The Cooper Point Journal Volume 5, Issue 3 (October 21, 1976)

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Identifier

Eng cpj0131.pdf

Title

Eng The Cooper Point Journal Volume 5, Issue 3 (October 21, 1976)

Date

21 October 1976

Evergreen Subject

Student Organizing and Activism

Curriculum

Faculty Hiring and Governance

Media Studies/Arts

Description

Eng Pg 1: The Cooper Point Journal (Front Page);
Pg 1: Underenrollment Doomsayers Foiled (image: 'modules' table);
Pg 1: Curriculum Responses Few But Sincere (image: student studying program proposal (by Dowd);
Pg 1: Who Will Pick Next President?;
Pg 2: (image) Two cows by Gilbreath;
Pg 2: Letters: Beware of Sea-Mart Goon Squad;
Pg 2: Letters: EPIC Film Not Mindless;
Pg 2: Letters: Disco Bark!;
Pg 2: Letters: Co-op Beautiful Idea;
Pg 2: Letters: We're Only Kidding;
Pg 2: Letters: Faculty Galore;
Pg 2: Staff Credits;
Pg 2: Comic: Tokin' Terrance by Ford;
Pg 2: Comic: Professor Harvey and The Twins by Owens;
Pg 3: Home Birth - An Alternative (image: the authors child);
Pg 3: (advertisement) 7th House;
Pg 4: Soccer Season Men Wrapping It Up, Women Beginning (image: The Women's Soccer Team);
Pg 4: Senior Employment Seminar;
Pg 4: (advertisement) Westside Auto Parts;
Pg 4: (advertisement) ASH;
Pg 4: (advertisement) The Disco;
Pg 4: Memo Madness Recycling to Begin;
Pg 4: Classifieds;
Pg 4: (advertisement) Olympia Fish Market;
Pg 4: (advertisement) Dirty Dave's Pizza Parlor;
Pg 4: (advertisement) Rexall Drugs;
Pg 5: Student Groups Set Sounding Board in Motion (image: student group memebers at a Sounding Board meeting (by Stewart);
Pg 5: (advertisement) Sunrise;
Pg 5: Absentee Ballot Deadline Approaching;
Pg 5: (advertisement) Yaros Electronics;
Pg 5: (advertisement) Chris' Ice Cream;
Pg 5: Announcements;
Pg 5: (advertisement) Century Carpet Cleaners;
Pg 5: (advertisement) Lakewood Theatre;
Pg 6: Anti-intellectualism Lives (image: Book cover: Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Hofstader);
Pg 6: (advertisement) Peterson's Foodtown;
Pg 6: Student Groups Host Open House;
Pg 6: Announcement: Graduate School Exploration Workshop;
Pg 6: (advertisement) Greenwood Inn;
Pg 6: (advertisement) Desco Electronics West Olympia;
Pg 7: Entertainment: Breakfast with Flora (image: Flora Purim);
Pg 7: Arts and Events;
Pg 7: Announcement: Career/Life Style Planning Workshop;
Pg 7: (advertisement) All Ways Travel Service, Inc.;
Pg 8: Another Slow Year? Sounding Board Off to Hopeful Start (image: sparse showing for Sounding Board meeting (by Darling);
Pg 8: Upward Bound Comes to Evergreen (image: Phil Briscoe with Eleanor Weston (by Dowd);
Pg 8: Coming Soon: Guide to the Faculty, Part 2;

Creator

Eng Wright, Jim

Eng Ford

Eng Owens, Dan

Contributor

Eng Stewart, Jill

Eng Groening, Matt

Eng Kruse, Steve

Eng Milton, Curt

Eng Imfeld, Teresa

Eng Pkorny, Brad

Eng McLaughlin, Tom

Eng McCartney, Kim

Eng Fleming, Lisa

Eng Darling, Gene

Eng Dowd, Rick

Eng Judd, David

Eng Hansen, Jeanne

Eng Sutherland, Brock

Eng Rogers, Leo

Subject

Eng University enrollment

Eng Evergreen Curriculum

Eng Evergreen Administration

Eng Home Birth

Eng Student Groups

Eng Student Involvement

Eng Washington State Ellections

Eng Brazilian Music

Eng Avant-garde Music

Eng Electronic Music

Eng Educational Outreach

Eng low-income students

Eng high-school students

Eng film screenings

Eng Evergreen Faculty

Eng College sports

Eng Recycling

Eng philosophy

Eng higher education

Eng Allen, Walker

Eng Coontz Stephanie

Eng Cook, Bud

Eng Purim, Flora

Eng Hermeto, Airto

Eng Carter, Ron

Eng Duke, George

Eng Johnson, Alphonso

Eng Ndugu

Eng Weston, Eleanor

Eng Briscoe, Phil

Eng Garrison, Grant

Eng Zimicki, Jacques

Eng Wootton, Barbara

Eng Quinton, Vernon

Eng Hofstadter, Richard, 1916 - 1970

Eng Faculty Leadership Desappearing Task Force

Eng Freemont Women's Clinic

Eng St. Peter Hospital

Eng Sounding Board

Eng Third World Coalition

Eng Gay Resource Center

Eng Women's Center

Eng Men's Center

Eng Evergreen Political Information Center

Eng Human Growth Center

Eng Legal Aid Program

Eng Ujamma

Eng NASA

Eng MECHA

Eng Asian Coalition

Eng Faith Center

Eng Thurston County Auditor

Eng Department of Elections

Eng River Rats, Geoduch Yacht Club

Eng Evergreen Alpine Society

Eng Downbeat Magazine

Eng Olympic Theatre

Eng State Theatre

Eng Applejam Folk Center

Eng Capitol Club Apartments

Eng Word of Mouth Bookstore

Eng Jabberwocky

Eng Joe Bemis Memorial Gallery

Eng Career Resource Center

Eng Geoboard

Eng S&A Board

Eng Upward Bound

Eng Sea-Mart

Eng Evergreen Media Loan

Eng South Sound Soccer Association

Eng Washington State Women's Soccer Association

Eng University of Washington, Vashon Island

Eng Seattle Pacific College

Eng Washington State Department of Ecology

Eng Central Recycling of Olympia

Language

Eng eng

Place

Eng Olympia, WA

Eng Seattle, WA

Eng Brazil

Eng Berkeley, CA

Publisher

Eng The Evergreen State College Board of Publications and members of the Evergreen community

Extent

Eng 8 pages

Temporal Coverage

Eng 1976

extracted text

Another Slow Year?

Final count 2,636

Sounding Board Off to Hopeful Start
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A sparse

S i lO w in g

for th e first Sounding Board meeting of the year.

by Steve Kruse
Every thi ng yo u a lwa ys wanted to know
..lbout Evergreen's Soundin g Board will b e
p..lrt of th e di scuss ion to be held in a n all
cam pus mee ting O ct. 20, in C AB 110 at
n<,on , Th e main focus of the meeting will
be I" se lec t 15 studen ts to se rve on the
S, '"nd ing Boa rd fo r the co ming year, and
II' discuss the respo nsibilities and effectivellE' " of the boa rd in th e past and future .
The Soundin g Board is one of the few
(\lI tlt' ts for student input o n decision s that

affect the college, besides the Service and
Activities Fees Review Board which budgets student monies. The Sounding Board
is composed of the president of the college, 15 students and 10 members picked
by each of the two vice presidents. A total
of 36 people meet on a weekly basis.
Over the course of last year, many peo - ,
pI e began to Question the effectiveness of
the Sounding Board. Because the board
does not make any final decisions, students felt that they had no individual po-

litical power group to represent their
needs other than recommendations that
can be vetoed. To a large degree , the
Sounding Board was simply ignored by
the Evergreen community.
The Sounding Board was developed
from a proposal from the Committee on
Governance (COG II) document to create
an all-campus information body to facilitate coordination of activities among all
areas of the Evergreen community. In general , the Sounding Board's duties were to
keep up on and make recommendations
on all Disappearing Task Forces (DTFs),
campus problems , and decisions that
might affect different constituency groups
in the campus community. Handling complaints or "bitch tickets" was also a duty
of the board, even though some students
who served on last year's board felt that
this was not utilized enough.
Over the next year a few changes could
result that will give the Sounding Board a
stronger voice in campus affairs. According to a preliminary COG III report on
restructuring campus governance for this
coming year, the Sounding Board may become the "Geoboard. "
The new Geoboard will constitute a biweekly forum for discussion and advice
on issues affecting the college. Membership will be cut down to 30 people: the
college president, four exempt staff chosen
by their colleagues, five faculty chosen by
their colleagues, and 15 students chosen
by the student body by whatever means
they decide on . The Geoboard will also
select' a moderator to schedule meetings
and moderate discussions, and a recorder

to report what was discussed to all campus information services as well as take
the minutes of the meetings.
Four other members of the Geoboard
will be selected to serve with the moderator and recorder on an executive committee that will meet once a week to put the
agenda together. No issue will appear before the Geoboard unless it has been approved for the agenda by the executive
committee.
The major change from the Sounding
Board to the Geoboard . will be that all
disappearing task forces will be initiated
and terminated at the Geoboard. Though
any member of the community may petition the Geoboard to charge a DTF , the
board itself will be able to set up DTFs in
response to a particular problem . The
Geoboard would determine the members
of DTFs, although petitioners may request a specific composition and specific
members. When a DTF has completed
their task they would have to submit copies of their report to the petitioner and the
Geoboard. If the petitioner is not satisfied
with the results , he or she can return to
the executive committee for reconsideration.
Though the Geoboard would still only
make
recommendations rather than final
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decisions, some feel that the new responsibilities of the Sounding Board could bolster its role in effecting the decisions made
on campus. Students interested in becoming involved in the Sounding Board can
attend the Oct. 20 meeting or call Bud
Cook at 3221 in the Counseling Center or
Marvin Young in Lib. 4001.

Underenrollment Doomsayers Foiled

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Upward Bound Comes to Evergreen
by Jim Wright
.A bra nd new o utrea ch educational o rgJn iza tio n ope ned its doo rs on ca mpu s
Sept embe r 16 , Upward Bo und is a fed era ll v-fina nced progra m "dt'signed to gen era te sk ill" and moti vat io n necessa ry fo r
s ucces~ in educati o n bey ond high schoo l
tN vou th fro m lowe r inco me families.
"
T his pro ject wi ll offer 75 a rea high
5c ho<,1 students a cha nce to ' "define a nd
achi e",' the ir ow n goals" through indi\'idu al tut or ing a nd counselin g. accord ing
to prog,am d ire c t o r El eanor W eston .
We're moving rea lly fas t," she says. Weston and educa ti o na l coordina to r Phil Bris w e ha ve al rea dy begun the process of
c (lntactin~ a rea high sc hoo ls. hiring tuto rs.
and process in g ap pli ca tions.
Upward B" und is based o n a n ~co n o mi c
q ud, 01 the O lymp ia a rea with in a 50 mile r..ldiu s. T hi s stu dy identified a n apeornximatc -1 .500 - 5,000 students as fina n cia ll v eligib le for the program . T o be financ ialh- eligib le. the student musl co me
lro m a family wh ich ma kes less th a n the
ledera ll y-es tabli shed sub sistence inco me
of S5 .040 for a fami ly of fo ur.
Final se lection of the 75 students must
inc lude ot her fa ctors in addition to family
inco me. Test scores fo r exa mple, are used
in dete rmi ning "w hether o r not we think
the student will be able to benefit from
the prog ra m ." ex plains Director Weston.
Simp listica ll y sta ted , the progra m's goal

is " to keep a student who is considering
dropping out of school in schooL" The
program is a imed specifically at the une
der-achiever - "a student who has been
identified by the school and then by us as
so meo ne w ho could do a helluva lot better. "
P a rticipants will receive support services - tutor counseling in the basic skills,
including reading, writing , and problemsolving. In addition however, the program
will a lso offer "vocational and post-sec onda ry counseling and preparation." Post secondary options might include college,
"o r a co mbination of college and something else," according to Weston .
Thus, whil e Upward Bound appears at
first gla nce to be primarily educational, it
will a lso be developmenta l, Weston feels,
in helping participants achieve a feeling of
self worth a nd rea lization of potential. "If
you' re a kid in high school and considering dropping out, the program might help
you to realize that you ' re not a dummy.
I'd like to. see the students feel better
ab out th emselves as human beings at the
end of the program - maybe achieve
some of th e things that their peers are
ac hieving, academically and socially .. . "
The program is divided into two basic
co mponents - a n academic year of tutoring and counseling, and summer to be
spent on the Evergreen campus. During
summer, students will participate in classes

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Phil Briscoe made a point with Eleanor Westoll .
and make use of campus facilities . Teach ers however, will probably come from the
participants' schools since "they are personally involved and concerned with the
students, " explains Weston.
Upward Bound is unique, Weston feels,
in that it emphasizes individual attention
with students while maintaining a sup -

portive group surrounding. " Generally in
the past, students feel very good about
Upward Bound. We're bringing students to
campus as part of a group, not as single
students tutored by single tutors . That
group feeling is what keeps the program
together .. ."

We need many evaluations of faculty members who have not been
covered yet. If you ue interested, come to the Cooper Point Journal office as soon as possible so we can get to know you and teU
you the writing guidelines. NO UNSOLICITED REVIEWS WILL
BE ACCEPTED.
The follOwing faculty have not yel been reviewed for the GUIDE:

Gulden, James
Guttman, Burt
Hahn, Jeanne
Hasenstab, Rainer
Henderson, Peta
Herman, Steve
Hillaire, Mary Ellen
Hitchens, David
Humphreys, Will
Ingram, Wini
Johansen, Bernard
Jones, Richard

The Evergreen State College· Olympia,Washington 98505

rollment wornes.
by Steve Kruse
Evergreen's enrollment hilS swelled to
just past the 2,600 mark, quelling the foreboding predictions made since Spring
Quarter that the school would not reach
its minimum predicted enrollment.
Modules and faculty cooperation proved
to be the key factors in Evergreel1's successful boosting of final enrollment figures.
Last week's final computer readouts
showed 2,636 students currently enrolled
for Fall Quarter. Though this amount is

modules. "We a re ext remely pleased w ilh
the part - time enrollm ent . It is a maj or
step forward in in creasing o ur relati onship
with the Olympia community ," he said .
Other strategies used to help o ul the enrollment were centered on getting the
whole campus involved in the enro llm enl
process. The deans wo rk ed on ex panding
and broadening the curriculum to ma ke it
more flexible and attractive to student s,
Faculty stayed available to stud ent s all
summer long to help w ith cou nseling a nd
to answer questions on their pa rticula r
programs, and the Admi ssions and Reg istrar offices co ntacted students thr ough th e
mail or by ph o ne to help them with their
enrollm ent problems. Accordin g to Wa lKer
All en it wa s a tot al eff ort by everyone
that bro ught enrollme nt cl ose to Ever green 's go als. " Enrollment came in stro nger than we ant icipated . It was a good fit
bet ween st udent des ires and facu lt y a vadability . Th e coopera ti o n o n campus wa s
terr ific, a nd . as a result , more st uden ts
were able to enrol L" he sai d .

less than the 2,883 students originally projected for 1976, it is a substantial improvement over enrollment projections issued
during the summer, which showed a dramatic slow-down in fall enrollment .
Because some of these students are only
enrolled part-time, the actual Full Time
Equivalency (FTE) number of students is
2,497. The FTE is the basis the state uses
to determine how much money the school
will receive from a "reserve pot" containing approximately $300 ,000. It will be

THE COOPER POINT

RNAL
OCT. 21, 1976

VQLUME ' V NUMBER 3

Curriculum Responses Few But Sincere

COWlING SOON: GUIDE TO THE
FACULTY, PART 2

Crowe, Natalie
Diffendal, Betsy
Dobbs, Cuolyn
Eickstaedt, Lury
Alexander, Richard Elbow, Peter
Esquivel, Cruz
Allen , Nancy
Bowerman, Priscilla Finkel, Don
Foote, Tom
Brian, Richard
Fox, Russ
II :" CabIe. Carie
Freund, Hap
. ' ,' Chan , Donald
Gerstl, Ted
, Coontz, Stephanie
Gottlieb, Bob

several weeks before the Business Office
can determine whether or not Evergreen
will actually receive any of that mon~y.
Other statistics showed that 20 % ~f Ev ergreeners are from out of state and. there
are 1,305 males and 1,331 females ' on
campus. ApprOXimately 14 % of the students are from various minority groups ,
and the median age at Evergreen is 23.
There are '1,276 new students, of ' which
261 are freshmen. The most popular study
mode is coordinated studies ' with 1,098
students, followed 'by 685 students in in div,idual contracts. 488 students in group
contracts and 423 students in the module
offerings .
One of the major tactics that helped
boost the enrollment was the expansion of
modules from 20 offerings to 50. Five
hundred seven part-time stutlwtts enrolled
this fall as co~pared to 192 part-timers
last fall. Because Evergreen is trying to attract more students from the local com munity , Registrar Walker Allen was very
happy with the results of the expansion of

Jordan, Don
KJyn, Stan
Kuehn, Lowell
Sig Kutter
ladd, K.V ,
Lidman, Russ
Marr, David
Mutin, Rudy
Mutinez, Jim
Milne, David
Nelson, Mary
Carol

Pailthorp, Charles
Parson, WiUie
Peterson, David
Portnoff, Greg
Romero, Jacob
Salcedo, Gil
Simon, Sandra
Skov, Niels
Smith, LeRoi
Smith, Matthew
Soule, Oscu

Steinke, Greg
Strasser, Susan
Stroh, Jim
Taylor, Peter
Teske, Charles
Tsai, Andre
Unsoeld, Willi
White, Sid
Wiedemann, AI
Winden, William
Wong, York
Ron

by Jim Wright
Speak now or forever hold thy peace!
Tomorrow is the absolute deadline for responding to the Trial Balloon, a collection
of faculty proposals for next year's curriculum . As of Wednesday morning, only
199 responses had been collected.
Final selection of academic programs
will be completed by next Friday by the
academic deans .
.
The Trial Balloon is posted in the
Dean's area of the Library, in the first
floor of the Lab I building, and on the
wall opposite the cafeteria in the CAB
building .
In general , student responses reflect a
strong commitment to Evergreen's basic
philosophy of interdisciplinary and exper ential study programs, combined with
outreach opportunities and internships.
Thus far, interest has been strongest in
field-oriented programs and spe c ialty
areas, including Outdoor Education, Environmental Studies, Expressive Arts, and
Marine Science and Crafts. Environmental
Studies for example, includes potential offerings in Field Biology, Field Geology,
and Ornithology . Most respondents approved of internships as a means of gaining field and work experience in their
areas of interest .
Energy Systems, an annual proposal ,
also received a good deal of favorable response.
Other curricular areas not speCifically
dealt with by the Trial Balloon often appeared as question marks in student responses. For example, many students felt
that Communications should be included
in some form in the college's curriculum,
but were unsure as to how this should be
done . In this respect , students are perhaps
reflecting the college's ambiguity in dealing with subject areas to which no faculty
have been committed.
Significantly, there has been less interest
so far in proposals such as Foundations of
Natural Science, Political Economy, and
Management, which seem to offer more
traditional academic disciplines. There has
been only scattered interest thus far in
classic liberal arts such as history, political
science, and economics. Evergreen students appear to be emphasizing opportunities for independent field study in addi tion to academic ,b ackground.
Many students also felt that the college
should diversify its curricular offerings
through modules and other part-time
studies. Several people proposed a module
which would teach how to operate the
various machines on campus.

At the core of many responses was the
inherent paradox Evergreen faces because
of its somewhat limited curricular offerings. New students requested a wider
range of basic coordinated studies programs from which to choose. Advanced
students, on the other hand , felt that
there should be a much wider variety of
specialty areas, and expressed frustration
that they were unable to specialize be cause of lack of faculty o r campus resources .
Many students also stated as their main
concern the qualifications of faculty to
teach in a program , echoing the idea that
a program is only as good as its faculty ,
regardless of content .
Respondents were also quick to point
out "gaps" in next year's curriculum .
Among s ubjects mentioned r e peatedly
were foreign languages, psychology , arts,
advanced writing skills, and foreign study
programs . Other areas included were gay ~
studies, music, organic farming , nutrition , 8
and museum sciences.
tl
The final question on the questionnaire iI:
asks respondents to list interests or activities they would like to investigate or fol low up on before graduation. In essence,
it represents a grab-bag of hundreds of
differing interests. Responses indicate that
Evergreeners want to be able to focus on

".

proposals for
next year.
a specific area of interest while dabbling
in many other areas along the side. Inter ests expressed here ranged from electron

microsco py and co lor TV production to
violin and flut e pla ying, silk -sc reen and
etching.

Faculty appeal to Trustees

Who Will
Pick Next President?
by Teresa Imfeld
A proposal for a presidential search
committee will be brought befo.-e the
Board of Trustees at their October 28
meeting . This proposal , if agreed upon by
the board members, will mean the formation of a campus group to undertake a
nationwide search for Evergreen's nexl
president.
The committee would consist of six fac ·
ulty representatives, three student and
three staff. representatives, as well as one
ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees. Though it is still unclear how the
student and staff representatives would be
chosen for this committee, the balloting
for the faculty positions is already under
\.. way. The faculty representatives must in-

c1ude three women and two non -whites.
Voting will end this week, and the six faculty elected to fill the posts will be announced by Dean Will Humphreys o n
Tuesday, October 26.
Stephanie Coontz, chairwoman of the
Faculty Leadership Disappearing Task
Force, explained that the faculty make up
a majority of the proposed committee because they remain at the college far longer
than the students and most of the staff.
They also have "certain concerns and expertise which should be considered, " she
said .
However, Coontz a dded that if the pro posal is approved it is no t the intent no r
desire of the faculty to try to decide on a
president themselves. She said it is hoped

that both students a nd staff will take the
initiative to approach the board with proposals for selecting each of their rep resentatives.
The Trustees meanwhile a re hold ing off
o n any discussion of the proposal until
next week' s meeting. They h ave ex pressed
a desire that the six facult y represent a tives
be present in o rder to discuss th e constitu tion of such a committee.
Wheth er the board will ac tu a ll y approve
the prop osal or no t is an oth er q uestio n .
"It is quite possible the Tru stees will have
their own plan ," sa id Will Humphreys .
Coont z, however, expressed ho pes th at
the proposal will be accepted by the
board , say ing she was "q ui te sure they
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will be agreeable."

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LettersIL®l1l1®Ir~IL®l1l1®Ir~IL®l1l1(

Home Birth-An Alternative
by Tom Mclaughlin

WE'RE
ONLY KIDDING
To the Editor :
Dear Steve Rabow,
This is to apologize for the "get
off my case" crack. You know
I'm kidding, and I know you're
kidding . Now everyone knows
we're kidding .
Take care,
Don Dapp

BEWARE OF
SEA-MART
GOON SQUAD
To the Editor :
Las t Monday while shopping
at Sea-Mart we were subjected
to a humiliating and threatening
experience by the store's officials
and employees. We had gone to
Sea -Mart to exchange a shirt
which had been purchased a few
days earlier. The first indication
of wha t was to come occurred
w hen Jerry was walk ing through
the men's department looking for
something suitable to exchange
for the shirt . The bag containing
the quite legally bought and paid
for shirt was literally snatched
from hi s hand by a zealous
young employee of the men's department. Jerry was shocked by
the action but concluded that
this was the gung-ho act of a
young man on his first job.
Meanwhile I was browsing
through the women's department.
Jerry received a credit slip for his
returned purchase and we started
to leave the store. Intense stares
followed us from Sea-Mart and
we were met at the door by the
store ' s " goon squad" flashing
th e ir badges. They demanded
that we accompany them but
would not say why . The office
was across the street and we had
to endure the stares of the many
Sea-Mart shoppers.
Once in their office, the manager Noel, a secretary, the chief
"goon" Leroy and a flustered
young female employee with
long blonde hair demanded that
we give them "The Shirts." I
dumped the contents of my
purse on the floor and offered to
strip down for them. They declined this offer. It was obvious
that we had stolen no shirts. The
frantic blonde insisted that two
shirts were missing and Leroy
wa s having a great time being
tough and wanting us to produce
two shirts from the air.
Taking control of the situation
we demanded that they tell us
their names and in ten seconds
they had scattered. The only one
left wa s Noel. Eyeing Jerry 's
TESC emblazoned shirt and at tempting to justify the inappro-

priate actions he chuckled and
said "We have the right to spot
check you students otherwise we
would have nothing left in the
store."
Returning to the store we decided that since no one would
give us their name, we would
need pictures for identification.
Luckily I had my Media Loan
camera with me . We followed
Leroy across the street to Mark
'n' Pak and as I was about to
snap his picture he rushed up
and swung a crescent wrench ten
inches from my face, threatening
to smash the TESC camera.
Thus no pictures of Leroy X
were obtained. He disappeared
into the aisles.
We called the police and an
officer arrived promptly on the
scene. At that time we gave the
officer information for a police
report charging Sea-Mart employees with defamation of character and assault. This was necessary to validate legal action we
are taking against Sea-Mart. We
led the officer through the store
and identified the employees involved since we had no names or
pictures. Leroy, approaching us
with a claw hammer, was taken
aback by the officer's presence.
With a look on his face of a
child caught with his hand in the
cookie jar Leroy tried to absorb
the claw hammer into the palm
of his hand and behind his back.
True to form he denied assaulting me with the crescent wrench .
Lying like a trooper Leroy X
whispered conspiratorially into
the officer's ear, "These kids
made the whole thing up.
They're mad because we wouldn't
give them a refund on a shirt."
We admonish other TESC students to shop at Sea-Mart at
your own risk. You could be the
next victim of the Sea-Mart
"goon squad" spot check.
Linda L. Dear
Jerry Larkins
TESC students

EPIC FILM
NOT MINDLESS
To the Editor:
The following is in response to
Grant Garrison's letter (appearing in the Oct. 14th issue of the

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PRODUCTION MGR.
PHOTOGRAPHY
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Ri ck Dowd

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SECRETARY
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Cpn which accused the Evergreen Political Information Center of holding pep rallies at their
film series, and asserts that the
film "Sacco and Vanzetti" was
partially "sheer mindless ignorance ."
As to the first point: I attended
the Tuesday noon showing of
this film and did not witness any
"cheerleading" or "guiding of
emotions" by anyone in the audience. It is true that the film elicited responses from the audience .
The most generalized responses
seemed to be ones of thoughtful
and pained questioning of our
accepted views of United States
history and of the values based
upon those views. I would think
such responses as well as the
spontaneous shouts and tears,
would be expected since the film
depicted a very emotional and
controversial period in the history of the United States.
As for Grant's criticism of the
film, I think his criticism unfounded. The film was of a caliber I have rarely seen. What distinguishes this film from ather
films was its determined effort to
place the event of Sacco and
Vanzetti into its social and historical context. Rather than con centrate on the personal or psychological side of the story, as so
many American made films do,
this film gave one the sense that
the incidence of racism and political oppression directed at
Sacco and Vanzetti was not an
isolated incident to be explained
simply by the evil of personalities involved. In this sense of
format the film took over where
the film "To Kill A Mockingbird" left off.
Since I am not predisposed to
attend many of the EPIC presentations I feel fortunate to have
seen such a film. Furthermore, it

seems to me that the members of
EPIC are fairly responsible students, presenting a variety of
perspectives and encouraging
open minded discussion on is sues and events which concern
. us all.
Gordon White

DISCO BARK!
To the Editor:
Beauty beauty beauty beauty
BARK BARK BARK . Beauty
beauty beauty beauty BARK
BARK BARK. Ugly ugly ugly
ugly DU TCH ELM DISEASE .
Yeowwww ... uhh uhh . . . ohhhhhhl! !!
- Crypto (the wonder dog)

CO-OP
BEAUTIFUL IDEA
To the Editor:
How about this new Co-op we
have here? Has an unusual smell
in the air regarding improvements at the Evergreen State.
How about if we. make you a
deal7 If you buy your goods
from our Co-op we cannot agree
on anything. This whale aHair
with food has made us so aware
of the potential of actually seeing
this beautiful thought in bloom.
How this affects all of us, including you, is deeply important to
the survival of this money-saving cooperation. How this is
achieved can only be up to all of
us together. Time has come that
all need, and want, good food at
a cheaper rate. Other than the
participating persons, you too
should be involved.
Tish
866-5105

To the Editor:
The Academic Advising office
says "THANK YOU!" to the following faculty members who
volunteered to do one-session
advising appointments with 175
new and returning students on
September 20 and 21:
York Wong
James Gulden
George Dimitroff
Ainara Wilder
Peggy Dickinson
Carol Olexa
Paul Marsh
Dave Milne
Don Humphrey
Rob Knapp
Peter Taylor
Bob Filmer
Greg PortnoH
Steinke
Alan Nasser
Bud Johansen
Nancy Taylor
Russ Fox
Andrew Hanfman
Paul Sparks
Fred Tabbutt
Lee Anderson
Mark Levensky
Eric Larson
Ted Gerstl
Jeanne Hahn
Hap Freund
Rudy Martin
David Marr
Richard Alexander
Phil Harding
Chuck Nisbet
Matt Smith
Peta Henderson
Lowell Kuehn
Carolyn Dobbs
Richard Jones
Peter Elbow
Betty Estes
Thad Curtz
Susan Fiksdal
Robert Gottlieb
Stephanie Coontz
Susie Strasser
Tom Rainey
K.V. Ladd
Mary Moorehead
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burst into the room like a balloon. I could
. see our baby's head for the first time, just
the top, a black spot about the size of a
sil ver dollar.

Joanne and I began to discuss the possibility of a horne birth' very early during
her pregnancy. We both wanted to have
the baby at horne because we thought it
would provide us with a much richer experience than a hospital birth. We were
afraid that in the hospital we would have
no control over what would happen to us.

It wasn't until Tom asked if I were
ready to deliver the baby that I realized I
really was going to be allowed to do it.
All along I thought in the back of my
mind that an emergency would arise requiring a doctor's confident hands, leaving me a spectator. I had looked forward
to this moment for so long and now I was
afraid. Then a feeling of elation overcame
me, rushing me to a new height and leav ing the fear down below. I tore into the
bathroom to wash my hands.

lietore we were ready to have a home
birth we had to overcome our ignorance
about them. We also wanted to find a
doctor or a midwife to help us with the
delivery. We found lots of good books on
the subject and soon we were confident
that birth at home can actually be safer
than birth in the hospital. For over a
month we looked for a doctor in Olympia
who was willing to help with our delivery,
but no doctor was even willing to consider the possibility of birth at horne. It
was frustrating but we refused to give up
our search and we began to look outside
of the Olympia area.
In Seattle we found the Fremont Women's Clinic, a small collective of six midwives and two doctors who offer prenatal
care and attend home births in the Seattle
area . The Fremont people agreed to attend our birth if we could come to Seattle
before labor started or during the early
stages of labor. The idea of making the
long drive to Seattle did not particularly
appeal to Joanne but when she compared
it to the experience that awaited her in St.
Peter Hospital there was no choice.

The author's child shortly after birth.
fairly irregular, though they were never
more than ten minutes apart. It was a
gorgeous fall morning, one of the first
nice mornings in September. By 8: 00 the
sun had burned off all of the fog and we
went for a walk in the woods behind our
house. Walking is supposed to stimulate
labor, but by the end of the day Joanne
had gone on several more walks with no
results. I wondered how Joanne could remain so serene and calm, though of
course she had a stop watch in her hand
and every five or ten minutes she would
stop to time her contractions.

In July the Fremont Clinic held a workshop on horne births in Olympia. Because
of the enthusiastic response to the workshop the Fremont Clinic agreed to train
an Olympia woman as a midwife to serve
the Olympia area. The Fremont Clinic
agreed to corne to Olympia for our birth
and the births of two other Olympia
women which would serve as the first
training births for Olympia's new midwife
trainee.

By 8:00 that night Joanne's progress
was the same as it had been when labor
had first begun. I was beginning to wonder if birth wasn't going to be a three or
four day affair. We called Robin and
Debbie, the two women from Olympia
who were going to attend our birth, and
asked them to corne over and check Joanne to see how much she was dilated. As
soon as I hung up the phone Joanne's contractions began to increase in intensity
and by the time that Debbie and Robin
arrived at 9: 30 Joanne was doing slow
breathing exercises to help her through
the contractions. Robin checked Joanne
and reported that she was only I'll centimeters dilat~d. We all relaxed and prepared for more waiting.

Joanne and I were overjoyed at the
news , but there was still more. The doctor
at Fremont agreed to let me help with the
delivery, providing that all went well during Joanne's labor. Finally we had overcome all the obstacles and were going to
have our baby in our own horne with a
doctor and two midwives attending. I
could hardly believe our luck. I felt that
the hardest part was over with, although I
k new that Joanne felt differently. With all
of the expertise that we had gathered for
the delivery I was sure that we were prepared for any emergency and I eagerly
awaited the birth of our child.
On September 3, at 5: 30 a .m. Joanne
began her labor. As soon as I heard I was
up fixing breakfast and cleaning and arranging things in the room we had chosen
for the birth. I thought things would begin hopping at any moment. Instead the
day turned out to be very peaceful and
still . The contractions remained mild and

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her contractions began to get much closer
together and much more intense. She had
been in labor almost 24 hours and the
hardest part was about to begin.
The contractions came in waves; each
one more intense than the one before,
~ach one a battle that had to be fought.
Joanne used heavy panting to distract her
from the pain and tried to relax in between the contractions. She told me later
that she had thought about how other
women use drugs during this time, but
even though the experience was uncomfortable she had no desire to use them . I
was proud of Joanne's courage. I never
doubted that she could do without the
drugs but I hoped that this stage of labor,
which seemed an ordeal, would soon be
over. The room was tense, but there was
happiness underneath our tenseness for
we all knew that Joanne was winning her
struggle. Silent tears ran down my cheeks.
I wanted to hug her very soul but she was
alone and strong . Joanne didn't talk during this time but she clutched my hand
with a tremendous grip. Her strength
wasn't gone, I could attest to that .
Soon Joanne began to make the most
incredible noises; loud, animal-like, they
were beautiful sounds and cascaded into
the room like the ocean's roar. Except for
Joanne the room was perfectly still.
Outside the sky was turning golden. A
fiery morning sharp and clear, fall had arrived and with it a brisk amber dawn . Dr.
Tom noticed that the baby's head was beginning to crown . Tom's announcement

Joanne's parents arrived at midnight
and Dr. Tom from Fremont arrived at
1: 30 a.m . Not long after that everyone
except for Joanne went to sleep. At 4: 30
a.m . Joanne's bag of water ruptured and

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The pushing stage of labor was begin ning. Joanne gave several long pushe,
with each effort the baby's head emergeL
farther and then retreated. Finally on('
huge push thrust the baby's entire head
into view. Her head was soft and warm
and with the head a stream of clear warm
liquid gushed onto my hand . It was the
liquid in which she had lived for nine
months and it smelled good; in it I could
sense all that she was giving up as she left
her home inside the belly. The babe
seemed to sense that she was entering another world. She opened her eyes and
took her first breath as she hung between
two worlds. She looked funny suspended
there. A purplish-colored head and nothing else was revealed as Tom suctioned
out her nose and mouth and the babe began her first cries. Next a shoulder was
born and the head was no longer just a
head; in the next push her en tire body
slithered into my hands.
The look on Joanne's face was pure
amazement. Her eyes opened very wide
and she stared for long minutes at her
daughter not believing, yet knowing, that
she had given birth to a miracle .
I:veryone was smiling at Joanne, at the
babe, and at the beautiful experience
which we all had shared. Together we
had given birth. Inside of each of us something was born and in the center of it all
was the babe, who was crying loudly. She
too seemed amazed and I could imagine
her thinking about what she had just gone
through and how strange it must seem to
her to be seeing light for the first time.
Before the cord was cut Joanne put the
babe on her breast, where she could lick
Joanne's milk and be comforted .
When Joanne's parents left two days
after the birth of Amber Dawn, her
mother told us that she had been able to
spend more time .with her granddaughter
than she had been able to spend with any
of her own daughters after they were
born. She thinks that having a baby at
home is a great modern idea.
In an upcoming issue Mclaughlin will
explore the politics of home births in
Thurston County.

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3

LettersIL®l1l1®Ir~IL®l1l1®Ir~IL®l1l1(

Home Birth-An Alternative
by Tom Mclaughlin

WE'RE
ONLY KIDDING
To the Editor :
Dear Steve Rabow,
This is to apologize for the "get
off my case" crack. You know
I'm kidding, and I know you're
kidding . Now everyone knows
we're kidding .
Take care,
Don Dapp

BEWARE OF
SEA-MART
GOON SQUAD
To the Editor :
Las t Monday while shopping
at Sea-Mart we were subjected
to a humiliating and threatening
experience by the store's officials
and employees. We had gone to
Sea -Mart to exchange a shirt
which had been purchased a few
days earlier. The first indication
of wha t was to come occurred
w hen Jerry was walk ing through
the men's department looking for
something suitable to exchange
for the shirt . The bag containing
the quite legally bought and paid
for shirt was literally snatched
from hi s hand by a zealous
young employee of the men's department. Jerry was shocked by
the action but concluded that
this was the gung-ho act of a
young man on his first job.
Meanwhile I was browsing
through the women's department.
Jerry received a credit slip for his
returned purchase and we started
to leave the store. Intense stares
followed us from Sea-Mart and
we were met at the door by the
store ' s " goon squad" flashing
th e ir badges. They demanded
that we accompany them but
would not say why . The office
was across the street and we had
to endure the stares of the many
Sea-Mart shoppers.
Once in their office, the manager Noel, a secretary, the chief
"goon" Leroy and a flustered
young female employee with
long blonde hair demanded that
we give them "The Shirts." I
dumped the contents of my
purse on the floor and offered to
strip down for them. They declined this offer. It was obvious
that we had stolen no shirts. The
frantic blonde insisted that two
shirts were missing and Leroy
wa s having a great time being
tough and wanting us to produce
two shirts from the air.
Taking control of the situation
we demanded that they tell us
their names and in ten seconds
they had scattered. The only one
left wa s Noel. Eyeing Jerry 's
TESC emblazoned shirt and at tempting to justify the inappro-

priate actions he chuckled and
said "We have the right to spot
check you students otherwise we
would have nothing left in the
store."
Returning to the store we decided that since no one would
give us their name, we would
need pictures for identification.
Luckily I had my Media Loan
camera with me . We followed
Leroy across the street to Mark
'n' Pak and as I was about to
snap his picture he rushed up
and swung a crescent wrench ten
inches from my face, threatening
to smash the TESC camera.
Thus no pictures of Leroy X
were obtained. He disappeared
into the aisles.
We called the police and an
officer arrived promptly on the
scene. At that time we gave the
officer information for a police
report charging Sea-Mart employees with defamation of character and assault. This was necessary to validate legal action we
are taking against Sea-Mart. We
led the officer through the store
and identified the employees involved since we had no names or
pictures. Leroy, approaching us
with a claw hammer, was taken
aback by the officer's presence.
With a look on his face of a
child caught with his hand in the
cookie jar Leroy tried to absorb
the claw hammer into the palm
of his hand and behind his back.
True to form he denied assaulting me with the crescent wrench .
Lying like a trooper Leroy X
whispered conspiratorially into
the officer's ear, "These kids
made the whole thing up.
They're mad because we wouldn't
give them a refund on a shirt."
We admonish other TESC students to shop at Sea-Mart at
your own risk. You could be the
next victim of the Sea-Mart
"goon squad" spot check.
Linda L. Dear
Jerry Larkins
TESC students

EPIC FILM
NOT MINDLESS
To the Editor:
The following is in response to
Grant Garrison's letter (appearing in the Oct. 14th issue of the

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Cpn which accused the Evergreen Political Information Center of holding pep rallies at their
film series, and asserts that the
film "Sacco and Vanzetti" was
partially "sheer mindless ignorance ."
As to the first point: I attended
the Tuesday noon showing of
this film and did not witness any
"cheerleading" or "guiding of
emotions" by anyone in the audience. It is true that the film elicited responses from the audience .
The most generalized responses
seemed to be ones of thoughtful
and pained questioning of our
accepted views of United States
history and of the values based
upon those views. I would think
such responses as well as the
spontaneous shouts and tears,
would be expected since the film
depicted a very emotional and
controversial period in the history of the United States.
As for Grant's criticism of the
film, I think his criticism unfounded. The film was of a caliber I have rarely seen. What distinguishes this film from ather
films was its determined effort to
place the event of Sacco and
Vanzetti into its social and historical context. Rather than con centrate on the personal or psychological side of the story, as so
many American made films do,
this film gave one the sense that
the incidence of racism and political oppression directed at
Sacco and Vanzetti was not an
isolated incident to be explained
simply by the evil of personalities involved. In this sense of
format the film took over where
the film "To Kill A Mockingbird" left off.
Since I am not predisposed to
attend many of the EPIC presentations I feel fortunate to have
seen such a film. Furthermore, it

seems to me that the members of
EPIC are fairly responsible students, presenting a variety of
perspectives and encouraging
open minded discussion on is sues and events which concern
. us all.
Gordon White

DISCO BARK!
To the Editor:
Beauty beauty beauty beauty
BARK BARK BARK . Beauty
beauty beauty beauty BARK
BARK BARK. Ugly ugly ugly
ugly DU TCH ELM DISEASE .
Yeowwww ... uhh uhh . . . ohhhhhhl! !!
- Crypto (the wonder dog)

CO-OP
BEAUTIFUL IDEA
To the Editor:
How about this new Co-op we
have here? Has an unusual smell
in the air regarding improvements at the Evergreen State.
How about if we. make you a
deal7 If you buy your goods
from our Co-op we cannot agree
on anything. This whale aHair
with food has made us so aware
of the potential of actually seeing
this beautiful thought in bloom.
How this affects all of us, including you, is deeply important to
the survival of this money-saving cooperation. How this is
achieved can only be up to all of
us together. Time has come that
all need, and want, good food at
a cheaper rate. Other than the
participating persons, you too
should be involved.
Tish
866-5105

To the Editor:
The Academic Advising office
says "THANK YOU!" to the following faculty members who
volunteered to do one-session
advising appointments with 175
new and returning students on
September 20 and 21:
York Wong
James Gulden
George Dimitroff
Ainara Wilder
Peggy Dickinson
Carol Olexa
Paul Marsh
Dave Milne
Don Humphrey
Rob Knapp
Peter Taylor
Bob Filmer
Greg PortnoH
Steinke
Alan Nasser
Bud Johansen
Nancy Taylor
Russ Fox
Andrew Hanfman
Paul Sparks
Fred Tabbutt
Lee Anderson
Mark Levensky
Eric Larson
Ted Gerstl
Jeanne Hahn
Hap Freund
Rudy Martin
David Marr
Richard Alexander
Phil Harding
Chuck Nisbet
Matt Smith
Peta Henderson
Lowell Kuehn
Carolyn Dobbs
Richard Jones
Peter Elbow
Betty Estes
Thad Curtz
Susan Fiksdal
Robert Gottlieb
Stephanie Coontz
Susie Strasser
Tom Rainey
K.V. Ladd
Mary Moorehead
\

burst into the room like a balloon. I could
. see our baby's head for the first time, just
the top, a black spot about the size of a
sil ver dollar.

Joanne and I began to discuss the possibility of a horne birth' very early during
her pregnancy. We both wanted to have
the baby at horne because we thought it
would provide us with a much richer experience than a hospital birth. We were
afraid that in the hospital we would have
no control over what would happen to us.

It wasn't until Tom asked if I were
ready to deliver the baby that I realized I
really was going to be allowed to do it.
All along I thought in the back of my
mind that an emergency would arise requiring a doctor's confident hands, leaving me a spectator. I had looked forward
to this moment for so long and now I was
afraid. Then a feeling of elation overcame
me, rushing me to a new height and leav ing the fear down below. I tore into the
bathroom to wash my hands.

lietore we were ready to have a home
birth we had to overcome our ignorance
about them. We also wanted to find a
doctor or a midwife to help us with the
delivery. We found lots of good books on
the subject and soon we were confident
that birth at home can actually be safer
than birth in the hospital. For over a
month we looked for a doctor in Olympia
who was willing to help with our delivery,
but no doctor was even willing to consider the possibility of birth at horne. It
was frustrating but we refused to give up
our search and we began to look outside
of the Olympia area.
In Seattle we found the Fremont Women's Clinic, a small collective of six midwives and two doctors who offer prenatal
care and attend home births in the Seattle
area . The Fremont people agreed to attend our birth if we could come to Seattle
before labor started or during the early
stages of labor. The idea of making the
long drive to Seattle did not particularly
appeal to Joanne but when she compared
it to the experience that awaited her in St.
Peter Hospital there was no choice.

The author's child shortly after birth.
fairly irregular, though they were never
more than ten minutes apart. It was a
gorgeous fall morning, one of the first
nice mornings in September. By 8: 00 the
sun had burned off all of the fog and we
went for a walk in the woods behind our
house. Walking is supposed to stimulate
labor, but by the end of the day Joanne
had gone on several more walks with no
results. I wondered how Joanne could remain so serene and calm, though of
course she had a stop watch in her hand
and every five or ten minutes she would
stop to time her contractions.

In July the Fremont Clinic held a workshop on horne births in Olympia. Because
of the enthusiastic response to the workshop the Fremont Clinic agreed to train
an Olympia woman as a midwife to serve
the Olympia area. The Fremont Clinic
agreed to corne to Olympia for our birth
and the births of two other Olympia
women which would serve as the first
training births for Olympia's new midwife
trainee.

By 8:00 that night Joanne's progress
was the same as it had been when labor
had first begun. I was beginning to wonder if birth wasn't going to be a three or
four day affair. We called Robin and
Debbie, the two women from Olympia
who were going to attend our birth, and
asked them to corne over and check Joanne to see how much she was dilated. As
soon as I hung up the phone Joanne's contractions began to increase in intensity
and by the time that Debbie and Robin
arrived at 9: 30 Joanne was doing slow
breathing exercises to help her through
the contractions. Robin checked Joanne
and reported that she was only I'll centimeters dilat~d. We all relaxed and prepared for more waiting.

Joanne and I were overjoyed at the
news , but there was still more. The doctor
at Fremont agreed to let me help with the
delivery, providing that all went well during Joanne's labor. Finally we had overcome all the obstacles and were going to
have our baby in our own horne with a
doctor and two midwives attending. I
could hardly believe our luck. I felt that
the hardest part was over with, although I
k new that Joanne felt differently. With all
of the expertise that we had gathered for
the delivery I was sure that we were prepared for any emergency and I eagerly
awaited the birth of our child.
On September 3, at 5: 30 a .m. Joanne
began her labor. As soon as I heard I was
up fixing breakfast and cleaning and arranging things in the room we had chosen
for the birth. I thought things would begin hopping at any moment. Instead the
day turned out to be very peaceful and
still . The contractions remained mild and

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her contractions began to get much closer
together and much more intense. She had
been in labor almost 24 hours and the
hardest part was about to begin.
The contractions came in waves; each
one more intense than the one before,
~ach one a battle that had to be fought.
Joanne used heavy panting to distract her
from the pain and tried to relax in between the contractions. She told me later
that she had thought about how other
women use drugs during this time, but
even though the experience was uncomfortable she had no desire to use them . I
was proud of Joanne's courage. I never
doubted that she could do without the
drugs but I hoped that this stage of labor,
which seemed an ordeal, would soon be
over. The room was tense, but there was
happiness underneath our tenseness for
we all knew that Joanne was winning her
struggle. Silent tears ran down my cheeks.
I wanted to hug her very soul but she was
alone and strong . Joanne didn't talk during this time but she clutched my hand
with a tremendous grip. Her strength
wasn't gone, I could attest to that .
Soon Joanne began to make the most
incredible noises; loud, animal-like, they
were beautiful sounds and cascaded into
the room like the ocean's roar. Except for
Joanne the room was perfectly still.
Outside the sky was turning golden. A
fiery morning sharp and clear, fall had arrived and with it a brisk amber dawn . Dr.
Tom noticed that the baby's head was beginning to crown . Tom's announcement

Joanne's parents arrived at midnight
and Dr. Tom from Fremont arrived at
1: 30 a.m . Not long after that everyone
except for Joanne went to sleep. At 4: 30
a.m . Joanne's bag of water ruptured and

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The pushing stage of labor was begin ning. Joanne gave several long pushe,
with each effort the baby's head emergeL
farther and then retreated. Finally on('
huge push thrust the baby's entire head
into view. Her head was soft and warm
and with the head a stream of clear warm
liquid gushed onto my hand . It was the
liquid in which she had lived for nine
months and it smelled good; in it I could
sense all that she was giving up as she left
her home inside the belly. The babe
seemed to sense that she was entering another world. She opened her eyes and
took her first breath as she hung between
two worlds. She looked funny suspended
there. A purplish-colored head and nothing else was revealed as Tom suctioned
out her nose and mouth and the babe began her first cries. Next a shoulder was
born and the head was no longer just a
head; in the next push her en tire body
slithered into my hands.
The look on Joanne's face was pure
amazement. Her eyes opened very wide
and she stared for long minutes at her
daughter not believing, yet knowing, that
she had given birth to a miracle .
I:veryone was smiling at Joanne, at the
babe, and at the beautiful experience
which we all had shared. Together we
had given birth. Inside of each of us something was born and in the center of it all
was the babe, who was crying loudly. She
too seemed amazed and I could imagine
her thinking about what she had just gone
through and how strange it must seem to
her to be seeing light for the first time.
Before the cord was cut Joanne put the
babe on her breast, where she could lick
Joanne's milk and be comforted .
When Joanne's parents left two days
after the birth of Amber Dawn, her
mother told us that she had been able to
spend more time .with her granddaughter
than she had been able to spend with any
of her own daughters after they were
born. She thinks that having a baby at
home is a great modern idea.
In an upcoming issue Mclaughlin will
explore the politics of home births in
Thurston County.

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5

Soccer season

Men Wrapping It Up, Women Beginning
by Steve Kruse
Do you suffer from chronic
miseries due to lack of physical
punishment, nightmares of a college w ithout competitive sports
or withdrawal pains from "spec-

tatoritis7" Then Evergreen's
Men's and Women's Soccer
teams may be just what the doctor ordered.
The Men's Soccer team has already stirred up some excitement
by posting four successive vicI tories in league play. The "Geoducks" are undefeated and have
SENIOR EMPLOYMENT : only been scored on twice all
I season,
SEMINAR
The final league game will be
Subject: How to complete I
played
this Sunday at 1: 30 p, m.
a Job Application and I
Compile a Credential File I on Evergreen's soccer field . The
Date : Thursday, Oct. 28
I "Geoducks" are assured of at
least a tie for first place in the
I South Sound Soccer Association,
Time 330 - 5 pm,
Place : Career Reso urce
I but they must overcome a tough
Library 1213 I opponent in "Western Belt" if
Ce nt e r
I they are to have an undefeated
_____________
I seaso n,

team will begin their second season in the Washington State
Women's Soccer Association
league, sometime in March . Although it will be some time before the women begin league
play, they are showing their determination in regular weekly
practices already being held .
The Women's Soccer team finished in the m iddle of the league
last year against such teams as
the University of Washington,
Vashon Island, and Seattle Pacific College.

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Several players from last year's
team will be back for their second season, but coach Barbara
. Wootton would like to see more
p layers turning out for the team,
T he team has need for players
with beginning to advanced
skills, and will gladly help those
who would like to give it a try.
A regular body conditioning
program is being utilized along
with scrimmages, practice games
and tournaments to get the player's in shape for the upcoming
season.
The Women 's Soccer team
holds regular practices on Mon.,
Wed, and Friday from 3 - 5 p.m.
on the Evergreen soccer field.
They are scheduled to play in a
tournament at the U ,W. Nov.
20 - 23 ,
Anyone who is interested in
playing for the Women's Soccer
team should show up at practice
or call Barbara Woott0n at 866-

Westside
Auto Parts

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300£0
7C

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cEvergreen students

Foreign parts, too.
Ph. 352-7221
2211 W. Harrison

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Last Sunday's game against
previously unbeaten "Witherspoon" typified the Geoduck's
style of playas they downed
their opponents 4 to 1. Jacques
Zimicki supplied the firepower as
he scored all four goals, which
included three scores in five minutes in the second period.
Although the regular season
will be over this Sunday, coach
Woody Woodcock is encouragi~g anyone who is interested in

playing soccer to turn out for thtc
team. There are still some postseason tournaments to be played
and an intramural league is being
planned. Anyone who is interested in the men's soccer program should come to the weekly
practices (Wed. 5 p .m. ahd Fri.
3:30 p.m,) at the soccer field or
leave a message for Woody
Woodcock in the Recreation Office.
Evergreen's Women's Soccer

4247,

Memo Madness

Recycling to Begin
but we can enrich your home at ASH with:
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Bordering woods
Playground area & equipment
Laundry facilities
Chris' for snacks, shopping
& recreation

3838 Overhulse Rd,
866-8181

This Friday small green and
white boxes will begin appearing
next to the wastebaskets in the
many offices and rooms that are
The Evergreen State College.
Loudly they will proclaim their
purpose: RECYCLE. Procured
from the State Department of
Ecology by Vernon Quinton, a
buyer in the college purchasing
department, they are the basis of
an office memo and ledger paper
recycling program he's been
working on. "[t's really a pilot
program," he said, "to determine
if such an operation is feasible.
We have contracted with Central
Recycling of Olympia to come
out once a week, or according to
demand , and pick up the waste
paper from specia l dumpsters
placed around campus,"
Paper you place in the boxes
in your office or seminar room
will be ushered by the custodial
staff to the dumpsters every
Thursday night , and from there
Central Recycling will whisk

Pacific

.Disco, because it's what you've demanded.
With 75< bar drinks every Sunday and Monday
night. An all new concept in relaxed dining pleasure,
featurl~g our Sunday supper speCial for just 2.95
Come In and dance for your dinner at the Tuesday
night Dance C?ntest (1st prize: dinner for four).
Thursday the DISCO features Olympia's only ladies
~Ight: b.ar drinks for the ladies half price. All this
IS why, In Olympia, it's the Disco. Of course!

SQUID

The Disco
formerly Weotherspoons
loco.ted In the lo.cey Villo.ge Shopping Center

491-7878

79¢
lib.

Olympia
Fish Market
Lon &t Pat Hogue
208 W. 4th
357-6762

CLASSIFIEDS
BABYSITTER NEEDED
6:30 a.m, to 9 a,m" Wednesday thru Friday. $3.50 per
day , must hav e car. Call
Susan, 357-5776.
SAILBOAT FOR SALE - 24 '
International 110, sails & trail er included - $850, call Mary
Lou after 6 p.m" 352-0984,

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more information call 8666397, Ask for Steve Charak,

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Interior must be in good con.

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The Disco, of course.

paper, rubber bands, and newsprint (sorry, no CPJs). Carbon
paper is a big no-no. They say it
makes the pulp look like it's
been playing in the coal bin.
This program is in no way
connected with the student-run
recycling operation in the dorms,
so housing residents need not
worry about special boxes appearing in their rooms,. They still
have to take out their own garbage .

your used flat tree pieces to Tacoma for sale to pulp mills there.
"Depending on the current value
per ton, the college will get a
certain percentage of the money,"
said Vernon, "but the money i~
not the key thing. The important
thing is saving the paper from
the dump." He emphasized that
this is a trial program, dependent on how well people respond,
and that many changes could
take place in the format. But, he
said he was committed to some
kind of recycling program for
the office paper that slips
through the college and into the
garbage.
The little boxes display "yeses
and no-nos" regarding the tyge
of material that can be recycled.
They ' say yes to most office
paper (uncrumpled) , envelopes
without windows, Xeroxes, thin
cardboard, most mail , and ditto
paper. They will not accept
glossy magazines, waxed paper,
any plastics or plastic-coated

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943-3311

Student Groups Set Sounding Board in Motion
by Lisa Fleming
A group of almost 30 students
met yesterday to decide how student delegates should be ' chosen
for this year's Sounding Board.
After one and one-half hours of
roundabout discussions, debates
and opinions, a decision was finally reached.
To make up the 15 student
representatives for the board, the
Third World Coalition will select
four representat ives, and the
Gay Resource Center, Women's
Center, Men's Center and Evergreen Political Information Center (EPIC) will select one each.
Seven student representatives
will be selected at large .
The only part of the above
proposal t hat drew m uch fire
was the inclusion of EPIe. Criticisms were that a political or ganization didn't belong in
there ; that if EPIC were allowed
in, then a certain percentage of
Democrats and Rep ublicans should
also be accepted; that there were
other minorities that needed representation more. Bud Cook,
moderator for the meeting,
pointed out that since the Sounding Board hasn't had any real
power in the past, EPIC should
work on its own projects outside
of the board . In the end, a 2 - 1

Members of various
meeting yesterday,
vote gave EPIC the right to
choose a delegate for the board .
Concern was expressed that
the seven at-large students should

represent a varied range of academic interests. The point was
raised that the eight people from
the student groups were respon-

Absentee Ballot
Deadline Approaching
If you haven't registered to
vote yet - you are out of luck.
If you have registered to vote,
but don't know if you will be
able to get to your precinct polls,
you can still do your patriotic
duty by absentee ballot I
All you have to do, to get an
absentee ballot, is to write (or
apply in person) to the County
Auditor or the Department of
Elections where you are registered . To request an absentee

ballot, you must PRINT your
name and address where you are
registered (include present address if known). Then print the
address where the ballot is to be
sent. Lastly, sign your handwrit ten name at the bottom so it can
be compared to your signature
on record.
All requests should be sent
with enough time allowed to
proces>, receive, mark and send
back, no later than midnight

November 2, 1976 (anytime after
and it ""on't count).
'
Anyone who is registered to
vote can get an absentee ballot
for any reason.
Any questions regarding voter
registration can be answered by
calling the Washington Secretary
of State Elections at their toll free number (1-800-562-6020)
noon to 8 p.m., Monday thru
Friday and both Saturdays before
the election.

• There will be a potluck get-together on Tuesday Oct. 26 at
5:30 in Lib. 4003 for any women
interested in sharing ideas on organizing a women's music festival for the spring.

closed . People who will be working in locked buildings should inform Security before entering
them.

• The CRC entrance has been
changed from the third floor to
the second floor to allow easier
semi-protected access for stu~
dents and individuals in wheelchairs. This change will also reduce the use of the elevator.

• Boxing will be the topic of discussion at a 4 p.m , meeting in
the CRC building Oct. 27. Interested individuals will discuss
the possibilities of instruction,
use of equipment, competition,
safety procedures and weight divisions. Anyone interested in the
art of fisticuffs is encouraged to
attend this organizational meeting.
• Membership application to the
River Rats, Geoduck Yacht
Club, or the Evergreen Alpine
Society is accomplished by visiting CRC 302. Sailboats, kayaks,
rafts, and items of climbing equipment are available to students proficient in their use .
• Monday, October 25 is an official holiday at Evergreen, so all
buildings except the CAB will be

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: University of Puget Sound I
Law School will have an •
: advisor at TESC to share I
I information and speak I
I with interested students :
I ~ate: October 26
I
I Time: 1 - 5 p.m,
I
I Contact Career Planning I
I and Placement for more
• information at Lib. 1214, :
• ____________
or phone 866-6193
II
L

• Students interested in sports
should leave their names and
how they may be contacted with
Reynard Gordon or Katey Steele
in CRC 302. So far, informal organized sports are nowhere here,
but interest continues sporadically for volleyball, basketball ,
and running. Special interest
workshops in racketball, speed
bag hitting, weight lifting, and
volleyball are scheduled regularly
in addition to swimming lessons ,

:~' Ce11tury

• A pre-ski season conditioning
class will be offered at Evergreen
to anyone over 15 years of age
who is serious about improving
his or her physical condition for
winter sports activities. Classes
will be held in the steam plant
Tuesdays and Thursdays from
5:30 to 7 p.m. beginning Oct. 26
and ending Dec. 9. Register in
the CRe.

sible to their groups, but the
seven at-large students were not
d irectly responsible to anyone,
By representing different academic interests, some accountability would be brought into the
picture.
In a style reminiscent of last
year's teach-in, it was decided
that student representatives from
each seminar group on campus
will be chosen, and will meet
next Friday at noon to select
their seven represen tatives. Vo lunteers from yesterday's meeting
will visit- each seminar, to explain the process.
The "third floor groups" have
already begun to organize by
meeting together last week in a
joint student group meeting , The
purpose of the meeting was to
'increase cooperation, communications, and uni ty between the
groups, The Library third floor
groups are the Human Growth
Center, Gay Resource Center,
Women's Center, Men's Center,
EPIC, Legal Aid Program, Ujamrna, NASA, Third World Coalition , MECHA, Asia;, Coalition
and the Faith Center.
Another meeting is being organized by Bud Cook, of the
Human Growth Center, to decide how the student groups will
choose their representatives for
the Sounding Board.
The present Sounding Board
will consist of 15 students, 20
faculty, staff and administrators,

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Sales - Service
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Across from bowling alley

and the college president. This
will change when, and if. the
Committee on Governance (COG
III) document goes into effect,
probably in January . Under
COG 11 1, the Sounding Board
will become the Geoboard, and
will be 50 percent students, and
50 percent faculty , staff and administrators,

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205 E. 4th

Ice

CreaDl

Sale
Two cones for
'the price of one.
Bring a friend share the cost.

Jim and Rosa Yemm
West Side
,Shoppi ng Center
Ph, 357-3942
Ph, 357-7845
This week featuring :

Miida
AM/FM Stereo with
8-track player and
record player .

$189.95

Lakewood Theatre

6120 Motor Ave. SW

Ope n 11
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Lakewood Center
Tacoma

Carpet Clea11ers

, .. is open and ready to serve you. This two year old business is
new in the Olympia area and is trying to establish a reputation.
To get acquainted we offer the following:

110 -11011se11se

10 %

off coupon

This coupon is good for 10 % off on any quoted price by a Century representative. Our regular price is fair enough, but we've go
to get started somehow! .
Call 866-5166, or 943-6850 for an estimate - just ask for Chuck.
Expires 11/15/76.

Century Carpet Cleaners

Fri" Sat" Sun,
' Oct, 22. 23 , 24

7:00/9:00 SunMats 2:00/4:00

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Soccer season

Men Wrapping It Up, Women Beginning
by Steve Kruse
Do you suffer from chronic
miseries due to lack of physical
punishment, nightmares of a college w ithout competitive sports
or withdrawal pains from "spec-

tatoritis7" Then Evergreen's
Men's and Women's Soccer
teams may be just what the doctor ordered.
The Men's Soccer team has already stirred up some excitement
by posting four successive vicI tories in league play. The "Geoducks" are undefeated and have
SENIOR EMPLOYMENT : only been scored on twice all
I season,
SEMINAR
The final league game will be
Subject: How to complete I
played
this Sunday at 1: 30 p, m.
a Job Application and I
Compile a Credential File I on Evergreen's soccer field . The
Date : Thursday, Oct. 28
I "Geoducks" are assured of at
least a tie for first place in the
I South Sound Soccer Association,
Time 330 - 5 pm,
Place : Career Reso urce
I but they must overcome a tough
Library 1213 I opponent in "Western Belt" if
Ce nt e r
I they are to have an undefeated
_____________
I seaso n,

team will begin their second season in the Washington State
Women's Soccer Association
league, sometime in March . Although it will be some time before the women begin league
play, they are showing their determination in regular weekly
practices already being held .
The Women's Soccer team finished in the m iddle of the league
last year against such teams as
the University of Washington,
Vashon Island, and Seattle Pacific College.

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Several players from last year's
team will be back for their second season, but coach Barbara
. Wootton would like to see more
p layers turning out for the team,
T he team has need for players
with beginning to advanced
skills, and will gladly help those
who would like to give it a try.
A regular body conditioning
program is being utilized along
with scrimmages, practice games
and tournaments to get the player's in shape for the upcoming
season.
The Women 's Soccer team
holds regular practices on Mon.,
Wed, and Friday from 3 - 5 p.m.
on the Evergreen soccer field.
They are scheduled to play in a
tournament at the U ,W. Nov.
20 - 23 ,
Anyone who is interested in
playing for the Women's Soccer
team should show up at practice
or call Barbara Woott0n at 866-

Westside
Auto Parts

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300£0
7C

discount to
cEvergreen students

Foreign parts, too.
Ph. 352-7221
2211 W. Harrison

We can't make a tractor of your Ford.
r. ",-

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Last Sunday's game against
previously unbeaten "Witherspoon" typified the Geoduck's
style of playas they downed
their opponents 4 to 1. Jacques
Zimicki supplied the firepower as
he scored all four goals, which
included three scores in five minutes in the second period.
Although the regular season
will be over this Sunday, coach
Woody Woodcock is encouragi~g anyone who is interested in

playing soccer to turn out for thtc
team. There are still some postseason tournaments to be played
and an intramural league is being
planned. Anyone who is interested in the men's soccer program should come to the weekly
practices (Wed. 5 p .m. ahd Fri.
3:30 p.m,) at the soccer field or
leave a message for Woody
Woodcock in the Recreation Office.
Evergreen's Women's Soccer

4247,

Memo Madness

Recycling to Begin
but we can enrich your home at ASH with:
•
•
•
•

Bordering woods
Playground area & equipment
Laundry facilities
Chris' for snacks, shopping
& recreation

3838 Overhulse Rd,
866-8181

This Friday small green and
white boxes will begin appearing
next to the wastebaskets in the
many offices and rooms that are
The Evergreen State College.
Loudly they will proclaim their
purpose: RECYCLE. Procured
from the State Department of
Ecology by Vernon Quinton, a
buyer in the college purchasing
department, they are the basis of
an office memo and ledger paper
recycling program he's been
working on. "[t's really a pilot
program," he said, "to determine
if such an operation is feasible.
We have contracted with Central
Recycling of Olympia to come
out once a week, or according to
demand , and pick up the waste
paper from specia l dumpsters
placed around campus,"
Paper you place in the boxes
in your office or seminar room
will be ushered by the custodial
staff to the dumpsters every
Thursday night , and from there
Central Recycling will whisk

Pacific

.Disco, because it's what you've demanded.
With 75< bar drinks every Sunday and Monday
night. An all new concept in relaxed dining pleasure,
featurl~g our Sunday supper speCial for just 2.95
Come In and dance for your dinner at the Tuesday
night Dance C?ntest (1st prize: dinner for four).
Thursday the DISCO features Olympia's only ladies
~Ight: b.ar drinks for the ladies half price. All this
IS why, In Olympia, it's the Disco. Of course!

SQUID

The Disco
formerly Weotherspoons
loco.ted In the lo.cey Villo.ge Shopping Center

491-7878

79¢
lib.

Olympia
Fish Market
Lon &t Pat Hogue
208 W. 4th
357-6762

CLASSIFIEDS
BABYSITTER NEEDED
6:30 a.m, to 9 a,m" Wednesday thru Friday. $3.50 per
day , must hav e car. Call
Susan, 357-5776.
SAILBOAT FOR SALE - 24 '
International 110, sails & trail er included - $850, call Mary
Lou after 6 p.m" 352-0984,

r-----------'"

The KAOS News Depart ment needs help in putting together a series of documentaries and in terviews, For
more information call 8666397, Ask for Steve Charak,

I
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I
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tion wagon body (R12 series).
Interior must be in good con.

I
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I
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I
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dition - function of running
parts is not important . Contact Gary Novak, Home: 4564100, Office: 967-2622,

I
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·uodno:> S!lIJ lIJ!M
-I aS~lpmd pooJ JJo %0 ~
•
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The Disco, of course.

paper, rubber bands, and newsprint (sorry, no CPJs). Carbon
paper is a big no-no. They say it
makes the pulp look like it's
been playing in the coal bin.
This program is in no way
connected with the student-run
recycling operation in the dorms,
so housing residents need not
worry about special boxes appearing in their rooms,. They still
have to take out their own garbage .

your used flat tree pieces to Tacoma for sale to pulp mills there.
"Depending on the current value
per ton, the college will get a
certain percentage of the money,"
said Vernon, "but the money i~
not the key thing. The important
thing is saving the paper from
the dump." He emphasized that
this is a trial program, dependent on how well people respond,
and that many changes could
take place in the format. But, he
said he was committed to some
kind of recycling program for
the office paper that slips
through the college and into the
garbage.
The little boxes display "yeses
and no-nos" regarding the tyge
of material that can be recycled.
They ' say yes to most office
paper (uncrumpled) , envelopes
without windows, Xeroxes, thin
cardboard, most mail , and ditto
paper. They will not accept
glossy magazines, waxed paper,
any plastics or plastic-coated

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ET YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS A
WESTSIDE CENTER
943-3311

Student Groups Set Sounding Board in Motion
by Lisa Fleming
A group of almost 30 students
met yesterday to decide how student delegates should be ' chosen
for this year's Sounding Board.
After one and one-half hours of
roundabout discussions, debates
and opinions, a decision was finally reached.
To make up the 15 student
representatives for the board, the
Third World Coalition will select
four representat ives, and the
Gay Resource Center, Women's
Center, Men's Center and Evergreen Political Information Center (EPIC) will select one each.
Seven student representatives
will be selected at large .
The only part of the above
proposal t hat drew m uch fire
was the inclusion of EPIe. Criticisms were that a political or ganization didn't belong in
there ; that if EPIC were allowed
in, then a certain percentage of
Democrats and Rep ublicans should
also be accepted; that there were
other minorities that needed representation more. Bud Cook,
moderator for the meeting,
pointed out that since the Sounding Board hasn't had any real
power in the past, EPIC should
work on its own projects outside
of the board . In the end, a 2 - 1

Members of various
meeting yesterday,
vote gave EPIC the right to
choose a delegate for the board .
Concern was expressed that
the seven at-large students should

represent a varied range of academic interests. The point was
raised that the eight people from
the student groups were respon-

Absentee Ballot
Deadline Approaching
If you haven't registered to
vote yet - you are out of luck.
If you have registered to vote,
but don't know if you will be
able to get to your precinct polls,
you can still do your patriotic
duty by absentee ballot I
All you have to do, to get an
absentee ballot, is to write (or
apply in person) to the County
Auditor or the Department of
Elections where you are registered . To request an absentee

ballot, you must PRINT your
name and address where you are
registered (include present address if known). Then print the
address where the ballot is to be
sent. Lastly, sign your handwrit ten name at the bottom so it can
be compared to your signature
on record.
All requests should be sent
with enough time allowed to
proces>, receive, mark and send
back, no later than midnight

November 2, 1976 (anytime after
and it ""on't count).
'
Anyone who is registered to
vote can get an absentee ballot
for any reason.
Any questions regarding voter
registration can be answered by
calling the Washington Secretary
of State Elections at their toll free number (1-800-562-6020)
noon to 8 p.m., Monday thru
Friday and both Saturdays before
the election.

• There will be a potluck get-together on Tuesday Oct. 26 at
5:30 in Lib. 4003 for any women
interested in sharing ideas on organizing a women's music festival for the spring.

closed . People who will be working in locked buildings should inform Security before entering
them.

• The CRC entrance has been
changed from the third floor to
the second floor to allow easier
semi-protected access for stu~
dents and individuals in wheelchairs. This change will also reduce the use of the elevator.

• Boxing will be the topic of discussion at a 4 p.m , meeting in
the CRC building Oct. 27. Interested individuals will discuss
the possibilities of instruction,
use of equipment, competition,
safety procedures and weight divisions. Anyone interested in the
art of fisticuffs is encouraged to
attend this organizational meeting.
• Membership application to the
River Rats, Geoduck Yacht
Club, or the Evergreen Alpine
Society is accomplished by visiting CRC 302. Sailboats, kayaks,
rafts, and items of climbing equipment are available to students proficient in their use .
• Monday, October 25 is an official holiday at Evergreen, so all
buildings except the CAB will be

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• Students interested in sports
should leave their names and
how they may be contacted with
Reynard Gordon or Katey Steele
in CRC 302. So far, informal organized sports are nowhere here,
but interest continues sporadically for volleyball, basketball ,
and running. Special interest
workshops in racketball, speed
bag hitting, weight lifting, and
volleyball are scheduled regularly
in addition to swimming lessons ,

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• A pre-ski season conditioning
class will be offered at Evergreen
to anyone over 15 years of age
who is serious about improving
his or her physical condition for
winter sports activities. Classes
will be held in the steam plant
Tuesdays and Thursdays from
5:30 to 7 p.m. beginning Oct. 26
and ending Dec. 9. Register in
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sible to their groups, but the
seven at-large students were not
d irectly responsible to anyone,
By representing different academic interests, some accountability would be brought into the
picture.
In a style reminiscent of last
year's teach-in, it was decided
that student representatives from
each seminar group on campus
will be chosen, and will meet
next Friday at noon to select
their seven represen tatives. Vo lunteers from yesterday's meeting
will visit- each seminar, to explain the process.
The "third floor groups" have
already begun to organize by
meeting together last week in a
joint student group meeting , The
purpose of the meeting was to
'increase cooperation, communications, and uni ty between the
groups, The Library third floor
groups are the Human Growth
Center, Gay Resource Center,
Women's Center, Men's Center,
EPIC, Legal Aid Program, Ujamrna, NASA, Third World Coalition , MECHA, Asia;, Coalition
and the Faith Center.
Another meeting is being organized by Bud Cook, of the
Human Growth Center, to decide how the student groups will
choose their representatives for
the Sounding Board.
The present Sounding Board
will consist of 15 students, 20
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easily can become sly or diabol ical ; intellect is against practicality, since "mere theory" is held
to be opposed to practice; and
intellect is against democracy ,' "
because it defies egalitarianism.
Once the validi ty of these antagonisms is accepted, Hofstadter
argues, then the case for the intellect is lost. Who would want
to sacrifice love, character solidity, practicality, and democratic
sentiment in order to give credit
to a person who is at best only
clever and at worst may be
downright dangerous 1
The fundamental fallacy in
these attitudes, Hofstadter explains, "is that they are based
not upon an effort to seek out
the actual limits of intellect in
human life but rather upon a
Simplified divorce of intellect
from all the other human qualities with which it may be combined." He says it would be
point less to defend the intellect
as against emotion or practicality
or character. Intellect, he argues,
needs to be understood not as
some kind of quality opposed to
other human qualities, and for
which a high price must be paid
upon its adoption, but rather as
a comp lement to the other human
qualities, without which "they
cannot fully be consummated ."
Even after many pages of set-

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Anti-intellectualism in American Life
by Richard Hofstadter
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Because anti-inte llectualism
has, if anything , increased in the
13 years since Richard Hofstadter's Anti-intellectualism in American Life appeared , this book is
more important now than ever.
Hofstadter has written a fullscale. scho larly work which sets
OUI to prove the pervasiveness of
anti -inte ll ectualism in our cult ure
and to ex pore its various ramifications. His ideas deserve carefu l
considerat ion by all members of
the intellect ual community.
Hofstadter admits in the introduc ti on to his book that the ungai nly term "anti- intellectua lism"
does not yield very readily to
definiti on. He explains at great
I ~ngth that as an idea, anti-intellec tualism is not a si ngle proposit ion . but a complex of related
pr oposit ions. joined by attitudes
of ho sti lit v or resentment. For
Hofstadter: anti-intellectualism is
any negative attitude toward the
DJs ic values intellectuals hold
dea r - primarily ra tional thought
and the works 0: the mind , but
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not possess.
Hofstadter says the case against
the intellect is founded upon a
set of "fictional and wholly abstract antagonisms." The assumptions of anti-intellectualism, he
exp lains, can be reduced to a few
general beliefs: Intellect is somehow contrary to feeling, especially the warm emotions ; intellect stands against character, because it is mere cleverness, which

Even though about one-third
of each student's tui tion goes to
provide funds for various services and groups, many students
do not reali ze these services even
exist. In an effort to acquaint
students with these little-known
groups, an Open House has been
scheduled in the Human Growth
Center and nearby offices on
Wednesday, October 27, at 11
a.m.
The groups participating in the
Open House include:

GRADUATE SCHOOL EXPLORATION WORKSHOP:
Pravides infarmatian to. Juniors and Sento.rs who. are
thinking about graduate schoo.l an application process,
testing, financial aid, and tIPS on how to. Increase your
c hances af getting in!
Date: Octaber 26
Time 3-5 p.m .
Place: Career Resaurce Center, Lib . 1213

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For any student concerned
with the plight of Native Americans and willing to become actively involved with local and
nationwide issues .
Women's Center lib. 3213,
3214.
The Women's Center thinks
that it is important to have a
place that is set up to understand,
support, and satisfy the needs
that women have. The Center
wants to serve as a place to
develop women's consciousness,
and be a clearinghouse of women's issues . "We must be aware
of and help women deal with
sex ism, and be a place for women who have experienced sexism
to come .and receive support and
an active response."
Men's Center lib. 3211
An organization to coordinate
activities and to stimulate dialogue on sexism in society and
men's lives.
The Faith Center lib. 3227
The Campus Faith Center

grew out of the interest and
needs expressed at the Symposium on Community and Spiritual
Life in January, 1975 . Their interest is in maintaining an open,
supportive environment where a
variety of views on the spiritual
dimensions of life can be ex'plored .
The Ujamma Society lib . 3204
The Ujamma (a Swahili word
meaning "unity") Society is dedicated to meeting the needs of all
to
Black students by relat ing
them socially and educationally .
To many Black students, a rural
college campus represents a
traumatic cultural change . The
Ujamma Society seeks to ease
this transition by sponsoring cultural and social events, and by
providing a place where they can
come, rap, and exchange views
and ideas from a Black perspective.
Third World Coalition lib.
3237
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claims to an intellectual life of
his own, but not even an adequate workmanlike competence
in the skills he is supposed to impart." The mediocrity of the
teaching profession perpetua tes
itself, Hofstadter continues, because "in so far as the teacher
stands before his pupils as a surrogate of the intellectual life and
its rewards, unwittingly makes
this life appear altogether unattractive." Hofstadter decries the
increase of de - in t ellectual:zed
curricula in progressive education' and especially criticizes the
lack of complex, organized studies in higher education. He is
glad arbitrary authority in education has been decreased, but
points out the subtle manipulations and frustrations arising
from a lack of standards and of
recognition in the looser institutions.
The research Hofstadter has
done is admirable, but what
makes this book important are
the conclusions and perspectives
gained from the careful assembly
of facts. Even though Anti-intellectualism in American Life was
published in 1963, its ideas are
still news a t Evergreen, and the
book deserves further careful
and serious study by all members of the college community .

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phenomenon, it is apparent that
anti-intellectualism is a difficult
subject to discuss, because it has
no precise or consistent place in
our history. Anti-intellectual impulses are found in both labor
and business, the rich and the
poor, the political left and right,
and numerous minorities in between. These groups have nothing in common but their occasional-to~systematic
opposition
to the intellect, so generalizations
are not easy .
Hofstadter finds the ro,ots of
anti-intellectualism by exploring
quickly, in tum, the histories of
religion, politics, culture, and education . He shows through
apparently careful scholarship
that the antagonism between intellectuals and anti-intellectuals
cannot be reduced to a good
guys vs . bad guys argument. Instead they are bound together in
confusing and convoluted ways,
struggling in ambivalence and
paradox.
Because anti -intellectualism is
rampant at Evergreen among students and faculty, the chapters
on education are particularly
pertinent. All too often the teacher is in no position to serve as a
model for an introduction to the
intellectual life, Hofstadter says,
because "he has not only no

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an administrative unit at Evergreen designed primarily to articulate and meet the needs of the
various Third World communities : Asian , Black, Chicano, and
Native American. The responsibilities of the Coalition range
from curriculum planning, supportive services, advocacy for individual Third World students,
and technical assistance to Third
World student groups.
Gay Resource Center lib. 3210
The Gay Resource Center was
established in 1972 to meet the
needs of gay students, staff, and
faculty at Evergreen, and gay
people in the Olympia community. It was organized by gay
women and men in response to
social and institutional discrimination and the"decreasing recognition of gay concerns."
EPIC (Evergreen Political Information Center) lib. 3220
EPIC is an association of
young people on the left who
seek to create a sustained community of educational and political concern, bringing together
liberals, radicals, activists and
scholars. They have a vision of a
democratic society, where at all
levels the people have control of
the decisions which affect them .
They involve the community
through a film and lecture series
every Monday night , study I action groups, and other public
events.
Human Growth Center and
Multi-ethnic Culture Counseling
Center lib . 3221 - 3226
The Center is founded on a
philosophy and commitment that
people are healthy, dynamic,
growing, human beings capable
of change, learning, and creativity. They encourage students
who have a specific need to
come in and share their ideas,
talents, and energy to develop
programs to meet their need for
self-actualization and creativity.
Self-Help Legal Assistance Program lib . 3223
SHLAP serves the Evergreen
community as a counseling/ advisory / referral service regarding
legal problems, questions, and
grievances within the Evergreen
community. SHlAP can and
does help students
weave their
way through masses of legal red
tape, and will help to explain
confusions and ambiguities.

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sented by students in Evergreen's
plex a nd modulators . I'm having
GREASER'S PALACE (1972, 91
Chautauqua coordinated stud ies
a new device just for voice being
min.) Robert Dow ney ("Putney
program . Main Library lobby , noon .
Swope") wrote and directed this
FREE .
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sleazy comedy western, and the rethink voice through electronics is
sult is worse tha n t he worst parts
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of "Blazing Saddles ." A painfully
ti es Building, 7:30 - 10 : 00 p . m .
Rather than 'teach for notes
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slow and unfunny movie. Presented
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Friday, October 22
talk about that?
75 cents.
PEACE, BREAD, & LAND "An atWell, about five or six years
tempt at an Ecotopian musical exWednesday, October 27
ago I was doing a gig with Airto,
perience ... " John Carleton, Ren·
CAMILLE (1937) George Cukor dinie Selkirk, and Sid Brown play
Hermeto, and Ron Carter. We
rected Greta Garbo in what many
fo lk, blues. and originals on gUi'
crit ics believe to be her best role of
were supposed to go to Mex ico
tars, ban jo, harmonica , and bass .
the 1930's, as the doomed "La
to do concerts and we were reApp lejam Folk Center, 220 East
Dame aux camel ias," Dumas' tragic
hearsing a song called "Moon
Union . Doors open 8:15 p . m . .
you ng courtesan dy ing of tubercushow starts 9 p.m . $1.
Dreams" and Hermeto said,
losis in 19th century Paris. Garbo's
Saturday, October 23
perlormance and Cukor's sty lish di "Why, instead of singing improvOPEN MIKE NIGHT Apple jam
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isation bebop style, why don't
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Friday, October 29
Traditi.,nal and folk music by Frank
couldn't do it naturally because I
FREAKS (1932, 64 min .) One of
Ferrel , fidd le; Mark Graham, co nalways loved harmony and I
the truly chill ing horror films in a
certina, bodhran , harmonica; and
generally overrated gen re - mainly
Mike Saunders, guitar. Also ' A
didn't want to sing out of harbecause the "monsters" in this
Halloween costume co ntest. Applemony. It's just like your mom
movie are actual human freaks. Dejam Folk Center, 220 East Union .
and dad said that you 're not supspite the implicit exploitat ion of
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posed to sleep with anyone bethe abnormal people in the fi lm ,
Satu rday, October 30
they are depicted sympathet ically,
WALT ROBERTSON , a folkSingfore you get married. Same
and it is t he " normal" folks who
er. Much of his repert Oire co mes
thing. You're not supposed to
are the villains . This is Frank Zapfrom the Northwest and Canada
sing out of harmony. And this is
pa's favorite movie. W ith WHITE
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not true, you know, so I was goZOMBIE (1932, 66 min.) Bela Lu gos l is the zomb ie. And: tNSOMing for how the standard singer
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them was to use my voice for
Monday. November 1, and Tues ing its tenth birthday today. The
day , November 2
Thu rston County chapter has orsound. The first time I did it I
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was shaking, it was so much ef docume n tary o n discriminat i on
in the Capitol Club Apartments in
fort for me on "Moon Dreams· "
aga i nst Latin American women .
Lacey . All women are we lco me. For
" Double Day" refers to the two jobs
more informat ion, call 456-8874, or
One thing I've noticed about
the women experience: as wage352-1712.
your music is that the lyrics are
earners and as wives I mothers. Prereally positive and encouraging .
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So many people look to the blues
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as an answer for sorrow, but I
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wi ll appear in spri ng . Subm issions
approach.
KING LEAR (1971) Peter Brook's
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Chick turned me on to ScientolRANDOM REFLECTIONS: 1976,
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Batteries not inc luded . Joe Bemis
Right now it's two to six ocand caller. Free lessons. Fourth
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floor Library, 7 : 30 p.m.
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taves but I'm pushing so much I
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pushing on the highs and by
doing five to seven hours a day
I'm really improving the lows
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How do you feel about the
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ing, planning and researching educationa l and occupaHermeto and I have been totional alternatives.
gether too long. On the rhythm
Date: October 27, 10 - 3:30 p.m.
section I like three, but my favPlace: Career Resource Center, Lib. 1213
orite rhythm section is George
Duke, Alphonso Johnson, and
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Breakfast
with Flora
by Kim McCartney

When Flora Purim left her native Brazil to come to the U.S. in
1968, it was apparent that this
country had gained an important
new artist. In 1974, readers of
Downbeat Magazine voted. her
Top Female Vocalist for the second consecutive year, and the
true depth of her talent emerged.
Flora Purim is a singer who has
assimilated an amazing variety
of styles into a unique sound.
She is a performer whose appearances win consistent raves, and
she is a studio musician that
backs up some of the finest talents in jazz.
Singing Bossa Nova, then the
avant-garde of Brazilian music,
she became an established artist
in her country, cutting albums
and singles, appearing on her
own television series, and performing with everything from
big dance bands to nightclub
trios.
With the first five years of
work in this country came a
change in Flora's attitude and a
loosening of her style. While continuing to utilize her great
technical gifts, she decided to
emphasize communication with
the audience.
But Flora had been arrested in
1971 on drug charges, and in
mid-1974 she entered a federal
prison on Southern California's
Terminal Island . For 18 months
her musical activity was limited
to songwriting and one widely
publicized concert a t the prison.
Paroled after serving half of her
sentence, Flora was released in
December, 1975 with some new
understandings, a dozen songs
she had written in prison, and an
intense desire to get back to the
recordings and performances.
The following interview between Flora and me took place
over breakfast in Berkeley, California, following the first concert she performed after being released from prison.
Tell me about the music of
Brazil that influenced you.
I used to be influenced by the
music of the street a lot because
in Brazil, four or five months before carnival time , they start the
rehearsa ls, so they come down
the hill with the drum session .

and the women singing and they
take over the streets, not in cos tume or anything, but the rhythm
of the music is the same. By October, before the finals in school,
that's when they start - it's insane - you're studying and hearing the drums and you want to
be outside. It's fantastic I
What advantages do you find
in using an echoplex and electronics with your voice?
First of all, I can get the harmonics of the notes and mellow
ou t some of the highs. Everything in the band is electronic
except the drums. Sometimes
when the volumes get louder I
think I can do spacing with the
sound effects with the use of the
echoplex and synthesizer, you
know .
Do you consider yourself a
musician?
Yes, I think so, because before
I used to sing more melodies. I
always like to sing melodies
without lyrics because it's more
field for you to expand your
voice as far as quality, you
know, like changing it in the
middle of the phrase . When you
sing words it limits, you've got
to go pretty much into the pronunciation of the word, otherwise people won't understand it
much. Like the old jazz singers
would distort the whole word to
make the sound happen. I feel I
am a musician because I give
space for improvisation. I communicate with the musicians
when I'm phrasing myself and I
improvise. I look at things
through the musical point of
view before I do anything.
How do you keep your voice
in shape?
When I was in jail I couldn't
have a guitar - I couldn't have
anything, so I used to sit down
in the ballfield and when an airplane would fly over I would get
the pitch and scale all over it, or
with the birds or foghorns they had three distinct notes and
I would make symphonies behind them, you know, using my
imagination, of course. It was
fun. Later on [ had my guitar
but I used to work in the kitchen
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easily can become sly or diabol ical ; intellect is against practicality, since "mere theory" is held
to be opposed to practice; and
intellect is against democracy ,' "
because it defies egalitarianism.
Once the validi ty of these antagonisms is accepted, Hofstadter
argues, then the case for the intellect is lost. Who would want
to sacrifice love, character solidity, practicality, and democratic
sentiment in order to give credit
to a person who is at best only
clever and at worst may be
downright dangerous 1
The fundamental fallacy in
these attitudes, Hofstadter explains, "is that they are based
not upon an effort to seek out
the actual limits of intellect in
human life but rather upon a
Simplified divorce of intellect
from all the other human qualities with which it may be combined." He says it would be
point less to defend the intellect
as against emotion or practicality
or character. Intellect, he argues,
needs to be understood not as
some kind of quality opposed to
other human qualities, and for
which a high price must be paid
upon its adoption, but rather as
a comp lement to the other human
qualities, without which "they
cannot fully be consummated ."
Even after many pages of set-

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Anti-intellectualism in American Life
by Richard Hofstadter
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Because anti-inte llectualism
has, if anything , increased in the
13 years since Richard Hofstadter's Anti-intellectualism in American Life appeared , this book is
more important now than ever.
Hofstadter has written a fullscale. scho larly work which sets
OUI to prove the pervasiveness of
anti -inte ll ectualism in our cult ure
and to ex pore its various ramifications. His ideas deserve carefu l
considerat ion by all members of
the intellect ual community.
Hofstadter admits in the introduc ti on to his book that the ungai nly term "anti- intellectua lism"
does not yield very readily to
definiti on. He explains at great
I ~ngth that as an idea, anti-intellec tualism is not a si ngle proposit ion . but a complex of related
pr oposit ions. joined by attitudes
of ho sti lit v or resentment. For
Hofstadter: anti-intellectualism is
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DJs ic values intellectuals hold
dea r - primarily ra tional thought
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Hofstadter says the case against
the intellect is founded upon a
set of "fictional and wholly abstract antagonisms." The assumptions of anti-intellectualism, he
exp lains, can be reduced to a few
general beliefs: Intellect is somehow contrary to feeling, especially the warm emotions ; intellect stands against character, because it is mere cleverness, which

Even though about one-third
of each student's tui tion goes to
provide funds for various services and groups, many students
do not reali ze these services even
exist. In an effort to acquaint
students with these little-known
groups, an Open House has been
scheduled in the Human Growth
Center and nearby offices on
Wednesday, October 27, at 11
a.m.
The groups participating in the
Open House include:

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For any student concerned
with the plight of Native Americans and willing to become actively involved with local and
nationwide issues .
Women's Center lib. 3213,
3214.
The Women's Center thinks
that it is important to have a
place that is set up to understand,
support, and satisfy the needs
that women have. The Center
wants to serve as a place to
develop women's consciousness,
and be a clearinghouse of women's issues . "We must be aware
of and help women deal with
sex ism, and be a place for women who have experienced sexism
to come .and receive support and
an active response."
Men's Center lib. 3211
An organization to coordinate
activities and to stimulate dialogue on sexism in society and
men's lives.
The Faith Center lib. 3227
The Campus Faith Center

grew out of the interest and
needs expressed at the Symposium on Community and Spiritual
Life in January, 1975 . Their interest is in maintaining an open,
supportive environment where a
variety of views on the spiritual
dimensions of life can be ex'plored .
The Ujamma Society lib . 3204
The Ujamma (a Swahili word
meaning "unity") Society is dedicated to meeting the needs of all
to
Black students by relat ing
them socially and educationally .
To many Black students, a rural
college campus represents a
traumatic cultural change . The
Ujamma Society seeks to ease
this transition by sponsoring cultural and social events, and by
providing a place where they can
come, rap, and exchange views
and ideas from a Black perspective.
Third World Coalition lib.
3237
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claims to an intellectual life of
his own, but not even an adequate workmanlike competence
in the skills he is supposed to impart." The mediocrity of the
teaching profession perpetua tes
itself, Hofstadter continues, because "in so far as the teacher
stands before his pupils as a surrogate of the intellectual life and
its rewards, unwittingly makes
this life appear altogether unattractive." Hofstadter decries the
increase of de - in t ellectual:zed
curricula in progressive education' and especially criticizes the
lack of complex, organized studies in higher education. He is
glad arbitrary authority in education has been decreased, but
points out the subtle manipulations and frustrations arising
from a lack of standards and of
recognition in the looser institutions.
The research Hofstadter has
done is admirable, but what
makes this book important are
the conclusions and perspectives
gained from the careful assembly
of facts. Even though Anti-intellectualism in American Life was
published in 1963, its ideas are
still news a t Evergreen, and the
book deserves further careful
and serious study by all members of the college community .

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phenomenon, it is apparent that
anti-intellectualism is a difficult
subject to discuss, because it has
no precise or consistent place in
our history. Anti-intellectual impulses are found in both labor
and business, the rich and the
poor, the political left and right,
and numerous minorities in between. These groups have nothing in common but their occasional-to~systematic
opposition
to the intellect, so generalizations
are not easy .
Hofstadter finds the ro,ots of
anti-intellectualism by exploring
quickly, in tum, the histories of
religion, politics, culture, and education . He shows through
apparently careful scholarship
that the antagonism between intellectuals and anti-intellectuals
cannot be reduced to a good
guys vs . bad guys argument. Instead they are bound together in
confusing and convoluted ways,
struggling in ambivalence and
paradox.
Because anti -intellectualism is
rampant at Evergreen among students and faculty, the chapters
on education are particularly
pertinent. All too often the teacher is in no position to serve as a
model for an introduction to the
intellectual life, Hofstadter says,
because "he has not only no

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an administrative unit at Evergreen designed primarily to articulate and meet the needs of the
various Third World communities : Asian , Black, Chicano, and
Native American. The responsibilities of the Coalition range
from curriculum planning, supportive services, advocacy for individual Third World students,
and technical assistance to Third
World student groups.
Gay Resource Center lib. 3210
The Gay Resource Center was
established in 1972 to meet the
needs of gay students, staff, and
faculty at Evergreen, and gay
people in the Olympia community. It was organized by gay
women and men in response to
social and institutional discrimination and the"decreasing recognition of gay concerns."
EPIC (Evergreen Political Information Center) lib. 3220
EPIC is an association of
young people on the left who
seek to create a sustained community of educational and political concern, bringing together
liberals, radicals, activists and
scholars. They have a vision of a
democratic society, where at all
levels the people have control of
the decisions which affect them .
They involve the community
through a film and lecture series
every Monday night , study I action groups, and other public
events.
Human Growth Center and
Multi-ethnic Culture Counseling
Center lib . 3221 - 3226
The Center is founded on a
philosophy and commitment that
people are healthy, dynamic,
growing, human beings capable
of change, learning, and creativity. They encourage students
who have a specific need to
come in and share their ideas,
talents, and energy to develop
programs to meet their need for
self-actualization and creativity.
Self-Help Legal Assistance Program lib . 3223
SHLAP serves the Evergreen
community as a counseling/ advisory / referral service regarding
legal problems, questions, and
grievances within the Evergreen
community. SHlAP can and
does help students
weave their
way through masses of legal red
tape, and will help to explain
confusions and ambiguities.

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by 9 p.m . so I had about three
hours to practice . After 9 I
would practice in this huge bathroom so the girls could sleep.
Friday , O ctob~r 22
FILMS
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Thealer,
Now I practice every day about
ON CAMPUS
dance, mUSiC, and speakers . Prefour or five hours with the echoFriday , October 22
sented by students in Evergreen's
plex a nd modulators . I'm having
GREASER'S PALACE (1972, 91
Chautauqua coordinated stud ies
a new device just for voice being
min.) Robert Dow ney ("Putney
program . Main Library lobby , noon .
Swope") wrote and directed this
FREE .
buil t by ARP Synthesizers. I
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sleazy comedy western, and the rethink voice through electronics is
sult is worse tha n t he worst parts
FOLK DANCING College Activigoing to develop much more.
of "Blazing Saddles ." A painfully
ti es Building, 7:30 - 10 : 00 p . m .
Rather than 'teach for notes
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slow and unfunny movie. Presented
as part of the Friday Nite Film
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you reach for sounds. Could you
Seri es. LH One, 3, 7, and 10 p.m .
Friday, October 22
talk about that?
75 cents.
PEACE, BREAD, & LAND "An atWell, about five or six years
tempt at an Ecotopian musical exWednesday, October 27
ago I was doing a gig with Airto,
perience ... " John Carleton, Ren·
CAMILLE (1937) George Cukor dinie Selkirk, and Sid Brown play
Hermeto, and Ron Carter. We
rected Greta Garbo in what many
fo lk, blues. and originals on gUi'
crit ics believe to be her best role of
were supposed to go to Mex ico
tars, ban jo, harmonica , and bass .
the 1930's, as the doomed "La
to do concerts and we were reApp lejam Folk Center, 220 East
Dame aux camel ias," Dumas' tragic
hearsing a song called "Moon
Union . Doors open 8:15 p . m . .
you ng courtesan dy ing of tubercushow starts 9 p.m . $1.
Dreams" and Hermeto said,
losis in 19th century Paris. Garbo's
Saturday, October 23
perlormance and Cukor's sty lish di "Why, instead of singing improvOPEN MIKE NIGHT Apple jam
rection are what to watch for in an
isation bebop style, why don't
Folk Center, doors open 8:15 p.m .
otherwise absu rd tearjerker. Preyou go really out and express by
Donation .
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making sounds, any sounds you
ries. LH One, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.
IRISH·AMERICAN STRING BAND
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hit, wha tever you feel t01 " I
Friday, October 29
Traditi.,nal and folk music by Frank
couldn't do it naturally because I
FREAKS (1932, 64 min .) One of
Ferrel , fidd le; Mark Graham, co nalways loved harmony and I
the truly chill ing horror films in a
certina, bodhran , harmonica; and
generally overrated gen re - mainly
Mike Saunders, guitar. Also ' A
didn't want to sing out of harbecause the "monsters" in this
Halloween costume co ntest. Applemony. It's just like your mom
movie are actual human freaks. Dejam Folk Center, 220 East Union .
and dad said that you 're not supspite the implicit exploitat ion of
8:15 p.m.$I .
posed to sleep with anyone bethe abnormal people in the fi lm ,
Satu rday, October 30
they are depicted sympathet ically,
WALT ROBERTSON , a folkSingfore you get married. Same
and it is t he " normal" folks who
er. Much of his repert Oire co mes
thing. You're not supposed to
are the villains . This is Frank Zapfrom the Northwest and Canada
sing out of harmony. And this is
pa's favorite movie. W ith WHITE
Ooors open 8 :1 5 p.m. , $1 .
not true, you know, so I was goZOMBIE (1932, 66 min.) Bela Lu gos l is the zomb ie. And: tNSOMing for how the standard singer
NIE (France, 1964) A horror fi lm
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would do it and Hermeto opened
spoof. Presented by the Friday Nite
Friday, October 29
my eyes and my mind to experiFilm Series. LH One , 3, 7, and
N.O. W . BIRTHDAY The Nat ional
ment with new things and one of
9: 30 p. m . 75 ce nts .
Organ ization of Women I S celebrat·
them was to use my voice for
Monday. November 1, and Tues ing its tenth birthday today. The
day , November 2
Thu rston County chapter has orsound. The first time I did it I
THE DOUBLE DAY (56 min.) A
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was shaking, it was so much ef docume n tary o n discriminat i on
in the Capitol Club Apartments in
fort for me on "Moon Dreams· "
aga i nst Latin American women .
Lacey . All women are we lco me. For
" Double Day" refers to the two jobs
more informat ion, call 456-8874, or
One thing I've noticed about
the women experience: as wage352-1712.
your music is that the lyrics are
earners and as wives I mothers. Prereally positive and encouraging .
sented by EPIC (Evergreen Pol itical
So many people look to the blues
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Information Center) . LH One, Monday, 7 :30 p.m . ; Tuesday, noon .
as an answer for sorrow, but I
PRESS , a student organizal ion,
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is planning an arts magazine Ihat
Wed nesday, November 3
wi ll appear in spri ng . Subm issions
approach.
KING LEAR (1971) Peter Brook's
and suggest ions are we lcome. ColI've found this myself. When
highly acc laimed version of Shakelege Activ ities Bui ldi ng Room 305.
speare's
play.
Presented
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part
of
Chick turned me on to ScientolRANDOM REFLECTIONS: 1976,
the Academ ic Film Series . LH One.
ogy we all cleaned our repertoires
"a book of self-righ teous cartoons "
1 :30 and 7 :30 p.m. FREE.
by Steve Wi llis. Avai lable at the
out of real sad songs talking
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"You leftvme," this thing . There's
heroin-addicted cowboy. OlympiC
not such a thing. If you want to
Theatre, 357-3422.
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leave me it is your choice. I
PETER PAN Why Wa lt Disney
know I'm maybe not going to
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made a cartoon about peanut butfeel good about it but I'm not
ter we'll never know. With : GUS
THE BONE TONES Drawing s and
paint ings by Charles Bu r ~s, Lavone
Need we say more' Capitol Thea going to die because you left me.
Mathison, and Scott Tillotson .
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They have to find another world,
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green
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Do you know what your vocal
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range is?
SQUARE DANCE with live band
Batteries not inc luded . Joe Bemis
Right now it's two to six ocand caller. Free lessons. Fourth
Memorial Gallery, open 24 hou rs.
floor Library, 7 : 30 p.m.
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taves but I'm pushing so much I
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doing five to seven hours a day
I'm really improving the lows
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How do you feel about the
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ing, planning and researching educationa l and occupaHermeto and I have been totional alternatives.
gether too long. On the rhythm
Date: October 27, 10 - 3:30 p.m.
section I like three, but my favPlace: Career Resource Center, Lib. 1213
orite rhythm section is George
Duke, Alphonso Johnson, and
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we have the same affinity and almost the same goals as far as
music goes, you know. We like
to play funk, we like to play
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Breakfast
with Flora
by Kim McCartney

When Flora Purim left her native Brazil to come to the U.S. in
1968, it was apparent that this
country had gained an important
new artist. In 1974, readers of
Downbeat Magazine voted. her
Top Female Vocalist for the second consecutive year, and the
true depth of her talent emerged.
Flora Purim is a singer who has
assimilated an amazing variety
of styles into a unique sound.
She is a performer whose appearances win consistent raves, and
she is a studio musician that
backs up some of the finest talents in jazz.
Singing Bossa Nova, then the
avant-garde of Brazilian music,
she became an established artist
in her country, cutting albums
and singles, appearing on her
own television series, and performing with everything from
big dance bands to nightclub
trios.
With the first five years of
work in this country came a
change in Flora's attitude and a
loosening of her style. While continuing to utilize her great
technical gifts, she decided to
emphasize communication with
the audience.
But Flora had been arrested in
1971 on drug charges, and in
mid-1974 she entered a federal
prison on Southern California's
Terminal Island . For 18 months
her musical activity was limited
to songwriting and one widely
publicized concert a t the prison.
Paroled after serving half of her
sentence, Flora was released in
December, 1975 with some new
understandings, a dozen songs
she had written in prison, and an
intense desire to get back to the
recordings and performances.
The following interview between Flora and me took place
over breakfast in Berkeley, California, following the first concert she performed after being released from prison.
Tell me about the music of
Brazil that influenced you.
I used to be influenced by the
music of the street a lot because
in Brazil, four or five months before carnival time , they start the
rehearsa ls, so they come down
the hill with the drum session .

and the women singing and they
take over the streets, not in cos tume or anything, but the rhythm
of the music is the same. By October, before the finals in school,
that's when they start - it's insane - you're studying and hearing the drums and you want to
be outside. It's fantastic I
What advantages do you find
in using an echoplex and electronics with your voice?
First of all, I can get the harmonics of the notes and mellow
ou t some of the highs. Everything in the band is electronic
except the drums. Sometimes
when the volumes get louder I
think I can do spacing with the
sound effects with the use of the
echoplex and synthesizer, you
know .
Do you consider yourself a
musician?
Yes, I think so, because before
I used to sing more melodies. I
always like to sing melodies
without lyrics because it's more
field for you to expand your
voice as far as quality, you
know, like changing it in the
middle of the phrase . When you
sing words it limits, you've got
to go pretty much into the pronunciation of the word, otherwise people won't understand it
much. Like the old jazz singers
would distort the whole word to
make the sound happen. I feel I
am a musician because I give
space for improvisation. I communicate with the musicians
when I'm phrasing myself and I
improvise. I look at things
through the musical point of
view before I do anything.
How do you keep your voice
in shape?
When I was in jail I couldn't
have a guitar - I couldn't have
anything, so I used to sit down
in the ballfield and when an airplane would fly over I would get
the pitch and scale all over it, or
with the birds or foghorns they had three distinct notes and
I would make symphonies behind them, you know, using my
imagination, of course. It was
fun. Later on [ had my guitar
but I used to work in the kitchen
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by Steve Kruse
Every thi ng yo u a lwa ys wanted to know
..lbout Evergreen's Soundin g Board will b e
p..lrt of th e di scuss ion to be held in a n all
cam pus mee ting O ct. 20, in C AB 110 at
n<,on , Th e main focus of the meeting will
be I" se lec t 15 studen ts to se rve on the
S, '"nd ing Boa rd fo r the co ming year, and
II' discuss the respo nsibilities and effectivellE' " of the boa rd in th e past and future .
The Soundin g Board is one of the few
(\lI tlt' ts for student input o n decision s that

affect the college, besides the Service and
Activities Fees Review Board which budgets student monies. The Sounding Board
is composed of the president of the college, 15 students and 10 members picked
by each of the two vice presidents. A total
of 36 people meet on a weekly basis.
Over the course of last year, many peo - ,
pI e began to Question the effectiveness of
the Sounding Board. Because the board
does not make any final decisions, students felt that they had no individual po-

litical power group to represent their
needs other than recommendations that
can be vetoed. To a large degree , the
Sounding Board was simply ignored by
the Evergreen community.
The Sounding Board was developed
from a proposal from the Committee on
Governance (COG II) document to create
an all-campus information body to facilitate coordination of activities among all
areas of the Evergreen community. In general , the Sounding Board's duties were to
keep up on and make recommendations
on all Disappearing Task Forces (DTFs),
campus problems , and decisions that
might affect different constituency groups
in the campus community. Handling complaints or "bitch tickets" was also a duty
of the board, even though some students
who served on last year's board felt that
this was not utilized enough.
Over the next year a few changes could
result that will give the Sounding Board a
stronger voice in campus affairs. According to a preliminary COG III report on
restructuring campus governance for this
coming year, the Sounding Board may become the "Geoboard. "
The new Geoboard will constitute a biweekly forum for discussion and advice
on issues affecting the college. Membership will be cut down to 30 people: the
college president, four exempt staff chosen
by their colleagues, five faculty chosen by
their colleagues, and 15 students chosen
by the student body by whatever means
they decide on . The Geoboard will also
select' a moderator to schedule meetings
and moderate discussions, and a recorder

to report what was discussed to all campus information services as well as take
the minutes of the meetings.
Four other members of the Geoboard
will be selected to serve with the moderator and recorder on an executive committee that will meet once a week to put the
agenda together. No issue will appear before the Geoboard unless it has been approved for the agenda by the executive
committee.
The major change from the Sounding
Board to the Geoboard . will be that all
disappearing task forces will be initiated
and terminated at the Geoboard. Though
any member of the community may petition the Geoboard to charge a DTF , the
board itself will be able to set up DTFs in
response to a particular problem . The
Geoboard would determine the members
of DTFs, although petitioners may request a specific composition and specific
members. When a DTF has completed
their task they would have to submit copies of their report to the petitioner and the
Geoboard. If the petitioner is not satisfied
with the results , he or she can return to
the executive committee for reconsideration.
Though the Geoboard would still only
make
recommendations rather than final
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decisions, some feel that the new responsibilities of the Sounding Board could bolster its role in effecting the decisions made
on campus. Students interested in becoming involved in the Sounding Board can
attend the Oct. 20 meeting or call Bud
Cook at 3221 in the Counseling Center or
Marvin Young in Lib. 4001.

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by Jim Wright
.A bra nd new o utrea ch educational o rgJn iza tio n ope ned its doo rs on ca mpu s
Sept embe r 16 , Upward Bo und is a fed era ll v-fina nced progra m "dt'signed to gen era te sk ill" and moti vat io n necessa ry fo r
s ucces~ in educati o n bey ond high schoo l
tN vou th fro m lowe r inco me families.
"
T his pro ject wi ll offer 75 a rea high
5c ho<,1 students a cha nce to ' "define a nd
achi e",' the ir ow n goals" through indi\'idu al tut or ing a nd counselin g. accord ing
to prog,am d ire c t o r El eanor W eston .
We're moving rea lly fas t," she says. Weston and educa ti o na l coordina to r Phil Bris w e ha ve al rea dy begun the process of
c (lntactin~ a rea high sc hoo ls. hiring tuto rs.
and process in g ap pli ca tions.
Upward B" und is based o n a n ~co n o mi c
q ud, 01 the O lymp ia a rea with in a 50 mile r..ldiu s. T hi s stu dy identified a n apeornximatc -1 .500 - 5,000 students as fina n cia ll v eligib le for the program . T o be financ ialh- eligib le. the student musl co me
lro m a family wh ich ma kes less th a n the
ledera ll y-es tabli shed sub sistence inco me
of S5 .040 for a fami ly of fo ur.
Final se lection of the 75 students must
inc lude ot her fa ctors in addition to family
inco me. Test scores fo r exa mple, are used
in dete rmi ning "w hether o r not we think
the student will be able to benefit from
the prog ra m ." ex plains Director Weston.
Simp listica ll y sta ted , the progra m's goal

is " to keep a student who is considering
dropping out of school in schooL" The
program is a imed specifically at the une
der-achiever - "a student who has been
identified by the school and then by us as
so meo ne w ho could do a helluva lot better. "
P a rticipants will receive support services - tutor counseling in the basic skills,
including reading, writing , and problemsolving. In addition however, the program
will a lso offer "vocational and post-sec onda ry counseling and preparation." Post secondary options might include college,
"o r a co mbination of college and something else," according to Weston .
Thus, whil e Upward Bound appears at
first gla nce to be primarily educational, it
will a lso be developmenta l, Weston feels,
in helping participants achieve a feeling of
self worth a nd rea lization of potential. "If
you' re a kid in high school and considering dropping out, the program might help
you to realize that you ' re not a dummy.
I'd like to. see the students feel better
ab out th emselves as human beings at the
end of the program - maybe achieve
some of th e things that their peers are
ac hieving, academically and socially .. . "
The program is divided into two basic
co mponents - a n academic year of tutoring and counseling, and summer to be
spent on the Evergreen campus. During
summer, students will participate in classes

\

Phil Briscoe made a point with Eleanor Westoll .
and make use of campus facilities . Teach ers however, will probably come from the
participants' schools since "they are personally involved and concerned with the
students, " explains Weston.
Upward Bound is unique, Weston feels,
in that it emphasizes individual attention
with students while maintaining a sup -

portive group surrounding. " Generally in
the past, students feel very good about
Upward Bound. We're bringing students to
campus as part of a group, not as single
students tutored by single tutors . That
group feeling is what keeps the program
together .. ."

We need many evaluations of faculty members who have not been
covered yet. If you ue interested, come to the Cooper Point Journal office as soon as possible so we can get to know you and teU
you the writing guidelines. NO UNSOLICITED REVIEWS WILL
BE ACCEPTED.
The follOwing faculty have not yel been reviewed for the GUIDE:

Gulden, James
Guttman, Burt
Hahn, Jeanne
Hasenstab, Rainer
Henderson, Peta
Herman, Steve
Hillaire, Mary Ellen
Hitchens, David
Humphreys, Will
Ingram, Wini
Johansen, Bernard
Jones, Richard

The Evergreen State College· Olympia,Washington 98505

rollment wornes.
by Steve Kruse
Evergreen's enrollment hilS swelled to
just past the 2,600 mark, quelling the foreboding predictions made since Spring
Quarter that the school would not reach
its minimum predicted enrollment.
Modules and faculty cooperation proved
to be the key factors in Evergreel1's successful boosting of final enrollment figures.
Last week's final computer readouts
showed 2,636 students currently enrolled
for Fall Quarter. Though this amount is

modules. "We a re ext remely pleased w ilh
the part - time enrollm ent . It is a maj or
step forward in in creasing o ur relati onship
with the Olympia community ," he said .
Other strategies used to help o ul the enrollment were centered on getting the
whole campus involved in the enro llm enl
process. The deans wo rk ed on ex panding
and broadening the curriculum to ma ke it
more flexible and attractive to student s,
Faculty stayed available to stud ent s all
summer long to help w ith cou nseling a nd
to answer questions on their pa rticula r
programs, and the Admi ssions and Reg istrar offices co ntacted students thr ough th e
mail or by ph o ne to help them with their
enrollm ent problems. Accordin g to Wa lKer
All en it wa s a tot al eff ort by everyone
that bro ught enrollme nt cl ose to Ever green 's go als. " Enrollment came in stro nger than we ant icipated . It was a good fit
bet ween st udent des ires and facu lt y a vadability . Th e coopera ti o n o n campus wa s
terr ific, a nd . as a result , more st uden ts
were able to enrol L" he sai d .

less than the 2,883 students originally projected for 1976, it is a substantial improvement over enrollment projections issued
during the summer, which showed a dramatic slow-down in fall enrollment .
Because some of these students are only
enrolled part-time, the actual Full Time
Equivalency (FTE) number of students is
2,497. The FTE is the basis the state uses
to determine how much money the school
will receive from a "reserve pot" containing approximately $300 ,000. It will be

THE COOPER POINT

RNAL
OCT. 21, 1976

VQLUME ' V NUMBER 3

Curriculum Responses Few But Sincere

COWlING SOON: GUIDE TO THE
FACULTY, PART 2

Crowe, Natalie
Diffendal, Betsy
Dobbs, Cuolyn
Eickstaedt, Lury
Alexander, Richard Elbow, Peter
Esquivel, Cruz
Allen , Nancy
Bowerman, Priscilla Finkel, Don
Foote, Tom
Brian, Richard
Fox, Russ
II :" CabIe. Carie
Freund, Hap
. ' ,' Chan , Donald
Gerstl, Ted
, Coontz, Stephanie
Gottlieb, Bob

several weeks before the Business Office
can determine whether or not Evergreen
will actually receive any of that mon~y.
Other statistics showed that 20 % ~f Ev ergreeners are from out of state and. there
are 1,305 males and 1,331 females ' on
campus. ApprOXimately 14 % of the students are from various minority groups ,
and the median age at Evergreen is 23.
There are '1,276 new students, of ' which
261 are freshmen. The most popular study
mode is coordinated studies ' with 1,098
students, followed 'by 685 students in in div,idual contracts. 488 students in group
contracts and 423 students in the module
offerings .
One of the major tactics that helped
boost the enrollment was the expansion of
modules from 20 offerings to 50. Five
hundred seven part-time stutlwtts enrolled
this fall as co~pared to 192 part-timers
last fall. Because Evergreen is trying to attract more students from the local com munity , Registrar Walker Allen was very
happy with the results of the expansion of

Jordan, Don
KJyn, Stan
Kuehn, Lowell
Sig Kutter
ladd, K.V ,
Lidman, Russ
Marr, David
Mutin, Rudy
Mutinez, Jim
Milne, David
Nelson, Mary
Carol

Pailthorp, Charles
Parson, WiUie
Peterson, David
Portnoff, Greg
Romero, Jacob
Salcedo, Gil
Simon, Sandra
Skov, Niels
Smith, LeRoi
Smith, Matthew
Soule, Oscu

Steinke, Greg
Strasser, Susan
Stroh, Jim
Taylor, Peter
Teske, Charles
Tsai, Andre
Unsoeld, Willi
White, Sid
Wiedemann, AI
Winden, William
Wong, York
Ron

by Jim Wright
Speak now or forever hold thy peace!
Tomorrow is the absolute deadline for responding to the Trial Balloon, a collection
of faculty proposals for next year's curriculum . As of Wednesday morning, only
199 responses had been collected.
Final selection of academic programs
will be completed by next Friday by the
academic deans .
.
The Trial Balloon is posted in the
Dean's area of the Library, in the first
floor of the Lab I building, and on the
wall opposite the cafeteria in the CAB
building .
In general , student responses reflect a
strong commitment to Evergreen's basic
philosophy of interdisciplinary and exper ential study programs, combined with
outreach opportunities and internships.
Thus far, interest has been strongest in
field-oriented programs and spe c ialty
areas, including Outdoor Education, Environmental Studies, Expressive Arts, and
Marine Science and Crafts. Environmental
Studies for example, includes potential offerings in Field Biology, Field Geology,
and Ornithology . Most respondents approved of internships as a means of gaining field and work experience in their
areas of interest .
Energy Systems, an annual proposal ,
also received a good deal of favorable response.
Other curricular areas not speCifically
dealt with by the Trial Balloon often appeared as question marks in student responses. For example, many students felt
that Communications should be included
in some form in the college's curriculum,
but were unsure as to how this should be
done . In this respect , students are perhaps
reflecting the college's ambiguity in dealing with subject areas to which no faculty
have been committed.
Significantly, there has been less interest
so far in proposals such as Foundations of
Natural Science, Political Economy, and
Management, which seem to offer more
traditional academic disciplines. There has
been only scattered interest thus far in
classic liberal arts such as history, political
science, and economics. Evergreen students appear to be emphasizing opportunities for independent field study in addi tion to academic ,b ackground.
Many students also felt that the college
should diversify its curricular offerings
through modules and other part-time
studies. Several people proposed a module
which would teach how to operate the
various machines on campus.

At the core of many responses was the
inherent paradox Evergreen faces because
of its somewhat limited curricular offerings. New students requested a wider
range of basic coordinated studies programs from which to choose. Advanced
students, on the other hand , felt that
there should be a much wider variety of
specialty areas, and expressed frustration
that they were unable to specialize be cause of lack of faculty o r campus resources .
Many students also stated as their main
concern the qualifications of faculty to
teach in a program , echoing the idea that
a program is only as good as its faculty ,
regardless of content .
Respondents were also quick to point
out "gaps" in next year's curriculum .
Among s ubjects mentioned r e peatedly
were foreign languages, psychology , arts,
advanced writing skills, and foreign study
programs . Other areas included were gay ~
studies, music, organic farming , nutrition , 8
and museum sciences.
tl
The final question on the questionnaire iI:
asks respondents to list interests or activities they would like to investigate or fol low up on before graduation. In essence,
it represents a grab-bag of hundreds of
differing interests. Responses indicate that
Evergreeners want to be able to focus on

".

proposals for
next year.
a specific area of interest while dabbling
in many other areas along the side. Inter ests expressed here ranged from electron

microsco py and co lor TV production to
violin and flut e pla ying, silk -sc reen and
etching.

Faculty appeal to Trustees

Who Will
Pick Next President?
by Teresa Imfeld
A proposal for a presidential search
committee will be brought befo.-e the
Board of Trustees at their October 28
meeting . This proposal , if agreed upon by
the board members, will mean the formation of a campus group to undertake a
nationwide search for Evergreen's nexl
president.
The committee would consist of six fac ·
ulty representatives, three student and
three staff. representatives, as well as one
ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees. Though it is still unclear how the
student and staff representatives would be
chosen for this committee, the balloting
for the faculty positions is already under
\.. way. The faculty representatives must in-

c1ude three women and two non -whites.
Voting will end this week, and the six faculty elected to fill the posts will be announced by Dean Will Humphreys o n
Tuesday, October 26.
Stephanie Coontz, chairwoman of the
Faculty Leadership Disappearing Task
Force, explained that the faculty make up
a majority of the proposed committee because they remain at the college far longer
than the students and most of the staff.
They also have "certain concerns and expertise which should be considered, " she
said .
However, Coontz a dded that if the pro posal is approved it is no t the intent no r
desire of the faculty to try to decide on a
president themselves. She said it is hoped

that both students a nd staff will take the
initiative to approach the board with proposals for selecting each of their rep resentatives.
The Trustees meanwhile a re hold ing off
o n any discussion of the proposal until
next week' s meeting. They h ave ex pressed
a desire that the six facult y represent a tives
be present in o rder to discuss th e constitu tion of such a committee.
Wheth er the board will ac tu a ll y approve
the prop osal or no t is an oth er q uestio n .
"It is quite possible the Tru stees will have
their own plan ," sa id Will Humphreys .
Coont z, however, expressed ho pes th at
the proposal will be accepted by the
board , say ing she was "q ui te sure they
./
will be agreeable."

Source

Eng US-WaOE.A.1973-01

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The Evergreen State College Student Newspapers

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