1965_02 The Daily Collegian February 1965

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The Collegian
Wednesday, February 17, 1965
Wednesday, February 17,196S
Morro Rock becomes pawn in conflict Concert hall slates
The Collegian
Page 5
(Editor's Note: The foUowlng ls
one ln a series of articles pre¬
pared as part of an ln-depth
reporting project dealing with
parks and recreation In Calif¬
ornia. Students working on Uie
project are Pattye Opdyko, Mai-
cy Hill, Pat Stanley, Jim Tuck¬
er, and Harley Becker.)
By HARLEY BECKER
Morro Rock, Uie *Glbralter of
the Pacific,* standing midway be¬
tween San Francisco and Los
Angeles, ls the latest pawn ln
a growing conflict between aes¬
thetic and economic Interests.
Federal, state, and local a-
gencles have become Involved ln
SCARED FACE — The western face of Morro Rock shows the
scars loft by quarrying operations In 1002-03 when stone was
taken for use ln construction of the breakwater ln the foreground.
Heated conflict has arisen
since Col. Earl G. Peacock,
chief of Uie Western Division of
the Army Corps of Engineers,
announced the corps might quar-
use ln breakwater construction
at Cambria, Port San Luis, and
Lompoc, because the stone would
bo about $1.00 a ton cheaper to
quarry than other comparable
rock sources ln the area.
The corps proposed that some
four   million   tons   of  rock be   !
quarried from Uie west face of   i
Morro Rock,  Uie side not vis-   I
lble from shore. If other sources
were used, the corps said, Uie
additional cost would be about $5
mUllon to the federal government
and  another $1.2 million to lo¬
cal  agencies  and Indicated lo¬
cal government might be asked
to  reimburse the federal  gov¬
ernment for the difference.
Morro Bay area residents have
been assured by the corps that
the quarrying wUl not be visible
from Uie shore; but the popu¬
lation voices skepticism that such
a large amount of rock can be
removed without being notice¬
able.
Morro Rock has been quar¬
ried before, mostly by the corps.
A San Francisco company did a
small amount of lt ln 1913. Eng¬
ineers estimate that one million
tons of rock have been stripped
from the 20 million ton land¬
mark   since   1913—most   of   lt
X Mor-
1,000   t
5   of   r
material to recon-
Morro Bay break¬
waters first buUt during World
warn.
After the latest quarrying op¬
erations were completed ln Feb.
1903, Robert Loudon, assistant
chief of the Western Division,
said the corps probably never
would quarry Morro Rock a-
galn because *lt Is a rough quar-
The army's announcement Uiat
lt would resume quarrying,
therefore, caught Morro Bay area
residents by surprise. The city
council expressed "dismay* at
Uie proposal, made In a letter
from Col. Peacock to the coun¬
cil.
In the letter, Col. Peacock
asked the councU to decide wheth¬
er savings in cost should be sac¬
rificed "to preserve the aesthetic
value of Morro Rock as a land¬
mark.*
The city council adopted a
resolution stating that "Morro
Rock Is. a God-given landmark
of rare and unique beauty, an
Irreplaceable monument.*
Morro Bay Mayor Jack Sur-
fluh, supporting efforts to halt
further   quarrying,   says   lt   ls
City officials agree Uiat Mor¬
ro Rock attracts thousands of
tourists annually, but they are
unable to produce any figures of
the total number Involved.
Drake sees Uie Morro Bay area
as potentially one of Uie primary
recreational areas ln Uie state,
since lt Is centrally located be¬
tween Uie two metropolitan areas
of San Francisco and Los An¬
ile foresees development
within 20 years of ah Integra¬
ted group of faculties water
sports, camping, and cultural e-
vents, with Morro Rock as the
focal point.
Such a masterplan has been a-
dopted by Uie San Luis Obispo
County   Board   of  Supervisors.
County Planning Director Ned
Rogaway, although enthusiastic
about the potentials for Morro
Bay, ls not so optimistic as
Drake about the time schedule
and wUl not set a deadline for
completion of the multl-mllllon
dollar project.
Neither does Rogaway think
that Morro Rock Is such an im¬
portant part of Uie plan. Ho sees
lt more as an "added attraction*
to Uie proposed faculties, which
wUl Include a convention center,
camping area, restaurants, boat
launching faculties and harbor
areas, a little theater, art cen¬
ter, and small businesses.
The vexing problem, however,
ls Uiat no one seems quite sure
who has control of Morro Rock.
The Rock ls a state park but
ultimate control seems to rest
with Uie federal government.
The  Rock was d
l 1935 b;
HARBOR SENTINEL — Morro Rock, which
guards the mouth of Morro Bay, has been a Cali¬
fornia landmark since CabrUlo first sighted it in
1542. Now, Uie Rock has gained additional fame ln
n Uie Army Corps of Engineers,
se the Rock as a quarry, and Morro
who want to keep lt Intact.
No application? No graduation?
Students expecting to complete
work for a degree or a credential
at Uie close of this semester
should file a formal application ln
Uie Evaluations Office not later
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Any appUation filed after this
deadline must be accompanied by
pleted by the projected date, a
new appUcatlon must be filed.
No applications will be accepted
after April 30.
Kappa Delta Pi
Kappa Delta PI, honorary ed¬
ucation society, will meet to¬
morrow at 7 PM in the Labora¬
tory School library.
Mrs. Sally Berry, laboratory
school librarian, will speak on
the topic, Is a Literature Pro¬
gram a Waste of Time In The
Crowded Curriculum?
terlty.*
Civic groups and the Los
Padres Chapter of the Sierra
Club Joined the council ln Uie
fight by waging an Intense cam¬
paign of letter writing to state
and federal congressional lead¬
ers and park officials.
Some opponents of the quar¬
rying proposal are motivated by
more than Just a desire to pre¬
serve Morro Rock for posterity.
Jesse Drake, former San Luis
Obispo County supervisor and a
leader in developing a master-
plan for Morro Bay recreational
faculties, maintains Uiat Mor¬
ro Rock ls a major tourist at¬
traction ln Uie area.
gress which specified Uiat Mor¬
ro Rock must be used for pub¬
lic   park   purposes   and at tho
retary of commerce Uie right to
reclaim  the  Rock at any time.
Tho latest quarrying was done,
however, through agreement be¬
tween Uie corps and Uie state.
This tends to support the de¬
claration of Hugo Fisher, head
of the division of beaches and
parks, Uiat the state has final
control of Morro Rock.
In an effort to clear the ques¬
tion, legislation has been Intro¬
duced ln Congress which would
turn all rights to the rock to
the state.
In the latest development Mon¬
day, Senator Vernon Sturgeon
(R-Paso Robles) Introduced a
resolution ln Uie state Senate
asking Congress to convey Uie
federal government's remaining
interest  in   Morro  Rock  to tho
MeanwhUe, Uie corps has an¬
nounced lt wUl not begin further
quarrying untU Congress acts
on the matter. WUllam J. Her-
ron, chief of Uie coastal engin¬
eering branch of Uie corps, says
"Uie army wUl abide by Wash¬
ington's decision.*
•The determination of pres¬
ervation (bf the Rock) for the
aesthetic value ls ln higher hands
than ours,' he says.
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All-American night
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
-^ Thirteen compositions wUl be
performed at Friday night's AU-
American Composers Recital,
which ls being sponsored by Uie
Phi Mu Alpha Slnfonia fraternity.
The concert will be held at 8 PM
ln the Music BuUdlng Recital
Hall.
Introduction and Allegro (1903)
by Milan Kaderavek will be per¬
formed by Uie Fresno Saxophone
Quartet, Uie only active saxo¬
phone quartet ln the United States.
Members of Uie quartet are Rus¬
sell Rowland, E1J1 Maruko, Peter
Valentino, and Robert Abbott.
Once a Lady was Here (Paul
Bowles) and Snow Toward Even¬
ing (Elinor Remlck Warren) wUl
be played by Jack Garrett, bari¬
tone, accompanied by Judy Ro-
Barcarolles for Piano by Ned
Rorem wUl bo performed by
e—    Lester Brothers.
Romance and Scherzo by Sol
Cohen features LeRoy Isom.tuba
Piece for Four Pianos (1957)
by Morton Feldman wUl be per¬
formed by Ronald Harlan, Arthur
E. Huff, Charles Amlrkhanlan,
and Wayne Huber.
Prelude and Two Rlcercarl by
WUlson Osborne will be per¬
formed by Uie Brass Choir under
Uie direction of Dr. James II.
Winter, professor of music.
Symphony I, Op. 10 (1905)
written by Amlrkhanlan will open
the second half of Uie concert.
"Well over sixty Instruments will
be played by twelve performers
ln this work which ls suro to
stand for some time as Uie great¬
est challenge ever presented to
a local music audience," com-
m* mented Ted Batkln, one of Uie
_+■      performers.
Symphony 1 caUs for five per¬
cussionists, one viola, three
trumpets, one trombone, aplanlst
and a director using a "time
chart.* Unusual  percussion In¬
struments Include four heat¬
proof mixing bowls, an axe, an
unabridged dictionary, a botUe
of water, an automobUe and one
bowling ball.
Sure on the Shining Night by
Samuel Barber wUl feature Har¬
lan Edmonds on trombone, ac¬
companied by Miss Romelro, pi¬
anist.
Two Allegro Duets for Per¬
cussion were written ln 1962 by
Uie foremost American composer
of percussion music, Michael
Colgrass of New York City.
Amlrkhanlan and Wayne San-
FUlppo wUl play these Intricate
Quartet for Trombones by Uie
nationally recognized composer,
Leslie Bassett, wUl follow. Bas-
sett, currenUy on Uie faculty of
Uie University of Michigan, grad¬
uated from Fresno State College
In 1947. Quartet wUl be present¬
ed by Edmonds, Richard Ed¬
wards, Batkln, and Robert Hal-
Exit, written Just this monthby
Brady Bridges, senior music ma¬
jor, wUl conclude the evening of
varied music. "Exit ls a beautiful
chamber composition written ln
the twelve-tone technique of Ar¬
nold Schoenborg,*  said Amlrk-
and strlk-
wlll deeply Im¬
press Uie majority of Its listen-
Performers wUl be Jill Weber,
flute; John Jones, clarinet;
Huber, trumpet; Edmonds, trom¬
bone; Isom, tuba; Amlrkhanlan,
audio-frequency oscUlator, and
Bridges, conductor.
AWS will gather
Associated Women Students
wUl meet today for a social get-
together in Uie Cafeteria Com¬
mittee Room numberoneat3PM.
HIS STUPENT5
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Econ society will
conduct study hall
Students    majoring    ln   eco- dent consultants,* ho added, "wUl
nomlcs,   and  having  a difficult be avaUable during Uie study hall
time, may find a partial solution hours.     Professional    Journals,
to their problem ln the opening of current periodicals,  coffee and
y Hall, Mon- other study aids will also bo on
Howerton raps
indifference to
campus affairs
whelming, according to student
president Herm Howerton.
Howerton said Uie deadline for
applications will be Friday.
Tonight, the student councU
will be asked to approve tho ap¬
pointments of chairmen to Uie fol¬
lowing committees:
Jay Evans, Rally Committee;
Doug Dirks, Leadership Camp
Committee; BUI Bettinelll, Pub¬
lic Relations Committee; Dee
Mosler, New Student Orienta¬
tion; Gary Yamamoto, Homecom¬
ing Committee; Sylvia Weppler,
Service for International Stu¬
dents; Gary Renner, Bookstore
and Cafeteria; Sonla Mlssirllan,
Election Committee; Rick Ar-
rend, Popular Arts Committee
and Len Graf and Virginia Welp-
ton. Date Committee.
Fresno duo takes
honors in debate
tournament here
Two members of uie Fres¬
no State College Forensic Team
took honors at Uie first annual
Raisin Center Invitational tor-
Ronald Oaxaca, president of
Omlcron Delta EpsUon, tho na¬
tional economics society, said the
Mondays and Wednesdays from 3
to 5 PM ln Social Science 104.
"Tho purpose of the study haU,'
Oaxaca said, "is to provide as>
slstancc to beginning students li
economics as well as to give up-
place to read and Informally dis¬
cuss concepts and Issues lnUn '
■Omlcron  Delta  Epsllon s
The purpose of the honorary
society, Oaxaca said, ls to en¬
courage Uie study of theoretical
and applied economics by stu¬
dents  at   Fresno State College.
The group also sponsors
speakers and conducts an orien¬
tation program for prospocUve
students ln Uie field of economics.
Standards for admission to Uie
group are an overall B-mlnus
grade point average wlUi 12 units
of B-plus  work  ln  the field of
Diane Newman, sophomore
speech major, captured first
place ln Uie oratory division and
Terry Cole, Junior English
major, took second place ln Uie
parliamentary    procedure dlv-
Othcr FSC entrants were Lar¬
ry Cole, Art TlndUl, JaniceGon-
dor, Marcia Rantsma, Betty Lo¬
pez, Bobbl Maxwell, Pat Harvey,
and Curt Anderson.
The two day tournament was
held at FSC and Included col¬
leges from California, Arizona,
and Montana.
Dr. Kent A. Marler, director
of debate, served as director of
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