BOARD ACCEPTS 'DOME' CONSTRUCTION BID Buildi_ng Costs Soar Above ExpeCtations
T+IE PA(OfiAR COITEGE
TE£es San Marcos, Cal ifor<n ia
Vol. VIII, No. 1
Wednesday, October 1, 1958
Construction firm of Dale Benz. Inc... of Phoenix, Arizona, placed the low bid last week of $631.}7S for the construction of ·the much anticipated "dome" and cafeteria. buildings. Benz has a branch office in San Diego, and plans to begin - construction soon.
Outstanding Scholastic Students Selected for Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society, President John Dunn Announces New Palomar College
Student Body Reaches Record Enrollment With a day-time student body of 556, Palomar College, this year, has achieved another record enrQlJ_ment, according to Dr. A. John Dodds, dean of instruction. Sets New Record This number exceeds by more than 100 the record set by last year's class of 455. The night school also is growing larger each semester with an en.-, · T<illment this year of about 1,200, exceeding any previous night class by at least 300. The enrollment picture is not yet complete every new day lations to Bill and Catherine. A total of 59 stu. brings more people from various communities in San Diego county dents attained a grade point average of 3.0 or to enroll in ooth the day classes better to qualify for temporary membershi~ In and the eYening classes. the honor society. Topa In Academic Work Palomar College, rising in popu-
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TOP SCHOLARS Among the five Palomar · d s t raag · ht A gr ades College students who receave R 't 1'll' W last semester are aam ossa er an d c~therine • Haberland. Mr. Adolph Heyne, advisor to the Alpha Gamma Sigma (right), gives his congratu-
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"Palomar College is proud of the 59 students who achieved eligibility for temporary membership in Palomar's branch of the Alpha Gamma. Sigma honor society for thel·r oustanding scholastic work during the spring semester," Dr. Job~ Dunn, Palomar College president, said Monday. Qualifications f.or the Alpha Gamma Sigma honor society, Mr. Adolph Heyne; advisor, said, ineludes receiving a grade point average of 3.0 (B average), 44 credit
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In recent Council action, members: 1. Moted that Council meetings be held in L-1 every Monday
during fourth period. 2. .Moved that the Council begin plans for the Hallowe'en Dance to be held the latter part of October. ' 3. Moved that Lynn Hayden, Chris O,mori, Pat Nyholt and Anne Shirley be accepted as cheerleaders. 4. Moved that try-Outs for song leaders be held today with the final selections being made by the Council at a later date.
The accepted bid was more than above the expected amount. "This means that Palomar will be fru-ced to operate on a tighter operating "budget this year," President John Dunn said. The main attraction of the new buildings will be the novel ''dome" construction of the gymnasium. When first planned, the dome was to he among the first of its type. Now, h<>weTer, several others have beeil co.ns.tructed in this nation which are similar. The total area of the dome floor will mealiure 16,250 square feet. Also to be included in the construction is a cafeteria building, which will include four classrooms and a new bookstore. Dr. John Dunn, said that the new cafeteria will prove especially welcome, helping to alleviate some of the congestion now here every lunch hour. $80.~
Relocation of Campus Planned The new buildings will be located near the gym locker build. ingli. This is following the college plan to relocate the campus buildings east of the present location. Eventually all the classrooms will j b i th d f P n e new area, an many 0 1 i d ill 1 tb e c assrooms now occup e w b · 1 t e m on y emporary use. t According to Dr. Dunn, the dome ' may be finished by early spring.
larlty all over San Diego county has spent Its years steadily cllmb. ing the ladder of improvement as evidenced by the high marks achieved by Palomar students transferring to other schools. As in the past. enrollment of the freshman class is much greater 1 than -the sephomore c ass. with men students outnumbering the women students 3 to 1. A great percentage of the students come from Escondido and Vis til; the bal- Thus. all of Palomljl''s home games ance coming from otlll;lr lltlrround~ can bE) pl!lytJq on campus nex~ ing communities. year. -~
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points, while exc1usive of Physical Edu. cation. carrying at least 12 units of work and receiving no grade lower than ''C." Five of these students, including 0 Edwin Bowen, Adele Englund, Catherine Haberland, Marguerite I Haberland and Bill Rossiter, earned 1 . straight "A's'' by maintaining a The regular meetmg of Palomar 4.0 g-rade point average. College's International Club last Other students achieving tem- week was highlighted with a speech porary membership in the Alpha b\' Mr. Charles Carpenter, presiGamma Sig~a honor society are d~nt of the San Marcos Rotary Henry Adaar, Robert Anderson, 1 Mayard Asper, Grace Bailey, Rich- [ Club: The spe~k_er, introduced by ard Bergmann, George Bergstrom, I Ca~JIIO 1IeazZIUI, a. st~dent r~om Leroy Bosanko, Gerrit Brouwer, It_al). outlmed the.'\ ork ~nd aims David Brown, Cephas Buck, Thorn- / or Ro~ry Internabo~~l, Its effect , as Carpenter, Curtis Caviness,j ?n _n~tions, commumties. ~nd the Louis Dawson, Mrs. Lyle Dawson, llldindual members and, fnends of 1 Louis Dean William Dysart. this movement. Evonne Eldred, James English, Carpenter s~id that Rotary's slo. 1 Linda Gibson Ronald Goebel gan "he profits most who serves Bruce Handw~rker, Helen Hinch: best" implies t~at ethics, business liff, Carol Hines, Thomas Hum. and g-ood prof1t may very well phno-y. Frederick Jenne Brenda go hand in hand. WHO LIKES SHORT-SHORTS will be anPollack; Catherine McCarthy; Linda Sugbauer; Jobe. LaVerne Klasse 1; Leroy "Service Above Self," the motto . swered w.hen the high-stepping COMMETTES Jackie Bernard; Katherine Schelling; Kay Win. Latham. Calton Lewis,' David of this movement, is part of the again display their versatility at Redlands, Oct. ton; Sylvia Deer; Judy Masek and Karen Lindsay. philosophy of those men who repre11. Pictured (1. to r.), Ramona Avila; Barbara Rowell. Not pictured are Marilyn Toll, Phyllis Wiliiam McCurnin, Anthony Me- sent their profession o~ trade in Brewer; Donna Burris; Virginia Elden; Beryl Shearer and Lynn Copeland. Dermott, Elsa Melanson, Lois the Rotary club of the1r comm!lMock, Willis Moore, Frank Nyholt, J nity. Rotary clubs are found in New Drill Team Alice Pearson, William P~chstein, almost all countries, except those Madelon Porter, Donald Pyle, Nan- 1controlled by the Soviet regime. cy Rossall, Roberta Salyers, Don- J Ambassadors of Good Will aid Schroeder Robert Scott Mari·~Ir. Carpenter concluded his talk _Already marked as the ''fairest" Lynn Copeland and Ramona Avila travel t:o several away-from.home lyn Shelton. ' ' l)y saying that the f6'reign student, of attrat:tions. Palomar's beautiful, were selected to lead. games; this includes Oceanside Anne Sbirley, Joy Stanley, Anne especially, has the excellent oppor- spirited. and well-coordinated drill "All of the girls will be dressed and possibly El Centro, according Stevens, Janet "rhompson, Gaylord tunity and obligation to. be an team-"The Commettes"-rece'tved in shorts that flash the college Wert. Mary West, Ronald Whit. ambassador of good wf.ll and under- the large10t part of audience atten. colors- maroon and gray," Mrs. to Mrs. Copeland. This year's drill team will be ney, Donald Willen and Richard standing between nations. tion re c~ ntly, al jts first appear- Copeland said. ccmposej of Ramona A vii a, BarZwal. The small, but a:ppreciative audi. ance .for a home football game. ''We want local recognitfon," she ba~· a Dre,··er. Donna Durris, Sy1vi::t ence consisted of members of the 'Directed by Mrs. Georgia Cope- mentioned, "but we hope to become Deer, Virginia Elden, Linda Sug_ International Club with representllllmd , the Commettes ar~ 16 women known throughout the state and bauer, Karan Rowell, Katherine tives from Japan, Italy, -Ukrainia students between 5' 2" and 5' 7" in the nation." and Germany. Schelling, Marilyn Toll. height. Two of the women .are Precision drill will be emphaAcco,rding to Mr. Dwight Boehm, Additionally-Kay Ann Wenton, what ~rs. Cofleland calls "lead sized first; however, the team plans NEXT football contest-L.o ng International Club advisor, the girls" wh() wlll pace the precision ~ W<>rk__ on novelty numbers as .Judy Masek, Jackie Bernard, CathBeach State Frosh--at home-- group meets every Tuesday from work of the team by standing a w~l erine McCarthy, Phyllis Shearer, Saturday, Oct. 4. 11 a.m. ttt 12 noon in room B.:4~ few pace~ in front of the line. _;.-Pbms call for the Commettes to Beryl Pollack, and Lynn Copeland.
HearS R tary Speaker At F"Irst Meet•Ing
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