Plans for arboretum progressing By Glae Thien Native Southern California vegetation will be featured in the natural setting of the campus arboretum (natural park) scheduled for completion in June. Doubling as both a study area for science students and a recreation spot, the arboretum will be located on currently vacant land in the northwest sector of the campus. The ASG will finance the project. "Open space is a necessity for any healthy academic community," said student assemblyman Brian Hawthorne, who devised plans for the new park. ''The main purpose of the arboretum will be soul preservation," he added . "By providing a quiet, peaceful atmosphere, it will give people a chance to relax and be able to think.'' The idea of an arboretum is actually based on Hawthorne's experiences with the United States Coast Guard in New
London, Connecticut, during the summer of 1971. "One of the universities there had a huge arboretum which was almost all wilderness," he r ecalled. "The students, as well as the community people, who spent time there for research, painting and nature studies, really enjoyed it.'' So, the idea of an arboretum remained in Hawthorne 's mind as he came to Palomar at the beginning of the school year. Almost immediately he wondered why this campus could not have such an area. After investigation of the costs and possible sites for an arboretum, he took his final conclusions to the student assembly, whose members endorsed his proposals . ''Other segments of the campus were also very helpful," Hawthorne noted. ''Bob Kelly of the gardening department,
as well as members of Biology, Art and Photography departments were enthusiastic about the idea." With this backing, Hawthorne explained his plans to the Board of Governors as part of a presentation concerning the ASG budget. The board approved the plan, designating the proposed land for the project (the area was previously planned for future parking lots). Still, the task of preparing the site for plant life remained. Last week, Hawthorne led a group of faculty and administration members, along with a representative of the US Department of Agriculture, to the location . "Unfortunately, we discovered some problems," Hawthorne said. "The agriculture specialist warned us about cyclical rainfall in the area and the nearby water run-off that causes extreme erosion. "In addition, Dr. (John) Schettler (as-
THE TELESCOPE Palomar College · Volume 26 Number 16 · A Publication of the Associated Students ·
Feb. 16, 1973
· San Marcos, Calif.
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Theatre of Deaf sets produdion of 'Gilgomesb' "Gilgamesh," the National Theatre of the Deaf's (NTD) seventeenth major production, will be presented in the dome February 25 at 8 p.m. The NTD was found ed on a grant from the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and continues under grants from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. These grants established the NTD as the first permanent professional company of deaf actors. The company is now on its eleventh national tour and has been on five European ' tours · and had two Broadway engagements. The Theater of the Deaf is not jus . for the deaf. Their performance includes sign language with mime, dance, music, movement, and simultaneous narration and song. The performance of "Gilgamesh'' recounts a Sumerian legend that predates Homer by 1500 years. The story is concerned with the mangod Gilgamesh, ruler of Uruk, who seeks to inscribe his name forever in the great books of heroes with his friend Enkidu , 1'. wild man from the mountains. He then seeks everlasting life in a haunting voyage to the underworld to find Utnapishtim, the only person ever to conquer death. The legend was found inscribed on tablets discovered in Assyria in the 1850s . Tickets for the performance are $.50 for students and $1 for nonstudents. Tickets are available in the Bookstore.
Documentaries show authentic war scene "Day of Freedom," al7-minuteshowing of the 1935 German army, leads five nonfiction films set for viewing in P-32, February 21 at 7 p.m., and February 22 at 1 p.m. "The March of Time ," subtitled "Rehearsal for War in Spain," is a 7-minute screen journalism offering. "Battle of the United States" is a subtitle from the Army-Navy Screen Magazine. This 20-minute film is from a series created to keep American soldiers informed of events at home and abroad. A 92-minute look at people in the turmoil of war, done with a high sense of poetry and drama, is offered with "Fires Were Started.'' Sixteen minutes of nuclear holocaust is presented in "Hiroshima-Nagasaki."
Ballin'jack in concert with Tim Weisberg and Fairfield will be presented Monday at 8 p .m. in the dome by the
Black Student Alliance. Tickets are available in the bookstore and at many county music stores.
Two one-man shows on display featuring contemporary art works Prints by Walter Askin make up the new one man show that joined Richard Allen Morris' face painting in the Dwight Boehm Gallery. The Gallery has been divided into two rooms for this semester to accommodate a series of "ten one-man shows of various medias and ideas," said Doug Durrant, director of the gallery. In room B of the gallery are the prints by Askin, a teacher at Cal State LA. This series of prints were created at Tamarind Institute at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Askin has had more than 16 one man shows; has exhibited paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints in over 400 museum and university art galleries in the US, Britain, Canada·, Mexico, Japan and Germany; and has received numerous awards. In room A of the gallery, the display of cartoon faces by Richard Allen Morris continues. The faces were painted very quickly, Morris said at the opening two weeks ago, so that he could start work on the next one. He started painting these faces in 1964 and has done over 100. Those on display in the gallery are all from the late 1960's.
Jones' interest in outdoor life led him to film part of Muir's past in the national park. During his high school and college years, Jones spent summers working in Ontario's Quentico National Park. He spent the summer of 1966 on a 1100 mile kayak expedition along the coast of Japan. The trip, partially sponsored by the National Geographic Society was the basis for the film, "Written in the Water." Admission is free. A discussion period will be held after the film.
''The gallery dictated where I put them , " Morris continued. "They look different in a different room. I hardly recognize them." The display of faces in room A will remain on display until next Friday, while the print display in room B will remain on display until March 4.
Meditation lecture slated The Students International Meditation Society will host a general introductory lecture, "Transcendental Meditation and Higher States of Consciousness", Tuesday at 11 a.m. and 7·p.m. in room R-4B. At this time the practical applications of Transcendental Meditation will be discussed .
*** All interested students are invited to the Student Assembly meetings held each Thursday at 4 p.m. in R-3.
*** In observance of Washington's birthday, no classes will be held here Monday.
*** Ed Mendez, representative of the Veteran's Service Department, county of San Diego, · will be available for consultation on campus every Wednesday morning, 8:30 to 11:30, in the office of the Coordinator of Veterans Education, Administration building. ·
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All interested students are invited to attend meetings of the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Regular meetings are held Mondays and Thursdays at ll a.m. in room S-5 .
Cliff Roche, will be trying for an unprecedented eighth straight sweepstakes victory. Dahlin said that the public is invited to attend all events, which will begin 8:30 a.m . Saturday. Championship rounds are set for 5 p.m., to be followed by the awards assembly. The Palomar forensics team, with supervision from Phi Rho Pi, the national honorary collegiate speech fraternity, will handle the general management and direction of the tournament schedule and arrangements for the various contests. Dahlin said. Team members who will be co-directors of the events include Nancy Comer and Karen Bennett, programmed reading; Cheryl Bruno and Donna Reeps, humorous; Rill MadsP.n and Buck Webster, dramatic; Tamara Johnson and Frank Gluck, oratory; Mary Bareis and Estella McDill, expository. Other members of the forensics team who will be assisting include Ted Taylor, James McKeown, Cynthia Drinkwater and Stella Willcox.
Volunteers wanted now for Big Brother, MECHA sponsors Big Sister program 'Students' Day' More volunteers are needed for the Big Brother and Big Sister program. The counseling department and the Volunteer Bureau of the Welfare Dep artment have organized this recruiting drive , trying to find students who would like to be a friend to a child who has lost one or both parents. The Big Brother or Sister must be able to visit the child regularly. The program 's goal is to provid e children with responsible adult companionship. Several excellent programs provide tutoring services to children; this is not another tutoring program. A Big Brother or Sister oriented volunteer provides tutoring only when complementary to the developing relationship, or when tutoring is not otherwise available . Anyone interested in being a Big Brother or Big Sister should contact Dave Chittock at the counseling center, or Anabelle Hamlin or Luis Terrazas at the Department of Public Welfare, 620 East Valley Parkway, Escondido, telephone 745-4200. An informational meeting for anyone interested will be held today at 11 a.m. in R-3.
!News at a Glance! Black Student Alliance will hold a meeting tomorrow from 12 to 3 in S-7. All are invited.
planting will begin. "Of course, science students will then be able to use the arboretum for specimen id entification of our local plants," Hawthorne observed. Another feature of the arboretum will be a special man-made mountain included as part of the park's design. Meanwhile, as work begins on the arboretum, Hawthorne has plans about having a second one, which would include, among other things, a pond. ''I've been thinking about a spot on the northernmos-t part of campus," the student assemblyman said. "Already, it has a partial pond and most of the area is fenced." At this location. he expects to plant out-of-state and out-of-country plants. The pond would be stocked with various types of fish. It is hoped that migrating water fowl would stop and use the pond.
Speakers to compete • 1n tourney tomorrow Three hundred speech students from 20 high schools in two counties will assemble at Palomar tomorrow for competition in the eighth annual Invitational Spring Speech Festival. In the one day contest, entries from San Diego and Imperial County schools will compete for honors and trophies in categories of humorous, dramatic, expository, oratory and programmed reading. Ray Dahlin and M!tties McDonald, speech instructors and supervisors of the tournament, said awards will be made to finalists winning the first six places in each event. First, second and third place sweepstakes trophies will be award ed, and in addition, the outstanding speaker will be named at the awards assembly. Oceanside High School, coached by
Yosemite film Tuesday Highlighting the dramatic seasons of Yosemite, "John Muir's High Sierra" · will be presented by producer and lecturer, Dewitt Jones as part of the Travel-Adventure film series Tuesday in P-32 at 8 p.m. Spring's rebirth, summer storms, autumn ambers, and the first snow illustrate the transformation of the landscape and depict several lifestyles of the Yosemite National Park. John Muir, mountaineer, explorer and conservationist, made his home for several years in the Yosemite valley.
sistant· superintendent in charge of business) said we must have a fence enclosing the area if we included a pond," Hawthorne continued. After considering these developments, Hawthorne decided to discard the possibility of a pond in the arboretum. It was also decided to check into soil erosion prevention and design the park accordingly. Following the work done for erosion prevention, action will begin on preparing the various parts of the park. Among the key tasks are excavation and piping for water supply. "In the park we plan to have a natural amphitheater that can accomodate 75-100 people," Hawthorne said. "It will be ideal for outdoor classrooms or group discussion.'' The Biology Department will help dec ide which native species should be included in the arboretum and then
The Veteran's Education Office has announced it will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. In addition it will be open on Wednesday evening from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Howard Kuske from Alder Craft of California will be speaking in Nick Disparti's Wood Technology class Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in Room IT-2. The purpose of his visit will be to discuss opportunities in the furniture manufacturing business. All interested students are welcome to attend this class.
*** New members will be welcomed by the Palomar Business Club, according to a club spokesman. Meetings and announcements are posted on bulletin boards throughout the business area. Anyone enrolled in a business class or any business major is eligible for membership. The subscription is $1 a semester.
MECHA is sponsoring a •students' Day" for area high school students at the college Wednesday, including workshops and programs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and a dance in the Dome gymnasium from 7 to 11 p.m. "The organization has hosted several high school students' programs on the campus in the past and we expect a large turnout for this conference," said Mary Cruz, chairman of arrangements . She said the conference will present a number of workshops aimed to encourage and develop participation and motivation by high school students.
Planetarium feotures winter constellations Giants, monsters and gods from the mythology of the winter constellations will be featured at the Wednesday evening planetarium shows in February. The mythical figures will be shown against a background of the stars . The shows are free . Performances are given each Wednesday at 7:15 and 8:30p.m. As no one can be admitted after the lights are dimmed, guests are advised to arrive 15 minutes before the show begins to allow time for parking and seating. Reservations are desirable for large groups.
Emergency loans made available Emergency loans for full-time Palomar students are available from a new ASG loan fund starting today. A maximum of $75 can be loaned to each applicant with a maximum pay-back period of 30 days. All loans are interest-fre e. "The money in this circulating fund belongs to the student body," said ASG treasurer Gary Jestice. "We would appreciate prompt repayment so that a greater number of students can use the service.'' Full information is available in the ASG office, located in room R-3.