STUDENTS POLLED ON CAMPUS QUESTION
PROF COMMENTS ON COLD WAR ARMS RACE
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Vo l. XIII , No. 9
Wednesday, March 1, 1961
Palom.ar Attends Govt Conference At LA Convention EleYen students
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"Emphasis on human in terest with pictorial co \·erage will be the goal of this semester's publication or the Focus." according to Anita Bemste in. who has assumed th e post of Editor-in-Chief. Anita. a foreign student from Brazil, i in her freshman year at Palomar College and served as copy ed itor of the Focus during he r first semeste r. Emphas ize Human Interest The Focus will take on a 11 ew look with the format :e-Yamp ed to include. primarily, stories about art, c·lubs, forei~n students. girls. student actiYities and musi c, with notab le emp has is b ein g plneed on human int eres t and photography. The creative writing c lass will offe r poems, fiction, and non-fi etion material. Any campus student wishing to cont1 ihute his \\·ork for publication should contact Anita or a member of the s taff. A ne w CO\'er will be designed to JJa ve eye appeal and the publication will continu e the use of slirk paper and contain the same number of pages. In addition to Miss Bernstein the Focus staff will in clude : Jacqueline --c>-Lambert, a ss ista nt editor, a transfe r from Cal Poly. Henry Rezac. Ron Smith , and Marco Stanisich will serve as reporters. The staff members are sen·ing in a new capacity. However, continuing as A fir st place rating h as been photographer will be Jerry Kus·k e and Don Seitz. awarded to th e 1960 Palomar Col- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- lege yearbook, The Mirror, according to information received recently from the National School Yearbook Assol'iation. The )ISY A, a national rating sen·ice for yearbooks, is located Palomar journalists will host a in Columbia, :Missouri, site of the Mi ssouri School of Journalism. Journ alism Association of Junior Betty John son, editor of last Cologe's reception for California year's book and now society editor Intercollegiate Press Association of th e Escondido 'l'imes-Advocate, officers and advisors in the Don was informed of the honor in a let- noom of the El Cortez Hotel on ter from director of the critical Friday, March 17. Over 300 stusen·ice, N.S. Patterson. de nts representing four-year colOther staff members, all gradu- leges and universities and two-year ates, were Darrell Hill, Pat Smith, colleges will attend. Carolyn Williams, now a member Mr. Roland Phelps, journalism of the administrative office staff, instructor, released a tentative list l\Iarjorie Kunkler, Bruce Gailbraith of Palomar students who will atand Charles Tritchka. Gailbraith is tend. They are: Robert Newman, presently a member of the journal- Sue Schoenberger, Bob Anderson, ism photography staff. Judy Toyias, Glenn Duncan, NorCollege will attend the Southern California Junior College Student Government Association conference to be held at East Los Angeles Cit\· College on April 8. l\lrs. Catheri~e Jones, Dean of Act h ·iti es, has announced. Th e purpose of the conference is to '·exchange information, ideas, and successful operating techniqn es for bet ter student governmen!.," according to Dean Jon es. ' Vorksbops are set up in the conference to cover such topics as Leadership T raini ng Classes for Students, Parliamentary Law, Elections Procedures, Campus Communications, and Public Relations. Tllirty-two colleges from the Southe rn California r egion participate in the semi-annual conference. Dea n Jones. Ri ch Thomas. and Ron Smi th, ASB preside nt, att e nded the planning conference held February 5, at East Los Ange les City College. At the planning conference. workshops were set up and chairmen selected. Rich Tbomas was sel ec ted chairman of th e workshop on Budgeting Proeedures and Administration.
'60 yearb00k w•IDS I Nat•IOna IRat•ng
tenth annual Easter Week Intercollegiate Jazz Festival which takes place March 26-April 2 at the Lighthouse Cafe.
Focus EDITOR of last semester Norman Branchflower and new editor Anita Bernstein talk over plans for the next edition, out this spnng. "We will strive to make this sem este r's Focus a popular publication for the Palomar College students th1 ough the more personal a vproa ch we intend to use," conclud ed ?lliss Bernstein on behalf of tbe new Focus staff.
NEWS FLASH Palomar has been granted a full fin-year accred itation by the Western College Association, accord ing to Dr. J ohn Dunn, college president. Dr. Dunn receiYed notification Thursday during n. two-da.y meeting of the WCA in Los Angeles. This accreditation (fh·e years) is the maJcimum granted by the "''estern College Association.
Musician Chosen In JC Honor Band Harolr! Bowman, 19-year-old sophomore. Saturday was named fi1·st clarinet for a ne wly formed all California. junior college honor
Palomar College chemistry and mathomatics instructor Mr. Charles A. Coutts was recently promoted to Captain in the US Navy Reserves by the Selection Board in Washington, D.C. Chosen on the basis of his previous m ilitary record, Mr. Coutts bas actively served for 13 years. Flying with the Royal Air Force as a US Naval representative during World War I, advising training of the Chinese Navy on Formosa acting on the staff of Commanders ot Naval Forces of the Far East. sailing on the Missouri and the destroyer Thomas E. Fraser, and instructing as associate professor of Naval sciences at Berkeley are part of Mr. Coutt's past e:s:periences.
CHARLEs Couns
George 'i\'. Bergstrom, Jr., Palomar College g1 aduate. received a t wo-year scholar hip gnnt to stady at the ;:;:,1 t-"'·est Center, l)niversity of Ea wa ii. l\Ir. Bergstrom wi11 receive his BA from San Diego State this month. After two y ears of study at the Center, he will receive his MA in goYernment fro m the University of Hawaii. Mr. Bergstrom will study inte1·national relations, concentrating on Asian relations. The East-West Center is in its first operational year with 125 students from Pacific and Asian countries. The purpose of the Center is "to provide a place for the consideration, by students and groups of distinguished scholars, of the great and influential ideas of man and important con temporary international issues."
Judges will include musicians, educators, and personalities from the entertainment wo1·ld. Groups will be judged according to standards of musicianship, original compositions, arrangements, attitude of prese ntation, and appearance.
Applications to enter may be ohHarold, who has played in Palo- tained from tl1e Lighthouse, 30 Pier mar's band for the last three sem- Ave., Hermosa Beach. There is no este rs, holds the number one spot charge for participation. in the Comet clarinet section. The local musiCian competed against student representatives from California junior college bands at Pasadena.
Palomar Journalists To Host Officers AI Calif. Press Association Reception
Charles Coutts Named Navy ·Captain
Last year the group from "''estlake Coll ege of "'lodem Music was <l eclared winn er of the festival. The organization f1 om UCLA was runner-up.
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The tryouts for the honor band, whi ch we re held at Pa adena City College, were to select the finest j12nior college musicians and mak from these an honor ba nd superior to any other band in the State, man Branchflower, Kamy Koutnik, according to Mr. Burril Monk, band director. Jack ie Jones, Bruce Galbraith, Jim Stone, and Jerry Ku ke. H arold performed a solo and did Bob Newman, T ele cope editor. a series of scales for the tryouts. will introduce Howard Taylor, editorial training director of the Cop- For his solo he picked a number l ey Press at a morning wo rk- entitled "Pollinise l\lignon." shop discussion concerned ·with "When the judg<>s beard this , Changing Trends in Newswriting." Branchflower will participate in a a long with the scales be played. panel dis cussion of college maga- they placed him in the first seczines. tioa of clarinets," Mr. l\Ionk said.
Former Student Receives Grant
The week-long festival, the only one of its kind open to junior eolleges and college jazz groups, will offer prizes ranging from trophies to schola rships to the Stan Kenton Band Clinic held during the summer at Indiana University.
The honor ban l will be performiP-g !\lay 5 at Sacramento City Coll ege under the direction of Mr. Edwin Kruth, director of the San Francisro State College · band.
Cal Poly Sponsors Chess Tournament The Caissa Chess Club of California State Polytechnic College in San Luis Obispo will hold its third annual California Collegiate Chess Tournament on Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1, 1961. Over thirty college chess players, state wide, participated in last yea1"s tournament. Accoml!lodations are being prepared for over forty participants this yea r. A banquet will follow the tournament, at which time three trophies and other awards will be presented to winner . Entry fe es are four dollars ; housing is included. Dining facilities 'v ill be a·..-ailable. For additional information contact: David K. SulliYan, Caissa Chess Club, California State Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, California.
Around the Club Circuit ... Anderson This year, more than in the past, edge. Don nicCioud, president, Palomar College has been experi- hold s I'J'!etings each l\londay at encing the problems of enlarge- 11 a.m. in R-3 for those interested ment. These problems are now in- in attendin g. eluding the activities and clubs on In the process of developing c-ampus. :\1any new clubs are being th eir constitution is the Liberal formed and many new problems Religious Forum. This group under a re being encountered. the guidance of Mr. Victor Heyden, This week alone one new club is a non-denominational interest was approved and two other clubs group striving for an insight into have set to the task of ·writing a the understanding of religions constitution . \through discussion and lectures. The Young Christian Students, Also working on the ir constituthe newly approved club, is an tion is the new Women's Service organization, primarily an interest Organization. Under the direction group. comprised of young Catho- of MiFs Donna Reiser. this group lies interested in leadership and of girls will be strictly a service fellowship in their quest for know!- organization.