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Title: Western Front - 1969 July 8
Date: 1969-07-08
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1969_0708 ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 8 - Page 1 ---------- rChe' court decision may set American theater precedent Jeanne Baretich talked to students and facultyabout the off- Broadway production of "Che." the "We're not out to make money on the show. We wantto mak
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Show more1969_0708 ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 8 - Page 1 ---------- rChe' court decision may set American theater precedent Jeanne Baretich talked to students and facultyabout the off- Broadway production of "Che." the "We're not out to make money on the show. We wantto make ourselves known as artists," Jeanne Baretich, the leading lady from the off-Broadway show,"Che," said in an informal lecture last week. Miss Baretich, a Tacoma girl, attended Olympic JuniorCollege and graduated from the University of Washington. She auditioned for four months in New Yorkbefore being cast in "Che." The play, written by Lennox Raphael, has been closed several times for"public lewdness" and nudity. "It's the first off-Broadway cast to be arrested since Mae West'sappearance in vSex' in the 1930's," Miss Baretich said. The eight-member cast was arrested afterrunning two weeks of preview performances. They spent 18 hours in New York's East Village jail beforebeing released. The show reopened and ran another two weeks before it was closed again and the castarrested. Seven or eight New York lawyers are working on the case which comes to trial in September."Our case is going to be a test case. Whatever the court decides will set a precedent for Americantheater. "The show is still running in New York, although it is being.. done with clothes and without the'touching'." "Acting is touching and feeling. The play loses much of its meaning when these aspects are removed," Miss Baretich said. "Theater's purpose is to get a message across and open people's eyes,but you have to have some sort of enticement to bring the audience in" she said. Miss Ba*retich isreturning to New York tomorrow to begin work on a new production of "Che," and to help arrange atouring company for the United States. The original cast has been invited to tour the show in Sweden,Germany and Italy. western front Vol. LXII no. 2 Western Washington State College Bellingham,Washington 98225 Tuesday, July 8, 1969 10c Book fine appeal policy approved, 5 students to compriseCommittee Corroded cable causes temporary power failure A library fine board of appeals has beenapproved and will be effective fall quarter. AS President Al Doan must now appoint five students to theboard. A sixth member will be a non-voting member of the library staff. Appeals will be heard to reduceor waive fines if "the fines accumulated are due to circumstances beyond the control of the student,"according to Library Committee policy. Policy also states that any "appeal from any student who hasappeared before it three times before, except on the ground of circumstances beyond his control," willnot be heard. "Approximately 10,000 fine notices per year represent a substantial amount of money and bookkeeping," Dr. Erwin S. Mayer, library committee chairman, said. 'There ought to be a way to wipea fine off if there is a good reason. "We felt the ruling is better by a student board than a librarycommittee. "We spent a fair amount of time working this out and it received no publicity at all," Mayeremphasized. A flier stating the check-out policy is inserted in outgoing library materials. Boardmembers will work Mayer to resign as chairman Dr. Erwin S. Mayer has resigned as chairman of theeconomics and business department, effective September 1. " A f t e r n"ne years as departmentchairman, I am returning to full-time teaching," Mayer said. Mayer said his present plans are to remainat Western and teach within the department. Dr. Howard E. Mitchell, economics professor at Westernfor the past 14 years, will replace Mayer. with the library director to reduce the number of late books.Student attitudes toward library fines will be gathered in a poll. The following fine schedules have beenrecommended by the committee: "For general circulation books, 10 cents per day for the first five days,and 25 cents per day thereafter, up to a maximum of $4.25. "Materials kept overdue for more than 20days are presumed lost. "The borrower is charged the replacement cost of the items lost, plus theaccumulated fine. "For reserve books, the present schedule should be maintained, but no fine should be levied during the first four hours unless a request is made for the item in question." A corroded electrical cable was responsible for the power failure which cut off electricity on campus last Thursday night.Water might have leaked into the lead covered cable, shorting it out and temporarily blacking out thecampus, Bill Harrison, supervisor of maintenance and utility said. Shortly after the cable "blew," themaintenance crew switched on the power for most of the campus, but the Viking Union, VikingCommons and the Bookstore are still without electricity. Electrical service should be restored to thatarea by tomorrow night, Harrison said. Summer BOQ explores insanity, morality themes Flowers forAlgernon by Daniel Keyes, has been chosen as the Summer Book of the Quarter. Keyes will be oncampus Tuesday, July 22, for the BOQ panel discussion. William Scott, circulation librarian, willmoderate the BOQ panel. Flowers for Algernon Keyes' first novel, is an exploration on the themes ofinsanity and morality. The BOQ is available at the Wilson Library and at the bookstore. Keyes also has a second book out, Touch. The Book of the Quarter program is a literary event at Western that features the promotion of a new exceptional book each quarter. The A.S.B., English department through theEnglish institute, Wilson Library, Education department, arts and lectures committee, and Fairhaven are sponsoring the BOQ panel.giHUIIMMIMUMIIinilUMIIHHMhMMinMHnilllllllllllUIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIimilllllllllllinitllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIHIUIIMIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIO This week's events ITODAY- | 1 p.m.: Progressive Education Forum, Coffee Den. 1 8:15 p.m.:Cassenti Players Concert, L-4. Â§ TOMORROW- | 1 p.m.: Progressive Education Forum, Coffee Den. |5:30 p.m.: Steak Fry, Lakewood. j THURSDAY, JULY 10- 1 noon: Progressive Education Forum, CoffeeDen. | 8 p.m.: Jack and Shirley concert, VU Lounge. | FRIDAY, JULY 1 1 - 1 8 pjn.: Lightshow, L-4. 1 9p.m.: Opening of new Coffee House, Coffee Den. |SUNDAY,JULY13- 1 10 a.m.: San Juan Cruise, detailsat VU desk. IMONDAY, JULY 14- | 9 pjn.: Club 515 watermelon bust and jugband concert, VU patio|* gt; lt; lt;T^ii!xmmHmmmmm gt; timmmmmmmmmmM ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 8 - Page 2 ---------- Western Front Tuesday, July 8, 1969 Ibo home economics student discusses Biafran situation JUDYWILLIAMS copy editoi "How can I help when I get back?" was the question asked by Christiana(Chinyelu) Okeke, Biafran home economics major. Mrs. Okeke, known as Christy by most of herfriends, decided her knowledge of nutrition would allow her to "work as a public servant" when shereturns with her husband Isaac to Biafra. She would have become a nurse but did not because of thelong training period. As it is, she is not sure "how many people will be left" when the Okekes returnhome. Mrs. Okeke noted that Americans have been "very friendly and kind in general." However, shehas found questions such as "Do you live in houses?" very annoying. Mrs. Okeke and Isaac are fromArochukwa in the Ibo Tribe. When asked how Ibo family s t r u c t u r e s compared to Americans, Mrs.Okeke spoke of the extended family. With the extended family such institutions as rest homes areunknown; the elderly are cared for by the family. "It is my responsibility to take care of my parents justas they cared for me," Mrs. Okeke said. Her parents, four brothers and one sister move about as herfather is transferred from one court registrar position to another. Although war was not actually declareduntil July 5, 1967, the Biafran war began in 1966. Three of her brothers have joined the Biafran Armybecause , "famine, bombing and shelling "are too much and they have no ' other course but to fight,"Mrs. ^Okeke said. Since she joined Isaac in Seattle, September, 1967, they have not known whethertheir families were alive or dead. June 26, 1969 her father wrote from Orsomoghu that members of bothfamilies were alive. "Every Biafran man is now a soldier," she explained. Her husband holds a master'sin business administration and will also serve his people when the Biafran government permits re-entryinto the country. Depending on the situation, the Okekes will probably "start right from the beginning."Mrs. Okeke spent three quarters at Seattle Pacific College and entered Western, Fall, 1968. In additionto her classes, she is sitting in on a nutrition class and participated with Rosalie Kempma in the Homemanagement Laboratory planning phase. Together the women planned and Mrs. Okeke prepared, aBiafran meal. The main course was rice and a Biafran meat and tomato stew served with a tossed greensalad. Desert consisted of deep-fried Chin Chin cookies, lime sherbert and tea. Mrs. Okeke may berecognized by her native costume called an Akwa-omuma. Although Mrs. Okeke's Akwa-omumas varyin color and design, they each have an overblouse and a sari-like, ankle-length, wrap-around skirt.Superiority of design and quality of the cotton determine a costume's worth. Chin Chin Cookies VA lb.butter or margarine 2 C. flour 1 C. sugar 2 eggs, well beaten Milk IT'S NEW and the Pizza is Delicious!BELLINGHAM PIZZA HOUSE featuring OLD WORLD STYLE PIZZA Spaghetti and Grinders Free oneextra Pizza with order if t gt; or more pizzas! I l l E. Magnolia - 734-9365 Hours: Monday thru Thursday11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Sunday 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. STUDENTS , fyr fSTORE NO STORE MORE CONVENIENT ON THE MEZZANINE Our gift book selection includes:Ernest Hemingway: A Life Story by Baker The Day Kennedy Was Shot by Bishop The SubversiveScience by Shepard Men and Mountaineering by White Small Boat Adventures by White Nature of Manby Fromm and Xirau Miracles by Lewis Family of Man Sierra Club Books Oregon North-CentralCascades mm 2f*irgmm Cream the butter and small portions of 1 16. cups flour until a very fine meal isobtained. Add enough milk to the sugar to make approximately 3/4 cup liquid. Add sugar mixture andeggs to a well in the flour. Continue working in flour until batter is very stiff. Knead the batter afterforming a ball until the dough is elastic. Roll dough into long, rectangular strips, about 1/8 inch thick.Form into bows, crescents, or any desired shapes and deep fry in very hot grease for about 3 minutes or until a golden brown. Christy Okeke prepares Chin Chin cookies for Western's Summer HomeManagement Laboratory. photo by woodland Faculty members hope to plan better communicationmethods at program The Teachers of Teacher Trainers project (TTT) in' Olympia this week and next willinvolve Western faculty members. The federally funded project will provide a $75 stipend per person. Dr. Herbert Hire, chairman of the education department, will serve on the project's staff. He and otherparticipants hope to plan better methods of communication for college supervisors, administrators,training teachers and student teachers. Student teachers working with individual teachers "tend toperpetuate poor as well as good teaching practices," Hite said. Faculty advisers need to work moreclosely with student teachers especially as an increasing number practice teaching in Seattle and thesurrounding areas, Hite said. Other TTT staff members are Dr. James Monosmith, Central WashingtonState College, and Dr. Arnold Gallegos, Washington State University. Another staff member, Dr. RobertBurkhart, is from Buffalo College in the State University of New York system. Hite will be in OlympiaThursday and Friday each of the two weeks. W e s t e r n ' s te am participants are Thomas V. Savage, geography and education professor and Gary Reul, Summer school staff member and WashingtonEducation Association representative. Edmunds people joining the Western team are Mrs. Iola Martin,Consulting teacher and James McHeffy, director of elementary education. Team members will attendthe last session only on a full time basis. G o a l s of "writing performance objectives" and helping"others write objectives" have been outlined by William Drummond, project director. Workshop members will also plan teaching units to fill specific objectives. Workshop participants launch rockets, buildaerospace, flight understanding Making and launching their own rockets was one project for the 19teachers in the aerospace education workshop running from June 23 to July 11. Director Lee A. Dallassaid Dr. Robert Gesell, director of t h e Washington State Aeronautics Commission was invited toattend the launchings. "Most of the teachers are experienced," Dallas said. Their other project was tosimulate the lunar soft landing by trying to "design a packaging Campus Christian Ministry CCM House530 North Garden 733-3400 is open Weekdays 9 to 3 Rev. John F. Harriman Episcopal Chaplain Rev.William G. Sodt Lutheran Campus Pastor system" tha would allow a raw egg to be dropped 500 feetfrom a moving airplane without being broken, he explained. Students "have really been wrapped up" inthe experiment and packaging materials from water ballons to jello have been suggested, Dallas noted."One student has said he is running out of eggs," and another has caught his children dropping eggs offthe bam. The final test for the packaging materials may be run at the Bellingham Airport. The workshopis designed to build an understanding of aerospace problems, the dynamics of flight and a familiaritywith current programs. Participants have been traveling almost constantly and have seen the Boeing747 being constructed, the Seattle Pacific Science Center and radar tracking methods at the AuburnFederal Aviation Commission. Students spend all day in the workshop and "the primary emphasis is onattendance," Dallas stressed. Dallas is "getting. good feedback from all participants" although it seemsto him they are not getting "enough time to breathe." MOTORCYCLE RACING Hannegan RoadSpeedway T. T. Sportsman Scrambles â€” V* Mile Track Every Saturday Nite â€” 7; 30 p.m. Admission$1.50 ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 8 - Page 3 ---------- Tuesday, July 8, 1969 Western Front 3 THOUGHTS.. . background and progressive commentary ontoday's issues Sad tale told by hackneyed historian Listen my children and you shall hear thefascinating tale of how Bellingham came to be what it is today. Ye olde English sea captain said, "Hey, I think I'll name that sparkling bit of water, Bellingham Bay." So he did, and the people came from far andwide to settle on the banks and thus Bellingham became polluted, I mean populated. The hardypioneers carved their homes from the wilderness, so we're told and I believe it. Fighting the elements andthe untamed countryside, these brave men and women created a hole, I mean home. And it was a merry village with wild beasts from the hills and children gamboling in the streets. Pretty soon, the NormalSchool appeared on the hill above the thriving town, and the Normal School manufactured normalteachers who in turn manufactured normal children, etcetera. The school and the town grew as thesethings are wont to do. So here we are, and things haven't changed much. There are still the wild beastsin the streets, (only now they're called college students') and the Normal School is now an AbnormalSchool. The "sparkling bit of water" doesn't sparkle much anymore. In fact, it doesn't do much ofanything. The bay, fondly referred to as the Bellingham Cesspool, once reflected the panorama of thesurrounding mountains. But its reflecting surface is now marred. Innundated with sludge and sewage, the once clear water is putrid and lifeless. The water that once gave life to bird, beast and fish has beenruined by the worst beast of allâ€”the good ole human race, the most infamous rapers in history. Well,the battle is over. We have tamed the countryside and carved up the wilderness. That is, we have carvedour holes, I mean homes, out of the wilderness (with God on our side, of course). We can rest assuredthat our children won't be lured by that dreadful call of the wild. They won't explore the earth todiscover sheltered bays and far-reaching forests (far-reaching forests, indeed, they reach right outand snag your nylons). They won't search for these because they won't know that they exist. All they'llknow will be the familiar polluted, sluggish water that doesn't smell nice and the interesting blackenedstumps of trees that commemorate the great deed of Sir Careless Camper. And now my children, thetale is finished. For here we are and out there is your great heritage. Well, it's out there somewhere. Just look steadfastly out that way, and when the smog clears, you'll see the results of what yourancestors and your parents have strived for all these many years. Take pride, my children. â€”JillStephenson Protests closure of VU facilities Since the beginning of the quarter many people haveattempted to use the Viking Union and its facilities, only to discover that it is closed at various timesduring the weekends. We have noticed Viking Union hours posted around campus and we have alsonoticed that the hours posted rarely coincide with the hours the buildings are kept open. At first therewere rumors as to why students could not use their student union during its supposedly open hours onSaturdays and Sundays. Many students thought that there was a mix-up due to the recent opening of the VU addition. Others hoped that this was only a temporary situation and would be solved shortly afterthe quarter began. It is now the third week of Summer quarter and the Viking Union still remains lockedduring "open" hours on weekends. As the situation now stands, the Viking Union is open to students onweekends at the VU manager's discretion. The man with the key, on duty weekends, has the power tolock up or leave open the student union. It appears that students at Western have very little say inwhether or not they can use their "student" union. (We realize that this does not apply to last weekend's lock up, which was unavoidable due to the power failure. See story page 1.) What is the good of havinga place for students to go to relax if they can't go there in the daytime on weekends; one of the fewtimes they are free to use it? Even if only a small number of students are currently using the Viking Union facilities, why should they be deprived of it because there isn't a larger turnout? We realize that in 1969students are fighting for their individual freedoms, but isn't having to fight to keep our own student unionopen going a bit too far? -Adele Saltzman Perspectives John Miles contributor One of Washington'smost valuable natural resources is, at this moment, being threatened with destruction. Its end is in sight. If legislation recently introduced to the Congress in Washington D. C. is passed, some of Washington'sgreatest riches-her wildlands-will be threatened, abused, consumed, and probably destroyed. The"Timber Supply Act of 1969" has been proposed by several Representatives. This Act will provide for amore efficient and extensive timber yield from our National Forests. There is a lumber shortage and thetimber supply bills, strongly supported and in reality created by the timber industry, are an attempt torectify this shortage. The proposed bills in their present form order that all lands outside establishedwilderness, primitive and other "preserved" areas in National Forests be classified as "commercial" by theForest Service and thereafter managed for commercial timber production only. Some versions of theproposed act go so far as to order review of existing "preserved" lands to determine whether it might notbe advisable to harvest some of the timber in these areas. How does this affect Washington? If the billspass, cutting increases, and roads are built, there will be no more "de facto" wilderness. That is, no lands not already off limits to roads and other "improvements" will be maintained purposefully in their wild state. The struggle over wilderness will be ended and roads will eventually be built into the few remaining wildand delicate natural areas as yet unpreserved in our state and others. Many people in Washington willnot object to increased logging. A tree can only be described by them in the here and now and in termsof board feet and profit. Undeniably the timber industry is important and necessary and will continue to be so. Undeniable too is the fact that many people enjoy a trip away from the hustle and clatter of ourmachine age, that some enjoy a forested vista free from road cuts and slash piles, that most of us needthe indescribable experience of a "wild" environment. We are rich in wild places here in Washington.Some are preserved and some are not. Passage of the Timber Supply Act may end the chances that anyof the presently unpreserved wild areas will provide a wilderness recreation experience to the explodingpopulations of present and future. Our wildlands with their challenge and beauty are a resource that wecan enjoy and that we can "sell" if we must. We consume a forest when we cut it down. We consumelittle when we walk and camp and gaze up at the magnificent trees. Perhaps we should promoteperception, not consumption. thewestern front official weekly newspaper of Western Washington StateCollege second class postage paid at Bellingham, Wash. 98225 phone, 734-8800 editorial, ext. 2277advertising, ext. 2276 Jill Stephenson editor-in-chief Adele Saltzman managing editor Maryjo HardyBob Kelly ad manager head photographer Judy Williams copy editor Mike Moore cartoonist BillWoodland business manager Gerson Miller advisor Reporters: Katie Pratt, Ken Ritchie, CarolynZeutenhorst Photographers: Art Christensen, Lydia Christensen, Bill Woodland Deadlines: 8 a.m.Thursdayâ€”letters to the editor, classified ads 1 p.m. Thursday-news copy, display ad reservations iba.m. Friday-display ad copy Represented by NEAS, 360 Lexington Ave., New York, N. Y. 10017. Priceper copy, 10 cents. Subscription, $3.50 a year, $1.50 a quarter. Member: U.S. Student PressAssociation, College Press Service, Associated College Press, Intercollegiate Press Service andLiberation News Service. ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 8 - Page 4 ---------- 4 Western Front Tuesday, July 8, 1969 Uttisr G O E S U V WW gt; Â£1 99 999 9 99 9 9999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999 9 9 9999999 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 MAN MUST ETERNALLY STRIVEIF HE IS TO LIVE. A MAN WHO IS STAGNANT IS DEAD 9 9 9 9 9 DURING HIS LIFETIME, HE MAYCOME TO THE BRINK OF MYSTICISM BUT HE MUST PROGRESS TO LIVE.... 9 9 9 v / PHOTOSAND ^fT^TTTfWff9 9 9 9 99 ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 8 - Page 5 ---------- Tuesday, July 8, 1969 Western Front 5 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 9 999 HEMAY FIND THE GODLINESS OF THE UNIVERSE, THAT LIES WITHIN HIMSELF . .. HT L WOODLAND 999999 99 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 9.9 9 ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 8 - Page 6 ---------- 6 Western Front Tuesday, July 8, 1969 Feedbackfeedbackfeedbackfeedbackfeedbackfeedb Front needsrelevant, well-written reports Editor: "Hello in there," (and I do mean IN.) "This is your friendlyneighborhood" co-ed. "On the side I read a paper" that I'm occasionally glad I've read. ("Think positive.")I need your "co-operation" in listening to "what makes me happy and/or unhappy." And not because Icare if my name is in printâ€”just because the answer to "what will the Summer Western Front by like?" "reared its ugly head" in last week's issue. I, only another "common s t u d e n t , " am totallydisinterested in having a newspaper published on this campus that reads like a girl scout summercamp's weekly bulletin. We've all watched our NEWSpaper (?) go through various stages of emphasis-national politics, student politics, campus functions, sports, front page editorials, etc. They've beeninterestingâ€”but only as commentaries on the inability of college journalists to put themselves and their publications into some kind of perspective. As Bellingham college students, we function in i n c r e d ib l y s h e l t e r ed situationsâ€”ones sterilized not only against the realities of the big bad outside, butagainst many aspects of our immediate environment. Few college graduates that I've met have said that upon graduation they were all prepared to meet the outside. This is purty skeerily rampant institutionalfailure. Situations, functions and^ 'Activists' editorial draws fire Editor: I am writing in response to theeditorial (July 1) entitled "Activists want peace, justice, democracy." In this editorial there is a list ofseven goals supposedly "established by the old-line Communists." After listing these goals, the editorial goes on to say, "Moscow has repeatedly said in recent years that she will conquer America from within and not be use of military force." This quotation, which probably should have been attributed to aparticular Soviet leader who is no longer in power, implies that those who advocate any of these sevenideas are in league with the "international communist conspiracy." I found particularly repugnant thegoal which read, "Cause the registration oÂ£, firearms on some pretext with a view of confiscating themand leaving the population helpless." The listing of this goal is simply intended to identify the proponents of gun control in this country as communists or at best puppets of the communists. II A TACO C o E a crisp corn tortilla with our lean ground beef, six month cheddar cheese, crisp lettuce, and fancy redripe tomato. Just one of our many delightful Mexican Food Treats Top of Holly 11 a.m.â€”midnight,Sun.â€”Thurs. 11 a.m.â€”1 a.m., Fri.-Sat. PLANA PKNK at EMMETS TMMFTWAY HIGH AND HOLLY "WHERE EVERY CUSTOMER IS IMPORTANT" This is the typical argument of the John Birch Society. Actually the proponents of gun control are only prompted by the senseless killing and the irrational use of firearms in this country. Please note that the clause,, "and leaving them helpless," implies that (1)the government is controlled by the communists and for that reason is to be feared, or (2) there is noeffectively armed group other than the private citizen. The Birch Society has long believed the first ofthese implications. The second implication overlooks the unfortunately large standing army usuallymaintained in this country, not to mention the police and National Guard. That the rest of the goals may include certain realities such as the "people's faith in their natural leaders" being destroyed "by holdingthem up to contempt." The idea that there is some sort of pre-ordained ruling class in this nation hasrapidly been dispelled by the valid criticism of the press and a public that realizes these leaders are notcapable of handling the i n c r e a s i n g demands on government. That any of the list of the sevengoals has been or is being attained probably depends upon your political beliefs. The Birch Society andother paranoid types are perhaps the only people who could believe that there is a relationship betweenwhat's going on today and goals expressed fifty years ago. Jerry Field student publications oncampuses seem to concentrate specifically on a training of students to cope with abstracted realitiesand divert themselves with so-called " e x t r a o r d i n a r y " and "interesting experiences of their"ordinary" campus friends. Meeting realities requires more realistically-directed situations. I agree thatthe Western. Front should become more individually oriented. But printing lots of pictures and storiesabout campus personalities and incidents, familiar or unfamiliar, is a misrepresentation of thatpotentiality. Hundreds of little-known facts concerning Western, directly and interrelated, are relevant toa student's day-to-day life. Many of these were discovered, uncovered, or whatever by Spring Quarter497-V "Western's self-analysis" students and are readily available. Why not report them to the collegeas a whole? Many current political issues are directly involved* with college students' lives, anddiscussing them on paper need not result in a "dry report." They are interesting, strange, and definitelyaffect us. The Western Front should not continue to base its operation on AN ANGLE. Its readers would certainly appreciate and benefit from a combination of various types of well-written reports that relate topersons' lives as students, and assist each of us in orientating ourselves as individuals within a society. e Susan Malins student Mt. Baker Golden Era? Editor: I read with some interest your first articledealing with Bellingham theaters and movies. I question whether or not the Mt. Baker Theater"represents the Golden Era." Golden perhaps for the prices they charge for a seat within or possibly forthe price of their golden kernels of popcorn. Notwithstanding, author Ken Ritchie is to be congratulatedfor finding something golden about Bellingham by the bay. You may be interested to know thatBellingham has three dead theaters that I personally remember. The Dream Theater was located across from the Federal Building on Magnolia Street and the American resided in a magnificent building sincetorn down for the J. C. Penney store on Cornwall Avenue. Of more interest would be the Edison Theateronce operating on the second floor of a building on the corner of Holly and Commercial streets, abovewhat is now a tavern. From what old-timers tell me, it housed one of Bellingham's first theaters shortlyfollowing the invention of movies and projection equipment. John Stolpe Maple Falls Schwartz correctserror Editor, The July 1, 1969 Front contained an article on Project Overcome of Upward Bound. In thatfeature, some of the language attributed to me was not mine. We do not draw students "from allsegments of the disadvantaged." Our students come from diverse backgrounds. This provides greatstrength. The only "disadvantage" they have in common is economic in nature. Aardvark becomes critic; zoologists are astounded Airport, a great novel, is now in paperback. Food in the Wilderness foroutdoor enthusiasts is only $1.50. THREE DOORS SQUTH The Two Hands of God by Alan Watts iswaiting to be read. Make your Summer more relaxing by reading a copy of Sense Relaxation byGunther. Come in and browse. The expression "ghetto" was used to describe the point of origin of some students. These students do not characterize their dwelling areas that way. Neither do I. None of ourChicano students come to us from "migrant labor camps." Indian students come from a variety ofenvironments, among them reservations. A n e w A m e r i c an s t e r e o t ypeâ€”the disadvantagedstudentâ€”is too much with us today. Careless use of language contributes to the growth and m a i n t a i n a n c e of such stereotypes. Dr. Sy Schwartz, Director, Project Overcome of Upward BoundBEACHCOMBER BOOK CELLAR loon's of used books priced 10c and up uÂ«Kwau*MllVi gt;.MAARDVARK Books Arts open 10 a.m. -4p.m. ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 8 - Page 7 ---------- Tuesday, July 8, 1969 Western Front 7 Skiers, spectators enjoy annual Slush Cup Mt. Baker playedhost to the annual Slush Cup celebration last weekend, as hundreds of spectators showed their approval ' with a barrage of empty beer bottles and obscenities. The purpose of the festivities seemed to be forgutty, partially-clothed skiers to cross a pool of melted snow at the bottom of one of the remaining runs, dodging obstacles like bottles, snow-balls, old. toilets and people. One commonplace scene was anunsuccessful skier being revived from the freezing pond with a supply of alcohol from an overzealous fanstaggering out from the crowd. The few skiers who managed to navigate the water hazard were met bythe applause of the spectators, while unsuccessful attempts were laughed out of the water. Most of theskiers who made the effort at crossing were unable to make it, but they seemed to enjoy the cooling offthey received. The cdld water must have mixed well with the high percentage of alcohol in their blood.One of the more touching episodes involved the park rangers. It seems that the crowd insisted on havinga target in the middle of the pond to deposit empties, so a few souls braved an attack of missiles toplace a garbage can in the middle of the arena to aim at. When the crowd showed their pleasure byfilling the air and water with bottles the rangers decided fun was fun, but things were getting out of hand.They futilely removed the garbage can five times, to the dismay of the crowd. Finally, on their lastattempt, two vigilantes from the gallery decided the receptacle should stay and tried to physicallyrestrain the rangers, all to the enjoyment of the fans. With bottles and obscenities flying all around, therangers finally managed to drag the can away, meeting with much pushing and shoving in the process.Leaving the area it was easy to see that the Slush Cup was an example of Fourth of July celebrationsacross the country. The Slush Cup had its fill of typical American violence, alcohol, litter andobscenities. But, in the end, a good time was had by all in truly American style, with the paddy wagonand the police lurking in the background. Typewriters and Adding Machines Soles, Service and Rentals Special Student Rental Rates BEl LLINGHAM USMESS MACHINES (Next to Bon Marche). 1410Commercial 734-3630 RON LEALOS contributor 1224 Commercial 733-9755 ENDS TONIGHT[FORAfEW D0IURS MOTE .^APrinlshy "Sli-1 Re-relejsed thru '-*; ^TECHNICOLOR* [ M ] UnitedAptists*f*f \M*m*mmmmmmmimm*ri-n n' mm STARTS TOMORROW NOW CONTINUOUSPERFORMANCES AT POPULAR PRICES DIRECT FROM ITS RESERVED SEAT ENGAGEMENT!!CK? photos by lealos c/41bert R. Broccoli peunts 'DicWanTDyke Sally Ann "HoWes Lionel JeffriesÂ«Ian Flemings "ChittyChitty cBatgcBaxgn F.lmedin SUPER-PANAVISION* TECHNICOLORS [G\United Artists *Â®Â» WEEKDAY PERFORMANCES 5:30 8:30 MT. BAKER STARTSWEDNESDAY -LAST DAY- "PETERPAN" 1 p.m.-4:15-7:30 'FANTASTIC VOYAGE' 2:30-5:45-9 p.m.Broaste lt;i Chicken y H X . J v l A complete Dinner ^^Includes potatoes, garlic bread and coleslaw 209W HOLLY ALASKA TAVERN DIRECT FROM (IS RESERVED SEAT ENGAGEMEN IF All YOU WANTOUT OF A MOVIE IS A GREAT.BIG, WONDERFUL TIME-JUST FOLLOW THE RAIHBOW-WHISTlfTHE SONGS-AND JOIN IN THE FUN. TtomcKM' ruuroar ftw m m MM. toil uraÂ«Â£ Admissions: Gen.1.75, Std. 1*50, Child .75 Next Attraction-THE LOVE BUG ---------- Western Front - 1969 July 8 - Page 8 ---------- 8 Western Front Tuesday, July 8, 1969 Fifty high school juniors take college science, math coursesEducation Forum holds light show* discussions Fifty students are currently participating in Western'sSummer Institute for high" school juniors. They are taking college level courses with the academicemphasis on science and mathematics. All students in the program are on campus for six weeks.During the fourth week the students design either an individual or group research project to be completed during the fifth and sixth weeks. Students have an over-all grade point average of 3.5 and above and are recommended by both their principals and their math and science teachers. - "Public relations and anopportunity to learn from other students is relative to the Institute," James Hildebrand;- director, said."Additional purposes of the Institute are: to discover the motivation that causes these students to behigh achievers and to determine why some classmates of equal ability are not high achievers,"Hildebrand said. All participants take Behavioral Science 105 and e l e c t r o n i c c o m p u t erprogramming. In addition, they choose two additional courses from biology, chemistry, physics,mathematics or Russian. Students may also take linear algebra (Math 301) and will join Western'scollege freshman in other classes. "The college needs to know Vigeland exhibit in Western's gallery Ane x h i b i t i o n of photographic murals of the work of Gustav Vigeland is on display in the WesternGallery through Friday, July 18. The Norwegian Embassy Information Service has produced this firstpublic showing of Vigeland's work. The sculptures are owned by the municipality of Oslo, Norway andcannot be removed from their permanent setting because of a stipulation in Vigeland's will. Theexhibition is in conduction with the Festival of Scandinavian Arts and is sponsored by the Arts andLectures Committee. Ensemble performs tonight in L-4, 8:15 The Cassenti Players will present aprogram of contemporary HtniHIUMIIIWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMmillllimillMimilMIIIMIIHIHIHIIIHIIII Theater seriesresumes July 15 Ed. note: Ken Ritchie's continued article on Bellingham movies and theaters was notprinted this week due to lack of space. Next week's story will report on film distribution.WWIIIIIIHIIIIIMIWMIIIIWMMIMWttWWWWIIIIIIIilllllllllllllllllllinill Canadian music at 8:15 tonight in L-4.Featured in the ensemble is Arthur Poison, concertmaster of the Winnipeg symphony. The group wasorganized 13 years ago by George Zukerman, a bassoonist. Before moving to Canada, Zukermanplayed with the Israel Philharmonic in Tel Aviv. The concert is sponsored by t h e Arts and LecturesCommittee. m Ignorance is Only a Matter of Degree ...and is relative to time. So is affluence. Forinstance, it may be time for a ring, but too soon for cash. This is an anachronistic dilemma Weisfield'scan do something about. We have .credit plans for students of promise. See our big selection of bridalsets 192.50 weisfields JEWELERS 11327 CORNWALL AVE. the nature of the students coming to usas freshman one year hence. "We are concerned with their courses and academic areas in which theyfind interest and Courses they anticipate and what they expect to get out of college," Hildebrand said.Each Tuesday the students meet to discuss topics of interest. Dr. Thaddeus S^atlen led the firstdiscussion onlface relations. . "We have arranged several discussion groups, a picnic and a trip toQueen Elizabeth Playhouse in Vancouver, B. C," Marion Darragh, institute coordinator, said. Theinstitute provides competition to these high-ability students before they return to their local high schools. "During their senior year they may serve as teaching or laboratory assistants in math and science,"Hildebrand said. Guiterist to ploy for coffee den opening Terry Brainard, a local guitarist, will entertain atthe opening of the Coffee House at 9 p.m. Friday in the VU Coffee Den. Although there is an admission charge, free coffee will be served in the coffee house atmosphere. The name of the guest poetry readerwas not available at press time, but anyone can bring an instrument and read poetry at the CoffeeHouse. The education department is sponsoring a Progressive Education Forum today through Friday.The first forum discussion will be at 1 pjn. today in the Coffee Shop Den. Dr. Sy Schwartz,asst. prof, ofeducation, will speak on the objectives and aims of his work with underprivileged youths in ProjectOvercorne at 1 pjn. tomorrow in the Coffee Den. Dr. William Heid, assistant professor of psychology,from Community School will deliver a talk at noon Thursday in the Coffee Den. Philip Vander Velde,lecturer in education, and Richard Bishop, lecturer in education, will speak and present a lightshow at 8pjn. Friday, in L-4. NW Free U. Summer session still registering students, staff Northwest FreeUniversity, already two weeks in session, is still accepting new students. Students who have notregistered may go to the class they want to attend and the group leader will register them. Theregistration fee of five dollars for the first class and three dollars for each additional class may be paid tothe group leader. For students who cannot pay the registration fee, a work scholarship can be arrangedby contacting Allison Andres at ext. 2658 after 6 pjn. Anyone who would like to join the Free U. staffmay do so by leaving their name with the AS secretary, or write or call Allison Andres at NorthwestFree U., P.O. Box 1255, Bellingham. Phone 734-8800, ext. 2658. Free U. Summer Bulletins may bepicked up at the VU Information desk. Osborn to present opera, direct workshop July 30-31 "Blomdahl's Aniara," a space age opera, will be presented at .8:30 p.m. tomorrow in L-4. Dr. Thomas Osborn, whodirected last Summer's opera, "Albert Herring," will be presenting this lecture and demonstration.Osborn left Western's staff in 1966 to accept a position at the University of Southern California (USC).While at Western his primary interest was Medieval music but at USC he developed an interest in opera. He is presently on Summer leave from USC to conduct classes at Western and to direct the operaworkshop presentation on July 30-31. y^AW/W gt;w; gt;; gt;^/W^^^ # 4 SALE! lt; f c Textbook Dept. 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Identifier: wwu:41423
Title: Northwest Passage - 1969 July 08
Date: 1969-07-08
Digital Collection: Northwest Passage
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: Special Collections
Local Identifier: nwp_19690708
Text preview (might not show all results): S B H C f t W f f lf t g a w c « ! ) H a a f a g B B VO LU M E 1 NO. 6 In the beginning was the w ord. . . . B, B ELLIN G H A M , WASH. J U L Y 8,1969 (photo by Imichaal ikarwick © s ■<£& S ii NEW S FRONT Bellingham Needs More Firemen by frank kathman It has been said that we live in an age o
Part number: Volume 1, Number 6