Archives California State Polytechnic PtANS FOR INAUGURATION ANNOUNCED Details of planning for the inauguration of President Robert E. Kennedy were an­ nounced last week by Roy E. Anderson of the Business Administration Department, who is chairman of the faculty committee responsible for the event. California's gover­ nor, Ronald Reagan, will deliver the address for the occasion which is scheduled for April 3, beginning at 11:00 a.m., 'in the Men's Gynmasium. Chancellor of the Cali­ fornia State Colleges Glenn s. Dumke will preside at the ceremonies. Dr. Anderson said that some 500 persons, including the bearer of the mace, marshalls, delegates of colleges and universities (128), delegates of learned educational and professional societies (25), state college administrators and presidents (20), Cal Poly faculty and administrators (300), and platform guests, are expected to partici­ pate in the colorful program and ceremony. Robing areas for Cal Poly faculty and administrators will be available in the Music, Speech, and Drama Building prior to start of the program on April 3, but those who wish to do so may don their academic regalia in their offices. Each member of the faculty will be notified of specific rooms for robing prior to March 28. Lloyd Lamouria, head of the Agricultural Engineering Department, is in charge of robing and robing areas. · Tickets Available Thursday The time schedule for lining up academic procession, according to Dr. Anderson, calls for those taking part to be robed by 10:15 a.m. Lining up will begin at that time and should be completed by 10:45 a.m., so that the actual entry into the Men's Gym­ nasium can begin at 11:00 o'clock. The lining up and assembly area for the proces­ sion is Mountain Drive between the Music, Speech, and Drama Building and the Men~s Physical Education Building. Oscar Reece of the Crops Department faculty will have charge of the academic procession and will utilize a number of assistant marshalls to help him organize the line of march. Dr. Anderson urged members of the faculty who are asked to do so to respond readily to Dr. Reece's request for assistance. General admission tickets which will admit students, staff, and faculty who are not participating in the academic procession to the inauguration program may be obtained on request starting Thursday (March 21) at both the Information Desk in the Admin­ istration Building's main foyer and the Associated Students, Inc., Office in the Temporary College Union. Seating in the reserved sections of the main floor of the gymnasium have been set aside for the husbands and wives of faculty members who will be participating in the (Continued on Page 2) - 2 - PLANS FOR INAUGURATION (Continued from Page 1) program as such in the academic procession. Tickets for those seats may be obtained, also on request, from Mrs. Gerry Capito of the General Office, Room 109, Administra­ tion Building, either in person or by telephoning. 546-2441. Tickets for the Inaugural Concert by pianists Rosalie Davidson and Ronald Ratcliffe, scheduled for April 1 starting at 8:00p.m. in the Theater, may also be obtained at the Information Desk in the Administration Building or the AS! Office. That perform­ ance, in contrast with the one being planned for the following evening, will be open to the public. The April 2 concert will be open only to invited guests including those who are on campus specially for the inaugural activities. FINAL OPPORTUNITY FOR CAP AND GOWN MEASUREMENTS, ORDERS Today and tomorrow (Tuesday and Wednesday, ;~rch 19.20) will be the final opportuni­ ties for measurements and orders for caps and gowns provided by El Corral Campus Store for use by members of the faculty during the inauguration program for President Robert E. Kennedy. Those wishing to do so may have their measurements taken and place their orders between the hours of 1:30 and 4:30p.m., both days, in Section B of the Staff Dining Room, according toM. E. Farley, manager of the store. Members of the faculty who placed their orders for special academic garments earlier, as well as those making their requests this week, will be able to pick up their caps and gowns April 1-2 between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 and 4:00 p.m. in the same location. Payments for those ordered on special request earlier may be made at that time. The caps and gowns for which measurements will be taken this week are being provided by El Corral without charge. NEXT "STAFF BULLETIN" SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 2 The next "Staff Bulletin" after the present issue is being planned for publication on April 2. Deadline for receipt of copy intended for inclusion in that edition will be 12:00 noon, March 29, Copy should be received in the Public Information and Publi­ cations Office, Room 210, Administration Building, by that time. BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH APPROVED ' Approval has been obtained from the Office of the Chancellor of the California State Colleges to institute a bachelor of arts degree program in English for the 1968-69 year. Following a suggestion from the chancellor's office that the college not at­ tempt to add the new program to its existing bachelor of science degree program, the English and Speech Department revised its- curriculum to reflect a reduction in units to 186. Sufficient time is provided to make it possible for the student intending to complete the requirements for a teaching credential to make substantial progress toward that objective by the time he receives ~ his degree. The new program will become effective with the 1968-69 college year and no new stu­ dents will be enrolled in the bachelor of science program after close of this Spring Quarter. D§I'DLINE FOR ARTICLES APPEARING IN THE NEXT STAFF BULLETIN IS tiOOK.~M&RCII 29' - 3 - RESURFACING OF PARKING LGT SCHEDULED DURING ACADEMl\: HOLIDAY The sta~f perking lot located immediately north of the Administration Building will be closed starting Thurdday (March 21) for five days to provide for completion of resurfacing by the Peterson Construction Company. The 1.9 t is expected to be ready for use again on March 27, according to Donalds. Nelson, director of business af­ fairs who announced the closing. "S~nce . this (March 21-26) is the period when students a~e not in school, there should not be too much of a problem in finding a place to park not too far away. While this will be inconvenient, it is hoped the results will be worth the trouble," Nelson said. AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT FOR POLY ROYAL This year, as in the past, the Audio Visual Department is making all .of audio-vis~al equipment available for· use aurlng· Poly Royal. With the limited amount of such equipment that is available and heavy &chedu.l ing. antJ.cipated, all equipment now on quarter loan may be recalled for the Poly Royal weekend and reissued for events scheduled ao part of the annual open house activity. Departmental clubs and student organizations should be advised to schedule fo-V equip­ ment for their Poly Royal activities by sending their- authorized requests directly to the· A-V Service Office, Room 9, Business Administration and Education Building. Requests will be filled on a first-come first-served basis. Since there has never been enough eq~ipment to fill all requests, the A~v Department is urging members of the faculty and staff who may be advisors to student groups to have their organiza­ tions submit their- requests early. NEXT STAFF CLUB LUNCHEON PROGRAM SCHEDULED MARCH 28 Because the campus is on a final examination schedule this week, there will not be a Cal Poly' Staff Club luncheon program Thursday (March 21). The· next program for the weekly l~ncheon series is slated March 28 with F!ancis A. Wallace, executive manager for the ··Chamber of Commerce of San Luis Obispo, as the guest speaker. His topic will be ''What is a Chamber of Commerce? 11 • FUNDS FOR PURCHASE OF KIDNEY MACHINE SOUGHT , I Members of the . Cal Poly ·faculty and staff have been 1nvited to join in contributing funds for purchase of a $12 ,ooo· kidney machine· neeaed by the wife of Wright w·. Put­ ney, an art instructor on the faculty of Sonoma State College, for her survival. ·The faculty, staff, and student body of Sonoma State is mobilizing to raise the money needed to purchase the machine, but their number is small and additional help is · needed. Those who wish to contribute may do sp. by sending their check, made out- to "Fund for Emily" and addressed to Post Office ~ox KK, Santa Rosa, Calif., 95401. DEADLINE FOR AR1'ICLES APPEARING IN THE NEXT STAFF BULLETIN IS NOON, MARCH 29 - 4 - COMING EVENTS -- COMING EVENTS -- CO~~~~ \ Varsity Baseball --Tuesday, sity. Public invited. ~~rch 19, 2:30p.m. Cal Poly vs. Oregon State Univer­ Cal Poly Women'~ Club 1 B~okLMusic and Art Section-- Tuesday, ~mrch 19, 8:00p.m., 281 Albert Dr., San Luis Obispo. Mr,s. Bert Warneke will give a ~eatured book review during the meeting of the section. Members and gues~s invited. fal Poly Homen's Club ~Home and Garden Secti~n -- Wedtte~da), March 20, time and place to be announced. Meeting will include a trip to Cayucos for lunch and a tour of a~tique shops. Members and guests invited. C SEA Luncheon-- Wednesday, March 20, 12:00 n~on, Staff Di~ing Room. Dean of Stu­ dents Everett M. Chandler will speak on "Faa Samoa - The Polynesian Way" during the monthly luncheon meeting of ~he campus cha?ter of th~ California State Employees As­ sociation. Members and guests Lwited,. Varsity ·Baseball --Wednesday, March 20, 2:30p.m. College at Hayward. Public invited. Cal Poly vs. California State · Wednesday, March 20·, 7:30 p.m., Crandall Gym­ Ca~ Fire Girls Grand Council Fire nasium. Annual Grand Council Fire sponsored by the Natoma Council of Camp Fire Girl~ Central District. Public in~ited. End of Winter Quarter students. Thursday, March 21. 1 Last day of the Winter Quarter for all Spring Vacation Friday, March 22, throu6h Tuesday, .March 26. for all students and faculty. Academic holiday £!!Poly Staff Club Golf Tournament -- Fri~ay, March 22, 12:00 noon, Morro Bay Golf Course. Golf tourney for members of . Cal Poly faculty and staff. Entry and green fe_e s, $2.50. Varsi~ Golf-- Friday, March 22; 1:00 p.m.,- san Luis Obispo Country Club. vs. University of California at Santa Barb2ra. Public invited. Cal Poly Registration-- Wednesday, March 27, 8:00a.m. to 6:00p.m., Men's Gymnasium. tration for Spring Quarter classes for all students. Cal Poly Women's Clu~. Newcomers Section-- Wednesday, ,March Dr., San Luis Obispo. l1rs. Louisiana Dart, curator of the San Museum, will discuss the history of San Luis Obispo during a section held in the home of Mrs. c. H. Gregory. Memb~rs and Regis­ 27, 8:00 p.m.~213 Alber-t 1 Luis Obispo County regular meeting of the guests invited. Classes Begin-- Thursday, March 28, all day. for all students. Classes for the Spring Quarter begin Varsity Tennis --Friday, March 29, 2:30p.m. at Los Angeles. Cal Poly vs. California State College Lecture --Friday, March 29, 8:00p.m., Men's Gymnasium. Talk by Dick Gregory pre­ sented by the Cal Poly College Union Forum Committee. Tickets, $.50 for Cal Poly ASI card holders, $.75 for faculty and staff, $1.00 for general admission. {Continued on Page 5) - 5 ­ fOMING E~~Continued from Pa?e 4) l~nagement TTaining Seminar-- Saturday -and Sunday, March 30-31, Mathematics and Home Economics Building. Har.agement Training Seminar for Women co-sponsored by Cal Poly 1 s Home Economics Department and the San Luis Obispo Business and Professional Women's Club . Regi"ltration fee, $12,50, By ad•1ance arrangement. Varsity Tennis --Saturday, March 30, 10:00 a.m. State College. Public invited. Cal Poly vs. San FernaLdo Valley Illustrated Lecture-- Sund~y, March 31, 8:00p.m., The~ter. Roy Slade, artist and senior lecturer at th~ Leeds College of Art in England ~nd presently teaehing at the Corcoran School of Art, Wa~hington, D.C., will present an illustrated lecture under sponsorship of Cal Poly, Public invited. Jl!SNEYLAND CONCERT LISTED FOR SYHPH.ONIC BAND l'OUR An afternoon concert on the pavilion stage in the Tomorrowland section of Anaheim's famed Disneyland park will climax a week-long sched~le of performances in communities throughou~ Southern California for the Cal Poly Symphonic Band. The itinerary for the week-long tcur O{E ns with concerts in Morro :&ay and Arroyo Grande High Schools ·· Monday (March 25) and will conclude with the Disneyland concert March 30, After the morning assembly concert in Morro Bay and the evening performance at Arroyo Grande High's Valley Road campus·, the t~ur ic also· slated to include programs· in"Lom~ poe, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Oxnard, Oran3e, Glendale, Canoga Park, and Corona, ac­ cording .to William V, Johnson of the Music Department faculty who is conductor of the Symphonic Bar.d. Featured. during the tcur, in addition to the 72-member band, will be three specialty ensembles made cp of member~ of che larger group. They are the 6-piece Dixieland Band, a tG-member Jazz Ensemble whi.ch· specializes in progressive jazz, and the Los Tomales Calientes co~posed of 8 outstanding musicians whose musical style resembles that of the Tijuana ~rass. CARRINGTON DESIGNATED PROFESSOR EMERITUS The title professor emeritus has been conferred upon James H. carrington by President Robert E, Kennedy in accordance with guidelines establishee by the Faculty-Staff Council, He served as a member of the college faculty ·for more than 24 years, STAFF CLUB GOLF TOURNEY SLATED FOR F~IDAY Golfers among the college faculty ar~ invited to spend part of the first day of the academic holiday between quarte:!:'s playing in the Cal Poly Staff Club Golf Committee's tournament scheduled for Friday (March 22), starting at 12:00 noon, at the Morro Bay Golf Course, William W, Armentrout of the Education Depart~ent, chairman of the · committee, said this week that an entry fee of $.50 will be added to the $2.00 green fee to provide prizes for the event, DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES APPEARING IN THE NEXT STAFF BULLETIN IS NOON, MARCH 29 ..­ - 6 -·· WHO • , • WHAT • , • ~N _• • • WHERE ? ? ? Wallace Reynolds, Mechanical Engineering, participated in the monthly meeting of· the California Chapter of the American Institute for- Design and Drafting at the TRW Space Park in Redondo Beach..March 13, Reynolds, who has been vice president for education for the California Chapter since December, presented plans and proposals for the educational program of the organization at the meeting. The 1968 schedule of activ~ ities for AIDD includes a weekend seminar, planned for October 19, on campus. . . . Clyde Hostett~r, presently-on leave from the Audio Visual staff, is author of an article headlined "Great Way to Find Out How Rest of World Travels," which appeared in the Travel Section of the March 10, 1968, edition of the ''Los Angeles Times." He is scheduled to return- to his campus duties as coordinator of the college's Instruc­ tional Materials Program in September. .,J·••.•. John L, Merriam, Agricultural Engineering,· sat as a member of San Luis Obispo County~ ' Oral. Revlew B~rd for c:ivil engineers who are candidates· for employment with the county last week, Merriam is a registered engineer and a fellow of the American Society of Civil E~gineers, Crystal Pool, who studied in the Journalism Department during· the 19?9-60 and 1960-61 academic years, is a ~yndicated travel columnist in some 200 daily newspapers throu81­ out the nation .. Her column, titled ''The Go-Go Girl," appears regularly in the Travel Section of the ~~9s Angeles Times." c. H. Gregory, Printing Technology and Management,· represented that department and, the college at the 1968 Printing Industries Association Management Conference held March 9 in San Dimas. ··.. George H. McMeen, Mathematics, has provided· the Curriculum Library of the college libra~y with a complete series of ~~xt;s, teachers guides, and accompanying workbooks for grades 1.8 .of ''The MO~ern· Mathematics Series," second edition, 1968., o~ ,.~hich :he is the co-author. The materials, which are published by American Book Company,· ·a re revisions of the 1963 editions- which had highly successful sales records with many state adoptions, Dr. McMeen was on leave without pay while working on the revision last year. Emmett Bloom, Animal Husbandry·, and Alfred Amaral, Agricultural Business Management, were judges for the farm programcompetition of the California Association of Future Farmers of America in ~eparate areas of the· state last week, Amaral judged entries in Santa Clara County while Bloom County. .. . - was evaluating those in Sacramento . ~ Pearl Turner, curriculum librarian, library, attended the- annual conference of tne California Association of School Librarians which took place· in San Francisco early this month. Conference discussions and meetings were built around the topic ·~e All-Media Library." Roderick R. Carruthers·; head of Prlnting Technology ana Management, and L~:~wrencc;! E. Eckrote and James H. Babb of the same department, aU attended sessions of the ' 39th annual convention of the California Industrial Education Association held March 9"in Ventura. Planning for a··convention of graphic arts teachers~ scheduled to take place on campus this summer, vas completed during the meetings. Babb also presented a talk on blind embossing, foil embossing and die cutting during the convention, (Continued on Page 7) - 7 .. WHO • • • WHAT • • • WHEN (Continued from Page 6) William J. Mead, producer of two half-hour farm news proarams heard daily on radio in the Bakersfield area, will join the faculty of the Journalism Department to teach a broadcast media news course during the Spring Quarter. An alumnus of that depart­ - ment, Mead was manager of the Water Association of Kern County for 10 years prior to launching his own public relations, news, and publishing firm in Bakersfield four .;:· .years ago. Dorothy M. Ford of Whittier, a .consultant in business and distributive education for the Los Angeles County Schools, will conduct a management training seminar for women on campus March 30-31. Sponsored by the San Luis Obispo Business and Professional Women's Club and the Home Economics Department, the program will include talks for women in business, industry, professions, and community groups. Cost for the seminar will::be $12.50 per person. Applic.at;~ons ~y .b~ ~ 9btained· from the S.an, L,ui~ Obispo , Business and Professional Women'~ Club, P. 0. Box_432, San Luis Obispo. E. S. Barber, Business Administration~ conducted ,a Superintendent of Nursing Services Training Conference for the state Department of ~ntal"Hygiene March '12-15 in MOrro Bay. In addition to · providing the training session, Barber ·iS also serving as a consultant to the department. R. L. Graves, School of Architecture, has been granted a special leave for research and creativity for the Spring .Quarter. He expects to work on an architectural . problem titled 'll)evelopment of a LightWeight Folding Structural System" and hopes to ascertain the adaptaQility of such a structure to- different basic uses-such as· bridges, buildings requiring large uninterrupted clear spaces, exhibit spaces or any space requiring rapid erection and demountability. . )i . . ,._. • , ~ J· S F CITY HALL CONCERT ADDED TO MUSIC 'TOUR SCHEDULE A performance on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza has been added to the itinerary for the forthcoming concert tour of four Cal Poly stu­ dent music groups. Addition of that concert, which is planned for 12:00 noon, March 29, was one of two such changes in the annual tour schedule announced last week by Harold P. Davidson, director of the touring groups and head of the Music Department. ~ The other change in the- itinerary finds an assembly concert at Sequoia High School in Redwood City replacing a similar performance at Galileo High School in San Francisco which had been announced earlier but has since been cancelled. That program is scheduled for the morning of March 28. Cal Poly groups which will make the tour in­ clude the Men's Glee Club, the Majors and Minors vocal ensemble, the Collegiate Quartet, and the Collegians stage and dance band. . . I' SPRING QUARTER PARKING PERMITS STILL AVAILABLE Parking permits for the Spring Quarter may still be purchased from the State Cashier Window located in the foyer on the lower level of the Administration !Suilding·~- Tile Business Management Division suggests that" the permits be purchased early to avoid .:j· the necessity of standing in line to purchase them after the Spring Quarter begins. "'' Enforcement of campus parking regulations will begin March 28, the first day of ,.,. classes.