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Vol. XV, No. 15
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Monday, February 18, 1963
Council Reiects Name Change; Narrow Margin "If I knew you were going to give up so easily, I would have voted for it," confided a student council representative last week after the council defeated by one vote a motion to change the campus paper's name to 'Scope . "The only reason I voted 'no' was because I wanted to see a battle royal ," the council member told a reporter. Th e motion to change the name passed council by the usually needed simple majority, but was one vote shy of the three-fourths majority required to meet an alleged change of the ASB Constitution By-Laws. Six council members voted for the change, three voted against it, and two abstained. Previous to the voting there was no opposition voiced against the paper's name Telescope being changed to 路~cope . But afterward , council members made various comments on why they voted for or against the new name : Commissioner of Athletics Commissioner of Athletics John Linneman, who voted against the name change, later said that he had talked to a few students before the voting, "but not enough to give adequet representation." "It was pretty much split down the middle," shrugged Linneman. He voted against the motion because he "didn't particulalry like the new name." Linneman said he'd like to see the proposed change go before the students so that a fair decision would be reached. Sophomore Class President Steve Wheeler, sophomore class president, said he ab stained from voting because he thought the issue should be taken to the students. AMS President Randy Young, AMS president, backed the new name because he "thougth from the beginning that changing to 'Scope was an excellent idea. " He said the reasons for the change that were ctied by newspaper staffers "just strengthened the issue." ASB Treasurer ASB Treasurer Ken Fielder said he "would like to see a tradition kept," and opposed the name change. When asked
why he did not present any reasons at the council meeting for keeping the name Telescope, he commented, " I was against the change, but didn't want to make an issue of it because the reasons for the change were good enough." ASB Vice President Vice president Chuck Sawday who was absent when the reasons for the change we re first given , said "I abstained because of lack of information on my part" "I'm in favor of changing th e naem," said Sayday, "but I had some questions at the time of the vote." Sawday was unable to ask his questions at the meeting because discussion had been stopped. He complained that parliamentary procedures were bogging the council down. Ironically, it was Sawday who had seconded the motion that the discussion be stopped. AWS President Susan Perrine , Aws president, thought "the general consensus of the students was for the change." She favored all the reasons given and voted for it Reps-at-Large Represe n ta ti ve -a t -la rge Sandra Humphrey said she voted for the name 'Scope because she thought the students would "back the sound reasoning for the change." She also said she liked "definition and reasoning for the change." Represen ta ti ve -a t-1 a rge Sandy Myer voted for the change because, she told, "Everybody I talk to, really likes 'Scope 路 better. A lot of it's aesthetic." Represen ta ti ve-a t-large Perla Ravaioli commented that she had talked to students about the change and thought that she could adequetly represent them. She voted for 'Scope. ASB President ASB President Con Caleira said he thought the motion was defeated "because of the manner of its presentation to Council." Caldeira did not exercise his vote in the motion. Freshman class president Rich Lotterer, who voted for the change to 'Scope , was unavailable for comment Secretary Mary LeeKey was absent from the meeting and did not vote.
Dr. Robert Clark . ..
Student Loan Fund Ready Palomar students in need of financial assistance may borrow up to $400 with no interest charge under the National Defense Student Loan program here, Dean of Student Personnel Terrel Spencer announced last week. May 1 is the deadline for transfer students to apply for the loans, which range from $100 to $400. Any citizen or permanent resident of the United States may request one. A borrower has up to one full year after he ceases to be a full-time student to begin repaying the loan without interest. After that time he must pay a simple interest of three per cent on the unpaid balance. The unpaid balance may be paid in ten equal installments, 路and the borrower is exempt 'from interest if he enters the Armed Forces. Applicants must have a grade point average of 2.5 to qualify for loans, Spencer reported. The College deter~ines the student's need for a loan on the basis of his present and possible resources. Special consideration is given to students with superior academic backgrounds, especially those desiring to teach in secondary or elementary sch路ools. Up to 50% of a loan, plus interest, may be forgiven if the borrower becomes a teacher in a public elementary or secondary school. The loan is cancelled if the borrower dies. Students may obtain applications and further information from Mrs. Brenda Cooper at the Dean of Student Personnel's office.
Freedom Concerns Res~onsibilities For Act1ons; Must Work "Liberty of thought soon shrivels without freedom of expression," stated Dr. Robert Clark Wednesday when he addressed some 600 students on freedoms of speech and press during the fourth humanities lecture in the Student Union. Dr. Clark, dean of faculty at the University of Oregon, outlined freedoms and responsibilities implied by the Bill of Rights and told of vicious ignorance brought about by the suppression of information in American education on Communism. The lecture, entitled "Freedom is a Voice: Liberty of Communication and Conscience," drew more students than any of the previous lectures of the present series on "Society and Freedom." Criticism Dr. Clark asserted that "free speech in a democratic society means the right to criticize - not our peers only, not our equals only, or those subordinate to us - but our superiors." He cited the famous John Peter Zenger trial of 1733, which established the American concept of free press that if a thing is true, it cannot be libelous. The speaker told of a national poll that revealed how nearly half the people in the United States favor restriction of free speech and free press. Dr. Clark attributed this apathy to people's ignorance of just what freedom of speech and press means to a society. He said "every generation has to learn that meaning anew." Justice According to Dr. Clark, the only reason our freedoms have been preserved to date is because some people concerned with them knew their rights under the Constitution and Bill of Rights and were willing to fight for those rights until they got justice. He illustrated this with the case of a Mississippi supreme court's decision on a Negro reporter's appeal for his right to criticize the courts. The allwhite jury upheld the reporter's plea, stating "Courts can and should in many cases be criticized by citizens. Criticism is a right of free speech and free press." Ignorance Clark complained that because
our American schools were afraid to talk about communism, students were left ignorant of the basic tenets of the major enemy of our times. He asked student to consider the loss and gap we have in our history, in the development of ignorance, because we didn't know the facts when free speech was suppressed. Telling of states that now have laws requiring the teaching of communism, Dr. Clark said, "Without tolerance for listening to others' . views, we're apt to jeopardize the expression of the views we ourselves hold." "Freedom is indivisible: if we want to enjoy freedom we must be prepared to extend it to everyone," continued Clark. Overstatement He said that in the heat of conflict man will sometimes overstate his case, bUt that criticism and freedom is so important that they should be protected even in the case of overstatement. "This is a hard lesson for Americans to learn," he added. Dr. Clark cited the words of Supreme Court Justice Franklin Murphy: "Freedom covers the right to criticize. It covers the right to disparage, even though the terms be vitriolic, scurrilous, or erroneous. " But the considerable freedom given by the Bill of Rights does not give an excuse to shirk responsibility. "Freedom is not a matter of rights only," Dr. Clark went on. "It is not an arrogant disregarding of the freedom of others; it is not a flexing of muscles or a trumpeting of selfassertion. Freedom is a product of the social enviroment. It implies responsibility, as well as rights." The speaker was critical of communities that allow one publisher to serve large areas without competition. He said that we ought to have conflict of opinion if we are to have full advantage of a free press. That advantage arises from the conflict itself in differing expressions of opinion, stated Clark.
Speech Squad Opens Spring Semester Show Four members of the Paloma1 speech team won awards Friday in the first forensics tournament of the spring semester, held at Long Beach. Competing with students from other southern California junior colleges, Nick Kremer and Frank Hopkins won two excellent awards. Kremer's awards were for
impromptu and oratory, Hopkins' for oratory and oral interpretation, Wesley's for impromptu, and Sketoe's for extemporaneous speaking. Also traveling to Long Beach were team members Ernest Marris and Pat Ford. Victor Heyden, speech department head ad Ronald R. Tabor, advisor to the team.
Round the Campus
Promotions, Clubs, Tennis Courts Parkers Promotion College President Dr. John W. Dunn has been promoted to Captain in the Naval Reserve, he was notified last week. Dr. Dunn, commiss ioned an ensign in 1942, served in the Mediterraean and English Channel. During World War II he took part in campaigns in the Philppines. Before hi s promotion, Dr. Dunn held the rank of Commander. Semi-finalist Sophomore Jea n Mendenhall is a semi-finalist in th e State Sc hola rship Program, it was lea rned last week. Mi ss Me n-
denhall , president of Alpha Gamma Sigma honor club last year, was selected as a semifinalist on the basis of her SAT test scores. The scholarship committee wrote to the College that she had "achieved a marked level of success ...and deserves commendation for this demonstration of academic ability." Wesley Club All Palomar students are welcome to attend the weekly Wesley Club meetings, announces Rev. J erome Blankinshi'p, ad visor to the club. Th e meetings, held on Mond ays at 11 a. m. in L-1, many tim es
feature lecturers such as Dr. Paul Wounderburg, who recently spoke about Africa. PR Man Scott Boyles, former writer for an Oceanside daily newspaper, has been hired a s the college's new director of information. He will replace John R. Harris, who recently resigned. Boyles was formerly a public relations man at Austin College in Austin, Texas. Phi Beta Membe rship to the Phi Beta Lambda bu sin ess club is open to a ll bu sin ess students at Pa lom ar. The club , which meets
in B-3 on Fridays at 11:00 a.m. recently elected Dick Yackey president; Bill Hoadley vice president; Nancy Berry secretary; Susan Nelson Treasurer; and Joan Braemer ICC reporter. The awarding of a $21,468 contract to an Escondido firm for construction of two new tennis courts near the Dome was approved by the Palomar Board of Governors Wednesday. The new courts, which are scheduled for completion by May, will be built east of the present four courts here. Chamac, Inc., an Escondido contracting firm , submitted the lowest price of 15 bidders. The
next low bid was for $22,836 and the highest was for $34,300. The two courts, which eventually will be attached to two handball courts, are 107' x 121'. They are financed by local taxes.
Illegal Parkers Campus police will tag all autos that are parked in a parallel fashion along the College's northwest driveway, it was learned today. Security officer William Vollmer reported that the parallel-parking ban, which goes into effect tomorrow, will apply only to areas north of the Music building. Violators will be summoned to traffic court and fined if convicted.