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ETELESCOPE
Volume 22 Number 2 · A Publication of the Associated Students ·
San Marcos , Calif.
92069
Ashbrook tells of first production Buddy Ashbrook , the new director of the theatre, has al ready announced that the curtain will go up October 31, for the first production. T he upcoming pl ay will be "The Shrike" by Joseph Kramm. The play is noted for i ts 1952 Pulitzer Prize, in the fie ld of dramatic production. In the story a rational but neurotic t heatre director t ries to commit suicide. His wife nurses him back to health, but tries to rob him of his independence. He i s finally committed to a mental institution. He must then choose between stay.: ing there or retur ni ng to his wife and losing his identity. He said that there will be no major changes in the t heatre department, however there will be some changes in the schedule of performances. Ashbrook said t hat he felt lucky to be in the theatre arts here. He also expressed his tremendous respect for Frank White, the previous head of the theatre arts department.
P alomar's new theatre director, Buddy As hbr ook takes a bre ak fr om prepara-
tions for Shrike".
t he first production
"The
New honor course studies individual liberties' limits Designed for the student who has interests in the social sciences, a political science honors course might prove beneficial. According to Mr. Joseph Gordon, chairman of the social science department, high degrees of latitude will be allowed in determining the areas of study. Mr. Gordon has said that he will be quite selective as far a s students entering the course. Although social science need not be a stude nt's major to enter the course, interest in the field of social science and a background in American history or social science is necessary. Briefly outlining the course Mr. Gordon explained, "This semester we shaH pursue some of the traditional guidelines that have identified the necessary restrictions that must be imposed upon the individual in the exercise of his personal liberties in the interest of an orderly society. " One example of such a case which might be used in the course was outlined by Mr. Gordon as follows, "One of our cherished individual liberties is freedom of the press, but most of us would agree that freedom of the press does not imply the right to print and publish pornographic literature. Having agreed upon that, the students' job is to discov-
Dr. Wood resigns from Palomar Board
e r what historically some of the answers have been." What constitutes pornographic literature ? Does freedom of the press have a universal definition ? Who is going to define pornographic literature ? These are all questions which might be researched and answe r ed. Mr. Gordon stated that the class would be conducted on a r e search s e minar basis, with s tude nts doing individual research. Afte r e ach topic has been researched the class will discuss them.
Truck, car involved in campus accident A pick-up truck pulling an unloaded livestock trailer was involved in a two car accident at the we s t entrance of Palomar e arly Monday which resulted in a minor traffic jam . The truck, drive n by Marti.n Durritzague, 27, of Chino, was following a Volkswagon Kahrrnin Ghia, driven by Thomas Eastman, a 19 year old Marine, when the livestock trailer it was pulling jackknifed, causing the truck to swe rve into the compact car. Damage to the VW was extensive; with much of the left side destroyed. The truck was ove rturned and righted later by a local towing s e rvice. A short s ection of fe nce at the corne r was des-troyed by the impact of the cars as the y left the roadway. Both ve hicles carne to rest on the lawn .
Ashbrook started his professional acting career in Hollywood, playing in television and movies. Some ofthe movies he has been in are "The Road to Rio", "Sands of Iwo J i ma" and the "All Ame r ican". He has also played Billy the Kid on the "Death Valley Days" television show. Ashbrook's acade mic history s tarted at Ve ntura Junior College, from which he transferred to USC. He then we nt on to r eceive his BA at UCSB and then his masters at SDS. Taking time out from college, Ashbrook played two years of profe ssional football at Calgary Canada.
Concert Hour series begins October 31 Six programs will be held during the fall s e meste r in the "Conce rt Hour Se ries". Starting off the "Concert Hour Series" will be a piano r ecital played by Miss Edith Grigsby, a membe r of the faculty at Claire mont College at Scripps. The recital will take place on October 9 at 11 a .m. in room C-5 of the Music Departme nt. Two weeks later on Octobe r 9, at 11 a.m . in C-5 of the Mus ic Departm e nt faculty members will pe rform in their own special fi eld. In the program, Cynthia Poole will be performing at the piano, Joe Stanford will follow with a vocal number and James Weld will close with a number on the organ. Further along in the ye ar, the Palomar Choir, lead bv Mr. Stanford will perform Kodaly's Te De,trn . It will be prese nted much like King David last year's produc tion, whicfi used a combination of the s c hool choir and a full orchestra. The c hoir is still open to new me mbe rs . They meet on Monday, Wedne sday , and F riday.
Dr. Tipton Wood has r esigned from the Palomar Board of Gove rnors after seven years as a member. Mr. Richard J. Kornhause r unanimously voted his successor from a list of 13 prospective board membe rs.
San Diego area artists show
paintings, sculpture in gallery An exhibit of paintings and sculpture by two well-known San Diego artists will make up the first show of the Fall semester at the Boehm Gallery. The show began ye sterday. Russell Baldwin, gallery director, said the exhibit would consist of "large and colorful" paintings by Keefe Baker, assistant professor of art at San Diego State College , and sculptures by John Dewitt Clark. His s howing will includ e carved stone and wood, and bronze castings . Galle ry hours will be MonrlRv through Thursday from 8 a.m.to 9p.m. Fridays 8 a.m . to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m . to 2 p.m. The exhibit closes October 19 . Coming e vents to the Boehm Gallery include a traveling exhibit of paintings and sculpture to be seen November 19 to Dece mbe r 6. "The Figure Internationale " is a circulating exhibit from t he Am e r ican F ede ration of Arts, and is composed of 30-40 paintings, and 8-10 sculptures. Artists to be represented include s culptors Gallo, Schnacke nberg, Tovis h, and T rova. Painters includ e Kitaj, P e arlstein, Pistoletto, Raffaele , Strombotne , and We sselman.
Today balloting will determine the choice of several ne w As s ociated Studen Body offi cers in an elec tion held f rom 9 a. m . to 3 p.m. in the patio of t he Stud e nt Union building.
Mr. Kornhauser has lived in this area for 20 years. He served for three years as a district director of Cal avo Growers, Inc ., the last year as first vice presid ent. He headed the Escondido Water Committee which in 1953 advocated bringing Colorado Rive r water to the community.
Running unopposed for presid ent of the freshman class is George Poling. Tom Leonard and Dan Zukatis are vying for the office of sophomore class pre side nt.
One of the two fe atured artists in the c ur re nt exhibit i n the Boehm Gallery is
John Clark, shown here putting the fi ni s hing touches on a sculptur e.
Last Friday freshmen Miss Curby and Miss Struthers were elected to fill positions on the squad. Each fall two cheerleaders are elected from the freshman class. In the spring four are electedc
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Student officers chosen in vote
At the board meeting Monday Dr. Wood was presented an engraved plaque and named an honorary me mber of the student body by Ki rn Clark, Associated Student Body pre sid ent.
Mr. Kornhauser was a director and one of the original organizers of the Palomar Family Counseling Service, an early director and twice vice pre s ident of the Escondido Boys Club, and served as chairman of the Es condido Chamber of Commerce Education Cornrni ttee . He has served on the San Diego Mental Health Commission, was active in the United Community Services, and s pre sently a m embe r of the San Diego F lood Control Cornt s ion.
Pictured above is the cheerleading squad for 1968. They are from left to right: Linda Matz, Debby Curby, Ann Spence r, Betty Taylor, Pegi Struthe rs, and Ca the Taylor, presid ent of the squad.
Five r epre s e ntatives will be s elec ted from thes e c andidates: Rich A. Farr Peggy Johnson, Cind y Morris, Diane Schekel, Jess Ashcraft, Terry Franklin, F rank Mott and Marvin (Dean) F razer. Electi'ons are held under the. guidance of Robe rt E. Bowman, assistant dean of student personnel and activities, and Associated Stude nt Body office rs. All stude nts are e ligible to vote and must present ASB cards at the pOlliJig place .
John Rogers, an assistant professor of art at San Diego State, will be showing a collection of "deadly humorous moments of our time and culture." His sculptures should interest those "people who are not indifferent to new materials, content, and subject," according to the gallery director. This will be seen January 9-29. From December 12 through January 4, "The Shaped and Formed Canvas," a survey of art that has outgrown the square canvas, will be shown in the gallery. Gallery director Baldwin has assembled an original display that asks the question, " Why must painting remain flat and in a 90 degree frame and will it remain outside these renre ssing confines?" A traveling exhibit of works by the master Leonardo daVinci will be showing from February 5-22. . -
Group counseling now available at Palomar -
Group counselling will be available to students on a voluntary basis during the fall semester, according to an announcement by the department of counselling. The purpose of the counselling is to provide students an opportunity to explore values , attitude s and feelings in matte rs of academic and personal concern. No college credits will be given for participation. All groups will mee t under the guida nce of the counseling staff during the c ollege hours one or twice weekly for a numbe r of weeks to be decided by the stude nts. Students who wish to participate must leave their name and address with the counselling office s ecretary by Friday, September 27.
SD Rocket scrimmage tickets now on sale Tickets are now on ·sale for the First Annual San Deigo "Rockets" Professional Basketball Intra-squad Scrimmage and clinic to be held at Palomar College 's Dome Gymnasium, Monday · night, October 21. The tickets will be sold at various locations throughout the North County according to Program Chairmen, Joe Brown and Skip Enge r .