E · TELESC Palomar College · Volume 23 Number 33 · A Publication of the Associated Students
Ma rch 13, 1970
San Marcos , Calif.
92069
'Of Mice, Men' draws sell-out opening crowd Opening last night to a sell-out audience, the drama department's produc tion of Jolm Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" continues its first weekend run tonight and tomorrow night. The play will run aga in next weekend on March 19, 20 , 21. Tickets cos t $.50 with an ASB card and $1.50 withou t. Performanc e time is 8 p.m. in the drama lab , P-3 3. The s tory ' s plot revol ves aroun<i the tra vels of George and Lennie who ar e migratory farm laborers . They have nothing in c ommon but their dr eam o f a piece of lan<i of their own. Le nn ie is m entall y retarded, slow in graspi ng things , but capabl e of viole nce . George who is intelligent and good-natured always pulls Lennie out of trouble except at the e nd whe n there is no poss ible way out. The characters ar e c ompe llingly r e alistic ; ye t, in s pite of the harsh e nvironm e nt, the re is a s ubdued te nde r ne s s in the longing of these tough, coa:-3e farm hands for s ettling down on the ir own Iand--a dream neve r to be fulfilled because of a de fective soc ial s truc tu re and e ve n more because of the c rue lty of life itself. As hbrook fe e ls that the c as t has achieved the values that Steinbeck intended and that the play will provide engage m ent as we ll a s e nte rt1!-inment . "Originally, 'Of Mice and Me n' was in a short novel form. John Steinbeck was urged to adapt it into a drama by a leade r o f a s mall dramatic group in San Francisco. It achieved almost instant success the re, and was moved to Broadway with a new professional cast in the same year (1937)." Ashbrook also added that the plans for the future . The plans are di s In a scene from " Of Mice and Me n," Mel play received the highest award possible rupted when Lennie kills Curley's wife, Schuster (left, Candy), David Fennessey, which was the New York Drama Critic's played by Barbara Price in the play (George), and Jim Southers( Lennie) make Award. Among the plays it defeated that ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ear was Thornton ~ilder's ''Our Town.''
Vocational assistance planned by United Indian Students Red power is the slogan of the most recent minority to take a stand for its rights, the Ame ri can Indian. National attention focused on this group whe n Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay was taken ove r by Indi ans. Although this claim to lost Indian land s was small when cons ideri ngform e dn<iian holdings, it seems that it brought their problem into view. Ironically, the American Indian, who was the original inhabitant of this contine nt, seems to be one of the last groups calling for an en<i of the inequality which they have li ved with for so long. On campus six students carry the torc h for the Indians under the name "United Indian Students.'' They are Gene Dixon, Joey Garcia, Eli zabe th Me Lean, Delia Ramos, Ed Reyes and Marilyn Majel. The group and couns e lor Mr. Byron Gibbs have gotte n the In<iian into the cu rri culum here. The course IDSIO, or Southern California Indian Culture, is in its first semester. According to Marilyn :\Jaj-~ 1. "Manj
CAMPUS CALENDAR TOD AY, March 13: Alpha Gamma Sigma,
11
a.m.,
F-12
MONDAY, March 16: ASB Council, ll a.m., R- 3 Circle K, 11 a.m., R-5 Chri stian Science, 11:05 a.m. , C-7 Newman Club, ll.it.m . , F-22 TUESDAY, Marc h 17: ~RA, ll a .m . , 0 -13 ~EDNESDA Y,
March 18: ll a.m., F -23 Gamma Sigma Chi, 11 a.m., F-23 I.C.C., ll:l5 a.m., R-3 MAYA, ll a.m., F-3 Varsity Club , ll a.m., 0-12 Vets Club, ll a.m., F-9 Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, 11 a .m. , R-1 Congressman John Tunney, U.S. Senate candidate, ll a.m., P-3 2 A~S,
THURSDAY, March 19: Drama--"Of Mice and Men"-- 8 p. m. Drama Lab, P-33
Indians are placed in vocational programs in school. Facing a loss of motivation, they don't pursue their education. ~e want to get more of the Indians on the reservations to come to college . If we can do that they might go back to the reservation and help their people.'' She went on to say thatoneof the plans the group has is to go to high schools and talk to the students, because they can relate to other Indians in college. The UIS on campus has had some d ifficulty organizing. Mary Reyes, the original leader of the group, left for Alcatraz. They are now still organi zing but the future is promising.
Directing the play is Mr. Buddy Ashbrook. Members of the cast are David Fennessy, George; Jim Southers, Lennie; Mel Schuster, Candy; Jamie Dean, The Boss; Bob Harrington, Curley; Barbara Price ,Curley's ~ife; Scott Hicks, Slim; Vic Machanis, Carlson; Mide Stodghill, ~hit; Kirk McClure, Crooks. Other personnel include Norm Gaski ns , technical director; David Humphreys, sound; Tom Henderson, lights; Lynda Buendel, costumes; Scott Hicks, set construction.
NEIL YOUNG
Neil Young concert here Saturday night By special arrangement with "Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young," the freshm an class will present Neil Young in concert Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. in the Dome. Young, who is the ex-leader of the "Buffalo Springfield," has produced four million selling albums , four million selling singles·, and has recorded for Reprise Records . According to John Donnelly, Young is considered one of the great American rock composers, and has written a number of songs both for "Buffalo Springfield" and "Crosby, Stills, a nd Nash."
Vets for Peace conduct silent vigil Veterans for Peace and interested students are planning various activities to coincide with the National Draft Resistance Week starting Monday. A table will be set up in the stud ent union with information on the war and
the draft. Materials which male students can send to their draft board and have included in their file will be prov ided. Petitions will also be available. At ll a.m. ~ednes d ay a s ilent vigil will take place formi ng at the s idewalk
Publication staffs attending JAK
area in front of the flagpole. People well bring signs, candles, and incense to hold. On Thursday and Friday workshops will be held dealing with the draft, war and resistance to both. They will start at 11 a.m. in the student union. During the week, petitions and s tatem ents will be circulated for signatures. They we ll be used by national peace organizations in protesting the selective service system . Referring to the purpose of the new mobilization, one of the organi ze rs, Rick Jahnkow said the new mobilization working out ofWashingtonD, C., will be conducting national campaigns to protest the draft. Both legal action and civil disobedience will be taking place at draft boards, induction centers and rec ruiting offices.
Members of the journalism department left early today to atte nd the 1970 conference of the Journalism Association of Junior Colleges being held in F resno. The weeke nd-long c onfe r e nce attracts ju nior college students from all over the state. Friday buz z sessions will be he ld dealing with such subjects as laboratory newspape r s, journalism and the third world, journalism and the e nvironment, the purposes of college newspapers, and the organization of the student section of JAJC.
He commented, "Our protest will be held in conjuction with these national activities. ~e will be encouraging 'civil- obedience' with selective service by encouraging males over 18 to send mail to their draft boards . This is in compliance with the selective service law which requires all registered males to keep their draft boards notified of any changes in their situations,
On-the- spot contests in maga zine layout, headline writi ng, and newswriting will be conducted on Friday evening. Photography contestants will compe te on Saturd ay morning.
"This includes letting them know any changes of address to simply writing to tell them about weekend trips to Los Angeles . Also everyone may subm it any material for inclusion il'. their file if it relates to their present situation.
Idea exchanges for all staff me mbe r s are schedul ed for Saturday morning. In the afternoon a judges' c linic is schedul ed so that everyone present can hear the comments made by the judges on the college papers sent in for rating. Those attending from Palomar include: Mr . Fred Wilhelm, journalism advisor; Mr. Justus Ahrend, photo advisor; Jackie Easle y, Jan Gus tina, ~illabert Parks, Carol Samuelson, Bill Anthony, John Eden, and Dennis Anderson, all members of the TELESCOPE and FOCUS 's taffs,
Appearing with Young Saturd ay night will be his group, "Crazy Horse", along with top local group ~~hite Lightning." Doors for the concert will open at 8 p.m. and the concert will begin at 8:30p.m. Tickets may be obtained ·in the bookstore, at Sound Town ·and the Great North Broadway Pantworks in Escondido, the Rebel Shop in Plaza Camino Real, and at MiraCosta College . Tickets are $3.50 and the concert is open to the public. Young' s appearance i s a Phillips/ Allen /Messe r production.
Jackie Easley and Bill Grote have been approved by the publtcations board as new editors of TELESCOP-E and FOCUS, re-
spectively. Rumor has it that the two . plan to insert 'leftist leanings' tnto the publications. How does it look to you ?
"This will serve to slowdown the pr ocess which dr afts m en to fight unjust, fmm oral wars. Indeed, the mai n objective of the new m obilization and participants across the nation on Thu rs day will be to s top the mac hine r y of death caUed the draft. "