News Scrapbook 1972-1973

Torero ' I sounds f' "J.. /1/B The tunes from the University of San Diego come straight from the machine . The record .machine. , Meet Mr. Machine - he's Stan Washington, a 6-4 junior guard that has Torero opponents singing the blues this season. Washington, out of Spin· gard High in Washington, D.C., was tabbed right from the beginning by head coach Bernie Bickerstaff as " as good a college guard as there is in the country." - And he didn't waste time proving it. In his freshman season, Washington pumped in 396 points in 20 games for an , average of 19 .8. Proving he was more than a shooter, he hauled down 121 rebounds. Last season sounded the same. Plis 18.1 points per game was varsity high and from his outside position , managed to cleaf the boards 165 times. Stan Washington was on key. He sounded like, and was , the team 's Most Valuable Player and small college All-America. Now, as a polished veteran of three seasons, Washington has the Toreros up near the top of the charts this year. His 16.8 per game clip is just beneath Pinky Smith's team high of 17 .8 and both are pretty good reasons why the cagers from Alcala Park· are 11-5. A pair of the Toreros ' five defeats came in last week's action, an ill that they hope to cure by Saturda igbt. That evening the Toreros will journey to n Luis Obispo for a rematch with Cal Poly. The Mustangs fell victim to the Torero last Friday, 76~2. Experience is what new Mustang head coach Ernie Wheeler 1s banking on and the Toreros are hoping he didn't learn too much in the first meeting. All-California Collegiate Athletic Association players Bill Jackson and Ro rt Jennings lead the aggressive coastal five that figure to run high in their il!ference. the Tot ros return home Feb. 2 to host Cal Poly Pomona . FOLLOW THROUGHS - Tom Hoffma n, former c,ffensive tackle from San Diego State and head coach at Montgomery High School in Chula Vista, s been added lo head foot II coach Andy Vinci's staff for next year . . . Hoffman will assume the duties of the of- fensive line as he joins other Torero assistants, Bob Korzep (defense coordina- tor) and John Hamels (de- fensive backs) . Following northern visit,

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First United Methodist Church. 211 l Camino de! Rw South, at Monsignor P?rtman 1s first Catholic priest to hold this office He succeeds the Rev. t~e superintendent of the United Methodist Church. Rev. Johnson will serve as vice-president, the position held by Portman during 1972. Monsignor Portman has long been involved in ecumenism. He was a member of the interfaith committee which drew up the by-laws of the Ecumenical Conference m 1969 and 1970. He holds a doctoral degree in ecumenism and is chairman of the Ecumenical Commission of the Diocese of San Diego. His installa tion will take pl ace during the annual assembly of the Conference at which delega tes from 120 member churches convene. Serving with Msgr. Portman will be Mrs. J Hull Sch1lling, secretary. and the Rev Hebert H. P itman treasurer. The Rev Melvm H. Harter is executil'e director. 7:30 p.m. Ralph B. Johnson, district

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Th, r liav" lieen clays when Rosemary haa m stay atter- hour. to meet a deadline , s imply because she'd spen t the better part or her day inter viewing and extensively researching the matters on which she wanted to report. It has not been unusual for heads of various county agencies to call her for information. as she's ber;ome a walking reference volume on county codes, the sll1tus or various county projects, and on the matters concerning community planning. That very same ability has made her an invaluable member of both the Lemon Grove and Valle de Oro Planning Associations Because when Rosemary Johnston sits down lo write a news story, it's totally accurate, cogent and objective. Now she's approaching another sort of deadline, and preparing for a very special issue. For Friday, Rosemary begins her maternity leave , as she and Walt make the last- minute preparations for the arrival of their first child. That she will be a professional parent goes without saymg. For "Rosebud " is a professional in everything she does. It's been a rewarding experience lo watch her develop a style and a sense of confidence about herself and her work in the past two years. And it's been warm ·and exhilarating to witness "Rosebud" blooming toward motherhood She looks great - with a healthful, happy radiance . And her dedication to her career and her always cheerful manner inspire all of us to work harder at our jobs. Rosemary has not allowed pregnancy to hamper her news-gathering techniques. And it's not at all an unfamiliar sight to see a p1xy-woman in maternity garb tramping around· some construction sight - or photographing firefighters at the scene of a big blaze. There 've been days when she went flying out of our " office - on the heels of a scoop, when we held our breaths as she pulled away in her little VW bug. " Heaven help Rosemary's baby!" She's a top-notch news-woman , a dedicated co-worker, a genuine humanitarian, and a dear friend . If indeed there is a female counterpart to that oft- discussed masculine hero the "man's, man " - it' s Rosemary Johnston - the finest kind of woman ' s woman And watching her blossom has been good for my ego,

ByMARY ELLEN CORBETT EDITOR AND PUBLISHER On picking a '~osebud' She looked like a sophomore m high school. and she fidgeted nervously with the pocket of her plaid dress as she talked with me. She wanted a Job on a new. paper, he said, " but nobody wants a writer fre . h out of college " Without the customary ,pcr.onnel tests, and without asking her to compose a ingle line - I hired her. For the gr· n- •yed , 1mp1. h-faccd Rosemary Ma terson Johnston had .i c ·rtam quality about her that made her instantly hkeabl lmmmently employable . '' Even 11 sh can't wntc ." ' I as urcd myself , " she's so bright that she 'll learn " W II. I wa wrong about a lot of thing in my first encounter with " Ho •bud " Ii irstly - sh was not all that green . And h • wa. m her twenties. not her teens. And she wa. n 't by by any means sophomoric . (B.A with a douhle m,1jor, Engh h and history , president. Delta 1-:p 1lon Sigma, 'ational ·cholasttc honor society ; model United Nations delegate ; chairman campus publicity club ; fir l woman C"ditor of Un1vcr ·1ty of San Diego's college newspaper, Vi ta; Candidate for Woman of the Year 1968, 1970 academic dean 's hst ; honor. in hbtory , a Cahlornia State scholar ; lislC"d m Who' Who of American Colleges and Universities and ational Student Register, published in the Journal or. n Diego History. And •c·ondly he could write, and well . But I wasn't wrong about her being likeable. In fact, oon our entire st.ilf had come lo love her. Ro emary John ton , in her two year a new editor of this new pa!)('r, has made more friend~ for us than any other smgl mployee in our nine year history. Part ol that I bccau. e of her sparkling manner and . ens1tivity. The rest is due lo her sense of absolute fairness and her adherence to a rigid code of journalism ethics. In 24 months she has become a seasoned professional, winnin th r . pect of c untl bu iness and civic leaders.

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rC:):}a'/ eye bettJrY~ in rematch For a school in its second year of basketball, Bak- ersfield State is doing quite well. The Roadrunners are 15-5 this year. They are 5-0 in the California Collegiate Athletic Assn . And tonight they are in San Diego to oppose the Uni· versity of San Diego Toreros at 8. 10- game winning streak into the game, including a 98-57 rout of UCSD Friday night. Among those victories was a 73-56 decision over USD, which will confront the Road- rnnners tonight with a 12-7 record. , Since that loss, USO has dropped four of its six games. The Toreros hope to snap hack tonight. Stan Washing- ton, a 6 ft. 4 in. junior guard, is leading the team in assists with 91 and is second in scor- ing with ·a 16.1 aver age. For• ward Pinky Smith continues to pace the team in scoring with a 17.4 average. Bakersfield State boasts two freshmen from the San Diego area, 6-3 guard Mike Hooper from Bonita Vista and 6-6 forward Lou Faust of University. Both are aver- aging 7.1 points per game. Bakersfield brings a

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THE NEW SHAKESPEARE Company of San Fran- cisco will perform "A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the University of San Diego on Feb. 2. The performance in Camino Theatre is free and open to the pubhc. Director Margrit Rome brings her cast of 26 young actors lo the USO stage b .demand of those who remember last year's production. ~The Gla s l\'1enagerie' slated Dr. Ted Skinner, professor of speech and drar" announced the production of Tennessee WiJ "The Glass Menagerie" by the undergrad•'

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Heads S.D. County Ecumenical Conference Msgr. Portman calls disunity 'a scandal'

a high school seniors are among 300 teen-agers t country competing for top honors in the 32nd an• elected among 34 state hlg:h school seniors for the semifinals of the annu al scholar hip competition are Janet Schecl\ler, Clairemont High School; Glenn Greene and Robert Lyndmf Hill. Crawford; June Anne Vayo, Madison, and Thomas Fredrik Webster , Monte Vista. The 40 most promising young scientists will be named by the Westinghouse Corp. on Wednesday, and will receive all-ex- pense p.iid trips to the Science Talent Institute m Wasliing- ton, ;\larch 14-19. USIU receives science grant of $35,489 The Nati onal Science Foundation has awarded $35,489 to the chemistry department at United States International Univer• sill', Cahturnia Western campus. The award enables the uni- versity to work with nearby school systems to improve class- room instruction in science and mathematics. Policeman given leave to teach college course San Diego police Sgt. Da\·id Spisak has been selected for a full-lime instructor's post in the criminal justice adminis- tration program for the spring semester at California State Uni\'ersity, San Diego. Police chief Ray Hoobler said Spisak will be granted a leave of absence from regular duties to teach police science at the school under a $40,176 program funded jointly by the university and the California Council on Criminal Justice. Free lectures set on "Law and the Humanities" Free public lectures on "Law and the Humanities" are being held each Thursday at 12 :30 p.m. until April 26 in room 2A on the main floor of the Jaw school of the University of San Diego. Course offered in improving office skills Persons interesled in improving office skills, or learning olhce procedure, are urged to enroll in ~1idway Adult School's model office lab. Enrollment is open at all times and there is no re~. Child care may be arranged on campu for afternoon attendance New classes in crafts slated at Copley YMCA A new series of classes in arts and cr«fts will begin Wednes• day at the Copley Memorial YMCA, 3901 Landi~ St. Among crafts to .be taught are stenciling, soap carving, rock pamtrng. nature palterns and basket weaving. aero nual "°esti'Jghouse Science Talent Search. Stud

-.-HEATERS 'Three Penny pera' Slated Here l onight The New Shakespeare Com- any of San Francisco will ~resent the Bertolt Brecht-Kurt eill " Three Penny Opera·• at p.m. today in the auditorium nf :'llontgcmery J unior H , n School. 2470 lnric St., spon- sored bv ~lesa Colleee. .Margit Roma has directed the nroduct!on plus the oom- pany··s version of "A Midsum- mer Night's Dream.'' which will be performed at 8 p.m. to- morrow in the USD Cami110< Theater, where the same troupe did "As You Like It' early last year. M:chael Hayes will pla Mack the Knife in the Brech • Weill work with Connie We. t Ken Wilkinson. Elizabet~ :'lk/\ninch, Deb )rah Temol n. 11.icole Sawaya, Andrew Callu han. Da }I ,vood~n :i • d H nr• Clarke 1n other principal roles. Michele :\liner. Ju :1 bridge and David Goldmu have arran~ed and will µ form the Weill score for work. w , •s a ,·r I rJ. '" John Gay's "The Beggar's .0 era•· fir,t pre. e11 " " .., L. - ny during the post-World War I Weimar Republic penou=·--'-':..

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future made bright by him who is the light of the world, Jesus Christ, who beckons us onward." Msgr. Portman, pastor of The Immaculata, Alcala Park, served last year as the conferen ce's vice-presi- dent. He also heads the Univer- sity of Sah Diego religious ~tudies department. Ordained in Rome in 1957 he has been an honorary prelate since 1970. COMMITIEE chairmen

gave progr ess reports on conference work in special ministries, education and youth, publicity and procla- mation, and ecumenical affairs. Twenty-one of the conference's 120 members are Catholic parishes. Other officers are Mrs. Julia Schilling or Blessed Sacrament church, sec- retary; the Rev. Heber Pit- man of Central Christian church, treasurer, and the Rev. Melvin Harter, United Church of Christ, full-time executive director.

Southern Cross Repo er "C'HRISTI N disunity i a scandal," Msgr John R Portman, new president of the San Diego County Ecu• menical Conference, told its annual meeting last Sun- day. Too many Chri tians ·•rest too easy these days with this separation," he said, and "many ofus do not fee I the pain of this separa- tion." "Until we all truly feel this pain and arc willing to suffer its presence for some time to come, ecumenism is a ·talk1ng poi nt,' not a real- ity," he str ·scd MSG R. PORTMAN, head of the Diocesan Ecumeni- cal Commission, wa. instal • led a fir. t Catholic presi- dent of the conference at a ervrce In 1''irst United Method1 t church, San Diego He succeeds the Rev. Halph B. J ohn. on, a United Method, t, who b came vice -pre i nt The ecum nical move - ment, M r. Portman said, is prop lied by the " burning conv1ct1on thnt Chn t 1 the foundation of our c rch f<> r unity " lit• i th ocal point of our vi Ion Ill' prayed for lh1 uruty not a 'sort of unity ' but a unity which exists bctwe ·n him. elf and 'G that the con forcnce ha. cs its work on Ch r1M'. prayer for unity und lhi•Jicandal of disunity, M gr Portman told th 1lelei:11t · :

ecumenism are fre - quent We have now entered the stage where progress is low, dialogue difficult, and prayer as always essential. "We are convinced that our present witness together is growing in strength under the gui- dance of the Holy Spirit. "WE OF THE ecumenjcal conference face a future bright ·ith opportunities for service and further growth in unity. It is a less

Specfal to The San Diego Union WH ITTIER - 11ewcomer, came off the bench mid-way in the first half to generate the spa rk to lead Whittier College to a 71-64 bas- ketball victory over the Univ~r- sity of San Diego last night on the victor 's floor. Hicks, who transferred to Whittier at mid-term, scorro 11 points in the last nine minutes of the first half to pull the Poets away from a 20-all tie. He fi nished the night with 15. He was topped in scoring by teammates Bernie Hoskin and Al Hardin, who hit 17 and 16 points, r ectively. The visiting Toreros, wh dropped their sixth gmn again. t 12 victories, were le by Ben Thompson's 17 ~bile Ken Smith had 12. Whittier penetrated the USD press and connected on 55 per cent of its shots to 44 for the Toreros. . USO returns home tomorrow night to oppose Cal Poly of Po- mona. USO (.. > G F T Whittier (71) T J. Smith -4 0.0 8 G F Woshngtn 5 o.o 10 Smoot 5 3-4 13 R. Smith 2 2-if 6 Totur:r, 3 0-0 6 K. Smith 6 0-1 12 --Josk1n 8 1·3 17 Dovl5 2 1-1 5 Hardn 1 2·2 16 Marrinan J 0-0 2 VonYlet 2 7 o1 -o 1 •5 l hmpsn 8 1-1 17 Hicks --C ~~f! ~za J ~1 .: Totals 32 7-U 71 Holftim! score - Whittler -42, USO 31. ~~r6Mo~1~ 1 =~ 0 t6·H, Whltlie,._ r -- Fred Hicks, a 6-9

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Shakespeare at USD The Univer sity of San Diego Camino Theater , Alca la Pa rk, will host a tree presenta ti on of A 1\1 id- summer J\ight's Dream by s; the New Shakespeare , -. Compa ny of San Fra ncisco · "i. at 8 p.m. Friday , Feb. 2. s The cast ol 26 young players will be directed by Ma rgri t Rome.

IN TOP OFFICE - Msgr. John R. Portman accepts gavel of office as president of the San Diego County Ecumenical Conference from the Rev. Ralph B. Johnson, out-going president and new vice-president. looking on is the Rev. Melvin H. Harter, who remains as full-time executive director of the 120-member conference. - SC hot .