f ive offices opPn th is semester, there are a few r equi r ements t hat
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Actors Resume Play Pr9duction After a Jay-off of two weeks the Palomar Players resumed p lay practice 'l'uesday, Jan. 31, in 1·oom J-3. Practice on the must be met. 'rhe first is -to forthcoming p r o d u c t i o n of have completed th e 'immediately precedino- semester of college '~George W ashin gton Sl e pt Here" was deferred in favor of work with a grade point average f 1.5 (C); second, own an . tudy tim e for f ina l exams. Bob Downin g, leading th es- A.S.B. cara; and third, have a pian who ba been in Mercy petition signed by fifteen stuHospital in San Diego under- dent body card holder s. Petigoing a mastoid operation, is' tions may be secur ed in the now doing fin e at his home in book store. Vista. H e expect to r eturn to· · If you camwt meet these rer ehearsal soon· ·to take up his . quirements you can at least (if role as Newton Fuller in the you have an A.S.B . card) do your part and vote. ' ., new play.