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The Evergreen State College Newsletter (November 25, 1974)
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November 25, 1974
...EVERGREENERS HAIL FROM WESTERN WASHINGTON...Students attending Evergreen during Fall
Quarter, 1974 are drawn primarily from eight counties in Western Washington, according
to a recent report from the TESC Admissions Office...King, Thurston and Pierce counties
contributed the biggest percentage of students, with 531, 453, and 215, respectively.
Other counties well represented in the Fall Quarter enrollment are: Spokane with 72
students; Kitsap, 43; Clark, 53; Cowlitz, 39; Yakima, 38; Snohomish, 36; Mason and Grays
Harbor, both with 28, and Lewis County with 26 students.
Olympians attending Evergreen this fall total 376. Other cities with high numbers
of students at Evergreen include Seattle with 294; Tacoma, 171;Bellevue, 92; Spokane, 60;
Mercer Island, 57; Vancouver, 45; Lacey, 35; Longview, 28; and Richland and Shelton,
both with 24 students.
Out-of-state students, who comprise less than 25 percent of the total enrollment,
come primarily from eight states: California, 193; Oregon, 109; New York, 59; Illinois,
41; Massachusetts, 39; Colorado, 22; Connecticut, 21 and Ohio, 20.
...USE OF INTERCITY TRANSIT SURPASSING EXPECTATIONS...Use of the Intercity Transit System,
which is providing bus service to the campus in conjunction with its regular OlympiaLacey-Tumwater runs, is "far surpassing expectations," according to John Moss, Director
of Auxiliary Services.
The service, which runs seven times a day on weekdays and four times a day on Saturdays,
attracted 2,265 fee-paying passengers during the month of October, which Moss said,
"surpassed expectations based on previous experience by 28 percent."
The Transit System will not service the college Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day. It will,
however, resume normal operations Nov. 29 and 30.
...THREE NOON CONCERTS SLATED FOR FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER...Three noon concerts are scheduled
for the main lobby of the Evans Library Building the first week of December.
The Evergreen Chamber Orchestra, directed by Faculty Member Robert Gottlieb, will
perform Dec. 4. Featured selections include "Concerto for Guitar in D Major," composed
by Antonio Vivaldi and performed by guitar soloist Charles Brotman; "Adagio for Strings,"
composed by Samuel Barber; and "Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major," composed by
Bach and featuring soloists Randy Meade, flute; Ken Ritland, violin; and Kitty Preston,
harpsichord.
Students from the Technics of Musical Craftsmanship program will present their informal
recital Dec. 3. Musical selections will include "Trio in E flat major for Clarinet,
Viola and Piano," by Mozart; selections for solo guitar, harp and voice; a four-hand
piano composition by Schumann, and a string quartet in G minor by Joseph Haydn.
And finally, the Evergreen Chamber Singers, directed by Don Chan, have scheduled
a concert Dec. 6. The 25-member group will present their annual Christmas program,
with accompaniment by members of the Recorder Consort.
All three concerts are free and open to the public.
...EXPERIMENTAL THEATER TO BE PRESENTED DEC. 6...Original experimental student work will
be presented through the media of theater, dance, music and art by members of the Interplay
Coordinated Studies Program in a free public performance at Evergreen Dec. 6, at 8 p.m. in
the main lobby of the library.
Directed by Faculty Member Bud Johanson, students will present their own compositions,
choreography, theatrical expressions or artistic works in the evening performance. An
art exhibit, compiled jointly by the program's 80 students and five faculty, will go on
display in the Library lobby the afternoon of Dec. 6 and remain on view throughout the
evening.
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...JAZZ ENSEMBLE SLATED DEC. 3 CONCERT...The Evergreen Jazz Ensemble will present
its fourth annual Winter Concert Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. in the main lobby of the Evans Library
Building. Directed by Faculty Member Don Chan, the 22-member ensemble will feature
Olympia saxophonist Chuck Stentz and Tilicum (Wash.) trumpeter Jay McCament on two
popular pieces, "Freedom Jazz Dance," and the classic, "Take the 'A' Train."
Other numbers to be performed by the Evergreen jazz group include "Backbone," "Us,"
and "Morning Reverend," by popular jazz composer Thad Jones; "Hank's Opener," by Hank
Levy, and "The Big Sur" by Kim Richmond. Additional numbers may be added to the program
later, according to Chan.
Intermission will feature an experimental theater presentation by members of the
Interplay Coordinated Studies Program.
Both the concert and the theatrical performance are free and open to the public.
...CAPTAIN KENTUCKY TO PRESENT READINGS NOV. 26...Ed McClanahan, unofficially known
as Captain Kentucky and officially as an assistant professor of English at the University
of Montana in Missoula, will read selected portions of his works in a free, public
appearance at Evergeen Nov. 26 beginning at 8 p.m. in Lecture Hall Three.
Primarily known for his unique style of autobiographical journalism, McClanahan
has been a frequent contributor to Esquire, Playboy, the Rolling Stone and other national
magazines. Among his articles are "Famous People I Have Known", "The Little Known Bird
of the Inner Eye," '''Greatest Writing Ever Wrote," and "Grateful Dead I Have Known."
In addition to writing essays and fiction, the Montana journalist and educator has /
also been an editor and reviewer for several publications and is currently working on
a book devoted to an analysis and commentary of blue-grass and other folk lyrics.
...NEWSLETTER TAKING A HOLIDAY...The Newsletter will not be out next Monday due to the
four-day Thanksgiving holiday. We will publish again Dec. 9, which will be our last
issue for Fall Quarter, 1974. Have a Happy Holiday!
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