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Faculty passes resolution; speech policy to be studied Faculty members have passed a resolution to have the Faculty Senate establish an ad hoc committee to study the present controversial speaker policy. The resolution was passed onto the Faculty Senate for further action. The feeling of the faculty body is, according to William Bedford of the engineering department, that the present policy " does not reflect the freedoms expressed in the first amendment·-free speech.» The committee has not, as yet, been picked, according to Mr. Bedford , but its purpose will be to "study toward change and, I hope, its liberalization." Sheridan Hegland , chairman of the Faculty Senate, will announce members of the committee at Monday's senate meeting. Mr. Hegland said that he will remain neutral in the study, but he has a "definite opinion" on the matter . "Students and faculty, everyone, must have a meaningful voice in policy making," said the political science instructor. He continued to say that he felt that this is a "proper" matter for concern by both students and the faculty. The controversial speaker policy provides that for any speaker "of specific persuasions, or controversial topics", ... "A second speaker for the purpose of presenting a balanced viewpoint will be provided on the same program or at a more appropiate time." This clause of the policy has drawn ~ire_ fr.om some critics who charge that 1t hm1ts the right to free expression and freedom of speech. The following is the speaker policy: This policy has been developed as a guide to those responsible for the selection and scheduling of speakers to appear at Palomar College. It is applicable to student organizations on campus in their recruitment of guest lecturers and is not intended to apply to instructors inviting speakers into their classes. One of the objectives of Palomar College is to serve as an educational
and cultural center for the people of the North San Diego County. This objective may be furthered through public forums, the Humanities Lecture Series, ~nd invited guest speakers. A college has the responsibility to develop informed, critical and objective thinking, and such thinking can best be encouraged in an atmosphere assuring a free interchange of ideas. Those responsible for scheduling speakers will attempt to obtain speakers who will prese nt diverse views in the best tradition of the American forum. Speakers should be intellectually stimulating and educationally justifiable. If speakers are of specific 1persuasion , or the topic is controversial, a balancing viewpoint should be presented. (See item 5). ln accordance with the Education Code NO speaker or topic should reflect upon citizens of the United States of America because of their race, color, or creed, advocacy or propaganda (inimical to the welfare of the United States of America and its elected officials) be permitted. The administration may seek from any speaker agreement on the following provisions: 1. That the speaker appear on campus at a scheduled time and place and that the meeting be open to all persons. 2. That the speaker's background shall be made known to his audience as accurately and completely as possible. 3. That if a question period is provided, the speaker shall attempt to fairly answer unselected questions from the floor that have both relevance and propriety. 4. That the speaker's remarks be taped and recorded for library use, if appropriate. 5. In presenting speakers of specific persuasions, or controversial topics, the following conditions must prevail. a. A specific topic shall be selected. (Propaganda or advocacy is prohibited) . b. A second speaker for the purpose of presenting a balancing viewpoint will be provided on the same program or at a more appropriate time. c. Both speakers shall be eminently qualified to speak upon the subject.
Money needed to avert deportation of Ben Appiah Contrary to a news story which recently appeared in the Telescope, Ben Appiah i::> still in danger of being deported. Although the Inter-Club Council has received verbal pledges tor the $100 0 bond required to keep Ben here, these pledges aren't good enough. Money in the form of cold cash is needed to prevent Ben's deportation. Commenting on the situation, Mr . William Bedford, of the engineering department, said "We need to purchase this bond and deposit it with the department of Immigration and Naturalization this month. It would certainly help to speed things up if interested clubs and individuals who have indicated willingness to contribute would contact a member of the 'Bucks for Ben' Committee." Ben who is a native of Ghana, started school at Palomar in the fall. He lived with his sponsors in -Alpine and commuted 100 miles each day to school.
On the way to school one morning he wrecked his car. He then decided to move closer to school, which is when his sponsors retracted his $1000 surety bond and with it his sponsorship. When the immigration department learned that he no longer had a sponsor his visa was cancelled and he was given two months to find another sponsor or face being deported. Currently the ICC has plans to raise the $1000 and pay back the individuals or groups who have invested in the surety bond . Once this is done the money would be available for other such situations which might come up. Individuals or groups may either donate or invest money for the bond. Investments would be paid interest and would be refunded when Ben leaves the country. To make a donation or investment contact one of the following people: Mr . William Bedford, co- chairman; Ken Bowers, George Poling, Brian Tucker, or George Anderson.
Harpist, pianist, soprano will appear in concert Sunday One uf the foremostharpistsin motion pictures and television, a prominent concert pianist, and an internationally known soprano, will be presented in a musical program at Palomar College Sunday. The 3 p.m. concert, in Recital Hall C-5, will feature Verlye Mills, harp; Joy Hujsak, piano, and Jocelan Rainey, soprano. Miss Mills, who lives in Hollywood, has appeared as harp soloist with the Chicago and Cleveland Symphony Orchestras. She studied at the Paris Conservatory and Curtis Institute. She has played on several leading television programs and in motion pictures. Miss Hujsak, of Rancho Santa Fe, is a pianist, harpist and composer of prominence throughout the country. She has played numerous concerts in the United States and Canada. Miss Rainey, noted as a "minstrelladye " performer, has traveled throughout Europe and the British Isles as a wandering minstrel in the medieval tradition. She has given a command performance before Prince Philip, Princess Anne and Prince Charles in Balmoral Castle. The college Community Services Division, sponsoring the program, said advance reservations are suggested because of limited seating capacity in the
recital hall. There is no admission charge and reservations may be made by telephone to the college.
Christmas programs sponsored by choir Two Christmas musical programs will . be sponsored tonight and Sunday by t~e· Palomar College Concert Choir. A "Winter Sing" tonight, will feature choirs from Grossmont, San Diego City, San Diego Mesa, San Diego State and Palomar College, in an assembly of more than 200 choristers. Joe Stanford, Palomar music faculty member and choir director, said the selections will include assorted secular, sacred and Christmas music. Tonight's program will begin at 7 p.m. in the Student Union, and is free to the public. Pal omar concert choir and The chamber singers will be presented in the Sunday prog-ram at the Vista Community Church sanctuary at 7 p.m., Sunday. Stanford said the colle ge singers will be assisted by Mrs. Barbara Masters, organist; Jack Logan, Tim Walker, Merle Hogg and Irving Rosemthal, in a brass ensemble.
Marine color guard participates in the tenth annual Palomar College in-
vitational basketball tournament prior to Palomar's game with Citrus. See
reverse side for details of the game. Palomar won 67 to 63.
THE TELESCOPE Palomar College · Volume
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19 · A Publication of the Associated Students ·
Dec. 6
1968
· San Marcos, Calif.
92069
Academic 9ualifications raised
SDS weakens transfer stand San Diego State College has weakened in its stand on admission of transfer students for the spring semester, it was reported Wednesday. Contrary to its previous stand of refusal to admit any transfer students or incoming freshmen in February, the 23,000 student campus has said it will admit a small amount of qualified students . About 225 to 250 JC transfers will be admitted out of a total of 700 eligible students. In addition, students will have to meet higher academic qualifications for admission. Students must have completed 60 units of college level work, with appropriate units of credit in a major and minor field. Students must have a "C" average or better. Other restrictions announced last week include a stiffening of the academic probation rule. Students must raise their cumulative grade point average to above a "C" by February or face dismissal. Previously, students were not dismissed at the mid-term period, because of slow reporting of grades in time for registrars ami admissions personnel to make a decision. Now, however, the grades of those students on academic probation will be submitted by instructors early in order for a decision to be made. State is holding fast to its decision not to admit any new freshman students in the spring. This decision will force most high school graduates to choose another four year college or to attend a junior college and hope for a lifting of the partial ban on transfers sometime
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22 students from the Behavioral Science Club traveled to Ocotilla Wells during the Thanksgiving Holidays. The purpose of the trip was to try to achieve a closer feeling of unity with each other and with their natural surroundings .
* * * Any student who wishes to transfer to San Diego State for Spring Semester, 1969, must see his counselor as soon as possible if he has not already done so. The purpose of the counseling interview is to determine the stud e nt's priority for transfer in order that Palomar College can make individual recommendations. These interviews must be completed by Friday, December 13.
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The Veterans Club of Palomar College will hold a car wash tomorrow in Escondido. The car wash will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., manned by shifts of c lub members ranging from three to six at a time. Location of the c lub project will be at 415 E. Escondido Blvd . in front of Bu ilders Emporium, and that firm is furnishing the water conneC!tions, Chairman Smith said. Proceeds from the car wash will go into the club treasury, funds from which are used to finance student aid and scholarship assistance to veterans graduating from Palomar and going on to senior colleges and universities.
in the next two years. For the junior it may s ignal the end of his educational career. Many students are not acdemically qualified for transfer to a university, and since 11 other state colleges have posted similar restrictions as San Diego State, students are faced with going out of state at high cost, or to end their school career early. The impact this decision by the state college will have on the community and junior college enrollment will not be known until February, or possibly next fall. But many educators feel that enrollment will increase even more than it has in the past few years due to the refusal of state colleges to accept incoming freshmen. The state colleges have been feeling a squeeze for some time now with in-
creasing enrollment and persistent refusal of voters to pass needed tax revenue bonds. Enrollment at San Diego State surpassed the 23,000 mark in September, forcing students into crowded classes and rare parking places on campus. Now college administrators are cutting e nrollment, hopefully to around 21 ,000 . Some college officials hope that the crowded situation that exists in the 12 closed state colleges will be alleviated by next fall, but others point out that there is a very large number of students awaiting transfer and admission as freshman next fall. Many college administrators are now calling for higher academic e ntrance requirements for incoming freshmen and much higher standards for transfer students.
Administration protests·
action of state colleges Palomar's administration and board of governors passed a resolution protesting San Diego State's refusal to admit junior college transfers Nov. 26. The resolution is being forwarded to Gov. Ronald Reagan, state legislature members, various other state officals and department of education executives, and to presidents of state colleges. Palomar will have 175 students elig-
Dahlin co-produces centennial record Ray Dahlin, chairman of the SpeechTheater Arts department , has coproduced a centennial record album for the city of San Diego's 200th anniversary. Mr. Dahlin will appear on the San Diego television show, "Sun- Up" next Wednesday to discuss the album. The program will be aired at 8 a.m. on channel 8. Mr. Dahlin and Jimmy Morino, a record producer, spent about two years producing the album, which features original music and narration concerning the history and growth of San Diego for the 200th anniversary of its founding. in 1769. Norman Gaskins of the same department collaborated withMr. Dahlin. Mr. Gaskins designed the multi-colored a lbum cover. A 17·piece orchestra plays the orginal background music for the album, which is narrated by radio station KOGO broadcaster, Don Settles. The album plays for 25 minutes, the first 13 minutes of which is the histroy of the port city, with the remainder of the time devoted to San Diego today, Accord ing to Mr. Dahlin, the ASB bookstore will soon be handling the albums also. 50UO albums were stamped, with distribution intended only for the San Diego area. Promotion of the album will begin by the Centennial Committeee around the first of the year to coincide with the 200 anniversary celebration. In addition to the appearance on tomorrow's television, Mr. Dahlin will soon be heard on the "Topic" program on radio station KFMB, an afternoon listner-call-in talk show heard at 760 on the dial.
ible to transfer to state for the 1969 spring semester. The resolution pointed out that the Master Plan of Higher Education in California "provides for the orderly transition from community colleges to the state colleges and universities," and that Palomar College "has fulfilled its responsibility" by educating students for eligibility to transfer. The state government and officials of state colleges were urged "to recognize the responsibility s tate colleges have to community college transfers and to take immediate steps to see the students from community colleges" are admitted for continuing their education.
Job experience available through work program Student-workers will have an opportunity to enroll in General Work Experience, a new course beginning in the spring semester. The new course is designed to meet the needs of those students who may be working in an area not related to the courses being taken in their college program. Any student employed or desiring employm ent may be eligible. Stud ents must be e nrolled in 12 units including Work Experience (3 units) and must attend a one hour coordinating class each week. A maximum of six units may be earned. An evening coordinating class (as well as day classes) will be offered for the convenience of those students who are unable to schedule a day class due to working hours. The General Work Experience course will be divided into two groups for instructions in the coordinating classes. All students working in any area of office occupations will be in one group which will receive help with techniques used in modern offices, and all students working in any other occupations will be scheduled in a diversified occupation section, which will cover topics such as choice of occupation, employee , information, job application, human relations, appearance and personality development, as related to employment in the vocational field. For further details, students should contact Mrs. Eva Renick, head of the Business Department.