1973_1207 ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - Page 1 ---------- the - ujestern front western Washington state college Vol. 66 No. 17 FRIDAY December 7, 1973 TenCents Recycle all paper Recycle all paper Last Front of the Quarter MORE OR LESS PASSIVE Themost breathtaking issue yef. Services claim cuts unjust by RICROFF SONJA BROWN Prefacing itsrecommendations on how to cut the budget of student services, the Ad Hoc Committee on StudentPersonnel Budget pointed to President Charles Flora's "apparent lack of insight and understanding" andthe Board of Trustees' "precipitous action based in part on eleventh-hour pleas." In its report to Dean ofStudents C. W. "Bill" McDonald on ways to cut the budget by 30 per cent, the committee, after meetingalmost daily for the past three weeks, urged McDonald to advise the president of the "grave concern"over the reduction, to request a formal audience before the Board of Trustees and to convince AcademicVice President Jerry Anderson and Business Manager Don Cole that the reductions be shared by otherareas besides those falling under the Dean of Students Office. In the face of what seemed to themunjust reductions, noting that library acquisitions were cut none at all, the committee (composed of RayRomine, associate dean, who chaired the committee; Dr. Kenneth Jernberg, director of the StudentHealth Service; Saundra Taylor, director of the Counseling Center; and Louis Lallas, director of theCareer Planning and Placement Office) made the following recommendations of where funds might becut: —$42,000 by transferring resident directors and aides to the Housing and Dining budget; -$10,000or $5,500 by reducing stipends to graduate students in student personnel administration; -$30,000 (in1973-74) by returning to financial aids federal overhead monies generated by that office; -$20,000 byreturning to the placement office monies generated by that office; -$11,000 by reductions in theCounseling Center; -$20,000 or $10,000. by reducing h e a l t h services budget; also recommended was the transfer of the health service to St. Luke's Hospital; —$53,213 by 10-month employe appointments; —$26,656 by 11-month employe appointments; $42,000 or $84,000 by assessing students a $2 or $4health fee. McDonald will present a "progress report" on the cuts at the Board of Trustees meeting,tentatively set for Jan. 10. 'Everyone is hurt, but no one is bleeding to death.' Dr. Kenneth Jernberg,director of Student Health Services, defended his area during testimony to the committee saying that3,000 students a quarter pass through its doors, and for some it is a service which enables them to stayin school. Those students who do not use it nevertheless have a right to expect a health service to beavailable, he said. In answer to Romine's belief that educational functions should have priority overservice functions, Dr. Jernberg testified that the main purpose of health services was indeed to providehealth care therefore regulating health e d u c a t i o n to second place. "However, we are now buildingprograms in nutrition and preventive health care into the service," he said. With the elimination of theCounseling Center students would lose a voluntary, free and confidential counseling service, which lastyear served 17 per cent of the student body, Saundra Taylor, director of the center, reported. About 800students a year have problems of "moderate severity," Taylor said, adding that close to 200 a year could "drop out of school without counseling." The Bellingham community would be unable to provide thepsychological crusading students need and workshops and self-study projects would not provide anadequate substitute. Associate and assistant deans defended their services, expressing a desire forstrong leadership and coordination of services. One suggestion for lifting the "fog" surrounding theirfunctions was clustering several of the services into a development center. Judging his office to beamong the most crucial to students Richard Coward of Financial Aids said the least effective servicesshould be cut rather than making across-the-board cuts. Louis Lallas, director of Career Planning andPlacement, pointed out the changes in the employment situation since 1969, which marks the end of an era of plentiful job opportunities. "More than ever graduates have to demonstrate job readiness and learn the skill of job seeking," he said. Ninety per cent of 1971-72 graduating seniors used his office's service, he added. The committee designed the proposal so as not to seriously eliminate any one service areaor personnel. But it was met with general disapproval by the student services heads. Romine stressedhis committee's efforts to find "loose and floating RAY ROMINE funds" rather than hurting one servicearea more than another. Coward termed the proposal as a "cop-out" by the committee since it "cuteveryone across the board." "I'm not for sorting people out," Coward said. "But the committee is takingthe easy way out. This way everyone is hurt but no one is bleeding to death." Coward further supportedhis feelings saying the committee's duty was to determine which services, met the student and college's need and that it should have found out what services it could do without. Assistant Dean Tim Douglascriticized the Board of Trustees' action in hastily accepting the Mitchell Report that detailed reductions incollege services. "We should go to the board and raise Cont. on pg. 9 Heating fuel rationing couldclose Western BLOOD THIRSTY-The King County Blood Bank obtained 186 pints of blood during itsTuesday drive at the Viking Commons and a bank spokesman called the drive a success. The blood willbe used wherever necessary in northwest Washington. .... •.-. v.v•.•.•.•.•.•. lt;•:•.•-,-v\: lt;: lt;-\••.: lt;\:.\x\\-. .••.:.'.:'..•,•,.--..-•,•.-.-,••,•,:•/•.•••,•,•.,-,• • • .......... by KEN OLSEN Classes atWestern may have to be suspended from time to time next quarter due to critical gas and fuel oilshortages. There is a "dramatic possibility" of closures next quarter if the "middle-cut oil" Western'sphysical plant uses as a secondary fuel for heating comes under proposed government allocation plans,according to Gerald Brock, administrator of Western's business management office. Any decision toclose the college in the event of such an emergency would ultimately rest with College PresidentCharles Flora. Flora would not deny the possibility of closures but said he expects no shutdowns at thistime. There have been rumors of the possibility," Academic vice president Jerry Anderson said, "But weanticipate no closures yet." Anderson was confident that periodic closures would not affect theeducational process at Western. He said that all alternatives would have to be considered before anyshutdowns could occur. The basic heating fuel used at Western is natural gas, according to StuartLitzsinger, head of the physical plant. Because Western is on an "in terr up table-industrial" schedule,the plant has had to rely on industrial fuel oil for heating purposes as gas deliveries are being suspended"more and more," Litzsinger said. If the fuel oil is allocated under the government plan, Western wouldbe limited to using equal or less amounts of oil than were used last year. "We only had to switch to oilfor 58 days last year," Litzsinger said, "But this year we may have to rely on it for 90 to 120 days." As a result, Western may need 600,000 to 700,000 gallons of oil this winter as opposed to 300,000 gallonslast year. Under proposed government allocation plans which limit oil usage to last year's amountsWestern might be lucky to get even 300,000 gallons. This could mean that Western will get less thanhalf the oil it needs to heat the campus during Winter quarter. Interruptions in gas deliveries will continue until mid-April, according to Hal Munton, vice president of Cascade Natural Gas in Seattle, Western'ssupplier. Curtailments are due primarily to a reduction of gas coming from Canada, he said. Fuelallocations will probably go into effect this month, according to Herb Hunter, chief buyer in the division ofpurchasing for Washington State in Olympia. Hospitals and institutions will receive the highest prioritiesin fuel allocations, he said, but there is no guarantee that Western will get enough fuel to operate fully.Western's business office is studying plans that would allow the college to get more gas, but at a highercost, and only under a contract that would be binding for one year. The physical plant budget is alreadyunder stress, however, because of the high price of the fuel oil currently in use, Brock said. ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - Page 2 ---------- '2'.r Western Front ' fnfoysU mbfr^, 1973^ Anderson grapples with crisis by JIM BROOKS Grappling with the worst budget crisis in Western's 75-year history is no easy task. But Jerry Anderson didn't expect it to be when he took on the challenge of vice president of academic affairs just 68 days ago. Since hisarrival at Western from Michigan, Anderson said he has had "feelings akin to the residents of Londonduring the blitz of the Second World War." Having dispensed with the usual "honeymoon" period to getadjusted in his new job, Anderson began by working 18-hour days toward solving the immediateproblems facing the campus. If the next legislative session votes to slash Western's appropriation, for1974-75 by $1.6-million due to the enrollment drop, Anderson now believes the college is prepared tomaintain quality education. Anderson said the goal has been to achieve zero reduction in personnelwhile preserving the quality and reputation of the college. "I've been very impressed with faculty, studentand community response in finding alternatives to deal with the short-term problems. At least, we will beable to sustain existing programs and honor our commitments to the students." He said that faculty andstaff are planning to share cuts in salary and take leaves. He has met with most departments in Arts and Sciences and the cluster colleges and found that "pride and professional commitment is still here."The maintenance of quality must be our number one concern. Any other position would be self-defeating. Unless we are responsive and maintain quality, we can only look toward a continuing decline inenrollment." Anderson said the "prevailing concept that Western is going to be nothing more than aglorified community college is absolutely not true." He said colleges in Michigan faced similarenrollment declines three years ago. And, that through careful, long-range planning, their enrollmentsstabilized and increased and the legislature responded accordingly. "I believe we can take pride that thescar tissue and disruption of our teaching-learning environment has been kept to a minimum as opposedto other campuses facing similar problems." He said he doesn't see "how the legislature can help but be highly responsive to our institution given its reputation for past accomplishments in its service to thepublic." Anderson rates Western in the top five in the nation for excellence among schools of its sizeand mission. He said there has been "a concerted effort to improve an atmosphere of trust and to keepopen the channels of communication which are so vitally necessary." "I am aware that the alternativesbefore us, in most cases, require some sacrifice on the part of faculty. But we hope these are onlytemporary measures." He looks for Western to emerge from its present dilemma and show favorableresults by the end of this academic year. "In the long run, we will be way ahead if we do our best job ofinternal long-range planning. We can emerge from this crisis stronger and better than ever before."Matters of immediate attention include : -A close look at academic and career advisement.—Curriculum analysis and the advoidance of course duplication, individualized learning and programs for students, re-examination of admission JERRY ANDERSON standards, repackaging of financial aid, a tt e n t i o n to career education complementing the liberal arts tradition, and reorganization of theacademic affairs division to be more responsive to the academic needs of the college. —A look at thecommittee structure to ensure that time and energy is not spent without receiving impact. "Through long-range planning, we can push onward and upward so we never again have to face this kind of crisis,"Anderson added. "We must all work together." _ / Visitors to judge Ecology, energy ideals collidedoctorate proposal Leona E. Tyler and Frederick Lighthall will judge the doctorate proposal, its qualityand the capability of the college to offer this proposal. They are at Western today. Tyler is the presidentof the A m e r i c a n Psychological Association (APA). She is the fourth woman to be picked for thisposition. Tyler is a diplomat in counseling, which is a recognition of confidence in an applied area givenafter five years experience after the doctorate. She was the first woman dean of a graduate school in the country. Tyler has written four books. Work of the Counselor is being used at Western in Psychology553. Frederick Lighthall is presently the chairman of the Educational Psychology Faculty, department of education at the University of Chicago. Lighthall is the associate editor and consultant for the Journal of School Psychology and is a life member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.He is a licensed consulting psychologist in the state of Connecticut. Some of Lighthall's publicationsare Anxiety in Elementary School Children, and Pedagogisk Forskning The psychology departmenthopes to get the approval of Tyler and Lighthall for the d o c t o r a t e proposal. The comments andrecommendations of the two will be incorporated into the final draft of the proposal and will be presented to the Graduate Council which will determine if it is ready for review. by BOB SPEED The NixonAdministration opened up several areas in the Rocky Mountains to shale oil research and developmentWednesday. T h e e n v i r o n m e n t al implications of this action are potentially more disastrous thanstrip mining for coal. Coal stripping has laid waste to huge analysis parts of several eastern states,especially West Virginia. Over 99 per cent of the shale ripped out of the Rocky Mountains will have to be dumped somewhere. The proposal offered Wednesday was to fill in mountain valleys and create newpeaks which are "environmentally compatibile" with the surrounding areas. do//ff!ed/I 10 MISC. FORSALE * * * Stereo Systems Wholesale * **ShureM91ED list $54.95, your cost $ 21.9 9. Call or write:Sound City Warehouse for free catalog, 1544 Los Osos Rd., San Luis Obispo, Cal. 805-544-1285. Forsale, TI Calculator SR-1, one month old, good condition. $85 call 676-4974 ask_foj^Clint. For Sale: 1 pr. cross country ski boots, 1974 model-size ll%reg. $35.00 now 28.00. 1 pr. X.C. boots, used, size 11%-$ 10.00. 1 pr. used hiking boots - top shape-$60.00 value-size liy4-now $20.00. Phone 733-5461^ ask_forJrank. 12 REAL ESTATE VIEWLOT, 90 x 120 ft. on bay side of Highland Dr., just south of college.Save brokerage fees, owner. 5A2-%21^ 20_FJ0RRENT Room for rent, 2 girls to take our room in neatold house off campus. W/W carpet, picture window, share large kitchen (gas) and bath with 5 girls onsame floor. 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Or 1016 PugetSt. ; No environmental restrictions were proposed for the project in theWednesday decision. There must be a better way. During the remaining 27 years of the twentiethcentury, energy will be a key question. This will be the period of the energy "crunch," when demand willoutstrip available supplies. Nuclear power is proposed to be the main new source of power. It has beenstated in previous articles in this series that although nuclear power plants can be operated safely, thewastes are among the most poisonous substances known. Oil use will continue to rise, but is a finiteresource with a limited future. Coal will again become one of the most important fuels, as technologicala d v a n c e s improve its performance. Technological improvements for coal include the production ofhigh quality oil from coal. With most fuels, pollution is one of the main considerations Coal and oil bothproduce hydrocarbon pollutants, carbon monoxide and other chemical pollutants, as well as heatpollution. Nuclear fuels produce radioactive emissions and wastes and generate heat waste. Nuclearfusion, the power of the hydrogen bomb, is being researched. Within the past two years, Sovietscientists have made breakthroughs which make fusion a practical process, relatively pollution-free. The major problem with fusion lies in the extremely high temperatures which must be generated to beginand maintain the reaction. No material exists which can withstand the temperatures, over one milliondegrees Centigrade, so research is b e i n g done u t i l i z i ng electromagnetism as a shield.Electrolizing water into its c o m p o n e n t parts, and recombining them electrically, produces powerwhich could be used on large and small scale operations to produce power. Only one waste product isproduced - water. Hydrogen generation has been suggested as a feasible alternative to fossil fuel forrunning automobiles. Electrolytic converters have been suggested to produce power for homes. The sun is already being used in many places around the world on a small scale. In Japan, vinyl pillows placedon roofs heat water for home use, especially bathing. In the U.S., some housing developments are being c o n s t r u c t e d experimentally, utilizing solar-cell panels in roofs which transform the sun's energy ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - Page 3 ---------- Friday, December 7, 1S gt;7 Western Front 3 AFT would keep faculty, cut fees by KEITH MYETTE(Ed. note: This is the final installment of a series tracing the growth of the local chapter of the AmericanFederation of Teachers.) Most state legislators have seen education as a commodity to be used for thebest interests of the community. With that is mind, Western was ordered to give back $1.62 million ofstate funds budgeted for students that didn't register last fall. This means a reduction in up to 100faculty positions, and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), largely composed of young,untenured teachers (who would be the first to go if reductions would be based on tenure and seniority)felt the crunch with the rest of the college community. Reductions were ordered because enrollmentfigures forecast by the state's Office of Program Planning and Fiscal Management (OPP FM) did notmaterialize. Gov. Dan Evans later vetoed the measure, but it will be brought up again this January. AFTposition papers insisted on the "primacy of the instructional program" and demanded that instructionalbudget cuts "come only after the exercise of every other possible means of saving money," but cutswere still forecast. Local AFT President J. Kaye Faulkner of the economics and business departmenthas tried (thus far unsuccessfully) to impress upon legislators the need to hold back on the cuts.Faulkner does not fit the stereotype of the professorial scholar. At home in the classroom or in the laborhall, Faulkner puts the problem facing the AFT quite simply: "We should be getting these bastards thatare oppressing us!" Faulkner has cultivated relationships with community and state labor leaders,playing down "the elite characterism, of We should get those bastards oppressing us. collegeprofessors" in discussions with labor. The local AFT chapter supported the oil chemical workers' strikeagainst Shell Oil last year, and Faulkner has expressed support for the striking retail clerks unionagainst the downtown Bon Marche. Languages face cut Unable to come up with concrete reductions infull-time equivalencies (FTEs), the foreign language department finds itself facing a sub-unit analysis bythe administration. Department chairman Walter Robinson said the department had been unable toguarantee around two of the seven FTSs r e q u i r e d in t he reduction-in-force policy of the college.The department was reduced from 19 to 12 FTEs in the Mischaikow report. Because of the uncertainties in the implementation of the reduction, the department's faculty has been reluctant to sign letters ofintent to participate in a reduction program. W e d n e s d a y , however; department members signed le t t e r s specifying which professor would do what in the reduction program. According to a Dec. 4memo to the department from the Academic Coordinating Committee (ACC), the letters of intent were tohave been signed and turned in by n o o n W e d n e s d a y or administration would have to start theirown sub-unit analysis in preparation to FTE reductions. The department's professors disagreecompletely with the policies of the Mischaikow committee in regard to reallocation and reduction inforce according to the letters signed Wednesday. The letter says the faculty signed "for humanitarianreasons" and agree to take part in the program. "If we do not- sign the letters," Eunice Faber said, "theadministration will implement its own sub-unit analysis for laying off faculty." Wednesday Loreh Webb of t h e ACC informed the department that they had already done a sub-unit analysis of the departmentand came up with reductions of 2.5 FTEs in French, 2 in German and Spanish, .25' in Russian andLinguistics, and none in- Classics. tf 7X gt;1^ £• HOLLY St. Di-C (dam _^^f gt;m_ ~MA!C% Sat.lOam-Sfn-s t^^~ * OM Wren's £ gt;cok,5 CootWkS Science Fiction. Faulkner sees Western'ssalvation lying with the legislature in January, and he has secured "explicit support" from the WhatcomCounty Central Labor Council, which represents most AFL-CIO affiliated unions in the county (the AFT is an AFL-CIO affiliate). The labor council has approved and sent to other councils a position papersupporting the right of faculty members to bargain collectively and strike,and ask for changes in tuitionand fees that would "enhance, rather than kill," the opportunities for working-class, students to attendcollege. According to Faulkner, this support would bind union lobbyists in Olympia to "massive support" for higher education funding. Besides asking for labor's lobby support, Faulkner plans to initiate acollege-wide faculty poll asking for institution of a collective bargaining agent, most likely the AFT. Most proposals aimed at easing the budget crisis were drafted by AFT members, i n c l u d i n g the Summer (Stanford) Plan, which would, in effect, hire professors for a three-quarter period. Besides keeping more professors employed by the college, the plan would stop older, tenured faculty members from teachingduring the summer session. A few members have resigned from the local AFT chapter, but Faulknersees the remaining It isn't another coffee club. We have an emotional commitment to action.'members (there are currently 167) as dedicated. "It is not simply another coffee club," he said. "We have an intellectual and emotional commitment \ to action." The increasing pace of the union's activities,which has drained Faulkner, has led to fewer meetings and more executive committee sessions, asituation Faulkner dislikes and promises to correct.. "Things have moved fast," he said. "We (theexecutive committee) are almost a shadow administration at this point." But he added, "You either trust us or you don't." FRIDAY NITE: SEAFOOD BUFFET DINNERS - $2.75 plus tax LUNCH-$1.80 plus tax1315 COMMERCIAL 734-8085 wcvs CHUCICMGON The LDS INSTOT Presents this quarter: TheFollowing Classes: REL. 442: History and Doctrine of L.D.S. Church: (1820-1844). (2 credits) Sections:Mon. 10:00- 11:30am Tues. 3:00-4:30 pm Thurs. 7:30-9:00 pm REL. 238: Contemporary Issues: Current Religious questions and issues. This course is designed to allow students to discuss openly many areas of religious concern that grow out of their own current personal questions or interests. (1-2 credits)Sections: Sections: m Mon. 12:00-1:00 p.m. Tues. 8:00 - 9:30 p.m Thurs. 12:00 -1:00 p.m. THECHURCH OFJESUSCHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Music 10: Institute Chorus: (Anyone admittedwithout audition.) Music Director will be, Phillip D.Grothaus.(l credit) . Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm TuesdaysBellingham Institute of Religion 90 Highland Drive Next door to the Campus Christian Ministry.•..y,: lt;/5»^.v_ •V.v.vA.-.'-V VA can get vets' checks by Monday Veterans who aren't gettingtheir educational benefits should contact the League of Collegiate Veterans, according to LCV directorGary Thompson. Many vets enrolled at Western this quarter have been having trouble collecting theirbenefits, he said, but they can get action by contacting the LCV before Monday. The director of theVeterans Administration Office in Seattle, W. R. Phillips, has assured the LCV that he will personallyhandle all problems pertaining to veterans checks. For more information contact the League of Collegiate Veterans, Viking Union 226, or phone 676-3460. •K-SIiW.iXMXv:': lv\-K v.^v.y,v^.'- ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - Page 4 ---------- 4 Westejsv Front Priday, Pep^nj^er 7, 1973 GRAND OPENING Pioneer Sound has been in business inBellingham since 1932, and has moved from its basement abode to a new location at 1311 Commercial(across from Parkade). NEW PIONEER SERIES R SPEAKER SYSTEMS if you want to hear the wayyour favorite record or tape should really sound, bring it in and we'll demonstrate it with all three ofthe new Pioneer Series R speaker systems. You'll hear subtlties in the sound you never heard before.And if you want a real ear-opener, we'll compare Pioneer's Series R's for you with other brands ofspeaker systems. You simply won't believe their spectacular sound reproduction until you hearthem. R700—$229.95; R500-$159.95; R300-$119.95. Save IMS? on this best-selling hi-fi systemfeaturing... 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Once again, a team of local researchers who share the NITWIT philosophyhave added a number of questions pertaining to local issues. National Issues - 1) Egil Krogh, Jr., aWhite House "plumber," has recently pleaded guilty in federal court. His crime was: a) installing'a faultyflushing arm in the White House John; b) failing to adequately plug up administration "leaks"; c)authorizing the burglary of a psychiatrist's office; d) getting caught. 2) Energy czar John Love recentlyresigned from the Nixon administration because his views differed from those of the President. He hadproposed: a) cutting his own work week down to two days; b) converting the engine of Air Force I to runon peanut butter; c) rationing gasoline to consumers; d) heating the entire Capital with the hot air given off by the Oval Office. 3) Time Magazine last month printed its first editorial in 50 years. The editorial called for: a) the re-instatement of Spiro Agnew; b) more government controls of the press; c) the WashingtonRedskins to try more end runs; d) the resignation of the President. 4) A recent survey indicated thatgarbagemen are among the most trusted individuals in our society. In light of this: a) The Republicans will probably nominate a garbageman for President in '76; b) a team of 13 garbagemen has been appointedto replace the Watergate investigating committee; ' c) Spiro Agnew is taking a correspondence course inlarge can handling. Essay Questions I) Compare and contrast the Royal families of England and theU.S., especially noting similarities of the recent royal wedding in Britain to the earlier wedding, in thiscountry, between Princess Julie and Sir David of Ike. II) President Nixon is seeking support these daysby boldly announcing that he is "not a crook." What is the name of the last national official to make sucha claim? (Hint: If you don't remember his name now, perhaps you agnew it earlier this year.) HI) Applyingthe nation's agricultural policy to the gasoline shortage, what are the chances that the government willsoon start importing large automobiles from the Ukranian U.S.S.R. to use up the gasoline we don't have? Local Issues 1) The Viking wrestling team will be seeking its first dual meet victory of the season: a)against Oregon College of Education; b) against Eastern Washington State College; c) against KahouTech; d) for along time. 2) Wayne Morse recently spoke at Western. He is: a) the inventor of thetelegraph code; b) a former U.S. senator from Oregon; c) enrolling as a physical education major; d)being held prisoner in the basement of Wilson Library. 3) In order to cut down the number of students who leave Western at the end of this quarter, the college administration is going to: a) lock the doors; b)lower the Winter quarter tuition to 17 cents; c) ask Santa Claus for 1,000 toy students; d) pray. 4) The"AFT" is an important group on campus these days. "AFT" stands for: a) Asking for Tenure; b) Ailing,Failing and Trailing c) American Federation of Teachers; d) Associated Friends of the Trustees. BonusQuestion: What is the answer to the bonus question? ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - Page 5 ---------- Friday, l cember 7, 1973 Westerri Front editorial Cop-out charge wrong Boycott wines ^ ^^ ^^ The United Farm workers Sunnnrr fYimmirree here at 1 After hours of arduous meetings listening to heads ofstudent services tell their stories, the committee to recommend cuts decided not one service should beeliminated. The problem faced then was how to give students the same services for less cost — how topry loose the dollars without collapsing the edifice. Some termed it a "cop-out." They wanted only the"necessary" services to remain. A student is not going to need all the services all the time, but there aretimes when a student is going to need one of them — any one of them. This is the reason a totalprogram of services, without gaps, is needed. There are also those critics who say that a collegeenvironment is unnatural and that "all those services" make it even more unnatural, hence wrong. There is nothing unnatural about a college campus. If growth is natural then a campus can be the most natural ofplaces. The point of student services is that they either hold the student together so that he can grow orthey actively aid that growth. There is a cop-out the committee still has a chance of performing, however.That is, to fail to make heard that the services need reorganizing and that they need to be more visibleand available to the students and others on campus. The associate and assistant deans' functionsespecially need such clarification. Maybe Jerry Anderson, the new academic vice presidenr, is right:there are problems now, but there are opportunities. commentary Gay compliments 'warmth' "I wasbiased, having heard you speak before. I expected cold rhetoric — you extended warm feeling. Iexpected you to flaunt an attitude of aloof security-lost in your own trip to your own view of the world." Ihave been so engulfed by the warmth of the response to "Troubadour" from people here at Western, thatI can no longer contain my joy. Hence, I am compelled to share with you excerpts from letters I havevreceived. I too was biased while I was in preparation for this performance. I thought surely that peoplewould miss the essence, lose it in their judgements about my artistic ability or their struggle to maintain validity in the foundations of their bigotry. The oceans • of support from Alliance members inleafleting, having the tickets, programs, posters printed, etc. gave me no clue that this performance of"Troubadour" would be an especially humanistic experience for myself as well as others. " . . . Instead Iencountered vulnerability, love, and concern for others . . . I found grains of tolerance as you spoke ofoppression — I was awaiting bitterness. S o , excuse me for my expectations and thanks for your giftof self." When I walked off the stage during the first night's experience, I went to my dressing room torecuperate from the tremendous emotional trauma. I sat for awhile with my head in my hands trying tostop my tears. When I looked up, the room was full of people, all looking at me, who had been standingquietly as I put myself together. I smiled and found m y s e l f i n s t a n t a n e o u s ly submerged in acommunal hug. " . . . I t has long been observed that much of the prejudice against gay people isderived from reaction in heterosexuals to fears about their own latent sexual tendencies." The secondnight my mother was there. Also my great aunt, also my lover's mother. I knew that my actions thatevening would be forever bronzed in their minds from then on. I felt every second on stage to be climatic. I was exhausted after my first few opening lines. I wanted to walk off and forget this whole business.Thank God I didn't. " . . . Although predominantly heterosexually-oriented, I occasionally find myselfphysically attracted to other men. For awhile, after I recognized and admitted this to myself, I found itdisturbing, almost frightening. I have, however, come to accept this as not unnatural; certainly the gayliberation effort has had an influence in my change in attitude. God bless you." When my mother walked up to me that night and hugged me, saying, "Honey, that was beautiful," something I've been waiting all my life to hear, when people that I've never met began to approach me on campus and in broad daylightgreet me with handshakes, hugs, and even kisses, and when these wonderfully uplifting letters, notes,and phone calls arrive in the office, I know it has all been worth it. I've never known any artistic orhumanistic endeavor on my part to have been such a fulfilling experience. For what it's worth these days, I love you all. 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Entered as second class postage at Bellingham, Washington 98225. The Front is represented by NEAS, New York. Regular issues are published on Tuesdays and Fridays.Composed in the Western print shop and printed at the LyndenTribune. ADVISER: Pete Steffens TheUnited Farmworkers Support Committee here at Western has begun a boycott campaign against Gallowines as part of its regular activity. This effort is part of a nationwide campaign now underway in supportof the U.F.W., which is on strike against Gallo. The Farmworkers signed a contract with Gallo, the largest domestic wine producer, in 1967. This contract was renewed in 1970. However, when it came up forrenewal this vear. Gallo refused to sign, and instead signed an agreement with the Teamsters Union.They did this as part of an attempt by the California growers to bust the U.F.W., which through itsorganizing efforts has for the first time won basic rights for farm labor in this country. Farm workers,mostly Chicano, are one of the most oppressed and underpaid sections of the work force. They arespecifically excluded from present labor legislation, and therefore cannot call for a N.L.R.B. election tosettle the question of which they want to belong to. For that reason, the Gallo field workers had no choice but to go out on strike to support their right to be represented by the U.F.W. The Teamsters Unionleadership has no interest in improving the lot of agricultural labor. If they did, they would simply keep out, and not disgrace the labor movement by aiding the big growers in an attack on the U.F.W. Recentrevelations about Teamster contributions to the Nixon reelection campaign, in return for a halt to a federalinvestigation of misuse of Teamster pension funds, shows the real character of the present Teamsterleadership. Gallo wines include "Boone's Farm," "Spanada," "Tyrolia," "Ripple," "Thunderbird," "RedMountain" and "Raisano," as well as the "Gallo" brand. Any wine with "Modesto, Calif." on the label ismade by Gallo. The U.F.W. Support Committee here is asking students not to purchase these wines.Presently, however, the boycott campaign here in Bellingham is centering on convincing local merchantsnot to stock Gallo products. This effort has already met with considerable success, with the FairhavenTavern, Cal's Tavern, Pete's Tavern and the Wine Cellar all agreeing not to purchase any further Galloproducts when their current supply is sold out. The committee is planning to work from this base ofsupport until all retailers have agreed not to stock Gallo wine. Those who are unwilling to comply with theboycott will have their names published on a list to be distributed among local students and tradeunionists. Aside from the Gallo boycott campaign, the Farmworkers Support Committee here is regularlyengaged in- picketing Safeway and carrying out a variety of other activities. The committee holds regularweekly meetings which are open to . all interested individuals. These meetings are held every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the MECHA office, Room 010 Viking Union. Karl Foreman United Farmworkers SupportCommittee letters 'Right on' housing ad implies sexual bias Editor, Western Front: We would like toquestion an advertisement which seems sexist to us. The housing advertisement of Nov. 16 pictures ayoung man looking at a book The Calculus. The words run "Why walk a mile for a class? Live close. Live on. Housing 676-2950." Because of the macho appeal, it seems n e c e s s a r y to read theadvertisement with a hip and rugged voice. "Right On" conveys a very sexual base tinge. The young man is hard as evidenced by his scarf and general aura, yet a "pretty boy." The Michael Landon, Mark Spitz "I drink milk" sex model that sells both milk and sex. We do not know if this is all conscious or sub-conscious, it would seem both. If housing advertises they are saying on-campus housing is not justordinary, but better than ordinary. And so the young man has everything because he does live on-campus, or will. He has "brains," observe the Calculus book he is holding. It is our hypothesis that thisyoung man would not be presented with a music book in hand, not an art book, not a language book,since none . of these would fit the somewhat "cool image." The young man appears more analyticalthan emotional, as men have been so characterized for centuries. Areas of study are seemingly dividedinto their respective analytic-masculine a n d emotional-feminine categories. As a fashionableheterosexual male, the women are "just implied." This young man is what women are supposed to want and men are supposed to want to be like. This young man is thus "sold" by housing to the consumer.There are other messages certainly. The hole in his shoe shows he will be better off living on campus . .. but we did not even notice this until pointed out to us. We are posing our own biases certainly, but wehave obtained them through such advertising as this. We are urging that some consideration be given to matters of this sort in hopes of surpassing our stereotyped, commercialized notions. We would invitereplies from housing, The Front and others. Janet Horton Jonathon Apples Mariann Cimino SueEdwardsen ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - Page 6 ---------- 6 Western Front Friday, December 7, 1973 RESEARCH Thousands of Topics $2.75 per page Send foryour up-to-date, 160-page, mail order catalog. Enclose $1.00 to cover postage (delivery time is 1 to 2days). RESEARCH ASSISTANCE, INC. U941 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE # 2 LOS ANGELES, CALIF.90025 (213) 477-8474 or 477-5493 Our research material is sold for research assistance only.Bellingham Business Machines 'Passage' offers regional alternative ADLER For the Student A present that will last and last 734-3630 Next to the Bon by JOHN HYMAS EDEN ALEXANDER The Northwest Passage, Washington's only 'alternative' newspaper, is alive and kicking in its tiny office above rapidlychanging Harris Street. The Passage first appeared on the streets in 1969. It was one of the manyalternative papers which sprang up in the discontent and turbulence of the late 1960s. Circulation is now4,200. "Obviously," said John Brockhaus, Passage worker, "the Bellingham Herald is very right-wing.The Passage serves as an outlet for a lot of people in Bellingham, Seattle and points in between, whoseinterests aren't reported by even the more liberal papers." The Passage has a distinct, rather low-keystyle which separates it from other alternative papers such as the Berkeley Barb or Los Angeles FreePress. Four-letter words are used with discretion, and sexist language and ads are carefully screenedout. A policy was adopted last fall to eliminate the universal "he" in material submitted to the Passageand replace it with "he/she". The content of the Northwest Passage reflects the people working on it. One issue may be mostly "down home funk" and another, "hard core , political stuff," Brockhaus said. ThePassage calls itself a "fortnightly journal of ecology, politics, the arts and good healthy living." Each ofthese take turns being the outstanding feature. For a while the Passage had a very strong ecologicalflavor. Although the environmental bend has never diminished, the content gradually moved to back-to-the-land articles, such as goat raising, organic gardening and other related topics. Currently it has lostsome of its country flavor and increased its political content. Articles printed in the Passage arecontributed by members of the community and staff and are completely unpaid. Anyone can work on the paper. Editorship is rotated each issue among gt;Jjiose fairly experienced with Passage production.Recently a cooperative editorship has been tried. Passage staff member and part-time Western studentBilly Patz explained that there are fewer students on the paper at present. "Most of the workers now arefrom the community (Southside) so there's more community orientation." This system of a totallyvolunteer paper is not without its problems. Often the paper seems to be on the verge of collapse.Complete turnovers in the staff take place frequently. No one currently working on the paper began with itfour and a half years ago. The staff doesn't do as much of the writing these days because of fewermembers, and so less time. Community sources are depended on for news and events. Most of the staffworkers are "self-taught journalists with no previous experience. "The kind of people who relate to thePassage don't commit themselves — people just don't stay with one thing too long anymore," saysPatz. "We often think about ways to get people interested, but are successful only to a certain degreebecause of today's culture." It is hard to generalize about just who works for the Passage. People comeand go. fortnightly journal of ecology, politics, the arts and living.' Financial problems are also commonfor an alternative newspaper in a small city. The main crisis, insists Brockhaus, is the people working on the paper; or lack of them. He has doubts as to whether the spirit of volunteerism is still around, andfears that unless "some way is found to pay a few coordinators; chances are fair that it (the Passage)may fold." "But not" he added, "in the near future." Many people have been burned out trying to keep the paper together because they also have to spend time working for a livelihood. After a certain point, thelimitations imposet all-volunteer paper finds some who have lot of time to it to move on.iVith a fewmembers, Brockhaus felt, the quality Passage would improve. More time devoted to organization andkeeping events. Rumors that the Passage was going were "one disgruntled staff member Brockhaussaid. This summer when the demise of th seemed imminent, the larger advertising Seattle and greaterhuman resources were A crisis meeting was called to discuss th( relocation. The Passage officeoverflowed concerned folks who immediately put the idea of moving. There were many peo chaoticmeeting but, unfortunately, without a good idea of where they could As a result, although firmly piBellingham, the Passage staff is as small been. The Northwest Passage survives becau still feel there is a need for more Bellingham paper and a" few have enougl help put it out. Articles on Bellingham lobby,local food conspiracies, entertainments and the events calendar be found in a copy of the Bellingham Hei Staff members next week will attenc conference of Oregon and Washington fr to discuss problems andideas to circulation and financing. According direction of the conference will be toward productive ways of support, com as a source for social change and to stronger line of communication with Environmentalproblems, the same throu Northwest, will be another topic. Tom Begnal, staff member for a year told ofthe upcoming holiday issue. It "Christmas, Hanukkah, and other cultura as well as winter crafts and artwith politics as possible." d gt; bellingham travel Zurline Piovesan Charters to Europe CompleteTravel Service Leopold I nn Bldg. 733-1270 Apologies are extended to those who may have feltdiscriminated against or felt injured by posters appearing around the campus which offered summer jobsto Christians only. These signs were posted in connection with the Southwestern Company, TimesMirror Corporation. It was not my intent to discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, marital status, or physical, sensory, or mental handicap, as provided by Washington State Law Against Discrimination, in any recruiting or hiring procedure in which I aminvolved. Persons who feel so discriminated against, please contact me at: Mr. Doug Leber11518S.E.240th Kent, Washington 98031 Phone: UL 2-4703 I will attempt to make reconciliation. Thisoffer is made in agreement with the Washington State Human Rights Commission in conciliationofCaseNo.E-2238 ^ ^ ^ Doug Leber Student life by ERIK MAGNUSON Disgruntled dorm residents fed up with the high cost of Saga food might be interested to know that at one time $2.75 bought three squaremeals a day for a week. The source of the eats wasn't Saga, but a boarding house on High Street —and the year was 1899. In 1889 Fairhaven was a thriving community with a salmon cannery and fishingfleets. Bellingham had a respectable 22,000 people. Holly Street was a plank road. The campus itselfwas dotted with logs and stumps, much of it was swampy and students had to walk on boards to keepfrom getting their feet soaked. Life wasn't all that easy in the opening year of "New Whatcom NormalSchool", as Western was called then. A history of the school, called "The First Fifty Years," was writtenin 1949 by a group of faculty members. This brief work provides a vivid glimpse into the lives of the early"pioneers." "Students were scattered all over town in rooms furnished in many cases with a cheap rentfor Western washstand or a box used for that purpose, a table and a bed," the authors explain. Therewas a bright spot however - the principal's wife often combed the streets of Bellingham for studentlodgings at her husband's request. Apparently, women's lib had not yet come into vogue. The 264students attending Whatcom Normal were at no loss for recreation, we are told. There were "steamerexcursions," up and down Lake Whatcom and hikes along Chuckanut Drive, "then a narrow, steep,dangerous trail." For the more intellectually inclined there were the joys of the "Thespian Club", and five"literary societies" were set up in the first year. Dramatic troupes went in small boats to islands(presumably the San Juans) or "traveled rough corduroy roads . . . to little lamp-lighted school houses."Due to the high percentage of Swedes, Finns and Norwegians enrolled, an entire play of Shakespearemight be heard in a thick Scandanavian accent. It seems students were content with such dive "NoWha mali "sm pert exp lt; but valu driv "ze; edu thre to schc yell • * *! ./cft ^^i.K. TheStudent Co-Op Bookstore Board and Management would like to announce a change in the Bookstore'sUsed Book Policy. Beginning Winter quarter, the used selling price on both hardback and paper texts will reflect a 25% savings off the new retail price. Previously, the savings on hardback texts amounted toonly 15% off the retail price. In conjunction, adopted texts — quantities on hand warranting — willuniformily be bought back at 50% off the new book price. Implementation of this new policy will saveWestern Students $8,000 per year on the cost of text books. • gt;;. .M. Si ': lt;$ .'.','... fc., Y,^ftv gt;SwxMSwtiSm# ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - Page 7 ---------- Friday, December 7, 1973 Western Front 7 Ry Cooder plays 'devilish rhythms' ff Le Le le e e o r Le by KEN ROSENTHAL Ry Cooder, flailing maniacally on mandolin, exorcising devilish rhythms from his guitar and singing strongly in the studied manner of an authentic old-time blues man, was warmlyreceived at last Saturday's concert in the Music Auditorium. His hour-and-a-half set, his first liveappearance in eight months, featured a number ot Sleepy John Estes tunes, some Joseph Spencesongs and such obscure "classics" as "I Caught a Stranger in the House and I Busted Him With aClub," "Call Jesus on the Mainline and Tell Him What You Want" and a song about Billy the Kid,referred to by Cooder as "a snotty, half-wit slob." Personally, it was his stringwork that was impressive.In his hands the mandolin, usually a rather unobtrusive instrument, became a powerful, train-rolling forcebehind the vocals. His guitar playing was likewise fine - particularly the bottleneck stuff. There was aquality in his vocals that turned me off once or twice which is not to say his singing wasn't strong (itwas) or appropriate to the songs (it was). It just seemed that this young and talented White man's vocals were the result of a studied reproduction of the Black men w h o s e music he was predominantlyusing. Which brings me to the excellent film about 75-year-old Black singer-philosopher ManceLibscomb that preceded Cooder's set. Libscomb's rural, h a r d t i m e s b a c k g r o u nd produced anauthentic musical idiom that expressed very personal feelings about the human condition. Cooder'sHollywood hills reproductions of Sleepy John, for example, expressed the life-view of the man but failedto e l i c i t t h e d e ep e m o t i o n al-personal-attachment - to life of the original. Perhaps Cooder'suse of a small amplifier added to this effect. Perhaps I quibble. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g thesereservations, Cooder's set contained many fine moments, the audience was very appreciative (a three-song encore was the result of a standing ovation) and the Program His mandolin became a GRRDGflSTREET GRRDGflS herb 1408 Garden St. I PLANTS |j SEEDS i i cactus | |g DISH GARDEN or ^H TERRARIUM PLANTS' || H and SUPPLIES |§ I f FOLIAGE PLANTS |S H PLANTERS ^ f§ OPENSUNDAYS || ,MT. BAKER, SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT HELD OVER pioneers when one considers thepolicies at Normal" in Lynden, a predecessor to formal which folded in 1892. There, ts were required tosign a pledge not to iw gum, play cards, or attend theatrical ;." Eight or ten students were being sobrazen as to attend a play, all" were later reinstated, re to take the author's words at face wholeinstitution was pervaded by a an enthusiasm," and students were ind energetic." An eighth grade was amust to begin work toward a aching degree. "walking club" was the closest thing tic team at the turn ofthe century, ; was not lacking, we are told. A school ;ed from ' aboriginal vocables," went: Skookumtumtum Klosh wah wab Whatcom Normal Rah! Rah! Rah! es do change. train-rolling force/Commission's final musical enterprise of the quarter was a fitting end to an outstanding series ofconcerts that brought a variety of talented artists to Western. And then there is Winter q u a r t e r .Leading off a f o u r - c o n c e r t Program Commission line-up will be the Michael Bloomfield Group,Jan. 12 in the Music Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tickets will cost $3.50 and will be sold at the VU InformationDesk, Puget Sound Records and the Fairhaven Tavern. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bob Dylan, the Electric F l a g , Super Sessions, Triumvirate, etc. — all have RY COODER benefited from the guitarplaying of Bloomfield. His new group will make his reunion with Mark Naftalin, the accomplishedkeyboard man who played with Butterfield for a number of years. Would you believe Randy Newman?Buy tickets early for this sure sell-out. The Newman concert will be Saturday, Jan. 26, in the MusicAuditorium. There will be two shows, at 7 and 10 p.m., and tickets will cost three bucks. Feb. 16, alsoin the Music Auditorium, this time at 8 p.m. and costing $2.50, will be the Michael White Ensemble. A"Rock n' Roll Surprise," tentatively scheduled for Carver Gym, will happen March 9. (How about a hint,Nils.) YOlllt OWN AS LOW AS 9 M f PER DAY g § | V INCLUDES ALL CHEMISTRY. YOURCOMPLETE PHOTO HEADQUARTERS. the darkroom center 1015 STATE ST. OPEN WK. NIGHTSTILL 11 PM SAT9-6SUN 1 2 -5 "Sometimes a Great Notion" WITH PAUL/NEWMAN/HENRYFONDA/LEE REMICK/MCHAEL SARRAZIN SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8th MUSIC AUDITORIUM 6:30 9:00 PM 50c coming winter qtr.. D E A L I N G 1 OR THE BERKELEY-TO-BOSTON FORTY-BRICKLOST^BAG BLUES SUNDAY, JANUARY 13th MUSIC AUDITORIUM 6:30 9:00 PM 50c REMEMBER: "ONE OF THE YEAR'S 10 BEST FILMS! —Naw York Magazine — WPIX-TV —Naw Laadar -GroupW (WINS) —Naw York Pomt -Attar Dark —Naw York Daily Ntwi —Oannatt Nawapapara —NawRapublic — Lifa Magazina — Cua Magazir —Tha National Obaarvar —Nawawaak V WINNER BESTACTRESS" LIV ULLMANN —New York Film Critics H * ^ ^ * Max von Sydow LivUUmann lTh.oEmigrants, Technicolor® JESUS CARES! "Come unto me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matt. 11:28 PROMISE BOX BOOKS, BIBLES RECORDS 1313 Railroad Ave.734-8251 The opening event of the 1974 Symposium: WOMEN IN THE ARTS sanoy HRCBGR formerlyof the San Francisco Mime Troup will conduct a workshop in Commedia Dell'Arte culminating in a publicperformance NO PREREQUISITES Workshop to be held 4 • 9 p.m. dally, lanuary 14-25 Studentsregister for Speech 439 (3 cr.): Professional Techniques in Theatre Arts, Commedia Dell'Arte Non-students may register for credit through the office of Continuing Studies for Speech 439 (3 cr.), Fee:$45.00 If you've already registered for Winter Quarter the class may be added during the first week of theQuarter Enrollment is limited to 25 Students will be accepted on a first come first served basisPresented by: The Department of Speech and the Department of Continuing Studies in cooperation withA Continuing Symposium on The Contemporary Arts and The Whatcojn Museum Society For information call office of Continuing Studies 676-3320 Western Washington State College ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ a ^ M B w e w a M B B W a ^ ^ ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - Page 8 ---------- 8 Western Front Friday, December 7? 1973 SRO-THEATRES fmT^mmTT^mm^t OPEN v i k i n g 1 1 645 mtridion a ttltgraph id. 676-0903 I 1:00 mmt^mmmm-mmm—A- SUN Robert Blake is A GOOD COP7:10 11:07 SUN NITE 3:06 He's a ' GOOD COR.. 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KEEPSAKE DIAMOND RINGS, BOX 90, SYRACUSE, N.Y. 13201 • • events TODAY: 10a.m.: Viking Invitational Speech Tournament, state high schools, headquarters on second floor outside VU 227. 12 p.m.: Workshop Bands and Jazz Concert, Concert Hall, free. 7:30 p.m.: InternationalFolkdancing, Fairhaven Main Lounge, free. 8 p.m.: Mama Sundays, VU Coffee Shop, free.TOMORROW: 8 p.m.: Viking Invitational Speech Tournament, state high schools, finals in individualevents, awards ceremonies. SUNDAY. 6:30 9 p.m.: "Sometimes A Great Notion," Music Aud., 50c.DEC. 10, 11,12: 7:30 p.m.: "Scenes from Great Moments in Theatre," presented by drama dept.. OldMain Theatre. Photography workshop Dec. 15-21 is being offered at the technology dept. throughContinuing Studies. Mr. Embrey will conduct the workship. Prerequisite: Tech 160 or permission. Arepresentative from Stanford University will be on campus today, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to explain graduate opportunities at the Graduate School of Education. Students graduating in the arts, English,mathematics, foreign language, science, music, physical education or a social science can contact thePlacement Center to sign up for an interview. l»HOTO lt;;it AI'HMtS :i:m:i» loir THE western froiitPAYS $1.50 PER PHOTO USED WE SUPPLY MATERIALS, DARKROOM PHOTO EDITOR ALSONEEDED LEAVE YOUR NAME AND NUMBER AT THE FRONT OFFICE PH 676-3160 ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - Page 9 ---------- Friday, December ?,' 1973 Western Frimt Service cuts recommended Cont. from pg. 1 holy hell on this," Douglas exclaimed, "and prove to them that these services are necessary to retaining students and that they are sufficient enough now to do this." Romine stated the reason for the Board's action asstemming from a communication weakness in the services area. Testimony from service areas to thecommittee was evidence of the communication block. "If we didn't even know what each other wasdoing," he said, "how could the board?" Kay Burke, director of the Viking Union and who served onImpeachment discussion Wednesday ' ' S h o u l d Nixon be Impeached?" will be the topic of University of Washington history professor Giovanni Costigan's talk at Fairhaven Auditorium Wednesday, Dec. 12at 7:30 p.m. Costigan, who taught at Fairhaven College last year, is well known for his interest in civilliberties and his activities in behalf of the civil rights movement. The talk is sponsored jointly by theWhatcom County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Vietnam Veterans Against theWar/Winter Soldier Organization. An open discussion session will follow Costigan's presentation. Theevent is free. the Mitchell Committee stated she couldn't defend the need of Health Services when itfaced strong opposition because she didn't have any information on what Health Services did. Becauseof this she supported the feeling of not being able to "communicate to the board unless as a group."Jernberg also attacked the library fund that received little attention as "inordinately high." Coward alsoexpressed dissatisfaction with library's book aquisition fund as unnecessary since having so manybooks for so few students was futile. Activities budget axed 13% The AS government anddepartmentally related activities such as drama, men's and women's athletics and musical organizations will suffer from 10 to 13 per cent budget cuts over the next six months because of decreasedenrollment. The departmentally related activities budgets, totalling $255,286 under last spring's estimate of 7,462 full fee paying students, will be reduced by $33,357 to $221,929 coming from the actual figureof approximately 7,000 full fee paying students. The AS will take an approximatley 10 percent cut bylosing $15,000. Each of the full fee paying students pay $ 11.10 out of their tuition and fees for thedepartmentally related activities. The AS receives an additional $6.40 from each student. Informed onMonday of the exact amount of money to be lost, representatives from each activity decided to take theloss equally with each activity losing between 12.9 and 13 per cent. I n c l u d e d in t he departmentally related budget is the operation of the Viking Union. Of its $94,193 all but four thousand dollars goes forsalaries. The AS was at least partially ready for the cuts. A reduced enrollment reserve fund of $5,000was set up at the start of the quarter in preparation of the cuts. " The various AS organizations andactivities are presently drawing up proposals to be presented to the AS Board of Directors. ggg%g%g*S INMER* STATE COMEJML COMMOK ^ cere's 1 JAve^ Sr€REP5 L2TsN lt; FACTOR T.fcjytfjg-1'•FOQD A*V i^rA„ gt;-V-— GrLSEP -Q gt; fiGVsJ ^H^BBllKiillilBliiil^^i^^^^ H w(?£ttS TAVEM733-Wf gt; BEa^- YV/f NE_ • AM gt;S ic S SOHbW FOOT 1LJUSPECIAL5 PISCdUNf P£J£ESOM ScmoH£f gt; lt; PITCHED . \3pCOl~ TAB L£-S • p/ N BAiU-, FOGSgALL.5TE{CL C gt; CAN\ PON£NLT% of g. T£*c£ ex. CASSETTE b xs s T ct- beets rem * r.9sCASSETTE D ifiprtfWfsr OPEM VbMS ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - Page 10 ---------- 10 W^teitf Fjofrt fnSdyi December \ 1973' Hoopsters fall in opener men and women to bowl at regions IsFive men and five women won the right to represent Western at the Associated College UnionsInternational (ACUI) Regional Games Tournament, in Gresham, Ore. by winning the intramural bowlingtournament held Nov. 28 and 29. The men topped a field of 24 entrants, and the lowest qualifieraveraged over 181 for the eight-game tournament. The winners and their totals are John McDonald,1,539; Cal Speer, 1,507; Bob Weinstein, !,475; Al Wickland, 1,456; and Rahn Lahti, 1,453. Only sixwomen entered the tournament. The top five are Cyndi Scott, 1,226; Cathy Crockett, 1,200; KathleenKirsop, 1,096; Corlis Boulton, 1,053; and Kitty Seaborn, 900. The sixth woman, and first alternate incase one of the top qualifiers can't make the regionals trip, is Joan Enslow, Who bowled an 873 series.Lahti, the men's fifth place finisher, came in tied with the men's first alternate, Mike Steward, after theregulation eight games. The two had a one game roll-off the next day to decide who would qualify for the regionals. Lahti, who wears an artificial leg as the result of a boyhood accident, shot a 224, without anopen frame, to steward's 173 game with two splits. The regional games, held Feb. 7, 8 and 9, and beingsponsored by Portland State University and Portland Community College, will include competitors from26 schools throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Canada. by O. K. JOHNSON The jinx of Royal Brougham Pavillion is still frustrating Western basketball teams. Wednesday evening theVikings never overcame their first game jitters and dropped a lackluster 66.-49 contest to Seattle Pacific College in Seattle. Today and tomorrow, the Vikings will be in Tacoma participating in the DaffodilTournament hosted by the University of Puget Sound. Western will play UPS tonight at 8 p.m. and willface either the winner or loser of the Portland State-Fresno State game. Wednesday evening, Westerncould not get untracked offensively. After taking an early 4-2 lead on baskets by Chuck Fisher and RobVisser, the Vikings went into a six-minute cold spell that enabled the Falcons to establish a lead thatwas never headed. Seattle Pacific's Mark Stream erupted for six of his 10 first-half points late in theinitial period to propel the Falcons to a 22-10 lead. The Vikings closed within nine points on baskets byKeith Lowry and Visser with 1:18 remaining, but Stream's passing and scoring propelled SPC to a 28-17 halftime advantage. Battling back from a 13-point deficit early in the second hal" the Vikings, pulledwithin seven points on a Fisher basket with 15:18 left to play. It was as close as Western got the rest of the night. The Falcons capitalized on Western turnovers and used a fast break offense during the nextsix minutes to breeze to a commanding 51-31 lead. The biggest Falcon lead came with 4:48 left to playwhen SPC's Nate Townsend's jumper gave the Falcons a 60-35 lead. Craig Nicholes, Jim Hotvet andChris Brown finally caught fire late in the contest to bring Western within 17 points as the final buzzersounded. Other than lack of scoring power, Western failed to rebound aggressively against their shorteropponents, giving the Falcons two and sometimes three shots at the hoop in order to score. Visser, atransfer from Grays Harbor Community College, was the workhorse for the Vikings, leading the Big Bluewith 11 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. Hotvet was Western's second leading scorer with eightpoints, followed by Dick Bissell with six. Stream led the winners with 18 points, followed by Al Peelerwith 12. Western's junior varsity watched a seven-point halftime lead melt away as the Falcon juniorvarsity rallied to a 70-62 victory. Western is now 0-1 on the year while Seattle Pacific is 3-0. Western'sfirst home game will be Jan. 3 against SPC at 7:30 p.m. Women harriers dominate UW Invitational inSeattle The women's cross-country team closed out its initial season of competition on a high note lastSaturday at the University of Washington Invitational in Seattle. Although no official team score wastabulated, Western's H H SPORTING GOODS Stop in and Have a Look Backpacking . . . Fishing,Hunting Equipment Red Wing Boots . . . Woolrich Shirts Jackets Backpacker Boat $27.88 814Dupont St. 733-2050 Tll€£ ^5SlClC|4 *l lt;l*^£^^ 1413 CORNWALL AVE 734-3036 •Science*0ptics See the new Unicom Electronic Slide Rule only $195.00 It has: C^ IO* Xx ; ^ . Tf } trig functions,memory and more. Coming soon: NS 600 Calculator $29.95 Other Brands Also Available CONFUSEDABOUT QUAD? Let Quad Corner Help You! We're Specialists QOVD CORNER PLUS This Week 5.98lps 31- W. HOLLY PHONE 734-3151 BELLINGHAM 507 1st St. PHONE 336-2175 MT. VERNON JIMCROCE, IAN THOMAS, BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE AND THE NEW JOHNNY MATHIS $298domination was obvious. The Vikettes' Ronda Minor won the individual title with a time of 17:30 for the2.6 mile course. She was followed by Sue Stange in third, Margie Lindberg in fifth and Sue Rivard insixth. The host school was the only other complete team in the meet. On the basis of unofficial dualmeet scoring Western beat the University of Washington 9-19. Western coach Ralph Vernacchia hasexpressed great satisfaction with the progress of the team. None of the girls on the team had run cross-country before this season. It is hoped that the success of this year's team will provide the impetus for a much improved women's cross-country program at Western. Tankers ready for wef season With onlyone returning letterman, Western's men's and women's swim teams will be facing an extremely uphillbattle in one of the toughest areas of the country this season. The Viks will face such expectedopponents as Pacific Lutheran University, second in the NAIA championships last season; CentralWashington, perennial Evco champions; Southern Oregon College, last year's Evco champion andHighline Community College, one of the strongest community college teams in the Northwest. Theschedule of times and dates for the teams is still being drawn up by the athletic departments of thevarious schools. The first meet is expected to be held several weeks'into Winter quarter. The 10member men's team will be led by Paul Simmerly, lone letterman and finalist in the 100 and 200 yardbreast strokes and medley relay in the Evco championship meet last year. One performer from last year, Robin Allen, diver, is a possible performer. Other competitors on the predominantly freshman teaminclude Bob Lytke, Jeff Smith, Greg Laing, Mark Davis, Bill Sawhill, Darrell Kimmerly, Joe Coverson, JeffMickle, and Doug Danner. The women's team, under the tutelage of Coach Don Wiseman, who alsocoaches the men's team, will have its ranks increased by three swimmers who will join the team whenthe volleyball season is over, bringing the total up to seven. t ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - Page 11 ---------- Friday;: Decembfe^?, '^0 Wessteffi Frori# 11 =: Mingo takes first at tourney pe|e Fires to meet as Vikmatmen place second Capilano tomorrow Coming off a second-place finish in the Simon Fraser U n i v er s i t y Invitational tournament in Vancouver, B.C. last week, the Viking wrestling team will travel toEllensburg to participate in the Eastern W a s h i n g t o n Invitational tournament tomorrow. Injuries and upcoming finals will prevent the Viks from taking a full contingent to the one-day tournament. MarkReiman and Tom Tripple are sidelined with injuries. In last week's high finish behind Pacific University,Western was led by Dale Mingo, 118, who captured first place. Second place finishes were garnered byMike Guthrie, 134; Mark Reiman, 177, and Brett Bennett, heavyweight. Other Vikings winning placesinclude Dan Bailey, 158, who grabbed third, and Charlie Walker, 150, who took fourth. Over theweekend, John Adams, 136, placed second at the Canadian tryouts at Thunder Bay, Ontario, for theBritish Commonwealth Games. Adams was pinned by Egan Byler, a member of the 1972 CanadianOlympic team, after going into the third round tied 0-0. Adams said, "I just made a mistake and he rolled me into a pin." In the event Byler is unable to compete at the games to be held in Auckland, NewZealand, Adams, as first alternate, will be given the invitation. Volleyball team eighth at Western'svolleyball team, while finishing eighth in the regional tournament hosted by Oregon College of Educationin Monmouth, Oregon last weekend, had the satisfaction of beating rival Washington State Universityand coming close to defeating a few top rated Northwest teams. Western faced six teams, winning twoof seven matches. The wins were recorded over Eastern Oregon and the Cougars. Western gave topseeded Oregon State a scare in losing the first match 16-14, 15-5. The second match, against WSU,saw the Viks forced to come from behind to win 15-13 after leading 11-1 in the first Trotters, cagers,swimmers, volleyballers finish up exertions after busy quarter Fall quarter intramurals are grinding to ahalt with the conclusion of volleyball, racketball, swimming, the turkey trot and men and women's o n e - o n - p n e b a s k e t b a ll competition. In women's one-on-one basketball competition, a new activitystarted this quarter by student requests, Wendy Hawley defeated Margaret Bolek for the title. Hawleyhas chosen to compete against the seven men remaining in the single elimination tournament. Sevenmen remain as of Wednesday evening going into the quarter finaL round of action. The seven are DaveKnodel, Skip Houser, Mike Wheat, Charles Remsberg, Roger Mithoug, Jerry Rise and Scott Curran.Curran is scheduled to go against Hawley. The semi-finals of the women's volleyball tournament wasscheduled to be held Wednesday evening. The four teams remaining in the competition are theLeftovers, BSU All-Stars, Go-Getters and Stripling's. In racketball, Rob Harcus won the men's titledefeating Rugby squad to play UW behind gym An even win-loss record will be the goal of Western'srugby team as it will face the University of Washington behind C a r v e r Gym tomorrow afternoon in the last game of the first half of the season. The second team, with a 3-1-1 record, will begin the action at 1 p.m. and the first team, 3-4, will take over at 2:30 p.m. After tomorrow's games the ruggers will rest until the start of the second half of the season in February. The top teams of each school will be fairlyclosely matched as far as season records are concerned. The UW, at 3-3, boasts two all-stars fromEngland and more experienced backs. The Viks will be coming off a two-week layoff as their game lastweekend against Surrey rugby club in Surrey B.C. was cancelled because of field conditions. After aslow start due chiefly to inexperience, Western has come on strong, with recent wins over WashingtonState University and the Seattle Rugby Club. Western combined with the best of the Chuckanut BayRugby Club for the win over Washington State. Paul Gawenko. Cindi Scott captured the women's titledefeating Nori Bowman. Nine men and four women competed Nov. 20 in the second annual turkey trot in which two men and women won turkeys for Thanksgiving. Myrnie McCormick was the fastest womanaround the two-mile course, covering the distance in 11:36. Kristine Olsen came closest to her predicted time, being off only 3:47. Dean Powers was the fastest man around the three-mile course, covering thedistance in 18:13.3. Jeff Schultz came closest to his predicted time, being off 34 seconds. In swimming competition, Syd Jacobs won the 550 meter breast stroke and the 100 meter individual medley to taketop honors for the women. Bruce Johnson won the 100 meter individual medley and the 50 meterbackstroke while Don Williams won the 50 meter freestyle and fly competition for the men. Nextquarter, men and women's basketball, racketball and swimming will be offered. In addition, wrestling andhandball will also be offered for the men. Dick Bartsch, director of Intramurals, suggested that ifstudents would like to see a particular sport or event offered, to contact him or leave a note at CarverGym 112 or 182. Western's Club basketball team, the Pele Fires, looks for their second win in a rowtomorrow when they take on Capilano College in West Vancouver, B.C. Tipoff time is scheduled for 7:30. The Fires, fresh off a rather convincing win over British Columbia Tech last Sunday, are regionalsgame. The Viks won the second game 16-14. The Viks then threw a scare into Portland StateUniversity, defending regional champs, by winning the second game before bowing 15-9, 13-15, 15-9.The tired Western team could no nothing against the University of Oregon Ducks in the last Fridaymatch, losing on their own mistakes 15-5, 15-4. Starting out fresh on Saturday the Viks came frombehind in both games to defeat Eastern Oregon, 16-14, 16-14. Lack of concentration appeared to beWestern's downfall in the first playoff game, against the University of Washington. The Huskiescapitalized on Viking mistakes to win easily, 15-4. 15-3. Next year's squad should have an abundance of experience as only one starter, Kathy Dooley and reserve spiker, Bev McKissick will be lost throughgraduation. a team that plays in spurts. The Fires lost their first two games of the year, then won four ina row, dropped two more and now are, hopefully, on another positive tangent following Sunday's win over B.C. Tech. The Fires are a young team, consisting of three sophomores and eight freshmen, and" are"starting to jell," according to coach Pete Burns. "We're playing more together now than even before this season. We're becoming a 'team' team." Burns cites a tough, "man to man" defense as the team'sstrongest attribute. Their biggest weakness, he points out, is their inconsistent snooting. The Fires shotonly 28 percent from the floor in their last loss, a 71-66 upset administered by a team from the WhidbeyIsland Naval Air station. The Fires have picked up wins over the faculty-alumni teams from Ferndale,Sehome, Meridian and Bellingham high schools. Their losses have been at the hands of AAU teamsfrom Victoria and Vancouver, B.D., the Nooksack Valley alumni and the Whidbey base team.Individually, Burns is very pleased with the recent emergence of postman Mike Anderson and forwardBrad Potter. The 6-4 Potter, a freshman from Longview, has been particularly impressive, averaging 18points per game during the last three contests. He scored 21 against B.C. Tech in a limited appearancewhich saw him sprain an ankle and lose a tooth. VfKmQ Sounders SCUBA LESSONS WINTERQUARTER Limited Class Size Register Now! Contact John Olson 734-9868 Mike Easley 733-4193NASDA Certification impeached C Dr. Giovanni Costigan HISTORY PROF U W SPEAKER PUBLICINVITED - FREE ADMISSION QUESTION-ANSWER PERIOD TO FOLLOW FAIRHAVEN AUDITORIUMWED. 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AS President John Wolfe attributed Wilson'sresignation, recommended in a vote of the Front staff, to the staff's "basic mistrust" of the ASgovernment. Wolfe said that recent decisions by the AS board of directors which assure winterpublications funding through the comptroller's office and provide for one more publications representativeon the AS Communications Council were intended to soften that "mistrust.".. Wolfe told the senate atits last meeting that its start at implementation of the publications council was an unnecessary andsecondary action in light of the board's actions. Since then, the senate has voted, 23-5, in a mail ballot,to submit the publications council to an early Winter quarter vote of the students. If approved by thestudents, the publications council would become the fourth council of the senate. The senate'scommittee on councils and committees would recommend the new council's structure, and the newcouncil itself would recommend its policy, both subject to senate approval. "Tremendous," said Fronteditor Rodger Painter, when told the results of the ballot. "I'm glad that this on-going hassle may soon be resolved." The Gadgetree 1413 CORNWALL AVE. 734-3036 * I T Calculators y{ Science Toys ^ Books ^-Optics 1 * Hobby Tools ^ Drafting Equipment "W Microscopes, Telescopes, etc. Sold onconsignment FOR XDU FOLKS IN BELLINGHAM ITS *4II E. , i gt;w*,- — MAGNOLIA 73^-860)1 To allconcert goers... THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT .11 JANUARY 12th - MICHAEL BLOOMFIELDAND GROUP Bloomfield started on his way to fame by appearing with Bob Dylan on his early electricalbums, he then went on to join both the Electric Flag and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, before coming out on those notorious "Super-Session" albums. He has been in semi-retirement for the past few years,but now Bloomfield is back as big as ever with a group that includes keyboard player Mark Naftalin.Tickets for this very special concert on sale when you return from vacation. JANUARY 26th - THEGENIUS OF RANDY NEWMAN Newman is one of those highly adored cult figures with many people, butjust as many have yet to discover his wit and wisdom. He is a songwriter's songwriter. Harry Nilssonrecorded a whole album of just Randy Newman songs and one of Three Dog Night's earliest hits wasNewman's "'Mama told Me Not to Come." In fact, so many people have recorded songs by Randy Newman that everyone has heard a Newman tune at one time or another, whether you know it or not! A publicappearance by this notorious recluse is an event - And this will be his first ever and only appearance inthe Northwest!! FEBRUARY 16th - THE MICHAEL WHITE ENSEMBLE Whoever heard of WeatherReport?! Whoever heard of the Paul Winter Consort?! Whoever heard of Michael White?! Michael Whiteplays the violin. In years past he has appeared with performers like John Handy, Pharoah Sanders andJerry Hahn, as well as being a founding member of the excellent, but short-lived, Fourth Way. His presentgroup is one of the finest collections of musicians alive. Ed Kelley plays piano majestically, Prince Lashais the reed wizard and Kenneth Nash plays all sorts of percussion. This group is guaranteed to stimulateand satisfy with sensitivity all your sound senses! +++Some surprise events are bound to happen whenyou least expect them - stay tuned!!! AND YOU THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A COLD WINTER INBELLINGHAM. . . ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - More or less passive pg.1 ---------- |ttm«VM6HW»Wl|ftg ©UM©WW@UM(al Vol. 1 No. 1 Bellingham, Washington iA.n-l\-i*-a.'t ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - More or less passive pg.2 ---------- ECCH Poisonous Leak Near a small college town in Ohyeasure, Idaho, a man reported urinating against a building known to carry radio-active waste evaporators. Immediately following his escapade themachinery broke down creatingone of the most disastrous radioactive crisis ever in the history ofOhyeasure. Police apprehended the man minutes after he waste spill and dharged him with "recklesslytaking a poisonous leak". Now in protective custody, the man is being held suspended in mid-air withhisfeet pointed towards the sky. Canuck Slugs On The Slime An invasion of giant slugs is headed southfrom Canada. The slugs, ranging from four feet in height and up have been bred espcially for the growingstuffed slug culinary industry. Several of the slugs, originally thought to be harmless, overpowered ascientist and two guards at a secret research installation and slimed them to death. The slugs breedrapidly and travel at alarming speed for creatures so large. They are easily killed when seen, but theirnocturnal habits and resemblence to piles of trash make them hard to detect. People are cautioned thatthe slugs are especially dangerous when cornered or wounded. The killer slugs are especially fond ofbeer, and several taverns have been attacked and taken over by the slugs. 11 has been difficult to getescaping tavern patrons and residents to call the police. The people are afraid the slugs arehallucinations. A favorite tactic of the slugs is to crash through back doors of houses to get at therefrigera- tors. One slug was recaptured after crashing a house in suburban Vancouver and breaking intothe liquor cabinet. When overpowered, the slug was comsuming expensive Scotch and quality Cubancigars while watching a re-run of the Untouchables. People are advised to barracade their back doors and to be very careful about how they answer the front one. A case of beer near the garbage cans with a tripwire alarm might deter the slugs long enough to split the scene, but fast! How To Cope When Cork Pops For the survival minded, the Passive has compiled some helpful suggestions in coping with a futureenvironment that appears inevitable in light of the awesome nuclear capabilities of the major powers.When the cork is popped and the earth is scorched, be sure and keep a folded copy of these tips in yourtattered jeans. 1) water—a questionable commodity to locate since the terrain of the nuclear wastelandwill not conform to present day topography. Should one adapt to the new "quality" of the crust and lowertin can, garbage pail etc. tied to strips of cloth until a splash is heard. Trial and error is very important inthis technique. 2) fuel—sources of energy will be in short supply then as they are now. But heated caves will be of comfort. Burnt stumps of trees, chipped with the sharp edge of arock until the outer layer isremoved will reveal slightly radioactive, but burnable wood. Be sure to locate new honestead in area oncedesignated "forested.". 3) food-contrary to past attitudes that vegetation is sufficient for survival, theenvironment of the future will dictate new conditions. Since all vegetation will be defunct, food sources will be restricted to the already dead and cooked carcasses of the animal world. Once again radioactivitymust be adapted to. Storage will also be a problem. Such an acute one, incidentally, that the Passiveregrets that it has not the answer. 4) socialization—in the past, has led to close ties amongst groups,while at the same time designating "others" as enemies. Ergo, defense systems were built. In the future,all groups, communities, states and nations should be avoided in order to prevent the situation you havejust found yourself in! page 2 USING YOUR OWN . . . TO GROW YOUR OWN . . . by art a. chokesHi. You wonder just what the headline means? Simply, in just two words, it's fertilizer and dope. That'sright, fertilizer, or more potently, you OWN fertilizer to grow your OWN dope. You think I'skidding? I'mnot. Some of the best shit around today is being grown with human excrement and if you are like I am,smoking shit has become such a habit, that you've started growing your own. But most likely you aren'tusing your own to grow your own and if you aren't then . . . well, the thought is just sickening to me. Youare obviously smoking someone else's shit raised in someone else's shit. Therefore, I 've taken thedelicate task of telling you what to do to grow your own while using your own, starting from consumptionand blast-off toretrivation. To begin with, I should note that in growing your dope this way it costs youonly $1.49 fur a butterfly net, perhaps $2 for a silver spoon and around $20 for a good set of pots andpans. Most importantly, the shit has to be at least a foot high before the fertilizer is used so that whenapplication of the dung comes (dunger time), it does not shock the hell out of the plants system. (If theplant is any smaller than a foot, it can die before contact is made. Plants are sensitive. They KNOW.)Once fertilizer is applied to the plant, you must water like mad or the plant will collapse of dehydration.The plant will not die but just collapse. When it is watered, it will shudder right back up fine. B and Sbaked beans, corn, prune juice and radishes I find are the best things to eat and should be measured out in even portions, brought to a boil, simmered for five minutes and then allowed to cool before drinking.That's right, this is the consumption part—so vital to plant health, growth and welfare during its body-building days. The only drawback here is that painfu I diarrhea may occur, making the fertilizer totallyinaccessible to netting after blast-off. It has been found by my talking to others that taking deepbreaths helps to relax this situation a little. However, it doesn't do anything else. I f at first you don'tsucceed, try, try, again. After awhile your body will become accustomed to fighting the mixture atconsumption and therefore dispose of it in appropriate, firm little pebbles. Immediately following asuccessful launch (blast-off) is where the $1.49 butterfly net and silver spoon come in (retrivation). Withpractice you will soon be able to retrieve the fertilizer blindfolded and might even want to. Noseplugs arerelatively inexpensive so you may want to use them also. Clothes pins will also work. What you do isgive the net a qu ick right twist with your wrist, plunge downward and then snap it back. Will you besurprised! It works! Once retrivation is over, the flight is a success. I t's now dungertime and you shouldinstantly apply the fertilizer to the plant in order to prevent the shit from becoming stagnant. It can lost its potency while the plant can die during this time. {11 does no good to try talking to the plants. Theyseem to refuse listening to anyone at this stage). Finally comes application time. By taking the silverspoon you should mash the fertilizer thoroughly while adding water. By making holes in the dirt the plantis growing in (with spoon handle) you can pour the solution into the roots of the plant. The dirt may bevery hard. This is because the plant in its defense has drained all water from the vase, thereby creatingan almost patrif ied rock. The lighting you installed during the dopes early growing period should now beremoved completely from the plant. No light should be allowed to reach the plant from now until harvesttime (when plant is three to 12 feet tall). For some strange reason, it will now thrive on darkness. Afterharvest, will you ever be surprised! It is extremely potent shit. And there you have it. I started growing my plants about two weeks ago after learning this process and have had to raise the roof of my closet twice. The plants are now 12 feet high. Remarkably, the dope smokes smooth and light and liaves a faintscent of burning rubber. I also find a slight after-taste of Georgia-Pacific lingering until well after I 'vesmoked it. (People living in Bellingham find this to be true. However, I have talked to people in Everettwho have tried this method and they find Weyerhauser lingering.) My biggest problem now is what to doabout the loud erruptions and rushes of stale air from the closet. Sound-proofing and insulatation have not taken care of the hassle. Otherwise, there have been no other problems with this fun and easy process. Anyway, it's worth it. Enjoy your SELF and stay high. CRYPTIC Plans are being formulated for the new student co-op cemetery to be laid out in Red Square. The cemetery is one of the many projects of therecently created "Class on death," and is designed for those students doing research for the classesrather extensive final examination. Lowell Z. Plotz, the cemeteries coordinator, sees the cemetery as amarvelous undertaking. "All the students are excited about it, and really wsant to participate." Plotzstressed that student involvement, the cooperative effort, is what will make go. "I n fact," he said, "with all that's going on, I expect a lot of business. That's why we've reserved a special section for the untenuredfaculty." Plotz emphasized that business will be good this time of year, because students see thecemetery as a viable alternative to going home with their grades. "And they don't have to pay back theirNational Defense loan," Plotz said enthusiastically. "Boy, it's just erally neat how all the students aregetting involved, ya know?" They really like getting their hands into old mother earth," said Plotz. And forthose cooperative students, Plotz is planning a special treat. Inspired by the famous Firest LawnMortuary in L.A., where visitors can see film clips of a famous movie star at their grave site, Plots has his own line of special "casket features," to lend comfort to the departed and the departee. I n the crypts ofdeparted English Majors, there will be continuous showing of that epic film, "Ma and Pa Kettle meetBeowulf." For the ecology buggs there are giodegradeable caskets, and for Campus Christian Fellowshipthere are piped in tapes of Billy Graham. Second Coming enthusiasts will have caskets with special trapdoors. As the cemetery is getting "underway," Lowell has begun a novel based on the project. "Thecharacterization is a little stiff," he said. "But the plot is really great." oorpfjffe 5lugPreder VoO WILLMBEJD^ C? *- lt;*»***y^. 8~ 12, ClK£-beM "SLOGS ( SPOOMPUl_ TOTKSCO/Hr/\ C-Wr^ O Z. PiKICKED ^ gt;EK SNL-T CORfc-^ , CUMBIO, CKYGNMfc. , PePf L\ C L W B - S CirXR-UC (WK5LG.") ZBN^" UEM/BS (TWe Tfc-iP TO Ifc. BJ 6 ^£-ESU P I N E N)EEJ gt;UE lt; gt;. ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - More or less passive pg.3 ---------- RECYCLER i traveled the world over, and seen many - - - - srful inventions of mankind. fore I settleddown here at Monroe State Reformatory ded extensively in the Zmabezi. Or was it ddle Fork of theCongo? No, I believe it was the lgerof the Nile. jre I met one of the most truly remarkable have met in mylife, and I 've been in nearly every monestary from here to Mozambique, yes. He was a true genius, aman of many . He was the son of an English anthropologist and Indian native woman of high caste,name was Punjab Mahatma Jevves. Lord , they called him in the environs. His blue lpressed the nativesgreatly, i of the items he most desired from the i world was one he had become accustomed to while nEngland with his father, toilet paper. ves insisted on importing choice American japer. The native varieties were excruciating, as 'ere made of a hardwood similar to mahogany, th h is meager resources anddifficult delivery 2, Jeeves was forced to conserve. And since necessity mother of invention, Jeevesrevolutionized the toilet of thousands of the Upper Nile, re in Amerika it is becoming necessary toconserve, too. ven here. So, I give you the basic plan for Jeeves' wention, using only the equipmentavailable to him. very same items are available right where you live. Resident number 67352290 MonroeState Reformatory ETRAINING day, when all values are being challenged and being discarded, somehave been left un-ed, taboo, as it were, even to the most hard-socialist individualists, we've all heardthose bathroom gutter jokes the taboo subjects, but after many hours of nplative study, concludedsomething had to ie. taboo subject to which I am referring, is of , defecation. I mean, shit. This subjecthas eft untouched too long. It's the age-old a f the turd inthe punchbowl, y, i asked myself, do 200 million Amerikans sit eyes forward, feet planted firmly on the floor, as if at some kind of perverse call of"Attention!"? because, i concluded, nobody ever questioned the autoiritarian principle behind it (so tospeak) which goes back to toilet training. Not without plan is the fact that the damage is done early, soearly that no one remembers it. How can one expect to question something they don't even remember. Idid extensive research and found that this fascist Amerika has spent millions for cancer research, butNOT ONE PENNY for research into defecation! My destiny all but slapped me in the face one day, while i meditated. It came so hard that i nearly fell off the stool. How could i have been so constipated for somany years, to accept this fascist mathod of defecation? i asked myself, i felt like kicking myself in theass. The very next time nature called, i began my investigation of alternative methods the counter-culture might use to advantage to break away from th is Amerikan pattern. The first new alternagive i tried outwas this. I stood on my head over the toilet bowl, with my feet straight up in the air. This didn't work verywell. The next time, i tried thesame basic position, but with my legs drawn up into the lotus position,with my head pointed down, but in the opposite direction this time. The results were similar, i didn't needa third try to assure myself there must be a better way. I did need another shower. I n order to clear mymind of past propagandistic indoctrination, i tried fasting. This did not produce the desired results, so ibegan a steady diet of prunes and Explax. I found this allowed the creativity to flow much more freely. I n the next few weeks, i must have tried a thousand different ways to defecate. Some of the moresuccessful ones were: Clumbing a flagpole (i imagine a telephone pole would do in a pinch) whilemeditating on the mystical sound OM. Squatting off the back end of a fast-moving truck, while holding on tight to the ra[ling, while talking in tongues, as loudly as possible. This method is highly recommended,but watch for the State Patrol and be careful of the wind chill factor in winter. Exposure might beembarrassing to explain to either a trooper or a hospital attendant. i finally came up with the BESTmethod of all, which is not at all what my authoritarian parents or first grade teacher said was nroper.With my feet firmly placed on the bowl of the toilet, i faced backwards towards the wall, on which hadbeen placed a picture of Richard M. Nixon and his dog Checkers, and chanted Kizzmaiaz, kizzmaiaz atthe top of my lungs. The combination never failed to produce the desired reaction, and the positon itselfallows one to peruse the entire wall area for graffiti in the absense of a picture of Nixon, i do recommendthat everyone carry a picture of him, to places where none are available and you are feeling a bit irregular. Remember, the family that shits together showers together. '5 "O TkSTE. Dlfc_E.CT\ONJS •CM"CW: ^LU6S .PUKCE- IM A, LMUiE. POT OV 66IUUC1 \x)KTE£~ . eJBMO\yB F££ gt;YH POTl\Nb PL-KCe OKI Ac FLAT SOfcJrKce. To b£X. MENOuMlLJE., FIL.O eAOA ^JM^uilTR TH S^lCE^AMb FuKvofcjue* iKSa^abi NiTS . p u A ^ - t - SL-U^ lt;; G0mF6J -TK6 gt;LJX \Ki \ lt;J lt;\ 0 gt;M5~ COVE4EL. ^fTU; T ^ e feo(L_/u4 iA gt;/vre^F£ m ri-ve. POT , £ gt;/\P /VNDDO TWe- ^ E O O L ^ t .CA lt;N/UiAJ£i Tfti p W/TH-Y0U£- ^/V£-S , P L A C E . \r\i A, c © o u , £ gt;f\£j£- pu^ lt;ue_rof^. S-H /V\0M7"HS. C 0 V°r OME- A£A£M£d / F m e UWlh M THE. JAG$ 3E.C MSSCLDUbX' — YOU/2» SLUJQS A E- £A/htAN lt;Z./AJ£f 7"tf£. FU\VOe^ 6 Y BMITT/AJa SObY p*-U/£S, TH-a CLOUb/A/ESS WIUL J gt;tSAPP£A£~,) WU-BNJ Y0(/fc_^ fc ADY To bE^oOl^. You£.OUUWAfc-Y ce-BPMlON, IMVlTE- S6YV\E_ F»S.\EJSJC gt;S , GE-T CiOOl gt; A lt;N gt;D t\\£\\K ANI^ gt; B. 'SO .e.v Tt gt; 6 gt;0Y i»nmnmifTti)iWiiwmwi^imiTi)n»irninTiiiiii' •niiiiiiiMiniiiirmiiuS^asi NOTES It Takes Your Breath Away The Environmental Procrastination Agency has announceda ban on breathing in all metropolitan areas with a population exceeding one million persons. "Air quality tests indicate that the atmosphere in most large cities is unfit for human consumption, so we decidedthat the best way to rectify the situation is to ban breathing," an EPA spokesperson said. To enforce the breathing ban, the EPA is equipping special "breath partols" with sonic lung analysis kits. The patrolswill take spot checks of passing motorists and pedestrians . anyone found to have air in his/her lungs will be subject to an indefinite banishment to the suburbs. Nasel Sticks Nose Up At Gravity Consumptionadvocate Ralph Nasel recently called for Congress to repeal the law of gravity as the "first progressivestep towards conserving our vital energy resources." The natural energy that is wasted on "just keepingthings down to earth" could be harnessed for clean industrial power, Nasel said. Nasel pointed out that ifthe law is repealed all immobile objects could be anchored to the ground and people could carry leadweights in their pockets. "I n the face of the current energy crisis, it is ridiculous to allow this waste ofnatural energy resources on keeping things in place," Nasel said. T.V. Out Of This World Rumors havebeen spreading across the United States that television sets are in reality aliens from the planet Darvon,who have come to take over the world. Although NASA, CBS and the FCC all deny these allegations,thousands of people have either disappeared completely or become frozen in a sitting position for yearsreciting over and over "good-night David, good-night Chet." More ominously, authorities recently crashedthrough a back door of a suburban Seattle home to find a television set blaring loudly while sipping abottle of Jack Daniels and smoking expensive Cuban cigars. Down On Typewriters Ralph Mader,consumption advocate, pressed the Environmental Revulsion Agency to ban typewriters. Recentconsumer probationstudies have shown that the long-term effects of the bell ringing at the end of eachline drives people crazy. Mader Fails To Score Recent studies have shown a dramatic decline in thequantity and quality of beaver around Bell-ingham. A recent beaver hunt on a dark and cold and lonelyFriday evening netted not one beaver. None were even sighted, according to local beaver expert RalphMader. Each beaver captured is termed a "socre," Mader said, and commented " I didn't score all night." Mader did saythere is an ample supply of local crabs, however. «UBEIWM!Bl^MB«BMI^^ page 3 ---------- Western Front - 1973 December 7 - More or less passive pg.4 ---------- 3 WASTE IS A SHITTY THING Cut down the tree, oh, woodsman and kill its gentle life and use its sweet body to make your vulgar money It never asked for love It never asked for help It never asked foranything You Shithead Spare the air, you over there And don't pollute my meager share 'Cause whenyou do, it just ain't fair I hope you get eaten by a bear Water polluters take note, some day fish may vote Pollution is the lump in life's mattress Pollution is the rain in life's day But at least it helps me sellpoetry I wouldn't have it any other way. SLOBBING IS AN ART...I KNOW I walk the same old street. Itseems to be my beat. I stop for something to eat And spill chili on my seat. I wander around the townseeing friends, getting down. Some folks think I'm a clown, A human joke to pass around. But I see lifein other ways In minutes, hours and in days. Which makes it seem a crazy maze To keep me in thisconstant daze. DIFFERENT STROKES LOVE, TRUTH, BEAUTY IN ONE NEAT LITTLE PACKAGECONCERNING THE COMPOST PILE OF LIFE Sex I feel I'm in a cage. When will \ be of age? He says he's gay, "What are you?" "I'm. uh. hetero-sexual." With all my might I can't feel right. "Bisexual, andyou?" she asks, "I'm, uh, hetero-sexual." Is my mind so small? Can I be loose at all? "Sheep are nice,"he/she says, "And you?" " I 'm normal! I'm normal! I'm normal!" Roses are red Violets are blue Potatoesare brown MISCONCEPTIONS B.D.: There's a snow storm out at Jim's, lets hit the slopes! Bring yourski equipment and scales — Jean Claude. SAMMY MUDDER - I'm stuck hitchhiking at the Algerexit, and need a ride before I die of exposure and starvation. Wiil take a ride to anywhere. ANYONEHAVING SITZ BATHS out there in the dingles? I'd really love to get away from my shower stall in thecity and groove but I don't know if I could take the change of water. I have a skin rash whenever thewater's below 105 degrees. CARLAFRIESEN ALL OWNERS OF UNWANTED GOLDFISH I have amuch loved goldfish that needs a friend but all i can give him is a "Goldfish" cracker. I'm getting tired ofseeing him mpoing in his gravel. ANDREW MORGANTHAL I NEED A TOAD urgently. My fairy godfather told me that if one would be delivered before Christmas, if I could kiss him without getting a wart, Iwas told he would turn into a charming prince. I usually don't believe fairy stories but at 45 I'm gettingdesperate. MARGARET CHASER page 4 FREAK OF NATURE FOR SALE OR TRADE - Half growntwo-headed black and white goat. A cute pet for children. Trade for almost anything or best cash offer.Call Dick-733-0124. I'm in hell and loving the rays down here. For anyone interested in joining me at the"SPA" there's a great primeval hole at the end of the West Shore Drive on Lake Whatcom. Enter it andit's just a matter of time. THE DIGGER MAN. ALL AUNTS AND UNCLES who want to be heard-UNITE!We've got nothing to lose but out in-laws. We've got a nation of nieces and nephews to gain. No matterif you're black or blue, red or white, we must be remembered. HAVE A TREE OR BUSH that would likea better home? Bring it to Mr. Dirt's Swamp. There are plenty of dogs that would like you immensely ifyou would and our house in the tulies would smell a lot nicer. JAMES BACKENFORTH-Would youplease stop commuting and make up your mind. The Garden isn't the same without your wow herbs!Who do you want anyway—ME or your mother? RHODA TRANE AJOB$$$ !! -Full-time job as lightbulb changer. No experience needed. Call K. Imus, Fairhaven. LOST BACKPACK ON HOLLY ST.Contains valuable papers and has "FUCK NIXON" written on back. Keep the dope. Returnto1414HilliardSt. No questions asked. STEVE NEFFRADIGHTY-I may be the bitch of your gripes butI'm hot after your ugle bod just the same. Up here in Cottongrove—CLIO BOOTERS BEWARE!-TheSilver Silver has been reported in someone's cleats but we don't know who's. From all we can gatherthis vile thing was smuggled in by the coach of the CRUDE team because he needs some raw recruitsto find more shells on the beach. Do not give in to this terrible menace! From THE MEN STILL FIGHTING THE MEAT SHORTAGE? If you don't mind living in the country I've got a wonderful MAMFAM bull thatneeds a little more fattening up than I can give him. He drives the cows crazy shasing them and losesall his weight. Inquire at the HURKY TURKEY FARM. FREE BEER — for those who want to help foldcopies of our community paper on Monday afternoons. Just come upstairs and bring a friend. ANYONEOUT THERE GOING through MENOPAUSE? I want to know what to expect. Any post-menopausewomen out there with stories to tell I'm writing a sequel to EVERY WOMEN DOES to be called THERECAN BE JOY AFTER THE OVEN CLOSES. I want to know if that's a true statement. REUBEN ofSANDWICH. I'M TRYING TO COMMUNICATE with telepathetic people but ' all I seem to get is staticand the damn radio stations. Put your left index finger to your ear lobe at esactly 8:45 p.m. onDecember 7 and yell three times, "captain kangaroo is an imposter." I'll try to hear it. GUESS WHO.HORIS-lf you don't get yourself back here soon I'll turn you back into a cauliflower just as I found you.THE GERIATRIC GARDENER WE NEED A TEEPEE TO LIVE IN but for some reason they're asscarse as igloos in Alaska. We know some Indians still live in them because our 9th grade historyteacher said so. Let us know when you find a vacancy. JOHN IvlARTHA, Washington, D.C.