Pensacola News Journal from Pensacola, Florida • 64

Owens Planetarium Attracts Thousands Booker, Kahn Head Fund Drive Sly ing fellowship grants for the doctorate to promising faculty members, several at whoam have already completed tbeir doctoral work with this aid. The Foundatioa is sponsoring the appearance at certain distinguished lecturers at PJC to provide the intellectual stimulation associated with a college-oriented community. The Foundatioa is also providing funds for certain scholarships, and a student loan fund, and each year sponsors an honor program recognising 20 Escambia and Santa Rosa County high school seniors for outstanding scholastic F. E. Booker, President of F.

E. Booker and Company, and Nathan Kahn, Vice President of Ordon's will head the 1969-70 Pensacola Junior College Foundation fund-raising drive, it has been an-nounced by Foundation President E. W. Hopkins, Jr. Pensacola Attorney M.

J. Menge, who headed this year's fund drive, says $38,767 has been raised by the Foundation since its formation in the fall of Foundation's giving program is designed to keep Pensacola Junior College in the top rank of all Junior colleges. Foundation funds are provid A feature point of interest during open house it PJC is the new E. G. Owen planetarium completed in the Fall of 1967.

Since it went into operation, several thousand visit or in addition to PJC staff and students have gained better understanding of the mysteries of the universe through this 20th century electronic teaching aid. Planetarium Director Edward Guilbert, Assistant Professor of Astronomy, is enthusiastic in his work. We've had an average of about two groups of bout 60 each visit the planetarium each week since we opened, except for a drop off during the summer. This is the way we want it. We want the 1 entire community to enjoy the planetarium and the illusion of observing the night sky.

The universe fascinates us all and a visit to the planetarium, seated in pitch blackness, observing the movement of the celestial bodies, is an experience en joyed by all. Most of our visitors have been students, but we have also had numerous organized dult groups. Our programs have been of varyi.g length nd nature depending, of course, upon the audience. The planetarium is a circular room seating 73 in comfortable tilt-back chairs. Optical devices in the center of the operated by electrical and mechanical controls from a console in the rear, project images of the heavens into a PLANETARIUM DIRECTOR EDWARD GUILBERT a the control console at PJC Congratulations PJC b.

P- YOUR EFFORTS AND ACHIEVEMENT IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION HAVE hemispherical dome 30 feet in diameter. A background of stereophonic music in the acoustically excellent chamber provides an appropriate background to the celestial demonstrations. Guilbert says the effects that can be created in the planetarium make it like a space and time device. Looking upward at the heavens gives one the impression of space. The rate of apparent movement of the heavenly bodies can be varied and even reversed, giving the effect of time control.

ENABLED YOUR SCHOOL TO BE RATED AS ONE OF THE BEST The heavens can be shown to appear, he continues, as they would from any point on-earth from the north to the south pole. The sky can be presented as it was 26,000 years ago or will be 26,000 years hence. Demonstrations run about 40 minutes followed by a question period, time permitting. Also of interest to visitors is a museum in the planetarium lobby containing exhibits of many celestial items. Among these are an operating model of a solar system and lighted transparent color photographs.

The planetarium is located at the Eastern end of the Science complex opposite the Health Building. We Thank PJC's Faculty and Students For Heljting to Make Our Business A Success Tony's Pizza WSRE-TV EXTENDS Telecasting Schedule WSRE-TV Channel 23 Educational Television Station at Pensacola Junior College has this month extended its telecasting schedule to include weekends. Mrs. Oneida Carpenter, Director of Broadcasting, says the expanded broadcasting schedule has been made possible by a $10,000, grant from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. Under the new schedule WSRE now broadcasts Saturday from 8 a.m.

to noon and on Sunday from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. in addition to the regular weekly programming. WSRE publishs a free monthly program guide which may be obtained upon request by writing WSRE-TV, 1000 College Boulevard, Pensacola, Florida 32504. Congratulations PJC And Good Luck During Your OPEN HOUSE 21st ANNIVERSARY Courtesty mm Congratulations on your 21st anniversary and Best wishes on your Open House RC Cola Nelii Bottling Co. giagwtcu lists (j)r? (ojr a (ctsHfr OPERATORS OF FULL LINE VENDING MACHINES if ACE TWELVE.