The Telescope
Palomar College Volume 29 Number 21 April 30, 1976 San Marcos 92069
Speech team wins national title Palomar's speech team won the U.S. National Championships sweepstakes, held at the Palmer House in Chicago over Easter vacation. The victory marked the team's 11th consecutive sweepstakes win. According to forensics coa9h Ray Dahlin, "Most people will never realize the many long hours and the incredible amount of hard work it takes to accomplish this nearly impossible feat, especially when operating with limited funds. " Dahlin expressed special thanks to his fellow coaches, Patrick Schwerdtfeger and Roger Scalice. The team captured a total of 23 individual championship awards and three team awards during the Chicago competition. Led by Sam Sansom, Joyce Harris and Mark Roberts, the team has added national forensics sweepstakes and first place sweepstakes trophies to its extensive collection. Dahlin sites dedication as the reason for the team's victory. "Dedication," he said, "that's the reason for our success . The team spends six hours a week
of class time and often up to 20 hours a week preparing for a tournament. The tournament which included 80 colleges and 700 entries from throughout the nation also recognized Sam Sansom as runner-up outstanding speaker in the nation. Each person on the squad competed in a minimum ofthree events, including oratory, expository, impromptu, extemporaneous, oral interpretation, duet acting, speech analysis, readers theatre, entertain and lincoln-Douglas debate. Gold plaque recipients were Sansom, Kathy McArdle, Kitty Willis, Lisa Osborne and Jan Bourgoin, all from Escondido, and Gloria Jennings, Oceanside. Silver plaque awards were won by Sansom, McArdle, Osborne, Mark Roberts, Tom Taylor of Escondido, Penny Sherwood and Marc Cinciarelli of Vista. Bronze plaque winners were Sansom, Roberts, Harris, McArdle, Taylor, Willis, Pat Green of Ocean- · side and Jonathan Wiltshire of Escondido. Also competing was Lane Laubscher, Carlsbad.
New ASG officers tell opinions, goals G. "Sweed" Swanson defeated incumbent Associated Student Government president Mark Good by 37 votes in the recent election. Other officers elected are Barbara Parton, vice-president and Erin Thien, treasurer. "I believe when an organization which is responsible to and represents so many people as the ASG does fails to make every attempt to communicate and explore all possibilities of communicating, it is failing at the highest level," said Swanson. Swanson also feels that there is a need for more social activity and to have these events on a regular basis. "A lot of students are here for academic reasons only, but there are a lot of others who would like to have some more activities," Swanson said. "Social events were almost nonexistent this year, so we want to work toward more social activities on a continuing basis." Communicating to the students has been a major problem in the past, according to Swanson. He hopes to correct it by having more office hours, setting up an information center and letting the students know when and where the student
AWARD-WINNING SPEAKERS - The forensics squad captured 23 individual and three team awards at the U.S. National Championships sweepstakes. With coach Ray Dahlin (center) are Sam Sansom and Tom Taylor. (Photo by Liz Callison)
Accreditation report awaits final review
Palomar College has just com- curriculum, instruction, students, pleted a self-directed study for the faculty, learning resources and accreditation update of the school community services. Also included according to Dr. Huber, president of was a response to the Association's the college. 1970 recommendations. Accreditation, which is given by Final approval of the report by the the Western Association of Schools Association should be given by the and Colleges, must be reevaluated first of June, at which time the every five years. complete self-study will be printed · legislature will be meeting. " We had a choice of either having for the public's inspection. "Involvement and social activity can only come through communica- a visit or doing the self-study," Dr. tion and input from everybody, Huber said. After submitting the self-study especially the students," Swanson report, three mem hers of the said. Helping the day and night Association will come to Palomar The ASG is planning its annual students to find out what to do and and make their final recommenAwards · Banquet and requests where to go and other information is dations to the whole commission. The study covered nine areas of award recommendations for outa major concern of Parton. "When some students need help in concentration as set up in the standing faculty at Palomar. The a certain area or want to find out guidelines by the Association. Banquet is scheduled for May 5. some information, they are not sure "These are the same as if they were Recommendations must be in by where to go and what questions to doing the study themeselves," Dr. Monday. Basis for ASG award recognition ask," stated Parton. "I think the Huber said. For each area a committee was should be a primary concern for Student Help Center, which is an ASG sponsored project, should formed with a student, faculty students and dedication to Palomar become a strong and vital part of the member and a classified represen- College. Please submit names and campus. It would be like students tative participating. Also, each reasons for recognition to the helping other students and solving committee had resource personnel to Associated Student Government office, R-3. assist them when needed. some of the little problems." "The students conducted their Never before having been involved in student government, Par- own survey which is attached to the The Americim Early Music Conton feels that what she is doing now official report," said Dr. Huber. What going to an accredited sort will present a concert here on is going to affect her life and she is now becoming more aware of what school means to the student is that Monday, May 3, at 7:30p.m. in room is happening around her. A primary all credits are acceptable in other P-32. Songs and music by C.P.E. Bach goal of Parton's is to get information institutions and that a student out to all students, day or night, to knows his degree or certificate is Alessandro Scarlatti, Georg' Philipp help them get through school ef- from an institution that has met Telemann and Henry Purcell will be performed. certain standards. ficiently. Some of the areas investigated by Admission, to non-series ticket (Continued page 7, col. I) the nine committees were: holders, is $1.
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