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Palomar College
Volume 25 Number 18 · A Publication of the Associated Students
Decem ber 10 , 1971
San Marcos , Calif.
92069
'Oz' opens here on Wednesday
Set technicians (LtoR) Anne Hegr at, Mary Marcello, Glendie Koyl and Su-
zanne Cooper prepare the stage settings for the upcoming play"Wizard
Registration for spring begins on January 1Oth It's time for all Palomar day stud ents to think of registering for the next sem e s te r. Before you panic, take time to carefully read the following ground rules which have been set up . The first stage is the study program. If you have any doubts about certain courses and their requirem e nts, c heck the college catalog first. Then, if you need furthe r help, make an appointment to see your counselor before the Christmas break. To complete phase one, obtain an English Eligibility Card from either the English Departm e nt, your counse lor or the Admissions Office. fo r thos e wishing to e nroll in the Work Experie nce Program, you must have approval of the program director. The room to go to is A- 33. With the pre li minaries out of the way, you're ready to r egi s te r. F irst, get your Registration Packe t from either the Counseling Office or Adm is sions. These will he hand ed out be ginning January 3. Co mplete eve r ything but the Official Stud y Program and have the da ta verifi ed by the Admissions Office . Priority cards will then be mailed. You should receive yours by January 7. From January lOth to the 20th will
be the official r egistration period. On your priority day, bring all the c a rds mentioned above plus your study program (with section numbe rs numeri cally arranged ) and rece ive your class cards. Those under 21 who are taking more than 8 units must take a 1/2 unit P.E. activity. Finally, pay your fees a nd s how the Business Office the Priority and Registration Cards.
Tunney speaks in Escondido U.S. Senator John V. Tunney will be appearing in Escond id o Tuesday under the sponsorship of the P alomar College Democratic Club. The event will be held at 7:30 p. m. in De l Dios Junior High School on the c orner of W. 9th Ave. and Del Dios Highway. After a short speech, the Se nator will be available for a ques tion and answer sess ion. There will be no admis s ion charge and all students a re invited to me et their Sena tor.
News Briefs All students who are interested in applying for student financial assistance should have their applica tion completed and turned into the Financial Aid Office by Friday, December 17, to r eceive first priority for the spring semester. Aid is ava ilabl e in seve ral areas. Forms and further information are a vailable in the Financial Aids Office, A- 61.
*** Looking for something off the beaten track as Christmas gifts ? Item s with a special "flair?" There'll be 1,000 of them to choose from at the annual sale of art a nd ceramic objects produced by Palom a r cotlege art students, sched uled from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and Saturday.
*** Michael Ci hak , assista nt director of admissions of the Univers ity of San Diego, will be on campus Dece mbe r 13, 14, and 15 from 11 a.m . to 2 p.m. to discu ss transfer poss ibiliti es with students interested in the Uni ve r s ity of San Diego. Students who have questions concerning ma jor offe rings , fin a ncial aid, campus housing, and tra nsfe r able courses, are e ncouraged to take advantage of this opportunity .
Students, faculty or me mbers of the community wishing to donate toys or money to help MECHA in their annual toy drive and Chris tm as pa rty for unde rprivile ged c hildren, are asked to bring c ontributions to the M ECHA office in R-5. Any and all contributions are welcome according to Alejandro Gon zal ez , chairman of the event.
of Oz" which opens December 15 in P-33. (Photo oy Nora Cochrane)
Singers present student recital Five students will be featured in the Music Depa rtment's student recital next Wednesday. Maxine Cearly will perform the Sonata by Domenico Sc a rlatti for piano . Jan Stewart will be playing on the piano "Canon in B" by Robert Schumann. "La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin" by Debussy will be pe rform ed by Polly Schmidt. Mendelssohn's "First Movement of the Violin Concerto in E minor" will be rendered by Robe rt Russell. Susan Powe rs will sing two numbers by Manuel de Falla. The recita l will be presented at 11 a . m . in C-5.
Christmas star shines this month "The Christmas Star-- Story of the Star of Bethlehem," will be the December the me of the series of weekly planetarium shows at Palomar College. The r egular Wednesday performances are schedul ed for Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. The shows begin at 7:15 p. m. and 8:30p.m. There is no admission charge, but telephone reserva tions are suggested because of limited seating capacity. The planetarium a lso schedules Tuesday and Thursday morni ng performances for groups of students from schools of the North County whe n advance arrangements are made by the teachers.
by Rose la DelCastillo Have you hea rd the s tory of the little girl who dreamed of going over the rainbow and when s he finall y got the r e ran ac ross witches, a for es t full of dancing jitterbugs and fin a ll y decided to go hom e on a rocke ts hip '' One may c onc lude the plot sounds familiar--wa s n't it on T . V. 0 And if it was , how ca n a play s taged in the small area within P- 33 eve r compe te with Metro-_Goldw yn- Maye r 0 Buddy As hbrook, direc tor for the c hil dr en' s Christmas production, "The \Vi zard of Oz " and No rm Gaskins, tec hni cal director, a r e currently putting in lots of creative e fforts to have s ucce ss ful pe rformances December 15- 19. "The plot and music a r e basi call y the same as in the movie version, however there are a few c hanges which have been adopted for the stage . For instance we don't have the fl yi ng monkies . Instead we're usi ng jitte rbugs, half-plant and half-animal creatures, who dance incessantl y. Anybody c oming in contact with the jitterbugs can't stop dancing either ," Ashbrook explaine d. " Another difference is the ending. In the movie Dorothy and Oz fly back to Kansas in a balloon. In the stage version they'll be leaving on a rocket s hip," As hbrook added. Among the special effects, that are used will be creating a snow storm, a cyclone and the usage of a videotaped scene. About seven different areas of the set will be used to give the effect of different setti ngs for the scenes. Some of the m a re sets including the for es t,
"Our major proble m is the s hort amount of tim e we have to work with. But fortunately I've been r ec e iving he lp from . litti es 1\IcDonald, who has taken c harge of the 30 munc hkins . Claudia 1-.:eithley , in charge of music and Kim Ecke rt, in charge of Choreography,•· As hbrook c ontinued. "My job is just to piece a ll of it toge the r." The leading cast includes Sharon Lowe, Dorothy: Jill 1\Joore, Wicked Witch: Nancy Moore, Sorceress: David Fenne ssy. Scar e crow: Lawrence Walters, Tin Man: John Higdon, Lion and Don Gray, Oz. The cast will a lso be featured in the Christmas pa r ade in Escondido, Saturday at 10 a.m . As hbrook urges everyone to make r eservations in advance as there will be only s ix pe rformances inc luding the Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. December 19. "Opening night is already sold out," As hbrook said. "Everyone should make r e serva tions because in our las t play, "Dark of the Moon" we had to turn almost 100 people away who came the last night without reservations." Cu rta in will be at 7 p.m. Ticke ts are Sl for s tud e nts a nd S2. 00 for adults.
Awards for studying abroad offeredby Rotary Foundation Students of Palomar m ay app ly for an award to study abroad during the 1973-74 sc hool yearu nd e raneducational grant from the Rotary Foundation of Rota ry Inte rna tional. Those wishing to apply s hould c ontact Palm e r ·. Kremer, preside nt of the Rotary Club of San Marcos and instructor in European Hi s tory a t Palomar. The deadline for submitting completed applications i s March 15, 1972. Three types of educational awards are offered by the Rotary Foundation , sa id Dr. 0 . Doyle Dannenbe rg, Found a tion chairman for thi s Rotary di s trict. They are graduate fellowships, for students who have a bac he lor' s degree or equivalent; und e rgradu ate scholars hips, for students doing co l lege- or unive rsity-level work and who have not yet attained a degree: and technical training awards , for young artisans or craftsmen with at least two years' experience in their c hosen field . The awards provide tuition a nd fees, living expenses , round-trip transportation, intensi ve langu age training when necessary , and educ a tiona l travel in the country.
Dr. Danne nbe rg said the Foundation program, s tarted in 1947, was c r e ated to further international und e rstanding and fri e nd s hip through people -to- people contact. This year the foundation will award S l, 750,000 to more than 600 young peopl e.
Concert choir to sing carols Palomar's Conce rt Choir, directed by Joe Stanford will be prese nted in Chris tmas concert and carol sing at the college at 3 p.m. Sunday.
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The conce rt is sc heduled for room C -5 and the public is invited , without charge. Accompani s ts will be Jam es Weld, music departm e nt instru ctor of piano, organ and music theory, who will play the pipe organ accompanying the choir and audi ence in carols and Christmas hymns; Deborah Bradley, student accompanist on piano ; a nd stud e nts Sheran Gallipeau, c la rinet; Julie Kline, flute; and DeLynne Ketcherside, cello. In addition to a program of carols, the concert choir will a lso perform mus ic by Sowerby, Rubbra, Diemer, Schroeder and Pinkham.
MECHAshows flick Tuesday
*** Dra ma Club meetings a r e he ld eve ry Friday a~ ll a .m . in P-3 3. All inte res ted !:'~ude nt s Rr c invited to attend .
*** Want to find out what Palomar's You ng Republicans are doi ng thi s yea r ? Then join them a t the ir inform a l get-together F riday at 11 a . m. in room P-20 . Refr es hm e nts will be se rved and all s tudents are invited.
*** Continuing stude nts who wish he lp in planning the ir sc hed ul e for the s pring semester s hould ma ke an appointm ent with their counselor before Christmas vacation. Appointm e nt times after the vacation will be devoted to inc oming students.
the c ity of Oz , the witches' castle , munchk inl and, and Dorothy's hom e in Kansas. " \Ve' \·e used very bold, colorful techniques in designing and painting to achieve the s tor~· book concept," Gas kins s aid. Ashbrook prai sed Gaskin's set as "the bes t te c hni ca l Rnd cons truction wise set he has built he r e .··
That bag of rice be ing presented to student Donald Sto r y by Mr. Roy Arc her, P a lom ar instructor, is not your ordinary bag of rice. It' s an award Mr. Archer
gives to any s tud ent who has a 100 scor e on one of Mr. Ar c he r's Far East His tory tests . Story is only the second student to accomplish this feat.(Simmons)
MECHA will be sponsoring the movie, "The Battle of Algie rs", Tuesd ay from 3-5 p.m. in room P- 32. "Battle of Algiers" takes place in 1954 when a rebel organi zation starts its drive for independence with a terror campaign against the European community in Algie rs. The story of the battle of Algiers ends with an epilog summari zing the events of the following five years, concluding on July 3, 1962, when Algierians were granted independence. There will be an admission fee of $.25. Proceeds will go toward the club's scholarship fund.