E rrELESCOPE Volume 21 Nun1ber 23
TUESD..-\ Y
February 27, 1968
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Father Geoffrey says
'The real God "The God that is dying is not the real God, it's an idol." declared ~"a ther r:eoffrey "Rridges in hi s s peech, "Is nod Dead? , " before the Newman Club las t Wednesday. "Martin Luther said. 'i\1en W ~Al'Ship God or idols.' When false ideas die. then the true idea of God can IJe born." 'T'he idea that "God is dead" is not a recent innovation, but actually had its beginning wi th the popularization of the writings of the German philosopher. Friedrich Nietzsch. about 1900 accordin g to l-ather Geoffrey. It gained further momentum with the rise of prestige and acceptance given to the fi ndings of science. Darwin's work on evolution also contributed to the demise. "T he God of tradition is dead." said Father Geoffrey. "Students feel that religion is not helping them to meet the ir
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day to day problems. !\lost people have lost awarness of God. They fee l traditional beliefs are irrelevant to today's li vi ng. Yet. eve n those who c laim that God is dead can't s top talking about God ... 'T'he evolution of ideas are determined. to a de gree . by the culture we live in . f'at her r:eoffrey feels that the church must adopt a "Theology of Change" and progress. "It is a challenge to the c hurch to keep up wi th the times or lose members. rt is the official policy of the ratholic r'hurch to wo r k towards unity." f.'ather Geoffrey is professor of phi losophy at San Luis ney. He has been a member of the faculty there for 18 years and is currently teaching a class in metaphysics. He also serves as (;hapl ain to the apostolate of the l\Tewman
Club at Palomar. nuring the question and answer period following the speec h, Vather Geoffrey was asked what he thought of the future of the church in today's societ y. Squa ring his shoulders he replied, " It may get worse before it gets better." Questioned on ESP and Bishop Pike's experience. he stated, "I do personally believe in ESP, from what I have read about it. but I am somewhat skeptical of that particular incident." "A lthough philosopher Nietzsche reputedly did not beli eve in God and wrote. 'There is no resting place for your heart , you are on your own, ' before his death he stated. 'I hope that what I have said about God is not true. 'l Newman Club meetings are held every Wednesday at 11 a.m. in f-22 .
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are detnonstrated to schod officials Reverend Geoffrey Bridges, Ph.D,, discusses the question "Is God Dead?" with one of many students who attend-
ed last Wednesday's Newman Club meeting. Father Geoffrey believes that "it's an idol that is dying,not the real God."
Housing problem for minorities te111Cd ~small' by Marine Major Approximately 95 per cent of the rental housing in Northern San Diego County is open to members of all races, colors, creeds or national origins, according to Marine Major H,L. Maxwell. Major Maxwell, himself a Negro, stated those results during a speech here last week. Major Maxwell is the Human Relations officer of Camp Pendleton. He described the function of his . office as "receiving and aqting on complaints in the area of race, color, sex, national origin and cultural habit. T also work with local human relations groups and community service groups." nf the apartment owners surveyed , only about ten, according to Maxwell, definitely would practice discrimination. The survey covered seven months last year from May 1 to January 1 and dealt with housing of more than five units within 45 minutes drive of the base. Maxwell was asked whether the Supreme r.ourt decisionto allow the Rumford Fair Housing law to remain in effect had any effect on his offices' functions. "We are authorized to e nlist the help of the FEPC IFair Employment Practices · r.ommission) in perhaps convincing those renters who practice discrimination not to discriminate . We have not done any of this yet; at the time we don't think it's appropriate to do it now. There are so very few in this area, and a decision for what is to be done has not really been made vet by the commanding general." Asked whether he felt that housing discrimination is a serious and widespread problem in tb~ San Diego Coun-
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ty area , he said, "It is a problem. I don't know the seriousness of it. Vou'd have to take all the surveys that were done by all of the different bases. F'or instance, the eleventh Naval district conducted one in the San Diego area, the very same survey, in fact." "There is evidence of it (discrimination), everybody knows this, nobody d enies it. The idea, of course. is to perhaps talk these people into changing their policies. Tn the immediate Oceanside area, on the basis of our survey, we found the problem (to be) very small." Most of the Marine dependents live in Oceanside , Carlsbad and San r'lemente. The base, said Maxwell, cannot provide housing for all who need it. "Which is okay , " he continued . "The Department of Defense is not in the business of building housing; they're in the business of providing adequate housing. And so if they (Marines' families) live off base, it's okay as long as everyone has an equal opportunity to choose where he wants to live." uousing r eferrals are given by the Human Relations office to all servicemen who need them. Equal opportunity is given to all servicemen. "If a Negro Marine comes in today, we'll give him the top listings and tell him to go and try these places ." During his speech to Gene .Jackson's English 45B class, Maxwell touched on many figures of speecq which are based on igno.-a :~ce and discrimination. Some are '·Nigger "Kike," "Papist" and "Chinaman." "Do we say 'Ame ricaman' or 'Englandman'? No. Why , then. do we say Chinaman?"
Is All' completes final show;
Future matinees may lr dropped Ry Steve :'he Aukemps left Palomar for the final time last Saturday night. With them they took a magnificent set, excellent script 11.nd some good acting. The· three· act play by Patterson Greene was met by a meager turnout on opening night February 15. About 35 people witnessed the debut performance which feature Ange la Richards, Greg Krueger, Danielle r.orn. Sharon Palecki, Frank White and Jim Downing. One week later, the same cast played for about 55 people in the drama lab. A reliable source said that because of poor acceptance , there was a good chance that this would be the final play which would feature a Saturday matinee. The best nights of attendance were the first Friday and Saturday and the closing Saturday night perfomances. The opening night performance was dominated by Frank White , drama instructor, who played tyrannical Papa. 1\Iany people felt that he either over-
Krueger played his part, or the rest of the cast underplayed. Ry the second Thursday performance, the actors had evened out their volume, which was a little week in the opening night. Greg Krueger was very believable as slow-witted, cowardly .Take. Tarnished Oscars should 1m to Daniell e Corn and Sharon Palecki for their roles as Emma and Mrs. Yoder, respectively. Angela Richards was not really appreciated in her role as Mama. It called for less than a dynamic influence, but more for background and atmosphere for theplay. The lighting and stage c rews should be recognized for the spectacular work in their fields. Their work l ent the all important credibility to the performances. Norman Gaskins credited time spent living a similar existence in Mexico for the reality in the set. l\1ext in sight for the production crews are "Mother Courage and Her Children" set for April 18-27.
,Jerry Norman, assistant UCLA bas¥·etball coach, will be the featured speaker at Palomar's varsity basketball awards banquet Thursday night at 7p.m. The event will be held at the r.ountry Kitchen Restaurant, East Vista Way, Vista. Norman's topic will be "Importance of Competitive Athletics and its Relationship to the American Way. "
Film series features
An instant ASR identification card demonstration was given Monday to administrative and student government officials. David rorner, representative of the General Binding Sales Corporation, showed how to make an ASR card complete with picture and laminated with an indestructible· coating within a few minutes. On a mass production basis, up to 900 such cards could be produced in an hour with costs ranging from seven to 24 cents each. The Stude nt Council will discuss the incorporation of the process Monday in their regular meeting in R- 3 at 11 a.m. ~""orner used identification cards for civil ian employees in Vietnam as an example. There, the card is made so that if it is tampered with, it will comple tel y dissolve itself. r:eneral Rinding Sales rorporation sells not only the laminating equipment, but also Avante cameras used in producing one, two or four shots per negative . When told that the system in its e ntirety can cost from ~1. 000 to $1,700,
ASB vice-president Paul Hauptman stated that "the system will cost some a t the beginning, but will pay for itself in the long run. " Viewing the demonstration were Robert R, Rowman, dean of student activities; t'!eorge (Rob) Leaich Jr., bookstore assistant manager; Hauptman, Joan Kattelmann, ASR representative-atlarge; Ron Simecka, pep commissioner; Joe Wu, Telescope news editor; and a representative of the data processing department.
NEWS BRIEFS .Tack Quintero, English instructor, will be the featured speaker for Thursday's community service lecture. Quintero's speech, entitled, "Not losing One's rool About the Younge r Generation" is open to the public. It will be given in C-5 at 7 p.m.
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Six students will participate in a concert hour tomorrow at 11 a.m. in C-5. The student recital will be a mixture of instruments featuring an organist, trombone, two pianists and two vocalists.
'Banana Peel' tonight Faculty Seflllte passes teacher evaluation Suspense, romance and comedy combined form the background for "Banana Peel." "Banana Peel" is the second of a series of films to be shown to the public this semester. The movie will begin at 7 p.m. in P - 32. Admission is free. .Tean-Paul Relmondo portrays a bass player, Michel, with a small Parisian jaz z combo. Runni ng out of luck, Relmondo bets the last of his money on a horse named "Banana Peel." "Banana Peel" doesn't come through for him. Michel is persuaded to assist a young lady "who requires his services." The young lady turns out to be his exwife r.athy. rathy persuades Michel to help her ~ret revenge on two men who got the best of her father in a business deal. 'T'he two are off on a wild experie nce. Minor actors .Tean-Pierre Mariell, Claude Brasseur and Gert Forbe ("Goldfinger") add to the talent.
The Palom ar College c ourse rating sheet was approved by vote of 16 for and two against with two absentees at yesterday's f.'aculty Senate meeting. "We · re ve r y glad to know that the fac ulty ot Palomar College cares e nough about s tude nt e ndeavors toward improving education at Palomar. stated Rita Schmidt. stud ent c hairman of the te acher evaluation comm itte. Dr . Roland Phelps headed the faculty counterpart. After the concept of teacher evalua-
Us ing the opinion and rating sheets from other institutions plus adding and deleting to suit the nee ds of Palomar Coll ege, the committee produced the final product last month. Meetings have been he ld twi ce monthly si nce last Octobe r.
Miriam Knight ,coed from San Diego City College and David C:heeseman from Southwestern College, won the Area 1 Bank of America Man and Woman of the Year award. Earnest Yayanke, senior vice - president of Bank of America (left), presented the a wards last Tuesday at a hanquet at the Quails lnn. The dinner followed the area com-
petition which was held all day here. The pair will represent Area 1 at the state finals in Fresno this spring. They each will receive ~100 cash award. Winners of the state competition will get a $1,0 00 pri ze. Palomar's winners were Paul Hauptman and Mitties McDonald who each were awarded $50 and a ce rtificate
tion by students was passed late last spri ng by the Faculty Senate, plans were formed for a faculty-student committee to formu late a rating sheet.
·Auditions for play 'Mother Courage' set Any regularly enrolled student of Palomar may audition for the final theatrical production for this year, Frank N. White, theatre arts department chairman announced last week. 'T'he final show will be Bertolt Rrecht's "Mother Courage and Her Children." Auditions will be held in P-33, the drama lab tomorrow from 3 to 6 p.m. and again from 7 to 10 p.m. 'T'he play, familiar to everyone who has taken English 1B, has a cast of 28 men and six women. "Roles range from walk-ons to major characters and from teenagers to people in their sixties, "White said. "Some even require singing a nd dancing ability as well as acting ability." He stressed that a student need not be enrolled in theatre arts courses to he eligible for casting. but that credit coul d be earned by people who are cast.