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STATE COLLEGE
The Evergreen State College
Olymp.8, Washington 985C«
Calendar - Newsletter
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Volume 3, Number 1
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1970—-The Year That Was
January
Z appointed Dean, Natural Sciences and Mathematics; Evergreen's first academic employee,
Excavation work, completed for library building.
Mervyji__£adwa:Llad;e£ named Dean, Social Sciences.
Vice President and Provost 2SZM_§S££Z. appointed as a consultant on administration and training programs for Western Interstate Commission on Higher
Education.
February
Charles B„ Teske named Dean, Humanities and Arts.
Hoffman Construction Company of Portland submits apparent low bid of
$7,517,700 for construction of library.
Seattle architect Robert Durham of Durham, Anderson and Freed contracted to
conduct second phase construction master planning studies.
Temporary office space increased with addition of trailer to house academic
planning operations.
March
Library construction, starts.
named first member of Evergreen faculty— Professor of
Mathematics,
Board of Trustees names architects to develop schematic drawings for proposed 1971-73 construction projects.
Richard Brian (mathematics) and Richard Alexander (English) appointed to
planning faculty.
James_ Johns on appointed as systems analyst, Computer Services.
_SMneyffh±te appointed as Professor of Art,
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-2April
Willard Humphreys appointed as Associate Professor of Philosophy.
RobertSlugs and LarryEickstaedt named Associate and Assistant Professors
of Biology.
Ken PaujLl appointed as Coordinator of Library Systems.
Beryl Crowe named Assistant Professor of Political Science.
Richard Jones appointed Professor of Psychology.
S. Rudolph Martin named Assistant Professor of English.
Board of Trustees approves revised enrollment projections, including a
decrease from 1200 to 800 student places for opening day in September, 1971.
Opening total later raised to 1000,
John Sells and Ne_al_Ja_cg_ues_ join staff as construction coordinators.
Beryl Crowe appointed as resource leader for the First National Congress
on Optimum Population and Environment.
May
Ken Donohue named administrative assistant to vice president and provost.
Ron Hoffman appointed Director of Business Services.
Alfred Wiedemarm named Assistant Professor of Biology.
David Hitchens appointed as Assistant Professor of History.
PerrlnSmith named Registrar.
Board of Trustees approves design development concepts for College Recreation
Center.
David Brown named Director of Admissions.
Four more faculty appointments announced: Byron Youtz, Professor of Physics;
E. Jackson Webb, Associate Professor of English; W. Robert Barnard, Assistant
Professor of Chemistry; Wil1jam Aldridjge, Associate Professor of Sociology.
June
Larry Stenberg named Director of Counseling Services.
J. D. Button of Olympia submits low bid for site improvement project.
Robert Sethre appointed Director of College Relations.
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William __jJngoeld named Associate Professor of Philosophy.
John Moss appointed Student Accounts Supervisor.
Cascade-Olympic-Crowntree low bidder for shops and garages project.
Carl Brown named Director of Personnel.
Ha Ivor Ha Ivor sen elected chairman, Board of Trustees. Trustees award
contracts to J. D. Button and Cascade-Olympic-Crowntree for site improvements and shops and garages projects.
Taylor appointed as Admissions Counselor.
Frederick Tabbutt accepts appointment as part-time Professor of Chemistry,
Malcolm S til.son receives permanent appointment as Staff Librarian.
Pay id .jfest: named construction coordinator.
Hoffman Construction Company, Portland, low bidder for student residence
halls .
July
Three modular buildings added to temporary cluster of office structures to
provide space for library operations, academic planning personnel and
assorted other operations.
Alb in _Saari named Chief of Media Engineering Services.
Hoffman Construction Company awarded contract for central utilities plant.
All bids rejected for construction of college activities building after low
bidder discovers error.
Board of Trustees approves $36.8 million capital construction request to
1971 legislature.
August
DonaId Nickolaus named senior systems analyst for fiscal management.
Evergreen trustees approve plan to operate college on a regular 12-month
basis rather than the traditional pattern of a nine-month year plus
"summer session". Plan hinges on approval of college operating budget
requests, says President Cha_rle_s__McC_an_n. Operating request totals $16,678,519,
not including lease payments to State Building Authority.
Absher Construction Company of Pmyallup low bidder for college activities
building.
Septeinber
Faculty arrives to begin designing detailed academic programs for opening
day. Coordinated and Contracted Studies selected as credit-generating
programs,
Monica..._C_aulflgId, named Chief Librarian, Media Processing Unit.
John Murtrp appointed to systems analysis staff.
Patricia Matheny appointed associate librarian, Media Processing Unit.
Board of Trustees establishes tuition and fee rates conforming to those of
Washington's other four-year colleges. Also awards C.E. and C., Inc., of
Tacoma contract for constructing large group instruction center.
Octoper
_Jpjin_J]iiiley_ appointed Dean, Developmental Services.
E. J. Shpben, Jr., named as consultant to the New York Commission on LongRange Planning for the State University.
Board of Trustees adopt Evergreen admissions policies.
Harry 01son named Building Maintenance Supervisor.
November
Evergreen becomes first college in the nation to participate as an employer
in the federally-financed New Careers program. Eight New Careerists join
the staff.
Board of Trustees increases opening enrollment from 800 to 1000 and authorizes
additional $319,431 budget request to 1971 legislature.
December
President appoints special committee to study governance problems and suggest
alternatives for implementation at Evergreen.
College issues two publications to help recruit initial student body; staff
submits copy for first Evergreen catalog, scheduled for publication early
in 1971, Much midnight oil consumed in this project.
The above line item "hard news" summaries only provide a surface look at the real
Evergreen story in 1970, a year in which the academic program, previously concep*tual at best, took the form of two credit generating options'—Coordinated and
Contracted Studies. It was a year of long, sometimes strenuous discussions, from
which some major policy decisions were made. Some of the discussions only pointed
out the need for further talk, study and examination of given policy questions.
With the addition of staff, 1970 also was a year in which the machinery required
to run a complex institution began being pieced together. And, though the noise,
dust, dirt and mud were at times disconcerting, 1970 also was notable because it
marked the start of building construction, with all but two of the 1969-71 capital
projects well under way by year's end.
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But most of alls 1970 was a year of people and ideas—which is what a college
is all about. The Evergreen family increased dramatically from a relatively
small group of planning personnel to a community of more than 120 persons
actively engaged in the common excitement, challenge and opportunity of building not only the state's first four-year college in three-quarters of a century
but also of creating a new option for undergraduate learners.
As 1970 drew to a closes the college launched a project designed to help acquaint
local residents with Evergreen programs, philosophy, goals, objectives, policies
and problems. The project—which began in mid-December and will continue throughout the next several months—is called "The Community Seminar". It involves informal on-campus evening meetings between six staff members and small numbers of
local residents—usually in groups of 20, The seminar team make? an hour-long
presentation covering the problems of planning a new college in times of social
turmoil, the Evergreen academic program, admissions policies, student services,
finances and legislation affecting higher education. The presentation—delivered
in an informal "seated in the round" atmosphere (lecturns and standing orations
are verboten)'—is then followed by a no-holds-barred discussion, which has no
time limit except-the interest and endurance of the college and community participants. The seminars—-all of which have featured lively discussions stimulated by
hard and practical questions—generally last about three hoars. Most persons invited to the seminars agree that the uninhibited person-to-person conversations
lead to a better understanding of what Evergreen proposes to do and help clear
up many misconceptions bred by a lack of information. Staff members also have
benefited from the seminar program because of the insight gained into community
concerns over the current state of the academy in America. Townspeople who have
visited the campus thus far have been most interested in the academic program-—
"What will be happening?"; "How will it work from, a practical standpoint?"
They've also expressed concern about, the problem of campus unrest and curiosity
about Evergreen's admissions policies, student evaluation procedures and means
by which students could transfer to other institutions. It would not be fair to
say that every visitor has been completely satisfied with what he heard, although
the majority seemed to be. It is evident, however, that the level of understanding
has been much higher at the end of each program and,most importantly, that avenues
of personal college and community communication have been opened.
Community participants thus far have included local elected officials, Olympiaarea educators, PTA presidents, and members of the press. January seminars will
be conducted for presidents of service clubs, members of the Olympia Area
Chamber of Commerce, members of the Southwest Washington College Committee, and
local labor leaders. Future programs will be scheduled for representatives of
state agencies, law enforcement personnel, and other groups to be determined later.
Unfortunately, time and space will not: allow us to address all local residents in
such a personal, informal manner, but we're going to talk with as many as possible.
Members of the seminar team—depending on individual availability—include Executive Vice President Ev_JV_J3hoben^. Jr> ; Vice President and Provost David Barry;
Vice President for Business Dean...^CJIabaughi Dean of Humanities and Arts Charles
Teske; Professor Jackjfebb; Director of Admissions Dave Brown; Director of Counseling Services Larry Stenberg; and Director of Information Services Pick Nichols,
who is coordinating the program.
Two other items of interest in the area of community relations:
First, primarily through the efforts of Professor ^Jackjfebb and Executive Vice
President E_,,___J_.__Shob_en_, __Jr_^, a meeting has been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. January
7 at the Abbey Theater at St. Martin's College, during which Evergreen personnel
will discuss college programs with clergy and members of lay boards of Thurston
County churches. Also discussed will be. means by which churches may minister
to the college community— students, administration, faculty and staff. The
meeting was arranged by the Committee of Olympia Churches on Campus Ministry for
The Evergreen State College, The Rev^er^jl^J^ajj^s^JIowa^^Perrj of St. John's
Episcopal Church is chairman of the committee. The first hour of the meeting
will be devoted to presentations by President Charles McCann and Vice President
Shoben. The second hour will include several small-group discussions between
college staff, clergy and church board members. The matter of campus-church
relations then will be discussed within individual congregations, followed by a
January 20 meeting of the Campus Ministry Committee, Development of the details
of campus ministry should begin at that time, according to Reverend Perry. One
possible program growing from, the January 7 meeting is the designation of an
"Evergreen Sunday" , during which college representatives would speak to various
congregations about campus-church relations,
And, a public progress report on developments at Evergreen will be delivered
during a January 11 Town Hall Meeting at the Tyee Motor Inn in Tumwater. The
meeting, sponsored by the Evergreen College Community Organization (ECCO) , will
begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Tyee's Skokomish Room, A six-person panel, consisting
of college and community spokesmen, will discuss Evergreen academic programs,
admissions policies , goals and objectives during the first portion of the meeting. The balance of the program will be devoted to a general panel discussion
in response to •written questions from the audience. Dessert and coffee, costing
50 cents per person, will be served while the written questions are being
collected and distributed to the panelists.
Panel members will include Executive Vice President
_ J h_ o b_ e n _J r . ; Dean of
Humanities and Arts Charle_s___Teske; Dean of the Division of Developmental Services
Jj3hnr FIn.leg ; Olympia Major Tom_Allen; State Representative Floy.d Conway^, and
Maj^y_JHill_aire_, an educational specialist for the Vocational Education Coordinating
"Council. Retired State Supreme Court Justice Matthew Hill will serve as panel
moderator and MES^^^ne^ClarJteon, housewife and former special education teacher
in the North Thurston School District, will be mistress of ceremonies.
Persons planning to eat dessert at the Town Hall Meeting are asked to make reservations by calling Mr^_Jtt|J^amJi_.^o^n^on (352-8133) or Mr^J[affies_Mej2arj^ (491-8165)
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With Evergreen's preliminary bulletin in circulation less than, a month and with
personal student recruitment efforts increasing, applications for admissions have
now reached the 450 mark. About half of the applications have been accompanied
by the required $15 fee, leading admissions secretary Sally,_Hunter to guess that
many students are awaiting publication of Evergreen's first catalog before making
any monetary commitment. The. catalog probably won't be ready until February,
at which time applicants will be sent both that publication and 'Evergreen's supplemental admissions form. Almost all applications received thus far are from
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Washington students, with roost of those from the Qlympia, Seattle and Bellevue
areas. Numerous students are paying personal visits to the campus to get
first-hand information, Meanwhile, the admissions office continues to process
many requests for information, many from students who have read the preliminary
bulletin but want more material before making formal application. Initial steps
have been taken toward data processing of all applications received.
Two faculty aieaibers—MJWied^aaa and Mll__Aldridge—will hit the road in January
to make personal calls on students, faculty and townspeople in five community
college service areas in Central and Eastern Washington. Wiedemann and Aldridge
will visit Columbia Basin College January 18, Walla Walla College January 19,
Spokane College January 20, Big Bend College January 21, and Wenatchee Valley
College January 22. Admissions Counselor Wancy__Tay_lor also will move her road
show east of the Cascades during January, visiting about three dozen high schools
in the Spokane and Tri-Cities areas between the 10th and 22nd. After returning
to home base, she'll head for metropolitan Seattle, where requests for conferences
are increasing. All the travel seems to be paying off because applications for
admissions are heaviest from areas visited by Nancy and her faculty companions.
Dean of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Don_&mghrev_ has been elected chairman
of Evergreen's Committee on Governance (C.O.G.) , which during the next several
weeks will study means by which a decision-making structure might be established.
The committee hopes to deliver a report to the campus by February 15, with recommendations for all to consider. Appointment of the committee followed a
December 2 meeting during which faculty and staff discussed governance in general
terms. C.O.G. held its first meeting December 16 and voted to increase its
membership by adding seven students who would be appointed by President Charles
McCann. The students selected are AMce_Douglas_ of Tillicum; Ken._Barden_ of
Tacomaj Karen_Riley_, Ed_Scherer_, gau 1_ 2jjg°g.rman and Terry__Gordcm of Olympia; and
James Puree of Aberdeen, Alice, Karen and Paul are also Evergreen staff members.
Also on the committee, in addition to Chairman Humphrey, are Bill Aldridge,., Bob
Bar ringer,
John Finley , &2!LJi2lLIS§S,» EiiiJ5H5i2!?iSys_?™J£,' > E"_4.Y.-, M^J^B. .*. President McCann,
.John Moss, Tn^ee^Cruemas_Sctefudt , jEj-JJi__^h£b^Mixjnr.>, '^sII2^§^SS^SIS.t Sid White,
and Byron Youtz.
At the suggestion of President McCann, the committee will consider the following
items during future; meetings:
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What deliberations, reviews, appeals., procedures, etc., are needed to operate
successfully?
How do we distinguish among classes of policies?
What models of governance exist that might: be applicable here?
What principal characteristics will best accomplish Evergreen's goals?
What structure is needed here?
-8The committee, following a review of college goals statements and organizational
charts, also has established four subcommittees:
1. Subcommittee
2. ' Subcommittee
3. Subcommittee
4. Subcommittee
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describe practical problems in decision-making.
review current decision-making patterns on campus..
external governance rules.
systems approaches to governance.
"The committee and all subcommittees seek advice and information from all interested
persons," Humphrey said. "Minutes of meetings will be distributed to the entire
Evergreen community. Staff members should feel free to send any suggestions or
questions to me in Building 209."
The following feature article was supplied to the Newsletter by Dean of Natural
Sciences and Mathematics 2on_J|uffighj:ev_. ^'e are indebted to him for his humorous
and graphic account of his latest adventure in the wilds of Mexico.
The Evergreen State College is now indirectly the proud owner of a five-footlong Boa Constrictor, the first ever collected in the State of Durango, Mexico.
The Boa was collected by Dem Jlumphrej; during a. recent expedition (the GEDAMRio Mezquital 1.970 Expedition) which took him across some 200 miles of previously unexplored river canyon and Sierra Madre country in the states of Durango
and Nayarlt, south of the border. Until the terrarium in the new science
building is completed,, the Boa is terrorizing the Humphrey household. It has
already bitten Humphrey, his dog, and held his daughter Holly prisoner in the
bathroom after she tried to give it a bath.
During the last three weeks of November and the first week of December Humphrey,
along with 16 other expeditioners and 9 Mexican and. Indian muleteers, walked
and suffered on muleback across some of the most rugged country in Mexico. The
expedition was formed to explore, and map the Rio Mezquital Canyon, to collect
plants, animals, to study the ecology, and to investigate the Indians that inhabit this previously unexplored region. The group encountered deep arroyos,
precarious mountain trails,, breath-taking views, thorns, insects, illness, shy
Indians, and days of quiet solitude .far from any sign of civilization.
Expedition members included Rollin, Baker, director of Michigan State University's
Museum of Comparative Zoology, "herpetologist Robert Webb of the University of
Texas, ornithologist Richard Crossin of the Smithsonian,, entomologist Rick Main
of San Jose State, parasitologist Stuart Knapp of Oregon State, botanists Oscar
Soule of the St. Louis Botanical Gardens, and Noble Bashor of Salem, Oregon.
Three physicians., two quartermasters, and other support personnel accompanied
the group. In addition, Nelson Sandgren, artist from Oregon State University,
joined the group to record events by sketch and water color. Rodolfo Corrales
served as Interpreter,, and the Mexican army assigned an officer to accompany the
expedition through the deep canyon.
The scientific results were excellent. New records were obtained on many species
of batss birds, snakes, lizards, etc. Many new species of plants were collected
in addition to numerous previously unreported kinds of insects. A transect study
of the ecology of a tropical area covering altitudes from 1000 feet to sea level,
and from a high desert to tropical lowland was accomplished. The parasitologist
discovered many new parasites, and interesting observations were made of the
conditions under which the Tepehuane Indians of this area live.
-9The physicians accompanying the group were able to offer much needed medical
assistance to these shy and remote Indians several times. Usually, however,
the Indians deserted their huts as the group of strangers moved through the
area.
The original plan of the scientists was to hike the length of the river canyon
at river level with occasional climbs to high points for collecting and study.
Just the opposite proved necessary because of fast water, sheer cliffs, and
difficulties with mules and supplies. In fact four extremely difficult days of
hiking saw the group covering what had been estimated to be two easy days' march.
At this point and after bouts of sickness, the group secured extra mules from a
nearby Indian village and set off on a westerly course through the lofty Sierra
Madre, returning to the river at selected points.
Humphrey reports that riding ten hours a day up, up and then down again over
almost nonexistent Indian, trails was as difficult as carrying a forty-pound pack.
The pain was only shifted from one part of the anatomy to another. At times
mules fell on the rugged mountainsides, tossing riders or packs. Miraculously,
no serious injuries were sustained.
Of interest to wet Evergreenies might be the fact that every day was sunny and
warm, though some nights the temperature dropped below freezing.
Humphrey plans to show slides and movies of the expedition to those who might
be interested sometime in the near future. In the: meantime, anyone wanting to
rehearse a night club act can stop by the Humphreys and try the Boa Constrictor
on for size.
December may be best remembered as the Month of the Monsoons in Thurston County,
but, despite all the liquid, sunshine, workmen slogged along on various construction projects at Evergreen. Here's the latest project-by-project progress report:
Site improvements—Construction work is 62 per cent complete. Erection of the
two underground water storage- reservoirs is 75 per cent finished. Work continues
on the utilities tunnel, of which only 200 linear feet of main tunnel and the
lateral to the Activities Building remain to be constructed. Piping, electrical
power, lighting systems and cable tray in.stalla.tion continues inside the completed
portions of the tunnel. Main switch gear for the power substation arrived and was
set in place on December 7. Drainage work continues with installation of culverts
across the haul road and at Kaiser Road to empty the main drainage ditch. Additional rock has been installed in the academic plaza area to provide improved
access to contractors working in that area. Sewer and water line installation
continues in the plaza. The employment level has dropped to 53 and only six
pieces of heavy equipment remain, on the job, both because of adverse weather which
has stopped all work except that noted previously.
Library—-This project, now employing 130 men, is 54 per cent completed, with
1650 tons of reinforcing steel placed and 16,200 cubic yards of concrete poured.
Workmen last month constructed all columns and walls up to the third floor and
finished two-thirds of the third-floor structural slab pouring. Most columns have
been raised to the roof level on the east end of the building. January work will
include continuation of third floor slab placement and the start,of fourth level
slab pouring. The project is running about ten working days behind schedule.
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Project} now with 54
on the job, is
20 per cent finished. Crews have erected 20 tons of reinforcing steel , 300 tons
of structural steel and have poured 2094 cubic yards of concrete, December
work included completion of concrete walls and floors through the third floor in
two buildings and completion of walls and floors to the third floor, plus forming
of third floors in the other two structures, January work will include more
forming and pouring of walls and floors, plus erection of steel columns in all
buildings,
at ^& ^ Per cent completion mark, this
project has 21 xrorkmeti on the job, Craws have placed 255 teas of reinforcing steel
and. poured 214 cubic yards of concrete. December work included forming and
pouring concrete walls, pouring of electrical and -mechanical room "floor slabs and
rough-in of electrical and mechanical systems. Similar work will continue during
January ,
^]^£^AS^^J^SS^^2^1iSSr^^e project is seven per cent completed. The 34
workmen on the job have placed 135 tons of reinforcing steel and poured 916 cubic
yards of concrete. Forming of walls to the basement and first floor and pouring
of footings and placement of wall sections occurred during December. January work
will include additional forming and pouring of walls.
1 workmen, now on. the job have completed 23 per
cent of this project, erecting 154 tons of reinforcing steel and pouring 1220 cubic
yards of concrete, December work included pouring of concrete walls , completion
of backfill and placement of two huge boilers weighing 66 , 000 pounds each. The
boilers, shipped by rail from Pennsylvania (just missing the short strike), are
24 feet long, 10 1/2 feet wide and nearly 13 feet high. Each has a. capacity of
producing 35,000 pounds of steam per hour. Two chillers will be added later. The
boilers and chillers will serve heating and air conditioning requirements until
1975. The utilities plant, is designed to allow addition of two more boilers and
chillers after that date, January work in the plant will include pouring of more
concrete walls, setting of- fuel tanks, initial forming of the roof deck and continuing mechanical, pipe and electrical rough-in,
5^2£§_2!Hi.^SES£§Sr™'^i:^s 3°^ 2>-s ^5 per cent completed and should be completed
during January. The 14 workmen have placed 400 pounds of structural steel, 11.5
tons of reinforcing steel and poured 269 cubic yards of concrete. During December,
workmen installed roll-up doors and completed plumbing and electrical rough-in
work in. the garage building. Shops building work included installation of roll-up
doors, completion of block work and finishing of most roof and balcony construction,
Electrical work is 45 per cent finished and mechanical 70 per cent completed.
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Bids for the final three 1969-71 biennlum capital projects will be advertised aad
opened early in 1971, says Director of Facilities Planning Jerry^^Scjiilling^er. The
Recreation Building should be advertised in mid-January and bids opened early in
February. The Science Building will be advertised early in March,, with bids opened
later that month. The third project is a site improvements-landscaping package
which will be. advertised in aid -February, with the bid opening to follow early in
March. The project basically will provide for finishing work in the academic core
area and will include planting of trees and shrubs; placement of steps, ramps,
retaining walls, and lighting; installation of irrigation systems; and extension of
walkways from the plaza. The project also will involve some work In the residence
halls courtyard and in various parking lots.
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-11Three Seattle firms have submitted the apparent low bids for supplying carpeting,
draperies and window shades for the library building. Frederick and Nelson bid
$138,241 to carpet the building; J. K. Gill Company $10,468 to supply draperies;
and Northwest Interiors, Inc., $2,946.50 to provide window shades. Bids, opened
by Evergreen's Purchasing Departments were referred to staff facilities planners
and project architects for review prior to a later contract award by the Board
of Trustees.
This cheery b i t o f news from. Controller K . _ _
"Plan for a 5.2 per cent decrease in take home, pay in your end-of-January paycheck
if your earnings during 1970 were in excess of $7,800 because, starting with the
new year, you'll be making a full Social Security contribution again. Also, don't
rely on the deduction of 1970 in determining how much your OASI contribution will
be in 1971 because the new rate will be 5,2 rather than 4,8 per cent. That percentage is extracted from both you and the college. In addition to the increase
in percentage you can also expect an increase in the tax base from $7S800 to
$9?000 for 1971. New legislation also would provide for sharper increases in the
rate, moving it from 5,2 per cent in 1971 to 7.6 per cent by 1986."
Welcome aboard to Pat Hogge, who began work December 16 as secretary to the Director
of Plant Operations. Pat had been a secretary for the State Board For Community
College Education prior to joining the Evergreen clan.
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Director of Personnel Carl_Browa played a, key role in, the State Higher Education
Personnel Board's recent decision to establish a new employee classification
called College Services Assistant. In Evergreen8s case the new classification will
fit the eight New Careers employees who began work here in November. "The classification is not specifically tied to employees in programs financed by New Careers
money, but it does follow the concept of that program," Brown said. "The important
thing is that we now have a way to include employees in this category within the
higher education personnel system."
The library has completed its order for Wilson indexes,, including the Art Index,
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, Social Sciences and Humanities Index and
11 other indexes. Thus a »a|or step has been hurdled in making the library functional. The indexes will be available for consultation in the planning library
-by the middle of January. Some 52,294 items are now in scattered storage from
Portland to Seattle awaiting the opening of the library building. Sixteen boxes
of microfilm -were recently soaked by leaks in the library processing buildings.
D§vid_Bertran has been diligently salvaging the microfilm and now reports that all
reels are usuable.
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-12Vice President and Provost Jjiayjji^Jlgrjjy. delivered a though t~provoking commencement
address during the Fall Graduation Convocation at the University of Oregon December
11. His main point was that social values and images based on pioneering concepts
of man. against nature in a struggle to subdue the wilderness lie at the root of
America's current environmental problems. Following are excerpts from the speech:
"Our technological society and its related economy are linked with a 19th
Century theory based on unlimited exploitation of nature and which we 'have as yet
to adequately modify or adjust to serve us in, the. face of our new circumstances.
These circumstances tell us clearly that man is a part of all natural cycles and
not a creature privileged and apart. He is part of the closed system we call the
planet Earth. . .
"We have run out of free land, air^ water and soil. We have nowhere else to
go, We know that growth in population is our central problem and that growth without control — perhaps any growth— is BO longer automatically consistent with what
we consider to be the quality of life. We know that the Gross National Product is
no longer an adequate measure of where our technological society is going unless
it is balanced against our Gross National Effluent, The Gross National Effluent
is the recognition of the fact that we are part of a closed system, a statistical
estimate of the cost of all :,aose negative feedback consequences of the GNP'— of
unlimited productions the cost of the additional travel we do to escape dirty
environments,, the additional cleaning costs for our clothing, the additional medical services, the goods prematurely replaced because of soiling or corrosion, the
cost of oil slicks, the algae-clogged lakes and rivers, the choking haze of smog,
and the cost of: pollution monitoring and control equipment. And, perhaps most
important of all, the disillusionment of many young people— their loss of a hope
for a future, « .
"American faces a period of threatened, shortage of resources, coupled with a
burgeoning human population whose growth will Increase demands for material goods
and services whose production will create increased energy demands. The whole of
tha processes of growth, production and consumption will contribute so many pollutants into our environment that life itself may be threatened...
"What we are sure of was well described by Aldous Huxley in the £oliti£8jof
Ecology.: sThanks to our rapidly advancing science and technology- we have very little
time at our disposal. The river of change flows ever faster and somewhere downstream, perhaps only a few years ahead, we shall come to the rapids , shall hear,
louder and -ever louder, the roaring of a cataract.*...
"'(We) are still in transition from the old pioneer exploitative ethic to a
newer one based on ecology ard responsibility for choice in stewardship over our
environment. . .Congress is adjusting to the need for transition about as fast as
American thought in general, is adjusting to the new environmental imperative...
"Ecology as a view of nature is a personal matter. It will be expressed, best
in how we manage our daily lives as well as how we manage our industries, our
technology and our society. Personal, choice is the key to solution of the problems —
whether it be in reduction of population or the rejection of these aspects of teeisselogical society which dissipate our resources and which produce needless pollution.
The environment or the future, the legacy which our decisions will pass on to our
children, will reflect the images and the understandings which we translate into
our political action systems. As individuals, each of us must work to persuade
others to the proper course of action. Each one, convince one,"
,
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(January 4 - January 29)
1971
Monday, January 4
E. J. Shoben, Jr.
—
Speech to Monday Night Club, Panorama City, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 6
Community Seminar, Chamber of Commerce, Library Conference Room, 7s00 p.m.
Charles McCann
—
Attending Council on Higher Education meeting, Seattle
Pacific College.
David Barry
—
Tour of state agencies, sponsored by Washington State
Personnel Department Training Division, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Ken Winkley, Dean Clabaugh — Contract food services meeting, 2:00 p.m.
Jim Holly
—
Meeting of Intellectual Freedom Committee of Washington
Library Association, University of Washington Library,
1:30 p.m.
Carl Brown
—
Attend Tacoma Urban Coalition Employment Task Force
committee meeting.
Thursday, January 7
Committee on Governance meeting, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., library.
Community Seminar for service club presidents, library, 7:00 p.m.
Joint meeting between Evergreen and clergy and lay boards of local churches,
Abbey Theater, St. Martin's College, 7:30 p.m.
Beryl Crowe
—
Address to student body at Eastern Washington State
College Earth Appreciation Day. Title: "Values, Eco
Crisis and the New Reformation."
Bob Sethre
—
Attending Justice Under State Taxation council meeting,
Seattle,
'Charles McCann
—
Visit Bellevue Community College.
David Barry
—
Meeting of Academic Officers Systems Policy Committee,
Sea-Tac Airport, 9:30 a.m.
Dean Clabaugh
—
Meeting of Joint Committee on Higher Education, Seattle
Community College, 1:30 p.m.
Al Wiedemann
—
Consultant to Coastal Crisis Workshop, sponsored by Grays
Harbor Environmental Planning Committee, Grays Harbor
College.
Friday, January_8
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Opening of Legislative session.
Town Hall Meeting, Evergreen College Community Organization, Tyee Motor Inn,
7:30 p.m.
Dave Brown
—• Attend Western Regional Meeting of the college Entrance
Examination Board, San Francisco (also January 12 and 13).
Tuesday, January 12
E. J. Shoben, Jr.
—
Meeting of National Foundation for Arts and Humanities
(panelist for distribution of funds by Endowment on
the Humanities),Washington, D.C. (also January 13-15).
Carl Brown
—
Higher Education Personnel Board meeting, Centralia College.
Wednesday, January 13
Committee on Governance meeting, library, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Dean Clabaugh
—
Legislative liaison meeting. Hotel Olympian.
Bob Barringer
—
Systems Officers Subcommittee meeting, W.S.U. (Barringer
is subcommittee director.)
Carl Brown
-- Higher Education Personnel Board Rules Committee meeting.
Thursday j._January14
Board of Trustees meeting, library, 2:00 p.m.
Harry Olson
—• Meet with University of Washington Plant Facilities
Department supervisors (first in a series of visits to
physical plants of other institutions of higher learning).
Fridayj January 15
David Barry
—
Meeting of American Institute of Biological Sciences
conference, Pasadena, California; deliver speech entitled
"The Changing Parameters of Administrative Responsibility."
(Also at AIBS meeting on January 16).
Saturday^ Januarj j^6
Bob Sethre, Bill Aldridge — Attend Association for Higher Education meeting,Seattle.
Monday^ January 18
Charles McCann
—
In. New York for public affairs discussions.
Jim Holly
—
Attend American Library Association Midwinter Meeting,
Los Angeles,
(Through January 23).
Al WIedemann, Bill Aldridge — Begin visitations to community colleges in Eastern
Washington (through January 22).
•
Tuesday, January 19
Charles McCann
—
To Tampa, Florida for Cooperative Education Conference
(through January 23).
Ron Hoffman
—
Attending Interinstitutional Purchasing Officers meeting,
North Campus, Seattle Community College, 9:30 a.m.
Dick Nichols
Dave Brown
Speech to North Thurston Kiwanis Club, 7:00 a.m., Lee's
Restaurant.
—
Meetings at University of Washington.
David Barry
—
Cooperative Education Conference, Tampa, Florida (through
January 23).
Dean Clabaugh
•—
Legislative liaison meeting. Hotel Olympian, 11:30 a.m.
Don Humphrey
~ Visiting science lecturer, Biology Department, Western
Washington State College (also January 21).
Ken Winkley
—
Interinstitutional meeting on indirect costs studies,
University of Washington.
Jim Xong, Jack Webb
—
Meeting of Committee on Campus Ministry, St. John's
Episcopal Church, noon.
—
Keynote speaker. National Conference on Personality
Wednesday, January 20
Thursday, January 21
E. J. Shoben, Jr.
Theory and Counseling Practices, University of Florida.
Monday, January 25
Dave Brown
Begin visitations to 16 community college campuses in
Washington State to meet with admissions, registration
and counseling officers and students.
Tuesday, January 26
Charles McCann
•—
Speech to Aberdeen Kiwanis Club, Nordic Restaurant, noon.
Wednesday.^ January 27
Committee on Governance meeting, library, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Dean Clabaugh
-- Legislative liaison meeting, Hotel Olympian, 11:30 a.m.
Community Seminar for Southwest Washington College Committee, library, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 28
Community Seminar for local labor officials, library, 7:00 p.m. •
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