Sophomore Class Sets Christmas Formal Date Charger Band To Play At El Cortez Ballroom
cgscopc Vol. XIV, No.7
San Marcos California
Palomar's Christmas formal, named "Misty", and sponsored by the Sophomore class will be held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. December 18 in the Caribbean Marine Ballroom of the El Cortez Hotel.
Friday,December1,1961
Palomar A Good School, But Rating Rumor Wrong Editor's note: A rumor that Palomar's rating is superior in relation to that of other junior colleges has been investigated by the Telescope. The findings are as follows: Palomar College is not rated as the second-best two-year college in California. Nor is it rated first, third, or at any other level by an official college rating body. The Western College Association accrediting team came to Palomar last fall and made a thorough inquiry into all aspects of this school. The result was a five-year accreditation, the longest accreditation term possible. This does not, however, catalog Palomar in any rating of college excellence. What it does mean is that the team found conditions here good enough to allow us five years of operation without another inspection. The Western College Association is recognized nationally as one of six regional accrediting agencies which cover the nation. The accreditation of colleges is required every five years or less depending upon the number of years the school has been accredited. Accreditation teams, which are- appointed for each school, review the aims and purposes, curriculum, instruction, student personnel and administration against standards set by the association. This involves the careful study of all aspects of campus life including the library, business office, classes and student activities. Teams are made up of mstructors and administrators from all fields represented in insti-
New Rep. at Large Ron Colton has been appointed to the position of Representative at Large, a post vacated recently when Clayton Sketoe became ASB Publicity Director. Colton was appointed by ASB President John Diepersloot. The appointment was confirmed by the Executive Council Monday. Due to a typographical error in the last Telescope, an impression was left that Diepersloot would uot appoint a new representative. The statement should have read "will now appoint."
Leaders Conference Plans are under consideration by the Executive Council for a second-semester leadership conference simi lar to that held late last sum mer at Camp Cuyamaca. Possible locatio ns for the conference site are now being investigated and a deCISIOn is expected soon. Palomar Mountain and the San Bernardino Mountains have been suggested as pos¡ sib le signs.
tutions of higher learning. They are appointed by the association to review a specific school. These perodic reviews serve to improve schools as well as help them maintain adequate academic standards. A five-year accreditation does help Palomar's unofficial standing, as does the transfer program which indicates that 70 per cent of Palomar graduates go on to four year schools. Follow-up studies, as yet incomplete, indicate that Palomar graduates do better in upper division work than students who spend all four years at the larger college or university. In addition, palomar graduates at San Diego State have a total grade average of 2.5 compared to an average of 2.1 for other students. Other schools have similar records but the number of Palomar graduates involved is termed insufficient to draw a significant conclusion. Upper division colleges do, generally, accept more units from Palomar transfers than from graduates of other junior colleges. An evaluation of the grade distribution in all junior colleges of. the state, which is being undertaken at present, may fur:ther indicate Palomar's unofficial rating among schools.
Constitution Elections Set Today El~ctions are being held today for the approval of the new Sophomore and Freshman Class constitutions. The constitutions were completely renovated in certain respects but were left unchanged in others, said Clayton Sketoe, publicity director. Representative at Large Bob Bosley is in charge of the election. Voting tables will be in front of the cafeteria and the library. The polls were to open at 8 a.m. today and will close at 3:30 p.m. today. Copies of the old and new constitutions will be available at the polls so that the students may better understand the changes that have been made. The new constitutions, before being brought before the classes as a whole, were rev iewed by the Judicial Committee and approved by the A.S.B. Executive Council.
INSTALLATION BANQUET for Circle K members with Ray Tiedje, president, officiating, was held last week at the Avocado House in Vista. Besides Tiedje are (L-R) Suzie Wearne, Terry Trekkel and Fred Schmidt. (TELESCOPE PHOTO By Gary Ritter)
College Poll Indicates Local Voting Response by
Glenn Duncan Citizens in the Palomar College district have a good voti ng record, according to a poll conducted recently by students from Mrs. Jane U. Ervin's political science classes. Four hundred and sixty of 521 California residents contacted at random were registered voters, and 433 of these had voted in the last national election. Three hundred and eight had voted in their last local election. "Either the people in this area are afraid to admit that they have not voted," said Mrs. Ervin, "or they are really concerned with government." Results of the poll also indicated that Republicans and Democrats share a balance of power in this area (there were 200 Democrats, 292 Republicans and 29 Independents among the residents polled) and that a majority of the people are not fickled to their party (only one third of the residents contacted had ever changed their party preference).
Dean Announces Proposal for Housing Rules
Regulations governing the living conditions for minors who Jive away from home and attend Palomar are being considered by Dean of Student Personnel Terrel Spencer, it was learned in an interview last week. If approved by Dr. John W. Approximately 100 students Dunn, College president, the participated in the polling, said regulations will be submitted Mrs. Ervin. "They wore official to the College governing board Palomar College polling badges in an attempt to have them inand were received very well ." cluded in school policy, Dr. The educational purpose of Spencer said. Tentative plans call for perthe poll, according to Mrs. Eriodical inspection of the minors, living quarters to make sure that conditions are sanitary and that not more than two persons are living together, said Dr. Spencer. "Group living by minor students can develop into hazardous situations which reflect on the college," he said. A fight at a party recently the fertile land and good water, many of the Mexicans moved to indicated the need for some this village to "get a new start," kind of control, and the school Mr. Brereton said. however, be- has an obligation to the minor's parents , Dr. Spencer said. cause of unforsee n circumHe also emphasized that the stance\, the last few seasons' crops have failed. The people plan was still in the idea stage do not have e nough food, cloth- and not necessarily shared by other College administrators. ing, or shelter. With the help of the Palomar The plan would first have to be students, Mr. Brereton hopes to approved by Dr. Dunn , with his fill a truck wit h food and de- possible revisions, and then be adopted by the College board. liver it by Christmas.
Clubs Collecting Food For Mexican Christmas A small Mexican farming village will be receiving Christmas gifts from Palomar Coll ege stud e nts this year. Under the d irection of Circle K, all clubs on campus will be contributing food to help make Christmas brighter for our international friends. A Fallbrook physics teacher, Mr. Alvin Brereton, brought the news of the hardships of the village to Circle K. Because of
vin, was to "practice sampling public opinion." She said, "We wanted to find out what percentage of the people in this area were not voting and why. " Some of the excuses offered by contacts who had not voted in recent elections were: "I was mad at my wife." "I'm not interested in politics." "I don't like either party." "I am disgusted with our foreign relations." "There is no need for me to vote--everyone else is."
Music will be provided by the band of Buster Carlson, who plays at the Cotillion Club and for the San Diego Chargers. His band consists of 10 men and a girl vocalist. Students may submit to the Sophomore Executive Council the names of numbers they would like to hear, said Mike Mueller, Sophomore Class vice president. The band will play arrangements coordinated with the theme of "Misty," Mueller said. The price of bids is $1 for ASB card holders and $2 for noncard holders and can be obtained in front of the Student Union during student activity hour, Mueller said. At the door, all bids will be $2. Plans include decorating the ballroom to give the effect of dancing on clouds, said Mueller. "Along the west side of the ballroom there are sliding glass doors which will be opened for patio dancing beside the pool and there will be beverage bar open for those who wish to buy soft drinks. "J oily old Saint nick will be giving out Christmas presents and there will be an unusual act that few persons have seen before. This year's Christmas formal promises to be the most fabulous formal in the history of our college," Mueller said. Photographers will be on hand all evening to photograph couples who want pictures as mementos. The price of color photos is $3.50, and that includes two 3lh x 5's an.:. two wallet-sized. Black and whites are $2.50 which includes two 5 x 7's and four wallet sized. Terry McHenry was elected Decorations Committee Chairman in a Sophomore Class meeting on November 23. Any sophomore wishing to be added to the committee is urged to contact Terry, Mueller said.
Humanities
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Author Will Lecture Here Author and world traveler George M. Mardikian will speak here Dec. 13 on "The World Today" humanities lecture series, Dean Catherine M. Jones has announced . Mr. Mardikian's topic will be "Song of America ," which also is the title of his published book. He is the owner of the Omar Khayyam Restaurant in San Francisco. Dean Jones said that he came to America as an immigrant and first worked as a bus boy.
Candidates' Petitions Available For Second Semester Elections Candidates' _petitions for offices in the second semester ASB elections will be available in the ASB room December 11. Petitions must be filed by December 15. Campaigns will be carried out January 2 to 5 with campaign speeches at an assemb ly January 8. The election will be on January 10. In connection with other housing developments, Dr. Spencer said that a plan by local investors to build apartments close to Palomar College for students has apparently fallen through.