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Palomar College San Marcos, California
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Volume 19, Number 3 September 28, 1965
Election tomorrow
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liNROLLMENT INCREASES This September approximately 1,968 pupils enrolled for the fall daytime semester at Palomar. This was a record of 17% over September 64's number. The evening enrollment was even greater, boasting a number of 2,600 and still increasing. Dean Burton stated that evening enrollment definitly would continue on. The percentile over last year is truly proof of Palomar's student expansion.
SAN MARCOS SCHOLARSHIPS San Marcos High school graduates are urged to contact Mr. Del Porter, counselor, in the
new counseling service building. Approximately $100 in scholarships is available. All interested students should obtain the apporiate forms as soon as possible.
PLAY CAST ANNOUNCED Jim Ryan will play the lead as Vladimir (Didi) in Palomar's play "Waiting For Godot." The rest of the cast includes Ben McCraken as Pozzo, Paul Marvel as Lucky and Doug Smith as Estragon (Gogo). ''The reason this play was chosen," says Frank N. White, drama instructor, ''is because it is one of the key playf:! in the theater of the Absurd.'' "Waiting For Godot" is a different kind of play because it has no story. From the actor's standpoint it is an important play because there is opportunity in every role. Pantomime, being the main means for the actor to express himself, is needed to pull everything out of the actor. In conclusion Frank White stated, "it is the kind of play that some will enjoy and others dislike in that everyone finds his own meaning like in a poem or abstract painting.''
JAZZ-FOLK FESTIVAL Students interested in competing in the Southern California Intercollegiate Jazz and Folk Festival at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds on November 19 and 20, should contact Joseph A. Malik, director of student activities. Students To Offer Progress (STOP), Victor Valley College, are presentingthefestival which will have 125 to 150 groups in the jazz and folk categories. Prizes will be awarded to the outstanding groups competing. Noted individuals such as Stan Kenton, Dave Brubeck, Ron Lions, Leonard Feather, Pete Seeger, Paul Dezmann and Dave Pell will judge the competition. An information package including entry forms, posters and contest rules will be sent to Palomar for students wishing to attend or compete in the festival.
ROOTER'S BUSES Tickets for the Rooter's bus to the football game at San Diego Mesa this Saturday, Oct. 2, are now available. The tickets go on sale tomorrow, Sept. 29, in front of the student union. The price will be 30~. The Rooter's buses are sponsored by AMS. The number of tickets sold will determine the number of available buses.
PATRONS RECEPTION Sunday, September 26 at 4:00 the Patrons of Palomar held a faculty reception in the Student Union. Grace Burns, president of the PS;trons, said that the reception was a welcoming social for the Board of Governors and the faculty. The A. S. B. Council was introduced at the reception.
BLOOD BANK WEDNESDAY The Palomar Blood Bank Unit will be on campus tomorrow from 10:00 to2:00 taking domations in the drama lab. All students who have signed up to give blood will receive a letter stating the time at which they are to go to the drama lab, where the bloodmobile will be set up. Those who have morning appointments must not eat for four hours prior to the time of donation. However, it is permissible , and advisable that they drink either black coffee, fruit juice or soft drinks, but no dairy products. For those persons donating in the afternoon, jello, black coffee, tea, soft drinks, and juices are permissible. Through the PalomarBlo~ Bank it i~ possible for the,. donor and his immediate family to receive free blood if needed, as long as the student is attending Palomar as long as tlie student is attending Palomar. Thereafter, the student alone has the use of the blood as long as the Palomar Fund is in existence.
LOUIS E. LOMAX, humanities lecturer, talks with students after his speech last Fridav. He said that because all Americans are immigrants from other countries at one time or another, the Negros are the real Americans. Lomax Says: Photo by steve Mallory
Negros only real Americans By JIM McNUTT The Negro's problem in an affluent society is that he wants the same thing a white man wants, but has no honest way to get it. Pointing an accusing finger, Louis E. Lomax told a thousand Palomar students Friday that this problem is not in Harlem or Watts. ''It's in you," he said. Nationally known, best-selling author and TV personality, Lomax reminded his audience that his race is an unwilling product of a culture that was thrust upon him. Achild of his age, the Negro has the same instiable drive to acquire things his white brother has. "But nobody will give him a job." Unemployment in Watts, Lomax pointed out, has reached 37.9% as compared to the national all-time lowof4.5%. Lomax said he saw the conflict of conditioned desire and inbred hopelessness in action in the second day of the Watts riot. A looter, balancing a fiveseat sofa on his head, refused Lomax's request for an interview. The man was in a hurry to get back to the store. He wanted the matching chair. "Conditioned for 400 years to accept failure, the Negro can scarecely believe there is any chance for success," the speaker said. ''We have reached the point of great-
est danger and susp1c1on and doubt. We're at the turn of the road. There is opportunity for the Negro, but just try to convince him. '' Pointing to a solution, Lomax said: "Somebody is going. to have to come up with some creative ideas for jobs." He stated that recent studies show that 66% of Negro job areas will be wiped out by automation by 1980. He recalled that , he himself had picketed a Chicago bakery, singing "We Shall Overcome" in the slush, while inside a machine turned out 400 thousand dozen cookies a night. The bakery didn't need people, not even white ones. The crowd saw the irony of the situation ana laughed. Abandoning his effective useofhumor, Lomax grew serious. Speaking with the fervor of a fundamentalist preacher he said: ''The answer to communism is to make our system work. We've got a cultural and ethnic pluralism and we need to learn to live with it. "For what shall lt profit a man to make a million and put a bullet in his brother's brain because h~ doesn't like the color of his skin?" The audience rose slowly in a standing ovation as Lomax concluded: "One day you too will join the army of Americans to see to it that this nation, black and white, shall have a new birth of freedom."
180 men on draft deferments Approximately eight hundred draft deferment forms have been sent in this semester, according to Robert Burton, acting dean of student personnel. Among the factors the selective service uses to determine deferments are, if a student is enrolled for a full course of study which consists of twelve and a half semester units. This in turn obligates the college to inform the Selective Service Board if students drop below the required number
of units. If the man is needed to help support his family, whether a student is affiliated with an organization such as the National Guard orR.O. T.C. ,in which case the individual will not be called for unless his whole unit is called. Medical students are given deferments until they finish their education, so when called, they will be more valuable at their positions. "One thing we want to get across to the men on campus is that they must
come in themselves and make out the forms. It won't be done for them," stated Burton. ''Also it is up to the Selective Service Board, not the college, to decide who is exempt,'' concluded Burton. Burton later said that very few, if any of the Palomar men are attending college to parry the draft. Those men wishing deferment forms are requested to see the Secretary of Student Personnel.
The student body will elect three freshman class officers tomorrow, September 29. 路They will have a choice of five candidates. Four of them are running for the two offices of Representative-at-Large, and Mike Umphries is running unopposed for the office of Freshman Class President. The candidates for the offices of Representative-at-Large are Loraine Billman, Sharom Crouch, Trudeen McDaniel, and Sheryl Roberts. When asked "why there is such a limited field of contenders for the important offices of Presinted and Reps-at-Large," Glen Bailey, ASB President answered, "I am pleased that four students took out petitions for freshamn reps. This is the best turnout in some time. It is a shame that the office of frosh President, whichbears so much 路responsibility, must go unopposed, but some things just can't be helped. Nevertheless, the student council is pleased that this much interest has been shown.'' Joseph Malik, Dean of Student Activities, commented, "We are hoping for a large turnout. Enthu.sias this year is high. Students appear to be actively interested in college activities. I am hopeful this will also be true for the election tomorrow.'' Voting booths will be located in the patio in front of the student union, and on the lawn in back of the student union. Each student must present his ASB card .to the officials before he will be issued a ballot. Any student who has lost his ASB card and intends to vote, should obtain a duplicate from Robert L. Burton, Dean of Admissions.
Area 1 board meets Any Palomar student may attend this semester's California Junior College Area 1 conference on Friday, October 8, at Grossmont Junior College. Students interested should contact Virginia Wiggenjost in the Student Activities office. The Area 1 conferences according to Joseph Malik, director of student activities includes five or six workshops organized to share ideas and help solve mutual problems ." The Area 1 conference consists of representatives from 7 junior colleges which are designated by the California路 Junior College St11dent Government Association as l:reing 路: '1 Area 1. California is divided into 8 areas consisting of approximately 7 colleges per area. Each area has a conference twice a year. Anyone who is interested in attending the conference on the 8th is welcome, but only school transportation can be used. Malik commented, ''I would like to take at least 30 students, but 1transportation arrangements must be made." Once a month a Board of Governors consisting of the student body President and an advisor from each college in the area meet to discuss school problems. Such a meeting was held at Palomar Tuesday, the 21st, at which modification of the Pacific-Southwest Sportsmen Trophy was discussed and plans for the first Area 1 conference were made.
Fall cheerleaders Cheerleaders for the fall semester were chosen at a student body election last Wednesday. The results show Palomar with a five woman and one man cheerleading team Gail Bowman, freshman from Escondido; veteran Gail Cummings, sophomore _from Vista; Arlyn Lorenzen, sophomore from Escondido; Leanne Schettler, sophomore from Escondido; Karen Smith, sophomore from Vista, and Sandy Woods, freshman from Vista, were the six elected. Because there is no pep club, the cheerleader9Nill have dual duties, cheerleading at games, and being in charge of any pep rallies, said Robert E. Bowman, counselor and assistant to director of student activities. Mildred Ayers, women's physical education instructor, advised the cheerleading candidates with Bowman, and will supervise their practices in the women's physical education studio. ''Spirit demonstrated at the Compton-Palomar game by the students and fans was outstanding; we hope t.his is an indication of what will follow the rest of this season," commented Bowman.
CHEERLEADERS elected last w Wednesday are, top row, Sandy Woods, Karen Smith, Gail Cummings, bottom row, Leanne Schettler, Arlyn Lorenzen. and Gail Bowman. Photo by Jim Weatherford