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Board gets stadiu m proposal
THE TELES C<DPE Palomar College · Volume 25 Number 23 · A Publication of the Associated Students ·
February 18,1972
· San Marcos, Calif.
92069
Speech tourney tomorrow; spealcers return with honors Three hundred speech students from 20 high schools in two counties will assemble at Palomar tomorrow for competition in the seventh annual Invitational Spring Interpretation Festival. In the one day contest, entries from San Diego and Imperial County schools will compete for honors and trophies in the s peech categories of humorous , dram atic, oratorical and oral interpretation. Ray Dahlin, speech instructor and supervisor of the tournam e nt, said awards will be made to finalists winning the first six places in each event. First, second and third place sweepstakes trophies will also be awarded, and in ad dition, the outstanding speaker will be named at the awa rds assembly. The Palomar forensics team, with supervision from Phi Rho Pi, the national honorary collegiate speech fra te rnity, will handle the general management and direction of the tournament schedule and arrangements for the various contests, Dahlin said. Tournament. director from the· college forensics team is Terri Miles, Phi Rho Pi president. T eam members who will be directors of the events inc lude Mrs. Cynthia Drinkwater, oral interpretation; Bob Miller, humorous; Becky Green, oratorical interpretation and Mary Bareis, dr amatic. Other members of the forensics team who will be assisting includ e Bonnie Anderson, Estella McDill, Kathy Connor, Lori Broomhall, Floyd McKeithen, Donna Reeps, and Susie Williams. Dahlin said that the public is invited to attend all events, which will begin at 8:30 a .m. tomorrow. The championship rounds are set for 3:30 tomorrow afternoon, to be followed by the awards assembly.
Film about film will be shown 1n P-32 How about a film about a film about a film ? "8 l/2," Federico Fellini's 1963 masterpiece, is just that. Marcello Mastroianni plays a 43year- old director who is resting at a spa and trying to sort out ideas about his new film. His cool, unsensual, trouble- making wife is played by Anouk Aimee . Extravagant, baroque and fantastic- all descriptions of "8 l/2." Film instructor Dick Peacock feels that this is "a masterpiece in filmmaking. If you' re serious about watching films, this is a must." "8 112" will be s hown February 23 at 7 p.m. in P - 32 and the 24th at 1 p.m.
News Briefs Students inte rested in police science, corrections, pre-law or just the overall criminal justice system should attend an organizational meeting of the Palomar Criminal Justice Club in R- 3 today at ll a.m.
*** Alpha Gamma Sigma, honor society, will hold its first spring meetingWednesday at ll a.m. in S-7. New and returning members are invited to attend. The basic qualification for temporary membership is a 3.0 grad e point average . Membership dues and applications for graduation with honors from Palomar will be accepted at this meeting. Honor Society membership is required to graduate with honors.
*** Because of Washington's Birthday being celebrated Monday and due to scheduling difficulties, THE TELESCOPE's next edition will be February25.
" "' * Art Thompson's scheduled rap session today in P-20 at 11 a.m. has been cance ll ed .
New honors were brought to Palomar by the Forensics squad l ast week as they traveled to two separate national invitational tournaments. The first group, led by speech coach Mitties McDonald, competed at the 49er Invitational he ld at Cal State Long Beach where they captured third place sweepstakes. Outstanding individual performers in the event were Cynthia Dr inkwater and Becky Green who reached the c hampionship finals of persuasive speaking and oral inte rpretation, r es pectively. In addition, John Sowell r eached the semi final round of persuasive speaking. The debate team of Mary Bareis a nd Becky Green won five of s ix debates as they defeated Cal State Los Angeles, Dixie, Mesa (Ari zona), Los Angeles City College and Southern Utah. The second group, coached by Ray Dahlin, traveled to Sacramento to com pete for the Governor's Cup at Sacramento State College. After three days of competition the debate team of Donna Reeps and Sue Williams reached the championship quarter-finals after defeating St. Mary's, Idaho State, Moorpark, L.tssen and Ventura. Donna Reeps received a sterling silver plaque as she was named one of the three outstanding s peake rs at the tournam e nt.
Roy Tyler and Susan Youngdale preview 1971 European photography tour slides with Justus Ahre nd, Palomar instructor and tour counselor. Tyler was a participant in 1970 and Miss
Youngdale was a member of the 1971 group. Ahre nd will present a free slide show of the most recent trip February 24 at 7:30p.m. in room P-32. (Photo by George Salinas)
Ashbrook, Moore co-star European culture • • 1n 'Lion Winter' drama illustrated inshow Buddy Ashbrook and Jill Moore will be leading the cast in the Drama Department's production of James Goldman's "Lion in Winter." The play is scheduled to be presented March 16-18 and March 22- 25 in P-33, the drama lab. Ashbrook, drama director, will be playing the role of Henry II, as well as directing the production. "I took this role because it will give me a chance to get on the other end of it. I usually direct," he explained, "so this gives me a chance to be with the students." The scene is set in 12th century England in the castle of Henry II. It is an adult, comical rendition of the feud between Henry of England and Phillip of France. But as the play develops, the entire cast becomes caught up in a bizarre turn of events . As Ashbrook put it, "It's like the modern day 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' " Set design was created by Norm
Gaskins, technical director. During Christmas vacation Gaskins created a scale model to direct construction of the stage set. "We are using 17th and 18th century theater prac tice in our construction,'' Gaskins said. "But we have made no attempt in creating a realistis castle. We're using more of the soft appeal." "The play is a strong one and has a cast of equally strong characters," Ashbrook commented. "It also has a lot of historical value and gives the cast a chance to do research and wear costumes of that period.'' Other cast members include: Jill Moore, Eleanor; Thad Gree r, Richard the Lionhearted; John Hit on, Geoffrey; Stevve Phelps, John; John Sowell, Phillip , King of France; and Kim Eckert. Alais, Phillip' sister · and He nry's mistress. Jan Bourgoin will be aiding as assis tant director.
Color slides 1971 European will be s hown day, February P - 32.
featuring highlights of the photography- culture tour free to the public Thurs24, at 7:30p.m. in room
Justus Ahrend, photography instructor, who has been a counselor for the Foreign Study League for three years, will act as narrator for the show. Included will be scenes from Switzerland, interiors taken in the Louvre and Versailles and an unusual look at the Eiffel Tower. Also featured will be scenes from Spain with visits to Toledo, Segovia and a bull fight at the Madrid bull ring. Italian segme nts will include s hots taken in Florence and Rome, time permitting. Information on the 1972 photo- culture student tour may be obtained by contacting Justus Ahre nd in F-24 or at hi s hom e in Vista after 6 p.m. at 724-0 667 .
'CINDERELLA' AS NEW FORENSICS COACH
Former student returns to teach "A Cinderella story" is Miss Mitti<>s McDonald's description of her two ye&..:s as a student at Palomar in a rece nt interview. When Mitties began college s he wanted to be a tennis champ. Mr. Ray Dahlin's coaching was the magic which changed the aspiring te nnis star into a winning s peec h-maker. According to Miss McDonald before her graduation from Palomar she set her goal to return as a teacher. "I am awe struck that the faculty r e members me as a student and grateful they don't make me live that rol e ," d eclares the new speech coach. She describes the c hange in roles from a student to a teacher as carr ying different r es pons ibilities . " As students' tasks and the methods of perfo rming them were outlined, now guide lines are unlimited." ew teac her notes that she must do her hom ewo rk. "I love it," is her e nthusiastic reply when asked about teaching. Mitties exp lains that she is refining her teac hing methods, but adds that in fifteen years she will still be refining her methods . "I am as nervous as a kitten about giving a r eading at church tonight," Mitties remarked even though just before she had told of her outstanding r e -
• I was awe-struck that t he faculty rem embered me as a student, comments Mitties MacDonald, former student who has r e turned to teach speech. (Photo by George Salinas)
cord in natio nal competition. Miss McDo nald r e lated that s he had competed and won in the national com petition both of her yea r s at Palomar. The first yea r she placed first in expos itory, second in oral interpr e tation, and third in debate. She walked away from the 1\ationa l Forensic Championships in :vliami the next yea r with a first in ex pos itory and a second in speec h ana lysis . l\'orthwestern University has a reputation for being the best in the nation for speec h majors. Mitties McDonald •s speech activities at Palomar he lped her e nter the college of her c hoice , but s he d id not e nter com pe tition because s he wanted to concentrate on her studies. After spending several winters in the eas t the weather in this area became an added attraction. She declared she won 't miss the fur coats , fur ha ts and_ fur boots this year. A recent thrill was receiving he r sheepskin confirming her Masters Degree in the mail. Now eve r ything seems more official to the new s peec h instructor. Miss McDo nald will be doing more studying at Northwestern during the summers. Now her goal is a Ph. D.
Tax override to finance
new facility Proposal for the construction at Palomar College of an all-purpose memorial bowl, with a seating capacity of 12,000, was made to the governing board in session February 8. Propone nts of the project asked the board to cons id er financing the esti mated $940,000 stru cture by placing on the June primary e lec tion ballot an override tax proposal of 18 ce nts per SlOO valuation, to be in effect for one year, 1972-73, onl y. Discussion of the bowl construction plan was on the board mee ting agenda for information, with no formal action requested at the tim e. However, it was pointed out that a decision woulri have to be mad e within the next two weeks in ord e r to place the proposition on the Ju ne ballot. Milt Lemmerman, presirient of the Comet Quarterback Club. made the detailed proposal to the board, describing the pre liminary work of various supporters of the plan, a nd showeri architectural sketches of how the project would be located in a natural bowl-type setting in a presently undeveloped northeast corner of co llege prope rty. Lemmerman, who str essed that the proposed 18 cents tax "would be for one year, and one year only." sairi "thi s is a grass-roots movement. originating with our c lub, but extending a lso into many segments of the population who are inte r ested in obtaining such a facility for all the North County." He said the all-purpose concept in tentative design of the bowl e nvi s ioned its us e not only for athletic events, hut also for such organizations and events as kennel club shoes, riding c lub ancl horse shows, and c ultural eve nts including concerts and ''under the s tars " dramatic productions . "T he North County has reached a stature that the people have expected," he said, "and there is no facility duplicating this one anywhere in the region.' • He said those who have worked on preliminary studies of the plan feel that such an e lection "has all the earmarks of a winner," and pointed out that a s imp le majority vote would carry the over- rid e tax proposition . Lemmerman said the 18-cent levy for one year would amount to only $9 for the owne r of a home valued at $20,000 and $13. 50 for a S3 0,000 prope rty. He told the board, "This is a tremendously popul ar proposition. Give us t he place on the hallot and we will put it ac ross . All we ask is that you permit us to place this before the people." Coach Mack Wiehe also partic ipated in the prese ntation, and seve ral supporters s poke in its favor from an overflow audience at the session. Wiehe pointed out that the facil ity would a lso he used by San Marcos High Sc hool at hle tic events , and by a poss ible future area high school. In various pro and con discussions of the proposal, the hoard raised questions on "how realistic" the plan was , and how the coll ege needed such other construction as paramedical facilities, laboratories, and a theater- arts complex. Ques tions raised on other aspects of the proposal related to access roads , p a rking, and the gene r a l public climate of opposition to increas ing taxes. One comment on the plan was that supporters "get more r eaction" from the people, including the faculty and students, before a final decis ion is made on whe ther to authorize the e lec tion.
Cranston to talk to Young Demos Party caucus work a nd an upcoming pa rty for US Senator Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) are keeping Palomar's Democratic Club busy. The party wo rk involved serving as monitors for the recent s tate-wide caucuses. Selected by the party's State Central Committee as monitors were club pres ident Mike Furgal, secretary Kent Fairchild, Gwe n Leister, Donna Shand and Carol Million. Secondly, the pa rty for Sen. Cranston will be held at the home of Roy Archer, club adivsor. It will run from 2:30 to 5 p.m. President Furgal is inviting eve ryone to "come and rap", with Cranston tomorrow afternoon. Finally, today's club meeting will include a discussion of grass roots registration of voters in Escondido. The meeting will be in P-16 at ll a.m.