The Telescope 21.13

Palomar

Coll~ge

THE SN 0 W SC0 P E

Volume 21, Number 13

First ~now storm in the ' Colleges 21-year history

A frosty

edition of The Telescope

Special Edition

December 14, 1967

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MerrY AND PALOMAR LIVED FOR A DAY. SEE PAGE 2

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This photo was taken prior 'to the deliberate snowballing of the cameraman.

His camera was damaged.

DON BARLETT!, MIKE CHRISTY, JIMENEZ, JOHN LOVELL, MARIO AND GORDON STUBBLEFIELD deserve

special thanks for braving the weather and the sometimes hostile student body to photograph the snowy happenings.

Good spirits and fun turned into irresponsible action when several windows were broken by snow balls. This photo was taken through a broken window.

Something new:. a campus snow- zn -

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It took nature to turn on Palomar.

Students, instructors and administrators were out grooving in the snow yesterday.

Scenes that were so familar suddenly took on a new beauty and they became something new to explore and remember.

Our campus landscape was draped in a Christmasy blanket of Yule spirit and snow.

For the first time this year contagious enthusiasm governed our campus for a few hours. During those few hours nearly everyone wanted to get involved in the snow games and communicate their wonderment to all those around. People were tuning in to nature and the fun that comes from total participation.

Unfortunately, not all activity was benefical. ¡ Incident of both malicous and unintential damage to the campus created a negative tact to an otherwise groovy happening.

Windows were broken by ill-aimed snow missles; lids from trash cans were used as sleds, broken and then discarded; the mens lavatory in the R-wing was devasted when all the partitions were rashy torn out; a hugh snowman shoved into the Student Union melted into about 30 gallons of water; and a small tree's life was broken off in front of the periodical room of the Library.

A child-like fascination with the white stuff caused students to go skipping through the untouched blankets laughing in delight at 8 a.m. As more students crowded the wintery campus, snowmen were hastily constructed and left to watch the knowledge seekers cut classes to go frolicking about the whitend campus.

The spontaneous spirit gleefully affected large numbers of people in a variety of ways.

In the administration complex a science instructor hurled a snowball at a pretty young secretary as she was attempting to gain refuge in a building.

Snow wars raged in front of the com munications building, on the lawns in front of the Library and on the Student Union Patio. The Telescope and Focus offices were stormed by troopers armed with snowballs meant for the editors in sight--ever had a snowball lobbed over the wall of your office?

Inter-class competition soared as a snow fight was quickly organized between the frosh and sophomore classes on the football field.

One student donned his skiis and attempted to go shussing through the trampled powder.

Some tests and classes were canceled. The switchboard was buzzing with calls inquiring if classes were still in session and messages came in that students were snowed-in in outlying areas of districts.

Gradually the excitement and irresponsibility turned back into the normal routine. The snow melted and the enthusiasm waned and died leaving only a few patches of snow and the memory of when Palomar truly lived.

As one student exclaimed, "I'll never forget today'' because some of Palomar's students managed to defrost their inherent communicative abilities and learn what President Huber's "contagious enthusiasm" is all about.

--Joan Kattelmann