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ETELESCOPE
Palomar College · Volume 21 Number 38 · A Publication of the Associated Students · May 3, 1968
. San Marcos, Calif.
92069
Mother Courage' opens final run tonight Yea rs last play features Brecht's anti-war drama
Danielle. Corn, cast in the role of the mute Kattrin, daughter of Mother Courage, takes stage directions from Frank White, Palomar's retiring drama
instructor. The play ends this weekend after a performance tonight, one t omorrow afternoon and the last showing tomorrow evening.
Dance policy approval motion tabled to Monday's council meeting Completing about one month's w o r kJ Palomar's recently formed Dance Policy Committee brought its results to the StUdent Council last Monday. Ron Simecka, committee chairman, asked Council to approve the policy so that it could be sent on to the Administrative Council for further approval. Consideration of approval of the dance policy was tabled until next Monday so that councilmen could thoroughly study the paper and bring up definite ideas and objections for discussion. The committee composing this policy is headed by Ron Simecka who is also on the judicial committee and is the ASB commissioner of pep. The policy attempts to handle the problems that arise at the dances. This will be the first dance policy at Palomar. After complete interviews with Dr. Fredrick R. Huber, Dr. John R. Schettler and Dean Robert E. Bowman, all that could be determined as a written dance policy was the statement that "The dances will be given for the ASB card holding members of Palomar College and their guests, only." Other persons who are permitted to ~ nter the dances constitute the accep~ance of liability by the sponsors, club fficers, and their parents, of any and a ll actions that occur during dances. he school's three m i 11 ion dollar liability insurance policy is automatically void when the first person walks through the door that is not an ASB card holder or his guest. The dance policy includes portions on scheduling procedure of activities, financial background 1 chaperones, s ecurity guards, available equipment, dealing with production companies, c hoice of dates, smoking and publicity. There are 11 me m be r s of this c ommittee. They are Ron Simecka, John Robirds, Bruce Pedit, Janis Johnson, Kim Clark, Jan Donoho, Diana Houser, Kareh Schmidt, George Rotcheck and Linda Welch. Any suggestions for the policy can be g i v e n to any of the committee members. Several council members objected to the clause allowing students of 17 years of age or older to attend the campus dances. Rita Sch,midt and Patti Russo said that the idea behind the clause was to net more profits for the clubs sponsoring the dances. Most council members agreed
that club sponsored dances should be held for Palomar students only. Another objection was to the statement that dances be scheduled two weeks apart. Simecka explained that due to the frequency of dances he I d this semester, many dances did not receive the expecte d attendance. He said that dances were not always working out as well as they should and that clubs often lost out financially because dances were scheduled so often, with two on one weekend at times.
JAJC honors Scope members The Telescope staff returned from Journalism Association of Junior College Conference with two awards recently. In the mail-in advance contests Buzz Ponce won a third place in sports newsfeature and Mike Conlen received a second place in cartoon. Both works were printed in fall editions of The Telescope. Conference contests included on the spot com petition in sports, feature, editorial and news writing; spot news and feature photography; advertising and magazine layout. Awards were given in large and small school division for all competition categories.
Final performances of BertoltBrecht's anti-war spectacle "Mother Courage" will be staged tonight and tomorrow night, with a matinee scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. Following the canteen wagon of Mother Courage across Europe during the 30 Years War, the abstract, modernistic play satirizes the suffering and destruction of war in general. Written by Brecht, an avowed Marxist, in t he l ate 1930's, many examples of c orruption, profiteering and moral decay a re illustrated in the two hour, 15 minute play. Starring Jessica McNames as t he resolute Mother Courage, t he cast numbers about 40 roles, a large number for a college production. Bill Lehrke plays the gallant son Eilif. B ob Hutchings portrays the simple son, Swiss Cheese. Kattrin, the mute daughter of Mother Courage is played by Danie lle Corn. Other major members of the cast include S. Scott McDonald as the Protestant chaplin; Jeannette des E r mia as Yvette Pottier, the vivacious prostitute : and Verne Pershing in several roles, including the opening role of the Protestant recruiting officer. Brecht's style of theatre differs radically from the established form of stageaudience relationship . Whereas in past productions, the audience has been the silent witness to events on the raised platform~ Mother Courage" involves each member of the audience through frequent asides and stark realism of events. Slides, for instance, foretell the events of each scene and proceeding each musical number. Several songs support the play, all presented in an abstract manner. Brecht believed that, for ut~ost effect, music should be uncomplimentary. Pleasant melodies are paired with unpleasant lyrics and vice-versa. Accompanying music is used mostly to set mood and suggest off-stage events., with little use in actual musical presentation. Scene design is by Norman Gaskins, with lighting by Michal O'Rand. Direction is by Frank White, his final effort before leaving Palomar for the professional stage this summer. Admission is 75¢ for students withASB cards, and $1.50 without. Curtain time is 8 p. m. for the two remaining evening shows and 2 p. m. for the matinee.
NEWS BRIEFS The Newman Club will sponsor the fifth Inter-Campus Dance tonight here in the Student Union. Featuring the "Glass Whip," the dance will begin with the "Purple Dove." Admission for the 8 p.m. to midnight dance is $1.50 per person.
ill Lehrke, ~ho plays Eilif in "Mother Courage," looks on as Mother Courage (Jessica McNames) spanks her
tudent art showing, chalk -in slated for spring festival Thursday Palomar's student-directed spring Art festival gets under way next Thursday with three major events happening simultaneously. In the Boehm Gallery a student art show will open at 11 a.m. with a reception in the lobby. Cookies and punch will be served. The show ends May 23, according to Glenn Hayashi, festival chairman. Ed Mores and Warren Jennings are c o-chairmen for the gallery show while Mike Conlen, Butch Tufts, Karl Fields, Mark Ross and Hayashi will be preliminary judges for all entries. John B ar1ow will advise the students. A light show will also take place. Although the exhibits will not be for sale while the exhibit is in progress, objects may be purchased following its closing. While the Gallery opening is in progress, a chalk-in in the patio will be held. Prizes will be awarded to the two best chalk drawings. Chalk_ w i 11 be
provided to all entrants. The contest is open to all students. Chalk-in eochairmen are Hayashi and Ellis Pendergard. Also taking place in the patio are a pot sale and various musical performances. Ceramics, pottery and sculpture will be up for grabs by artists on Friday, as well as Thursday. Bruce Bacon and Timme Brown are co-chairmen for this activity with Val Sanders as faculty advisor. Some Palomar students in a woodwind and brass quartet, a Bossa Nova-type group, a flamenco guitarist and a rock group wi 11 perform from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. "This promises to be one of the most interesting events of this semester," stated Hayashi. "I urge all students to come and look at what the students in the art department are accomplishing," added Russell Baldwin, art ins t r u o tor and chalk-in advisor.
Mexican art tour deadline Friday
ASB council passes ICC Constitution The first Inter-Club Council Constitution was passed last Monday by the Student Council. First conceived by candidates for the ASB vice-presidency this semester, the constitution replaces the ICC Statement of Policy that has been in use since spring 1960. "This constitution, I believe, is one of the best ICC constitutions among the state's 83 junior colleges," stated paul Hauptman, ASB vice-president and ICC chairman. "Pomona College has expressed its desire to pattern its Inter-Club Council after Palomar's," added Hauptman. The new constitution provides for a vice-president, secretary and treasurer; a quorum; and impeachment of officers.
daughter Kattrin Danielle Corn) as the cast took some relief during a recent play rehearsal.
Art instructors, Harry Bliss (left) and James Hulbert explain the details of the art and art photo tour of Mexico to an interested student, C on n i e S tee 1 e. Thirty-five Palomar students will be leaving for the tour on June 16 from \
Tijuana by jet for the ·13-day tour of several cities in the south of the border country. Cost for the tour is $250 per student. Deadline for reservations for the 15 remaining seats is next Friday.
Only a week remains before reservations for the Art and Photo Tour of Mexico will close. With Oaxaca, Mexico as the southernmost destination, the thirteen day touring class will feature on-the-spot art and photography instruction by Harry Bliss and James Hulbert, art instructors. Leaving Tijuana International Airport by jet on June 16, the itenerary includes two stops in Mexico City, where art and anthropological museums, the University of Mexico and other scenic places will be visited. Textile and pottery studios in Puebla and Oaxaca, pre-Columbian ruins in Monte Alban and Mitla, and the jungle seaport town of Tehuantepec, which is optional, will also be viewed by the tour.ists.. "The tour is designed to provide a creative knowledge and experil:mce of the most colorful, photogenic. and unspoiled region in Mexico," stated Bliss. "Ample time will be allowed for bargain hunting in Oaxaca's open air marketplace, as well as sports, exploring and just plain sightseeing," added Hulbert. Fare per person is $250. Housing is on a double occupancy basis. Individuals interested in the Art and Photo Tour of Mexico should contact either Bliss or Hulbert in the art department.