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Title: Western Front - 1969 August 5
Date: 1969-08-05
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1969_0805 ---------- Western Front - 1969 August 5 - Page 1 ---------- New freshmen are on campus until 4 p.m. today. They will meet with advisors, plan Fall programs andtour the campus to become familiar with the buildings. photo by kelly 1,600 freshmen attend orientationApproximately 1,600 student
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Show more1969_0805 ---------- Western Front - 1969 August 5 - Page 1 ---------- New freshmen are on campus until 4 p.m. today. They will meet with advisors, plan Fall programs andtour the campus to become familiar with the buildings. photo by kelly 1,600 freshmen attend orientationApproximately 1,600 students are attending freshmen orientation, Eugene B. Omey, director ofadmissions, said. Some of the students were on campus yesterday to meet with advisors, plan Fallprograms and become familiar with the college, he said. Another group of incoming students are heretoday for similar campus tours and planned activities, as well as a brief formal presentation in the music auditorium, Omey explained. Approximately 25 faculty members and 25 students met with thefreshmen in small The Fall Western Front will resume publication with a Welcome issue, Tuesday, Sept. 30. the western front groups to help with program planning. The new students requested class timesfor Fall and the college will place them in the appropriate sections, Omey said. "Prior to orientation they received a detailed description of the freshman year with recommendations from every department."The majority of new students who are here now come from the western two-thirds of the state,Vancouver, B.C. and Oregon. "Those further away will fill out questionnaires which will be used forplanning their programs." j This is the last issue of the ] Western Front this quarter. Vol. LXII no. 6Western Washington State College Bellingham, Washington 98225 Tuesday, August 5, 1969 10cLearning symposium to dedicate Miller Hall in Fall Western's first symposium on learning will pay honorto the man for whom Miller Hall was named, Dr. Irving Elgar Miller, during opening ceremonies,Wednesday, Oct. 1, Raymond Heller, Acting Director of Public Relations, said. Dr. Arthur Flemming,president of Macalester College, Mich., will deliver the symposium's dedication speech at 8 pjn., in themusic a u d i t o r i u m , he said. Flemming, former United States Secretary of Health, Education andWelfare, will speak on the function of society as it relates to teaching and learning, Heller said. Thesymposium which will run until 4 pjn., Friday, Oct. 3, is concerned with the application of learningprinciples to classroom instruction, iie said. The public is invited to attend; the registration fee includesthe price of a booklet to contain the published speeches of symposium speakers, Heller said, The fee is not necessary in order to attend the speeches, he said. Dr. Paul Woodring, Western's distinguishedservice professor and Fairhaven faculty member, will commemorate Miller's contributions during thededication, Heller said. Dr. Neal Miller, psychologist at Rockefeller University, will give an acceptancespeech on behalf of his deceased father, Heller said. "For more than 25 years Dr. Miller taught Westernstudents, did research, wrote scholarly books and articles and gave leadership to the educational efforts of the State," President Charles J. Flora said. "The naming of Miller Hall is an appropriate recognition of the great contribution" of the former chairman to the This week's events TOMORROW- 6:15 and 8:30p.m.: Art film, Torment, L-4. 8 p.m.: Fred McDowell Concert, VU lounge. FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 - 9 p.m.:Dance, music by the HHD Band, VU lounge. MONDAY, AUGUST 9 - 1 p.m.: Dr. Gary Wedermeyer fromWestern Fish Disease Laboratories in Seattle, speaking on "Effects of Pesticides," VU Coffee Den.WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 3 - 6:15 and 8:30 p.m.: Art film, gt;l Lesson in Love,L-4. 8 p.m.: WalterZuber Armstrong Trio Concert, VU lounge. 8:30 p.m.: Summer Festival of the Arts of Scandinavia plays,The Ghost Sonata and The Healing Spring, music auditorium. THURSDAY, AUGUST 14- 8:30 pjn.:Summer Festival of the Arts of Scandinavia plays, music auditorium. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 5 - 8:30 p.m.:Summer Festival of the Arts of Scandinavia plays, music auditorium. 9 pjn.: Coffee House, Jack Hansenand others, VU Coffee Den. combined departments of psychology and education, Flora said. "We werehonored by his long and distinguished career. "He (Miller) began teaching at Western in 1917 and wasnamed Emeritus Professor from 1942 to 1961." "We are dedicating Miller Hall because the buildinghouses the education and psychology departments," Dr. Merle E. Back hoe digs utility tunnel Thelargest back hoe in the Northwest is currently "digging the utility tunnel... for all areas south of the artbuilding," David Anderson, Western's physical plant coordinator, said. The gigantic earth digger, NorthWest Model 190, removes 6 yards of dirt with each scoop, Anderson said. "Tracks on the machine are4Vi feet wide," he said. "Five trucks were necessary to transport the huge machine from Seattle toBellingham because it weighs 270,500 pounds. "We should be able to average 50 to 100 feet a day onthe 22-foot-deep tunnel, depending on the conditions. "The 1,200-foot long tunnel will house all thesteam, e l e c t r i c a l services and communications for those areas." "As the tunnel is dug, gravel,drain tile, and utiltiy tunnel tile are laid before being recovered by the back hoe. "When finished, the new tunnel will connect with the existing utility tunnel south of the art building." Emery C. Hill, residentengineer for R. W. Beck and Associates, consulting engineers for the tunnel, and G. E. Welsh, p r o j ec t manager for Constructors-Pamco, supervise the tunnel's progress. Meyer, chairman of thepsychology department said. ' ' We b e lieve these d e p a r t m e n t s h ave a responsibility to thegreater community. "It seems particularly appropriate that the symposium on learning be dedicatedalong with the building. "If the ; symposium is successful, it might become an annual or semi-annualevent." The six symposium speakers are top psychologists in the country, he said. Dr. Jerome Bruner,Harvard University (HU), and Dr. John De Cereo, Columbia University, will lecture at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., respectively, on Thursday, Heller said. Symposium participants will then split into smaller, hour-longdiscussion groups during Thursday's program, he said. Dr. B. F. Skinner, (HU), will give an after-dinnerspeech at the symposium's Hotel Leopold dinner, Heller said. Friday, Miller will speak at 10 a.m.; Dr.Launer Carter, vice-president of Systems Development Corporation, at 2 p . m . and Woodring, editor-at-large for the Saturday Review, at 3, he said. David Anderson observes the new utility tunnel which willhouse electrical and communication services. photo by rowel ---------- Western Front - 1969 August 5 - Page 2 ---------- Western Front Tuesday, August 5, 1969 Central permits alcohol on campus Central Washington StateCollege now has a policy allowing alcoholic beverages on campus, Tim Wing, Central AS president,recently wrote Al Doan, Western AS president. The school's President's Council and Board of Trusteespassed the following resolution last month: "The misuse of alcoholic beverages is governed by theCollege Honor Code. The college allows the use of alcoholic beverages within the framework provided bythe Honor Code, on and off campus by college groups, and expects all such groups to comply with allexisting state and federal laws." Before this summer, Central's student handbook ruling restricted the"use of alcoholic beverages on and off campus by college groups or at college-sanctioned events."Central is not the first campus to have a liberal alcoholic beverage policy, Wing said. GonzagaUniversity has had such a policy for three years, he explained. Central students used information from a national survey of the use of alcoholic beverages in college unions taken by. the director of the collegeunion at San Jose State Coltege, Calif. The survey was sent to 60 schools throughout the country,receiving 42 replies. The survey showed that beverage use improved the social atmosphere, made for abetter union, brought no major problems and was a net revenue producer, Wing said. s * * * ^ ^Participants in Western's Summer Institute for high school juniors held a human chess game in RedSquare. photo by clarke Campus groups discuss Red Square pawned for institute's change in parkingpolicies A proposal to increase parking fees and make new parking charge policies is currently beingdiscussed by the parking committee, faculty council and other groups on campus. The changes wouldinclude various fee increases and charges for student, faculty and visitor parking, a priority system for^election of lots, assignment of permit holders to specific lots and charges for night parking or 24-hourpermits. The plan was submitted by N. G. Jacobsen and Associates, consultants who conducted asurvey last Spring on the parking situation on campus. The idea is still being discussed; no definitedecisions for Fall have been accepted yet. championship human chess game MOTORCYCLE RACING Hannegan Road Speedway wim*. T. Sportsman Scrambles â€” % Mile Track Every Saturday Nite â€”7:30 p.m. Admission $1.50 ART DEPT. Double-Ended Markers â€” Both Fine and Broad Tipped â€”Writes on Acetate Only $.69 MAKE STEPS TO: a JL_ MAIN FLOOR New Sleeveless T-Shirts inNow!! MAIN FLOOR Men's Leather Sleeved Jackets Regularly $27.00 Now only $15.00 Pink queensfaced green kings across a felt chessboard taped to Red Square bricks two Fridays ago. Chess piecescould talk and move because they were high schoolers, not wood, plastic or ivory. The human chessgame resulted "from a group idea and a group effort," Dr. James L. Hildebrand, director of Western'sSummer Institue (in ma tli) for high school juniors, said. The 50 Institute students have staged chesstournaments all Summer in their coeducational dorm, Ridgeway Kappa, Hildebrand said. "This gamewas the championship match between Jack Simmons, Tacoma, (green pieces) and Mark Buckingham,Zenith, (pink pieces)," he said. "The game lasted from 3 to 4:30 p.m. with Jack winning. "I don't knowwhere the idea - originally came from for the project; projects generate within groups like this. "My jobisn't assigning projects but letting them generate from creative and fertile minds. "The idea for the chess game may have come from Vladimar MiUcic's Russian class; the human chess game is fairly common in Europe." Institute students have taken four hours of class daily during the last six weeks, Hildebrand said. Everyone had to take Behavioral Science 105 and e l e c t r o n i c computer programming whichentails linear algebra on the college junior level, he said. "We have brought these high-achieving juniorson campus to see what motivates them and what courses will challenge them," Hildebrand said. EachSummer, students have come up with ideas for projects of fun and interest to them, he said. "LastSummer, Institute students composed their own yearbook with pictures of all the (Institute) individualsand distributed it on the final day of the Institute," Hildebrand said. Marion Darragh, coordinator of theInstitute, helped supervise this Summer's project, but the students designed, bought material and sewed the costumes themselves, he said. "Chairman of the chess committee, Jay Blake, Renton, put a lot oftime and effort into preparing for the game," Hildebrand said. "Lynn Nygard, Institute student, had quitea bit to do with design and construction of STUDENTS MQ STOMS ttORB CONVMSIEflT I I A C O E TACO a crisp corn tortilla with our lean ground beef, six month cheddar cheese, crisp lettuce, andfancy red ripe tomato. Just one of our many delightful Mexican Food Treats Top of Holly 11a.m.â€”midnight, Sun.â€”Thurs. 11 a.m.â€”1 a.m., Fri.â€”Sat. the costumes." Felt for the chessboardwas . obtained from the Bellingham Georgia-Pacific Pulp and Paper Mill but there wasn't enough so thestudents got more in Everett, Hildebrand said. Latex house paint was used to paint the red and blackchessboard squares, he said. Students wore emblems throughout the game but had difficulty keepingthem on because of the breeze; the pink pawns wore "Pink Pawn Power" buttons, Hildebrand said.Janice Ferrie, Institute student from Bellingham said the biggest problem in preparing for the chessgame was coordinating everything. At the evening meal the day of the championship game, studentswore their costumes to dinner and caused quite a stir, she said. "Students are thinking of groupreunions once or twice during the year wherever it might be most convenient to meet," Miss Ferrie said.Students plan to wear their costumes if they do hold a reunion, she said. "The Institute has been reallyinspiring and it will be good to go back to high school with a new outlook," Miss Ferrie said. Omeypredicts 2,800 students "It appears that we will exceed all official enrollment projections," Eugene B.Omey, director of admissions, said in an interview last week. "As of July 15 we had receivedapplications from 4,035 freshman and 1,962 tranfer students. This is 241 more than the total we received last Fall. "We might have as many as 2,800 new undergraduates." Omey stressed that the deadline for applications was Aug. 1. "We definitely will not accept any more applications," he said. ---------- Western Front - 1969 August 5 - Page 3 ---------- Tuesday, August 5, 1969 Western Front Flanders moves to technology after 17 years in speech ' ' M yfather was a photographer and my mother was active in the theater," Mark Flanders, assistant professorof speech at Western for 17 years, said. "I was brought up in the darkroom and have been developingmy own films since I was eight." Flanders is resigning from the speech department to teachphotography full time for the technology department this Fall, he said. "I'm the first full-time man(photography instructor) they've ever had," Flanders said. Photography has been Flanders' hobby andbusiness alternately through the years even though he had taken no formal photography classes prior to starting his doctorate in 1963. "I was active in junior and senior high school; I managed the photography department for a sporting goods store while in my senior year," Flanders said. Flanders earned his way through Iowa State Teachers' College (ISTC) by working as a photographer on the Des Moines Register, Waterloo, Iowa. As a photojournalism he gained experience on ISTC's newspaper, The College Eye, he said. Flanders received his bachelor of arts in speech and English from ISTC and a masters of arts inscene design at th lt; University of Iowa (UI). Before moving to Western in 1952, Flanders served as apublic relations photographer for the Air Force during World War II and taught high school English andspeech for 3 years in Iowa. Since 1952, Flanders has taught technical direction of stage for 9 years, hesaid. Other areas of speech Flanders has taught are make up, design, broadcasting, public address,rhetoric, semantics and speech therapy, he said. Flanders is currently working on his doctorate incinematography through UI and hopes to finish this Summer. "I became intrigued with movies and madeseveral films," he said. "When I got back to Western, Dr. Ray A. Schwalm, professor of technology,Had just received a Ford Foundation grant in visual communication education (VICOED). "I was hisvisual presentation associate from 1965 to 1968 and we developed a VICOED curriculum. " I startedteaching photography for technology when I was working for the Ford Foundation. "Schwalm asked meto join his staff because basically he wanted a communicator who was also a photographer. "I will workwith the VICOED program and technology department as an assistant professor of technology but willteach straight photography. "We will now offer a VICOED major within the technology department." Sixnew courses are being offered this year starting Fall, Flanders said. "Technology 160 will deal strictlywith the technological fundamentals of photography," he said. 'Ve will not take pictures but all studentsmust have this class before they can take other photography classes. "Students may challenge theone-credit class; it will be offered every quarter. "Beginning photography, development, print processingand black and white slide work, with the emphasis on picture ideaSj will be offered through Technology260. "Technology 265 is an introduction to cinematography. "We will develop slide presentations, thecontent of films and curriculum materials in the visual communications photography class, Technology362. "The emphasis in color photography class, Technology 363, will be on controiling-eolor films andpapers. "Students in Technology 460, industrial photography, will take on actual business assignments; eventually, I'd like to develop a work-study program. "This is what we're offering next year; I have several plans for the future. "I'd like to see another industrial photography class and would like to service otherdepartments. "For example, perhaps someday, we'll be able to offer a class in photojournalism."Elementary teachers offered creative movement workshop A teachers workshop in creative movement for children will be held for dance educators and elementary teachers Monday, Aug. 11 to Friday, Aug. 15. Virginia Taner, University of Utah faculty member and founder of Salt Lake City's children's theater, willinstruct Classified Advertising 32 WANTED Female roommate needed for Fall. Super close to campus. Call Sue or Gail 734-9866. Inexpensive Sleeping Room without side entrance. Call Al at college ext.2272. Female, blonde, 26, outdoor type who likes kayaking, climbing, sailing, etc., call 734-4978. 40SERVICES Typist-Experienced editor will type your thesis, term paper or theme. IBM electric typewriter! Reasonable rates. Melissa Queen, 1019 High St. 733-3263 or 734-9095. 51 LOST Big bl. wh. malecat. Vic. Indian " Maple 2 wks. ago. Rwd. 734-7342. the workshop. The program will present ba sicelements of design, dymanics, space ad rhythm, relating them to music, art and children's literature.Those interested in registering for the workshop should inquire at the department of continuing studies.Typewriters and Adding Machines Soles, Service and Rentals. Special Student Rental Rates BlELLINGHAM USIHESS MACHINES (Next to Bon Marche) 1410 Commercial 734-3630 STUDENTS,toÂ± STORE AD STOMM MDJUr OONVKNISST ON THE MEZZANINE Stars and Outer Space MadeEasy Chart of the Heavens Solar System Careers in Space by Binder Futures Unlimited by Clarke,Asimov et al. Beginning Science Series for Children edited by FollettPub. The Learning Society byHutchins Mark Flanders will be Western's first fulkime photography teacher, beginning Fall quarter. photo by rowell * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Scandinavian Theatre Festival * *Presents * * A Professional Acting Company ^ 4- from the * * Seattle Repertory Theatre * * * * in * J"Ghost Sonata'' by August Strindberg * *- and * * "The Healing Spring" or (how to cure a soprano) * * byLudwig Holberg * * * * August 13, 14, 15 â€” Col.lege Auditorium â€” 8:30 p.m. * * Tickets at V.U. Desk * * Produced in association with Western Players * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *weisfields ||p|i;:||p|i||i||||| 1327 CORNWALL AVENUE ---------- Western Front - 1969 August 5 - Page 4 ---------- 4 Western Front Tuesday, August 5, 1969 THOUGHTS â€¢ " ^ ^ background and progressivecommentary on today's issues PUOPITHECUS PROCONSUL DRYOPirKECUS OREOP1THECUSRAMAPITHECUS AUSTRALOPITHECUS ?Â».SAivV-jROPUS ADVANCED HOMO ERECTWS EARLYHOMO SAPIENS SOLO MAN RHODESIAN MAN NEANDERTHAL MAN CRO MAGNON MAN MOOERNMAN AUSTRALOPITHECUS No wonder there's room at the top Perspectives Speaking partially fromexperience and partially from observationâ€”power is a myth -and obtaining "power" is an accident Theleader's position is not much more than that of a figure headâ€”a labelâ€”a name. And what's in a name? Having the position of a leader means being tactful to most, dominant to some and subservient to all.He must be calm and patient in the face of disaster and yet seem properly upset and tense at the sametime. All this, when, frankly, he couldn't care less. But how does an uncaring person reach this positionof power? Accident, coercion and cowardice are sometimes the reasons. " B u t you have such greatqualifications." "There's no one else to do i t ." In the face of heartfelt pleas, the potential leader quails inhis steadfast determination to say, "No," and agrees to compete for the "honor." So he tries, succeedsand is stuck with gobs of work and responsibility that he doesn't really want and doesn't know how touse. Then he meets his fellow-workersâ€”devoted to the cause. And they expect him to be just asdevoted. If he can develop the same attitude, the job may run smoothly, but if he can't, there will betrouble with a capital " T ". It becomes a case of Them versus Me. Several things can happen. He can sit back and let the others run things, which causes resentment on both sides. He feels they are usurping,his power, which they are; and they feel he is neglecting his duty, which he is. Or, he can bumble alongas best he can, always feeling guilty because he isn't doing enough, which causes more resentment and anger. Obviously, the leader can't be entirely useless or he would never have been selected in the firstplace. But often he is not competent enough to suit his co-workers, who feel they know more than hedoes, and perhaps they do. Bad feelings arise on both sides. They are quelled momentarily whensomething goes right, but are reinforced by the next wrong move. Life can be pretty miserable up thereand he feels he just can't take it any more. But all bad things come to an end, too. Somehow hestruggles through the reign, living for the day when his moment in the sun is finished and he can, onceagain, sink without a trace into the restful sea of powerlessness. â€”Jill Stephenson Urges support ofTenant's Union In the past year we have heard people complaining, condemning and editorializing aboutvarious "major" problems affecting Western. It seems like everyone gets upset about the samethingsâ€”parking space, bookstore overpricing, communication gaps, Vietnam, student non-involvement,pollution and numerous others. Students, faculty, administration, community residentsâ€”all discuss.these difficulties of our environment. But, what happens after the talks? Where do the thinkers anddoers disappear to after the talking is done? A few conscientious people have attempted to solve someproblems . . . but too many have not. When one group really wants to do something about a situation,we think that the public can at least give them their attention and cooperation. Almost all students areplagued by a problem we feel is one of the major problems at Westernâ€”housing. Last week theHousing Commission had a table set up in front of the Viking Union to listen to specific complaints about off-campus housing problems. More than 50 people listed legitimate complaints the first day alone. TheCommission is presently researching the conditions in the Bellingham area. They are trying to find outwho is responsible for the high rents, overcrowded apartments and homes and poor safety and healthconditions. By the end of Fall quarter, the Commission hopes to have enough information to take actionagainst some of the landlords causing the problems. In order to do anything to help students, theCommission needs the college community organized in one body. This Fall the Commission plans toestablish a Tenant's Union to protect the rights of students against landlords. The Union must havestudent and faculty support before they can help the students. We have all complained about thesituation long enough. We now have the opportunity to actively do something. We have thatopportunityâ€”lets use it. â€”Adele Saltzman Start with litter bag JOHN MILES contributor Theenvironment is the aggregate of conditions that influence our lives. People today are beginning to realizethe impact that man has had and is having upon his physical, (i.e. natural) environment and are seeing inturn the effect this environment, thus modified, is having upon their lives. They are looking ahead in timeand they see an increase in the damages inflicted both ways perhaps sufficient to make the environmentuninhabitable. Some of them are asking, "What is to be done?" The answers to this question are morenumerous than the problems that prompt the questioner. Perhaps the question should instead be,"Where do I start?" The proposal of the question in this form assumes that the person is concerned andhopeful, but such optimism is essential to progress in this area. Placed this way the question may beanswered, "With me." A society is an aggregate of individuals, no matter its total size. The contributionsof one individual in a society the size of the United States seems insignificant to him, but viewed as a part of a collective whole, the importance of one man's contributions becomes evident. The point here is thatit is the responsibility of each member of the community and of the society to do his part in improvingenvironment, whether it be cultural, social, or physical environment. A man must choose that part of hisenvironment which damages his life the most or about which he is most concerned and make hiscontribution. A man might start with a litter bag. Sehome Hill, Kulshan Cabin, Mt. Erie, downtownplanters, Gooseberry Point, Mt. Baker National Forest and the whole state would benefit from our effortsto fill litter bags with our own and other people's leavings. This is just one of the millions of possiblecontributions that may be made toward slowing and eventually stopping environmental deterioration.Perhaps someone will observe you picking up after him and inquire as to what prompts you to do such athing. If you have reached the point of actually doing something you will welcome the opportunity toexplain your reasons. Perhaps he will understand and the collective effort will grow. thewestern frontofficial weekly newspaper of Western Washington State College second class postage paid atBellingham, Wash. 98225 phone, 734-8800 editorial, ext. 2277 advertising, ext. 2276 Jill Stephensoneditor-in-chief Judy Williams copy editor Adele Saltzman managing editor Maryjo Hardy ad managerMike Moore cartoonist Bill Woodland business manager Gerson Miller advisor Reporters: Katie Pratt,Ken Ritchie, Carolyn Zeutenhorst Photographers: Art Christensen, Lydia Christensen, Bob Kelly, SteveLa Vigne, Curt Rowell, Bill Woodland. Contributors: Bob Kelly, Paul Madison, John Miles. Deadlines: 8a.m. Thursday-letters to the editor, classified ads 1 p.m. Thursday-news copy, display ad reservations 10 a.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 August 5 - Page 5 ---------- Tuesday, August 5, 1969 Western Front Teaching in Europe has many advantages WALTERSHAUDNEY contributor Living in Europe is simplified if you are a teacher. In 1957,1 obtained apposition with the overseas dependent school system operated by the Dependent Education Group (DEG). Myjob was to teach the children of the American military personnel. Pentagon officials in Washington,D.C., decided shortly after the end of WWII that the morale of troops stationed in Europe could beincreased if married personnel could be with their families while serving their "hitch." Thus was born thelargest American school system outside the continental United States. The DEG operated schoolsystem is comparable to some of our larger city school districts. A p p r o x i m a t e l y 6,000 teachersfrom most of the 50 states are in the system. Teachers are accepted through personal interviews heldwith DEG representatives. These interviews usually take place during January and February in majorcities throughout the U. S. Many modern buildings were built especially for this school system, orexisting buildings were remodeled to suit educational purposes. These add a European flavor toAmerican schools in Europe. Students attending DEG s c h o o l s have greater opportunities than those enjoyed by children in the United States. First, they receive instruction by teachers from various states. This means broader, first-hand knowledge of colorful customs unique to certain sections of our country. Second, they have the opportunity of living in another part of the world. They can actually see many ofthe things they study. They can travel to the Louvre, a museum in Paris; to Vienna, where much of theworld's beautiful music was written; to Barcelona, where Columbus's ship, the Santa Maria, is ondisplay; to London, where double deck busses are still widely used; and to many other places. Not only do students have the chance to travel but teachers also. Traveling throughout Europe in this manner isas valuable to a teacher as attending several Summer sessions at a university. In my 10 years ofteaching in DEG schools, I made some i n t e r e s t i n g observations comparing children of theseschools with children in state-side schools. First, children in overseas schools did not have any real"roots" in a community. Their military fathers were moved from one part of the world to another every 3 to 5 years. Second, these children were more of a discipline problem than those in state-side schools.One factor in this situation was their lack of "roots" in the community. Another factor was that invariably the students whose discipline was the most lax were the ones whose fathers spent a great deal of timeaway from the family on training maneuvers. However, the overseas student seemed at home in a newor strange situation. This was probably due to his moves every few years to a new home in a differentcountry. I believe these students will have a broader understanding of the world and of its problemswhen they become adults than their counterparts who complete their entire education in the states.Mitchell to serve as acting chairman Theater institute to present of business, economics next year finalproductions next week Dr. Howard E. Mitchell, professor of economics, will serve as acting chairman ofWestern's economics and business department for one year. A committee headed by Dr. Bernard L.Boylan, professor of history, will then select a permanent chairman. The combined departments ofeconomics and business will split in the Fall of 1970 or 1971, Mitchell said. "We could say that thecombined departments are in the take-off stage of development. "As far as economics is concerned, wewill consolidate its undergraduate and graduate programs. "We are striving to preserve our interests inregional economics and economics education; the school of business really needs a separate buildingto establish itself. "A separate department is required for eligibility in the American Association ofColleges and Businesses," Mitchell said. "My problem is getting the department working, or gettingunderway, methods of meeting future increases," Mitchell said. "We have taken the first step towardidentification by identifying the courses offered within the department. "All courses are now categorizedas either business or economics; prior to this time, all courses have been under the title economics."Until the departments split, professors will be specialists in both economics and business," Mitchellsaid. It is Western's policy to draw a new department chairman from outside the college, he said. "It isdifficult ,to find available personnel due to alternate employment available in both government andbusiness," Mitchell said. "There is an expanding d e m a n d in business administration for economists, business forecasters, market analysts. "People will be drawn from teaching into government areas."Unless a strong orientation exists toward teaching, qualified personnel find greater attractionelsewhere." The Ghost Sonata and The Healing Spring or (How to Cure a Soprano) will be presented at8:30 pjn. Wednesday, Aug. 13 through Friday, Aug. 15 in the music auditorium. The two plays, byAugust Strindberg and Ludwig Holberg, respectively, will be the final productions of the SummerInstitute in Theater Arts. Josef Sommer of the Seattle Repertory company will direct The Ghost Sonataand George Vogel, also from the Rep, will direct The Healing Spring. In addition to Vogel, who willappear in the Strindberg play, the acting company will include professionals Pauline Flanagan, RichardKavanaugh and Archie Smith, as well as students from the Institute. These two final offerings of theInstitute, an adjunct of Western's Festival of the Arts of Scandinavia, feature the works of twooutstanding Scandinavian dramatists. Strindberg has been called the most influential pioneer playwrightof the modern drama while Holberg's work reflects the influence of the French dramatist, Moliere. T h e a b s t r a c t and hallucinatory style of The Ghost Sonata, written in Sweden in 1907, contrasts with TheHealing Spring, a giddy farce from Denmark, written near the end of the 17th century. The plays mirrortwo distinctly different aspects of Scandinavian literary art and temperament. Tickets are available at,the VU desk. Feedbackfeedbackfeedbackfee Have parking dilemma? try walking Editor: Yes, " I s n ' tWestern wonderful!" It is the one place where I can take a stroll, build up my leg muscles and exercisemusty lungs. A five minute walk from three blocks off campus, a few steps from each class and theCampus Christian Ministry CCM House 530 North Garden 733-3400 is open Weekdays 9 to 3 Rev.John F. Harriman Episcopal Chaplain Rev. William G. Sodt Lutheran Campus Pastor trip to the coffeeshop for R and R . . . delightful! It amazes me that people complain about parking. To spend an hourlooking for a parking place indicates the need for a vision check; to become irritated about receiving aticket for parking on the sidewalk or parking strip is just as silly. Try Seattle sometime. Instead of aticket you may go searching for a towing company or find your car in "ball and chain." The BirdSanctuary isn't posted. Maybe Miss Williams and Mr. Nogle would like to pull in there and see whathappens. Or better yet, they could park on Forest Street in front of Dr. Hicks' home. He leaves his car in the garage and, absorbed in a book, walks five blocks to campus. David Tremaine student It's new and it's different â€” BELLINGHAM PIZZA HOUSE 111 E. Magnolia - 734-9365 Try our homemade recipes in Pizza, Spaghetti and Grinders; They are superb. Through the service window to the Rainbow Tavern you can enjoy our food with your favorite beverage. (1 Pizza free with order of 5 or more pizzas) openMonday thru Thursday 11 a.m. â€” midnight Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. â€” 3 a.m. Sunday 12:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Aardvark becomes critic; zoologists are astounded Airport, a great novel, is now in paperback. Joy at $1.25. Food in the Wilderness for outdoor enthusiasts is only $1.50. Come in and browse. Forthe bird watchers, the best book on bird identification, Birds of North America. Make your summermore relaxing by reading a copy of Sense Relaxation by Gunther. Western Students' favorite bookstore-Usually! THREE DOORS SQ0TH AARDVARK Books Arts 930 KBFW RADIO ALIVE AND WELL IN BELLINGHAM Come visit us at our booth on campus today ---------- Western Front - 1969 August 5 - Page 6 ---------- Western Front Tuesday, August 5, 1969 Children find ways to keep busy on campus BOB DANIELS 'contributor A 5-year old awakens the resident director at 7 a.m. for a game of checkers. A rubber ballsailing down a stair well hits a graduate student on the head. A 3-year old traps himself in the automatic elevator because he isn't tall enough to reach the control buttons. Amusing occurences such as theseare inevitable after 67 children from 8 days to 19 years old registered with their 66 parents for summerquarter in Higginson Hall. There are also 36 couples without children, making a total of 205 residents.Mrs. Larry (Claudia) Calahan, who lives in the hall with her husband, is resident director of Higginson.The youngsters find a variety of ways to keep busy. Two mothers assist 2-5 year-old children withartcraft activities for 1 hour, 3 times a week. The gym is open in the mornings for the children older thanseven years of age. They can participate in organized play at Forest Ridge Park in the afternoons,supervised by Mrs. Calahan and Joe Gunther, assistant resident director. Mrs. Calahan frequentlyentertains youngsters in her apartment with Chinese The Rain Forest is a favorite place for sailing,swimming and other water sports. photo by rowell checkers, rock painting and coloring. Riding theelevator, digging in a planter outside (which hurriedly had to be voided of its greenery after the sessionbegan) and playing with the intercom controls in the lounge provide a source of entertainment for some. Mrs. Calahan said that everything is running smoothly, with no special problems. Other than theactivities of the children, the only noticeable difference is that the summer residents arise earlier on theweekend mornings. There is one bathroom for every two rooms (most families live in one room) but thishas not presented any problems, Mrs. Calahan said. Attempts were made to group couples accordingto their age and their children's ages. With the exception of the fifth floor, there are children on all levelsof the 5-story building. Thirty of the families are from Washington; 39 families from outside the state.Families occupy rooms normally used by 212 coeds during the regular academic year. Several familieswith up to six children have traveled long distances to attend the summer session. The James Cancroftfamily from New York is the largest with six children; they occupy * * * * * * * ^ * ^ * ^ * * * * ^ * * * * * ' ^ 'v * * - - - ' 1 ^ * * * ' ^ ' ' t ' , L ' ^ ' t * ' ' - - * - * * - ' v - * * ' ^ . ^ â€¢ â€¢ s . ' S . ' g . ' a . - s . s . - g . - s . - s . - s . ^ . g . ^ , ^ ^^ Mississippi" Fred McDowell "One of the finest Mississippi Delta Blues Singers and Bottleneck Guitar players around/' Tomorrow 8 p.m. Adm. 50( V.U. Lounge four rooms on the thirdfloor. Cancroft is a participant in the English Institute. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Britton and their three childrentraveled 3,600 miles one way from Plymouth, N.H., for the second consecutive year. Britton is attending the National Science Foundation Institute for Junior College Teachers. After flying to Montana from hishome in Hilo, Hawaii, Edgar Barrett, his wife and two children, drove to Bellingham where he attends theMath Institute. Barrett will be an exchange teacher in Spokane next year. Mr. and Mrs. Don Bloom and their four children drove from Fitchville, Conn., to enable Bloom to work in the Earth Science Institute.Mrs. Bloom is doing individual research on Indian legends. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lane took a round-aboutway to reach Bellingham from their home in Westtown, Pa. The Lanes visited her parents in Swedenbefore summer school, flew into Vancouver, B.C., and drove the rest of the way. Lane is a member ofthe Math Institute and she is a full-time catalog assistant at Wilson Library. All who were interviewedagreed that living and dining accomodations are "very reasonable." With the exception of the rainy, coolweather, they said that their stays have been enjoyable. Other families are also staying in UpperHighland Hall and the Mobile Home Village. Family units have been housed in residence halls for atleast five summers, Gerald Brock, director of housing, said. The College offers this service because ofthe demand, especially by those registered in the institutes. Higginson's sandbox is always filled withwould-be excavators. photo by rowell can be found in delicious abundance at EKNEN'S THRIFTWAYHIGH AND HOLLY "WHERE EVERY CUSTOMER IS IMPORTANT" ---------- Western Front - 1969 August 5 - Page 7 ---------- Archeologkal class finds 600 artifacts Tuesday, August 5, 1969 Western Front 7 CAROLYNZEUTENHORST staff reporter A six-week archeological research project is designed to introduce(soc/anthro 270) students to Northwest Indian cultures. Eighteen Western Summer students participate in the 10 credit course, which meets seven hours daily. More than 600 sites were explored in Whatcom County last Summer. Grabert, anthropologist reasearch instructor said. and Diggings on the siteexposed three cultural levels. More than 600 artifacts have been catalogued by the researchparticipants, Grabert said. "An old beach level was formed during the melting of the last glacial event."Where the lower levels are, I don't know. I suspect they were Gretchen Lippttt screens dirt looking forartifacts. Sue Olsen, field assistant, digs for artifacts. Spring quarter research began on a site 20 milesfrom Bellingham. "In determining a site, the b e s t approach is an environmental approach topopulation. "A site may be located by examining where people's basic needs for food, water, andshelter may be met," G. F. Players to hold Fall auditions William Rodgers' and Oscar Hammerstein'sOklahoma!, which began the tradition of American musicals in 1943, will open the Western Players'season in November. Auditions for Oklahoma/ and Tiny Alice, the second show of the season, will beheld Monday, Sept. 29 through Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the music auditorium. "Auditions are open toeveryone and students may read for both plays," Dr. William Gregory, director of theater, said. Gregory, who is directing Oklahoma/, said that the large cast has room for dancers, chorus members and extras. Students who are interested in auditioning for Oklahoma! should prepare a musical selection, notnecessarily from the show. A pianist will be available. "We just want to hear voices; to see who cancarry a tune," Gregory said. formed about 3,000-4,000 years ago. "The land rose rapidly out of thewater and a beach formed. These peoples had a shell fishing culture. Their culture has not been dated in the stratographic sequence, Grabert said. The upper level dates to between 400-500 A.D., he said.This layer is not considered historic by the researchers. Erosion from the nearby estuary has ruinedmuch of the historic significance. "One thing that really turned me on about this site was the discoveryof a Northwest Indian plank house. "On the lower levels, we uncovered the corner posts for three corners of the plank house. "We found the cooking areas within the plank house. "There were areas whereground was brought in for the floor. "Holes still remained in the ground with remnants of posts. "Well-preserved remnants originated from three and one-half feet deep," Grabert said. Researchers on the site found a long white quartz crystal, resembling a prism. "Use of the tool remains a mystery worthy offurther research. "The crystal object may be a gouging tool used for bone work. Broasteci Chicken y pl i O U A complete Dinner Includes potatoes, garlic bread and coleslaw 209 W HOLLY ALASKATJWEBN ART FILM Prize Winner at Cannes and Venice TORMENT (Sweden, 1944) plus Sucksdorff's Short Study of the Sea Gull SEA HAWK (TRUT!) TOMORROW, 6:15 and8:30p.m. L-4 Students $.65General Admission $1.00 "White quartz crystal may have been used in making micro-blades. "Theseblades (PA inches) are an unmistakable carving tool of the Northwest Indians," Grabert said. A mysteryinstrument was found. The small semi-circular instrument has a hole- drilled through one end. "Wethought it similar to a decorative labret (mouthpiece) or a nose seplum (nose piercing instrument.) "Thisis the third mystery item ' we have found like it," Grabert said. By a special research method, SueOlsen, field assistant, hopes photos by Phyliss Fpjrd, a member of soc/anthro 270 to determine thenutrition in an Indian's diet gained from shell fish. Snails were cracked open in a curious way by theIndians. Mike Reed examined the broken shells. His study will show which snail species were usedfor food content as opposed to dye articles. G e n e r a l geolo gical exploration of the site is beingdone at the same time by Dr. Maurice L. Schwartz of Western's geology department. Schwartz did theSpring mapping of the present research site. ---------- Western Front - 1969 August 5 - Page 8 ---------- 8 Western Front Tuesday, August 5, 1969 When man sets sail for tomorrow he often finds himself afraidto let go of yesterday. photo by kelly thought by saltzman
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Title: Northwest Passage - 1969 August 05
Date: 1969-08-05
Digital Collection: Northwest Passage
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: Special Collections
Local Identifier: nwp_19690805
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