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by Chris Cowger
Governor Dan Evans threw the first
pitch into the bicentennial legislature
ballpark Monday, Dec. 12 with a list of
goals and proposals for the House of Representat ives and Senate which would,
among other things, radically alter and
raise the total amount of state aid to public school districts by $169 million.
The proposals capped an eventful day
which also featured a band of chanting
protestors pacing back and forth on the
. legislative building's steps .
Evans began his address to the joint
session Monday afternoon with remarks
about the condition of Washington's economy. "Unemployment and recession have
robbed all of us of our national confidence'" he said. "However, our rate of
tax growth is slower than any other state
in the nation, and the percentage of our
income that goes to taxes has dropped
each of the last two years, staying well
below the national average."
The governor's plan for school financing was devised, he said, after consultation over a period of two months with
2,500 citizens in 19 communities around
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January 15, 1976

44TH SESSION REPOR I

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Since property tax levies around the
state for next year's school budgets have
failed to the tune of $200 million, Evans
proposed bailing districts out through an
18 percent hike in the business and occupational tax and a boost of the state retail
sales tax from four and a half to five

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The governor said the property tax decline would "equar or exceed" the rise in
other taxes, and the shifting education finance burden would be borne 50 percent
by individuals and 50 percent by business
and industrv.
Also in the province of education, the
lawmakers were requested to:
1. Increase college tuition from $507 to
$564 and university tuition from $564 to
$684 per academic year while doubling to
six percent the portion of the total higher
education budget spent on student assistance.
2. Appropriate $38 million in capital
improvements for all institutions of higher
education except Evergreen during 1976
from institution plant funds or general
obligation bonds.
3. Create a sliding scale allowing $43
million more for finanCially strapped larger districts - the so-called "urban factor."
4. Increase guaranteed state aid to public schools from $495 to $541 per pupil at
an additional cost of $60 million.
5. Limit local school district special
levies to two specific dates during the late
spring.
6. Give local districts the incentive for
special tax levies of $2 per $1,000 assessed
property valuation by providing $66 million in state matching funds during the
rest of the biennium.
Evans cited three educational principles
as being of param.ount concern: account-

ability of funds, administrators and teachers; emphasis on "basic educational skills"
through continuous testing and discipline;
and the existence of a secure funding
base. He recommended the institution of
standard accounting practices, a probationary period for school teachers before
tenure, and recertification of teachers and
administrators every five years.
As the governor spoke to the legislature, picketers from the Committee to Defend Unemployment Insurance (CDUI)
marched the length of the capitol building's steps outside. With cries of "They

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by lenore Norrgard
The Short-term Curriculum Planning
DTF appointed by Vice President and
Provost Ed Kormondy in December has
called for an early Academic Fair for this
Monday and Tuesday from 11 to 1 and
Wednesday from noon to 3. The Fair is
not for registration purposes, but to get
student response to the curriculum proposals the DTF is considering . At the Fair
students will have an opportunity to register what programs they would like to
take, as well as comment on various proposals. The early Fair was initially called
for by student members of the DTF
elected by the students at large.
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The Short -term Curriculum DTF was

appointed early in December by Kormondy, in response to student unrest over
what students considered unsatisfactory
curriculum . Kormondy appointed studentchosen representatives to the DTF.
Students on the DTF represent eight
student groupings: Natural Sciences,
Communications IMedia, Social Sciences,
Humanities, Arts, Gays, Third World and
Women. Faculty and staff DTF members
were appointed by Kormondy. Kormondy ,
though officially not a member of the
DTF, has moderated all full DTF meetings.
The DTF has been working for five
weeks evaluating and categorizing the
various proposals. With enough proposals

to provide for 4,000 students, only a few
proposals were discarded in the first cut
last week . After student response from the
Academic Fair, the DTF will make its
fina l cut and recommendations to Kormondy during the last week in January.
After these recommendations are made, it
will be up to the deans to decide which of
the programs recommended will receive
the necessary faculty and financial support. Areas the DTF find most deficient
because oi low faculty and administrative
commitment are gay studies, Third World
proposals, women 's studies, communications I media, psychology group contracts
and 2- and 3-dimensional arts proposals .

COMMISSION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL ALTERNA TIVES:

say cut back, we say fight back! " they
Senate Bill 2373, which if e(1acted would immediately:
1. Raise from 16 to 20 weeks the
amount of time an individual must have
earned a "qualifying annual wage" in
order to receive unemployment compensation.
2. Remove the 10 week limitation on
disqualification from benefits for volun tarily leaving work without good cause or
being fired.
One ' of the primary groups affected by
the bill would be students who work dur ing the summer and then quit to return to
school.
"The unemployment compensation system is not designed for those who quit
voluntarily," Marshall said . He called giving benefits to summer student workers
"an abuse of the system ."
Marshall also pointed out that employers must prove misconduct to the Department of Employment Security, and. that
an employee has the right to appeal the
decision. "Employers won't want to be
down in court all the time on an appeal:
he said.
Evans' other major message to the rep·
resentatives and senators was in the realm
of sta te budget and services
Evans proposed that state agencie>
tighten their bel ts by savi ng a total of
$56 .6 million.
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by laura Pierson

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Washington's state constitution is outof-date. It was written in 1889 for a rural,
agrarian society and many people feel it
no longer meets the contemporary needs
of the state. Unlike the more durable fed era l constitution. the state document does
not provide a basic philosophy or structure for government. It is a rule book for
the operation of a 19th century government which often hinders the development
of a flexible and responsive system.
To deal with this problem, Governor
Evans established the Commission For
Constitutional Alternatives (CFCA) in
July of 1975. The CFCA, financed
through the governor's Survey and Installation Funds and partially staffed by
federal CET A money, hopes to educate
the public about the present constitution
and to get people thinking about possible
alternatives.
Over the past 10 years, several states
have ratified new constitutions. In Montana, one of the most recent states to approve such a measure, a new bill of rights
includes items such as the "right to know,"
the right to participation, and the right to
a clean and healthful environment. An educational article has bee~ added stating
that it is the policy of the state of Montana to preserve the cultures of resident
Native Americans. Additional changes insure that all government documents are
open to the public, that all legislative
votes be recorded votes, and that a single
legislator represent each district. These
provisions protect the public's right to
monitor· government activities, and provide for a greater degree of political

accountability.
also rub elbows daily with specia( interest
These are only possibilities.
groups and may be unable to detach
The Commission to Find Constitutional
themselves to the extent necessary for the
Alternatives does not advocate specific reobjective restructuring of the constitution .
form measures. It is a bi -partisan group
A final disadvantage is that piecemeal rewhose main function is to get the public
vision of the constitution is likely to resu lt
thinking about potential reforms. Many
in a document even more confused and
new state constitutions provide examples
contradictory than the present one.
of workable alternatives to the outmoded
The procedure for drafting a new con"handbook" constitution, but CFCA also
st itution is complicated. Voters must first
hopes to collect ideas from the people of
approve the calling . of a constitutional
Washington state.
convention, an issue which the CFCA
The demand for a new state constituhopes to have on the ballot by next fall.
tion is not a new one. Since 1918 nearly
If the convention call is approved by a
every legislative session has been contwo-thirds majority, locally elected delefronted with a convention resolution.
gates will meet to draft a new constitution
Since 1960 there have been 18 proposals
dealing with the basic questions ignored
to call a convention and nine attempts to
by the original constitution's framers:
ease the requirements forkalling such a
how much government? and how is it to
convention. Three comml'5sions estabbe funded? The response to these problished to study the problems of the state
lems would shape the outcome of debate
constitution have unanimously recomover school finance, environmental promended substantial revision.
tection legislation, and other issues facing
the legislature.
There is some support for gradual conThe present constitution places strict
stitutional change by means of individual
amendment revisions. This would leave
cOiltrols on the powers of local government, thus much of the burden for localthe crucial decision-making in the hands
level decision making falls into the hands
-of legislators who might do the most effiof state legislators who are forced to decient, knowledgeable and inexpensive job.
cide matters they know little about. Local
Advocates of CFCA find many probofficials are able to claim that their hands
lems in this approach to constitutional
are tied and individual accountability is
change. As an integral part of the system,
lost in the shuffle.
legislators might find it difficult to objecThe constitution places virtually no
tively evaluate the balance of power becontrol on the number of executive-aptween state and local government, or between the legislative and executive . pointed commissions, boards and commitbranches of state government. In addition,
tees which are tacked on state government
to fill the gaps left by the present constitulegislators are preoccupied with a number
tion. There are currently around 360 of
of concerns which might not affect conthese groups and many of their functions
vention delegates, notably the pressing
overlap, wasting both time and tax
matter of getting re-elected. legislators

money.
At present , there is no organized opposition to the aims of the Commission for
Constitutional Alternatives. There i\rc nn
real issues at stake. If a convent ion ca ll i,
approved by voters . the main battle will
begin as special interests, political expedi ence and other factors come int o pla y
over specific articles of the new constitution . The newly - completed docum e nt
must be presented to the public, and a
two - thirds majority of those voting in the
general election must vote yes in order to
ratify a new constitution.
Delegates to the original 1889 convention were concerned with many of the
problems that still exist today. A strong
populist influence had focused public attention on corruption in government, th e
disproportionate powers of corporations
a nd the threat of big business monopolies.
The delegates' response was a catalogue of
specific do's and don'ts which became
obsolete with inflation, the growth of
cities, and increased industrialization.
These awkward and restrictive details
were intended to close loopholes and create honest, accountable government. In stead , they have led to selective bureaucratic enforcement of the constitution
which robs the public of its rightful decision- making powers. A constitutional
convention could return these powers to
voters in the form of a new document,
free from anacronistic detail and able to
meet the contemporary needs of Washington state.
For further information on the Commission for Constitutional Alternatives; contact Andrea Horne at 753 -6684 or Carrilu
Thompson, evenings at 357-5315.

DARRYL BECKMAN
THE 6S0METIMES GREAT' MAGICIAN

COMMUNITY OF
SCHOLARS
! <' 111<' Edi tor:
F"erg rt'en , you dre sufferin g.
: " l lf ( l' o r dinal\'d stud ie, do not
'< 'rdinatl' interdisciplinarv ,tud"
I' hl' Y dl' no t re.Jch ou t to
'.' ntr ,11 r',ues and questions,
:r ,1\\ 109 the learning of di sc i;' iJn," In IfI'm the perip hery.
r !ye Me departme nta liza ti ons .
; hl y Jl' not even at te mpt to hide
tht' " hak\'-limbed hardening of
tht' (Jtl'go rie s that is setting in
rrematurely .
You r community of scho la rs is
tragmenting a;,d isolated .
Ti,e ('ra~iIrI'S5 is gOHf' , tire tol .' ,.,mcl' win take mrotlrer five
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to leal'£, .·
1 nu are suftering from the
l'rr,'r, " I pragmatism , it is not so
much I hat you suffer from differl'nces in va lues, you have no
'·dlues. What replaces them , here
a nd there, is a dogma . a ste reotyre. l'Ur ow n Evergreen sy n drom e . This is as rigid, in its
"o rga ni c" way. as any role we
can pI,1\' in soc iety.
\ly Idst two years here have
i'cen 10 tw o of yo u r "best" procrdms. and they ha ve been as
, ,,Ird ly lacking in a sense of in-

terconnec tion wi th their bounda ries . with t he va lues. paradigms
a nd knowledge that lay o utside
them as any fascist co uid hope.
I'Ve have been too nar row with
<lur,elve s. our busy-ness exceeds
1I,. Ou r mind s. o ur com munit y
here Jre beCllming un eco logical
In ('very se nse 01 the word.
EVl'rgree n . y<lll are suffering
I rum a bureaucracy you won't
dclm it to. right up to the highest
adm ini strat ive levels. Yo u are
, ti ll suHeri ng from the MossClaba ugh decision in w hich an
l'xp,ess mandate of yuu r com:nunity, given through the desig"1 <lted cha nn els, was reversed.
W ho can trust a spirit li ke that?
Yo u suffe r from a Sounding
Board tha t desires tu sit a n exo t! icio member on the Board o f
Trustee s for every im aginab le
minority and special- int e re s t
group (yes, I was there). Yet
those who are asked to si t are
unw illing to ass um e the responsibility of being both a st udent
and d Third World person, or of
be ing both a woman a nd a staff
member, or of being gay and a
fac ulty m em b er at th e sa m e
t ime.
The reflection you cast, here
as in many areas, Evergreen, is
the fragmen ted , the withdrawing,

the unwilling - to-assume-responsi bilit y - for- what - is- not-my-spe cia li zat ion .,commun ity of techrriciews . (Here at Evergreen we
have technica l experts in being
opp ressed. )
Evergree n you a re backing o ut
from the experiment yo u started
o ut to be. You have plenty of
excuses if you need them. It is
no t, after all, the late Sixties-early
sevent ies period of upheaval any
more. Time wears particularly
hard on revo lutionary efforts.
One has to define o neself at
some po in t, after a ll , doesn't
o ne?
And whu are you, Evergreen,
but m y responsib ility , and the
respons ibilit y of a ll your students, staff, facu lt y and adm in istration: your commun ity ? The
problem is, you do not exis t at
all un less that responsibility is
tak£'l! ; responded to . You a re
our responsibi lit y to question the
Wily we are slowly drifting into
adeq uate normalcy , rat her than
our goi ng into program s of our
second choice .
You are ou r responsibility to
lact' ou r bou nd aries between
,cie ncl' and art an d black and
wome n and soc ia l and political
va lu e, ,In d mcn and hi story and
rl'lig il1n and psychology and philosop hy, a nd to be courageous
eno ugh to think and act on them
rather than be happy technicians
whl' ca n wo rk for any Hitler.
Yo u are not the child of political power gro ups as you no w
stand Evergreen, you are the
ch il d of o ur abd ication of o ur resptlnsibility to ou rse lves.
Jeremy Robertson

SINCERE BUT
MISGUIDED
To the Editor:
Much of last quarter's uproar
concerning TESC governa nce
was, to my mind , centered
around the issue of rep resenta tion. I believe that this issue
shoul d be exa mined with respect
to Evergreen's evo lved definition.

Board meetings are open to the
whole community and any
person present may speak. There fore I do not know how the
Boa rd of Trustees, by inviting
community involvement can be
construed to have advanced a
" raci st, sexist attack." What is
even more difficult for me to ~n­
derstand is how the actions of a
sincere but misguided Sounding
Board "brings out the chronic
history of racism and sexism in
the Un ited States," as Stone
Thomas said. A proposed boycott of Board of Trustees meetings is the height of absurdity
and is an example of counterproductive confrontation politics.
Although I think that COG II
needs to be reworked , I think
that its intent to bring the decision-making process closest to
th ose whom it affects is th e correct approach to community
involvement in gove rn a nc e ,
ra ther th a n confrontation politics . In searching for a philosophy of representation for Evergreen, I hope that a constru ctive,
cooperative approach will be
taken .
l3ill Fulton

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MONDAY, 1/ 19

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hd , r,. o rlgrnatrng rn Nassau . The expeditions offer a vast range of
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Representation is a major factor behind the desire that has re ce ntly been expressed for a union
of students, whose representatives would bargain for student
int eres ts. I feel the concept of
governan ce this implies is destructive a nd against the grain of
Evergreen philosophy . My reaso ning follows from Ev~rgreen' s
co ncep t of in terdiscip linary studies, which is an attempt to cons tructively integrate knowledge.
It seems to me that a symbiotic
approac h to -governa nce is consis te nt with Evergreen's wish for
interdisciplinary effort. In the
same way that we wish to combine academ ic disciplines , which
have their ('w n goals, methods,
a nd areas of interest , so also
should we attempt to integrate
the sepa rate and equally neces sa ry functions of students, staff,
faculty a nd a dmini stration .
As I see it, this is the in tent of COG II, and ha s a great
deal of va lidit y and just ifi ca tion .
A studen t union (a nd the conseque nt faculty union, staff union,
etc.) defeats t~i s intent by use of
confro nta t io n po litics which serve
on ly to remind us of the differen ces between tl.e groups, and to
deepen those differences.
The Board of Trustees meeting
of December 12 is a specific exa mple of the representation issue,
the Board of Trustees had earlier
requested one non-voting represe nta tive eac h from the stu dents,
sta ff and faculty, where each
representative was to represent
their whole constituent group .
This to my mind is very commendable, a nd the additional
st ipul atio n that one of these represen tatives must be a woman
and o ne must be a minority is
not both e rsome t o me. Why
cannot a Black student representative, for exa mple , represent my
interests (I timidly venture to say
that I am a white male hetero sex ual non-rockhound)7 A representative should be bi g enough
to presen t the in terests of his or
her who le group. In addition,

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by John Dodge
Magicians are actors who play the part of
magicians. An in one young man's case, a student is a
magician who plays the part of a student. Living up
to a reputation as an innovative institution, Evergreen
has found room for a Seattle magician to pursue his
college education.
Darryl Beckman, 31, is at work on an individual
contract with Evergreen instructor Joye Peskin. The
title of the contract is "Planning and Taking a Magic
Show on the Road." The contract calls for the
personable, professional magician to perform four
benefit shows in the Seattle area followed by a six
week magical tour of state community colleges and
universities.
A FRATERNITY OF ILLUSIONISTS
Magicians are a rare breed of men, effectively
mixing illusion and reality into a magic show. They
are fast moving, dexterous showmen who rely upon
sleight-of-hand and mechanical illusions. They are
conjurors and entertainers with a strong sense for the
dramatic . They covet their magic like a well-kept
secret, exchanging and selling tricks within their
fraternity of illusionists.
Darryl Beckman chose to join the fraternity of
magicians at an early age. He recalled, "I was an only
child in a predominately Catholic neighborhood.
Magic became a surrogate brother to me; a friend to
play with on all those rainy days."
He joined the Seattle Junior Magicians Club at the
age of 12. His interest in magic carried through his
yea rs at Roosevelt High School. Upon graduation, he
spent the next three years in Alaska, working as a
stevedore in the summer and doing magic shows on a
loca l T .V. s tation in the winter. Next came military
serv ice . He was stationed in Europe 1967 to 1969
where he did magic shows in officer's clubs . During
this tim e, he a lso studied under "T he Great
Mandrake," once Houdini 's technical advisor.
(Al though primarily remembered as an escape artist,
Houdini's "Va nishing Ele phant" routine is considered
the grandest stage illu s ion in history .)
After military serv ice, Darryl .studied at Seattle
Communi ty College in the field of drama. He then
enrolled at Evergreen in an individual contract with
Thad Curtz in a course of study entit led "Magic as a
Legitimate Form of Drama." Later, Darryl traveled to
Los Angeles to videotape young magicians at the
Hollywood Castle, and was encouraged by Curtz to
read the works of Freud and Jung in relation to his
studies. As h e remembered, "the magic never really
came together with the academics."
MAGIC IN ALASKA
The energetic and se lf-named "sometimes great"
magician formed another individual contract with
Carrie Cable winter quarter, 1974, and turned to
Alaska to teach magic for the Anchorage Parks and
Recreation Department every Saturday for five weeks.
Darryl flew into out-of-the-way villages to perform
his magic from a base camp 500 miles away in Aniak.
From there he was flown to sma ll er villages
(telecommunication sites) by pilots contracted to
R,C.A. He will never forget his first trip into the
bush.

" ... A single engine Cesna took us into the' village,
Nomrally a pilot would not fly at night, but due to
tire nature of my schedu le it was necessary ... The
larrding strip was like a footba ll field without lights .
Rather than hav ing lrmding lights, the villagers took
two Polaris Skidoos, turned on their lights and p laced
t!rem at opposite ends of the field . . ,and that was our
landing strip. .it was amazing. From where the plane
landed , it was three miles to the community center.
My assistant and ·1 put all our gear on the back of a
sled. We got on the back of a skidoo and I put my
doves in my pocket . . . The last thing we looked like

was entertainers . .. Then the skidoos took off,
accelerating to 40 m.p.h. in the -40 degree
weather . . . We reached the community center and it
was half an hour before my hands thawed out enough
to begin the show . .. "
Another magician, sponsored by the Alaska State
Commision on the Arts, preceded Darryl into the
bush and met with a peculiar fate: "The magician was
performing in Southeast Alaskan Indian and Eskimo
villages, villages in which the once influential shamans
have taken a few steps back over the years due to
missionary influence, T.V., and villagers taking trips
to the larger towns, .. Anyway, in the middle of one
magic show, the shaman walked up to the magician
and bit him on the nose ... He didn't bite it off, but
the end result was the cancellation (due to cultural
differences) of \he magicians tour. .. "
, Darryllcomp!eted his "Magic and Teaching Children"
contract by returning to Seattle and pertorming for
Lake Washington school district pre-schoolers for
three weeks. "With children I try to include as much
audience as possible," Darryl said. "It's important for
. me to feel one with the audience, to make people
laugh." Darryl added, "I would like to have a T.V.
~how for kids."
PIKE PLACE MAGIC SHOP
• While taking a break from his travels and academic
schedule, the magic man learned of a vacancy in the
Pike Place Market; a perfect location for a magic
shop. He was one the 250 original applicants. The list
was .narrowed to 17. Almost as if by magic, the
vacant shop was awarded to Darryl the Sometimes
Great.
The Pike Place Magic Shop is a narrow hole in the
wall on the lower level of the market. Located next to
"G randma's Attic," the magic shop is a hang-out for
you ng kids, a sto re for aspiring magicians and a
resource center for serious amateur and professional
magicians. The 500 items for sale range from the
magic thimbles ($1.00) to the Dove-Through-Glass
Trick ($55.00 ). The hottest selling item is the
mechanical illusion, Cup and Balls.
Along one wall, Darryl has tacked calling cards,
photographs, and stories concerning fellow magicians.

There is also a letter from Doug Henninga nationajly known magician who recently performed
his dazzling show on television.
When the shop fills with customers. a mini-magic
show is inevitable. Logically enough, a demonstration
precedes most sales. On Saturdays, when the kids are
out of school, two or three magicians may be on hand
to perform their artful illusions .
Darryl's own magic shows vary with the situation
and audience. Keeping in mind that h e is an
entertainer first and a magician second, he
incorporates lighting and drama into his. performa(16:t's.
He has performed before a variety of groups and
institutions; camera clubs , medical conventions ,
veteran's groups and most recently .
FREEMASONS WITNESS THE
"SOMETIMES GREAT'
The setting is the basement cafeteria of the Scottish
Rite Temple of Freemasons. Darryl's show is a benefit
for Freemason and fellow magician, George Buyken.
George bills himself as the "World 's Worst Magician"
and has been performing comedy shows in Seattle
since 1911 .
Behind a shroud of secrecy, Darryl prepares his
show on a make s hift stage while up stairs th e
Freemasons busy themselves with their own form of
ritual. . .The Freemasons conclude business and filter
downstairs for some magical amusement. They sit
down to chocolate cupcakes and marshmallow
snowmen, cups of coffee and idle chatter. The show is
about to begin ... Darryl Beckman - The Sometimes
Great Magician ..
The illusionist appears from stage left , cigarette in
hand, blowing a continous cloud of smoke. He
continues blowing smoke while he unravels the
cigarette to expose paper and nothing else . He puts
the paper in his mouth and smoke keeps pouring out.
Then he begins pulling the paper out of his mouth ;
the small wad of white paper is now a long string of
multi-colored paper. The show has begun .
Tricks to follow include a sleight of hand with golf
balls, transformation of a flame into a purple scarf
and a diminishing card trick. He does rope tricks; he
does a Chinese stick trick; he transforms a flag into
an egg, constantly bantering the crowd, telling corny
jokes.
Darryl is nervous with this crowd of Freemasons
and they in turn are slow to loosen up . The lighting is
too bright; the audience is hard to figure out. What
kind of magic do they want7
The perspiring magician decides to rely on audience
participation. A stout sixtyish lady volunteers. The
. magician seemingly pours milk into her ear, pokes a
small hole in her elbow (7) and asks another volunteer
to pump her arm until the milk flow s out her elbow,
through a funnel and into a glass. The trick is a bit
shaky and drops of milk splatter on her dress . Upon
completion of his illusion, our magician friend assures
the lady she is now "90 per cent fat free."
Next comes an escape trick. The conjuror sits on a
chair, hands clasped in hi s lap. Two e lderl y
gentlemen volunteer to wrap a rope arou nd the
magician's legs and secure a knot around his wrists. He
repeatedly escapes from every knot they tie, each time
knocking one Freemason's sportcoat (used to conceal
his escape) on the floor. The response to this trick is
sho rt of overwhelming.
Magicians save their best trick for the climax of
their shows and tonight is no exception. Mr. Beckman
uses a jigsaw a nd a mechanical illu sion to pass the
saw through a lady volunteer without seperating her
in two. The image is effective and the show ends on
a successful note ...
We leave the volatile , sometimes great magician
after severa l hours of Seattle bar- hopping and
drinking. It is easy to like this professional mag ician.
He is wed to magic for life, for better or for worse. He
is Darryl the "Somet imes Great."

Beckman in a performance for Seattle Freemasons.

DARRYL BECKMAN
THE 6S0METIMES GREAT' MAGICIAN

COMMUNITY OF
SCHOLARS
! <' 111<' Edi tor:
F"erg rt'en , you dre sufferin g.
: " l lf ( l' o r dinal\'d stud ie, do not
'< 'rdinatl' interdisciplinarv ,tud"
I' hl' Y dl' no t re.Jch ou t to
'.' ntr ,11 r',ues and questions,
:r ,1\\ 109 the learning of di sc i;' iJn," In IfI'm the perip hery.
r !ye Me departme nta liza ti ons .
; hl y Jl' not even at te mpt to hide
tht' " hak\'-limbed hardening of
tht' (Jtl'go rie s that is setting in
rrematurely .
You r community of scho la rs is
tragmenting a;,d isolated .
Ti,e ('ra~iIrI'S5 is gOHf' , tire tol .' ,.,mcl' win take mrotlrer five
'.IL'1 1 r.:.

to leal'£, .·
1 nu are suftering from the
l'rr,'r, " I pragmatism , it is not so
much I hat you suffer from differl'nces in va lues, you have no
'·dlues. What replaces them , here
a nd there, is a dogma . a ste reotyre. l'Ur ow n Evergreen sy n drom e . This is as rigid, in its
"o rga ni c" way. as any role we
can pI,1\' in soc iety.
\ly Idst two years here have
i'cen 10 tw o of yo u r "best" procrdms. and they ha ve been as
, ,,Ird ly lacking in a sense of in-

terconnec tion wi th their bounda ries . with t he va lues. paradigms
a nd knowledge that lay o utside
them as any fascist co uid hope.
I'Ve have been too nar row with
<lur,elve s. our busy-ness exceeds
1I,. Ou r mind s. o ur com munit y
here Jre beCllming un eco logical
In ('very se nse 01 the word.
EVl'rgree n . y<lll are suffering
I rum a bureaucracy you won't
dclm it to. right up to the highest
adm ini strat ive levels. Yo u are
, ti ll suHeri ng from the MossClaba ugh decision in w hich an
l'xp,ess mandate of yuu r com:nunity, given through the desig"1 <lted cha nn els, was reversed.
W ho can trust a spirit li ke that?
Yo u suffe r from a Sounding
Board tha t desires tu sit a n exo t! icio member on the Board o f
Trustee s for every im aginab le
minority and special- int e re s t
group (yes, I was there). Yet
those who are asked to si t are
unw illing to ass um e the responsibility of being both a st udent
and d Third World person, or of
be ing both a woman a nd a staff
member, or of being gay and a
fac ulty m em b er at th e sa m e
t ime.
The reflection you cast, here
as in many areas, Evergreen, is
the fragmen ted , the withdrawing,

the unwilling - to-assume-responsi bilit y - for- what - is- not-my-spe cia li zat ion .,commun ity of techrriciews . (Here at Evergreen we
have technica l experts in being
opp ressed. )
Evergree n you a re backing o ut
from the experiment yo u started
o ut to be. You have plenty of
excuses if you need them. It is
no t, after all, the late Sixties-early
sevent ies period of upheaval any
more. Time wears particularly
hard on revo lutionary efforts.
One has to define o neself at
some po in t, after a ll , doesn't
o ne?
And whu are you, Evergreen,
but m y responsib ility , and the
respons ibilit y of a ll your students, staff, facu lt y and adm in istration: your commun ity ? The
problem is, you do not exis t at
all un less that responsibility is
tak£'l! ; responded to . You a re
our responsibi lit y to question the
Wily we are slowly drifting into
adeq uate normalcy , rat her than
our goi ng into program s of our
second choice .
You are ou r responsibility to
lact' ou r bou nd aries between
,cie ncl' and art an d black and
wome n and soc ia l and political
va lu e, ,In d mcn and hi story and
rl'lig il1n and psychology and philosop hy, a nd to be courageous
eno ugh to think and act on them
rather than be happy technicians
whl' ca n wo rk for any Hitler.
Yo u are not the child of political power gro ups as you no w
stand Evergreen, you are the
ch il d of o ur abd ication of o ur resptlnsibility to ou rse lves.
Jeremy Robertson

SINCERE BUT
MISGUIDED
To the Editor:
Much of last quarter's uproar
concerning TESC governa nce
was, to my mind , centered
around the issue of rep resenta tion. I believe that this issue
shoul d be exa mined with respect
to Evergreen's evo lved definition.

Board meetings are open to the
whole community and any
person present may speak. There fore I do not know how the
Boa rd of Trustees, by inviting
community involvement can be
construed to have advanced a
" raci st, sexist attack." What is
even more difficult for me to ~n­
derstand is how the actions of a
sincere but misguided Sounding
Board "brings out the chronic
history of racism and sexism in
the Un ited States," as Stone
Thomas said. A proposed boycott of Board of Trustees meetings is the height of absurdity
and is an example of counterproductive confrontation politics.
Although I think that COG II
needs to be reworked , I think
that its intent to bring the decision-making process closest to
th ose whom it affects is th e correct approach to community
involvement in gove rn a nc e ,
ra ther th a n confrontation politics . In searching for a philosophy of representation for Evergreen, I hope that a constru ctive,
cooperative approach will be
taken .
l3ill Fulton

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Representation is a major factor behind the desire that has re ce ntly been expressed for a union
of students, whose representatives would bargain for student
int eres ts. I feel the concept of
governan ce this implies is destructive a nd against the grain of
Evergreen philosophy . My reaso ning follows from Ev~rgreen' s
co ncep t of in terdiscip linary studies, which is an attempt to cons tructively integrate knowledge.
It seems to me that a symbiotic
approac h to -governa nce is consis te nt with Evergreen's wish for
interdisciplinary effort. In the
same way that we wish to combine academ ic disciplines , which
have their ('w n goals, methods,
a nd areas of interest , so also
should we attempt to integrate
the sepa rate and equally neces sa ry functions of students, staff,
faculty a nd a dmini stration .
As I see it, this is the in tent of COG II, and ha s a great
deal of va lidit y and just ifi ca tion .
A studen t union (a nd the conseque nt faculty union, staff union,
etc.) defeats t~i s intent by use of
confro nta t io n po litics which serve
on ly to remind us of the differen ces between tl.e groups, and to
deepen those differences.
The Board of Trustees meeting
of December 12 is a specific exa mple of the representation issue,
the Board of Trustees had earlier
requested one non-voting represe nta tive eac h from the stu dents,
sta ff and faculty, where each
representative was to represent
their whole constituent group .
This to my mind is very commendable, a nd the additional
st ipul atio n that one of these represen tatives must be a woman
and o ne must be a minority is
not both e rsome t o me. Why
cannot a Black student representative, for exa mple , represent my
interests (I timidly venture to say
that I am a white male hetero sex ual non-rockhound)7 A representative should be bi g enough
to presen t the in terests of his or
her who le group. In addition,

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by John Dodge
Magicians are actors who play the part of
magicians. An in one young man's case, a student is a
magician who plays the part of a student. Living up
to a reputation as an innovative institution, Evergreen
has found room for a Seattle magician to pursue his
college education.
Darryl Beckman, 31, is at work on an individual
contract with Evergreen instructor Joye Peskin. The
title of the contract is "Planning and Taking a Magic
Show on the Road." The contract calls for the
personable, professional magician to perform four
benefit shows in the Seattle area followed by a six
week magical tour of state community colleges and
universities.
A FRATERNITY OF ILLUSIONISTS
Magicians are a rare breed of men, effectively
mixing illusion and reality into a magic show. They
are fast moving, dexterous showmen who rely upon
sleight-of-hand and mechanical illusions. They are
conjurors and entertainers with a strong sense for the
dramatic . They covet their magic like a well-kept
secret, exchanging and selling tricks within their
fraternity of illusionists.
Darryl Beckman chose to join the fraternity of
magicians at an early age. He recalled, "I was an only
child in a predominately Catholic neighborhood.
Magic became a surrogate brother to me; a friend to
play with on all those rainy days."
He joined the Seattle Junior Magicians Club at the
age of 12. His interest in magic carried through his
yea rs at Roosevelt High School. Upon graduation, he
spent the next three years in Alaska, working as a
stevedore in the summer and doing magic shows on a
loca l T .V. s tation in the winter. Next came military
serv ice . He was stationed in Europe 1967 to 1969
where he did magic shows in officer's clubs . During
this tim e, he a lso studied under "T he Great
Mandrake," once Houdini 's technical advisor.
(Al though primarily remembered as an escape artist,
Houdini's "Va nishing Ele phant" routine is considered
the grandest stage illu s ion in history .)
After military serv ice, Darryl .studied at Seattle
Communi ty College in the field of drama. He then
enrolled at Evergreen in an individual contract with
Thad Curtz in a course of study entit led "Magic as a
Legitimate Form of Drama." Later, Darryl traveled to
Los Angeles to videotape young magicians at the
Hollywood Castle, and was encouraged by Curtz to
read the works of Freud and Jung in relation to his
studies. As h e remembered, "the magic never really
came together with the academics."
MAGIC IN ALASKA
The energetic and se lf-named "sometimes great"
magician formed another individual contract with
Carrie Cable winter quarter, 1974, and turned to
Alaska to teach magic for the Anchorage Parks and
Recreation Department every Saturday for five weeks.
Darryl flew into out-of-the-way villages to perform
his magic from a base camp 500 miles away in Aniak.
From there he was flown to sma ll er villages
(telecommunication sites) by pilots contracted to
R,C.A. He will never forget his first trip into the
bush.

" ... A single engine Cesna took us into the' village,
Nomrally a pilot would not fly at night, but due to
tire nature of my schedu le it was necessary ... The
larrding strip was like a footba ll field without lights .
Rather than hav ing lrmding lights, the villagers took
two Polaris Skidoos, turned on their lights and p laced
t!rem at opposite ends of the field . . ,and that was our
landing strip. .it was amazing. From where the plane
landed , it was three miles to the community center.
My assistant and ·1 put all our gear on the back of a
sled. We got on the back of a skidoo and I put my
doves in my pocket . . . The last thing we looked like

was entertainers . .. Then the skidoos took off,
accelerating to 40 m.p.h. in the -40 degree
weather . . . We reached the community center and it
was half an hour before my hands thawed out enough
to begin the show . .. "
Another magician, sponsored by the Alaska State
Commision on the Arts, preceded Darryl into the
bush and met with a peculiar fate: "The magician was
performing in Southeast Alaskan Indian and Eskimo
villages, villages in which the once influential shamans
have taken a few steps back over the years due to
missionary influence, T.V., and villagers taking trips
to the larger towns, .. Anyway, in the middle of one
magic show, the shaman walked up to the magician
and bit him on the nose ... He didn't bite it off, but
the end result was the cancellation (due to cultural
differences) of \he magicians tour. .. "
, Darryllcomp!eted his "Magic and Teaching Children"
contract by returning to Seattle and pertorming for
Lake Washington school district pre-schoolers for
three weeks. "With children I try to include as much
audience as possible," Darryl said. "It's important for
. me to feel one with the audience, to make people
laugh." Darryl added, "I would like to have a T.V.
~how for kids."
PIKE PLACE MAGIC SHOP
• While taking a break from his travels and academic
schedule, the magic man learned of a vacancy in the
Pike Place Market; a perfect location for a magic
shop. He was one the 250 original applicants. The list
was .narrowed to 17. Almost as if by magic, the
vacant shop was awarded to Darryl the Sometimes
Great.
The Pike Place Magic Shop is a narrow hole in the
wall on the lower level of the market. Located next to
"G randma's Attic," the magic shop is a hang-out for
you ng kids, a sto re for aspiring magicians and a
resource center for serious amateur and professional
magicians. The 500 items for sale range from the
magic thimbles ($1.00) to the Dove-Through-Glass
Trick ($55.00 ). The hottest selling item is the
mechanical illusion, Cup and Balls.
Along one wall, Darryl has tacked calling cards,
photographs, and stories concerning fellow magicians.

There is also a letter from Doug Henninga nationajly known magician who recently performed
his dazzling show on television.
When the shop fills with customers. a mini-magic
show is inevitable. Logically enough, a demonstration
precedes most sales. On Saturdays, when the kids are
out of school, two or three magicians may be on hand
to perform their artful illusions .
Darryl's own magic shows vary with the situation
and audience. Keeping in mind that h e is an
entertainer first and a magician second, he
incorporates lighting and drama into his. performa(16:t's.
He has performed before a variety of groups and
institutions; camera clubs , medical conventions ,
veteran's groups and most recently .
FREEMASONS WITNESS THE
"SOMETIMES GREAT'
The setting is the basement cafeteria of the Scottish
Rite Temple of Freemasons. Darryl's show is a benefit
for Freemason and fellow magician, George Buyken.
George bills himself as the "World 's Worst Magician"
and has been performing comedy shows in Seattle
since 1911 .
Behind a shroud of secrecy, Darryl prepares his
show on a make s hift stage while up stairs th e
Freemasons busy themselves with their own form of
ritual. . .The Freemasons conclude business and filter
downstairs for some magical amusement. They sit
down to chocolate cupcakes and marshmallow
snowmen, cups of coffee and idle chatter. The show is
about to begin ... Darryl Beckman - The Sometimes
Great Magician ..
The illusionist appears from stage left , cigarette in
hand, blowing a continous cloud of smoke. He
continues blowing smoke while he unravels the
cigarette to expose paper and nothing else . He puts
the paper in his mouth and smoke keeps pouring out.
Then he begins pulling the paper out of his mouth ;
the small wad of white paper is now a long string of
multi-colored paper. The show has begun .
Tricks to follow include a sleight of hand with golf
balls, transformation of a flame into a purple scarf
and a diminishing card trick. He does rope tricks; he
does a Chinese stick trick; he transforms a flag into
an egg, constantly bantering the crowd, telling corny
jokes.
Darryl is nervous with this crowd of Freemasons
and they in turn are slow to loosen up . The lighting is
too bright; the audience is hard to figure out. What
kind of magic do they want7
The perspiring magician decides to rely on audience
participation. A stout sixtyish lady volunteers. The
. magician seemingly pours milk into her ear, pokes a
small hole in her elbow (7) and asks another volunteer
to pump her arm until the milk flow s out her elbow,
through a funnel and into a glass. The trick is a bit
shaky and drops of milk splatter on her dress . Upon
completion of his illusion, our magician friend assures
the lady she is now "90 per cent fat free."
Next comes an escape trick. The conjuror sits on a
chair, hands clasped in hi s lap. Two e lderl y
gentlemen volunteer to wrap a rope arou nd the
magician's legs and secure a knot around his wrists. He
repeatedly escapes from every knot they tie, each time
knocking one Freemason's sportcoat (used to conceal
his escape) on the floor. The response to this trick is
sho rt of overwhelming.
Magicians save their best trick for the climax of
their shows and tonight is no exception. Mr. Beckman
uses a jigsaw a nd a mechanical illu sion to pass the
saw through a lady volunteer without seperating her
in two. The image is effective and the show ends on
a successful note ...
We leave the volatile , sometimes great magician
after severa l hours of Seattle bar- hopping and
drinking. It is easy to like this professional mag ician.
He is wed to magic for life, for better or for worse. He
is Darryl the "Somet imes Great."

Beckman in a performance for Seattle Freemasons.

A tire in ,me (If the bedrooms
"I Mod 316B resulted in little
Jama)\e but lots of smoke in the
ea rly morning hours of Jan. 9.
The fire was apparently started
when a candle . burning on an
a pple b0x. ignited a kerosene
lamp sitting next to it. Katherine
Lusher . who was sleeping in the
r<'om . attempted to put the fire
out with a blanket. Although she
sub dued it quite a bit. Lusher
called Security when she was unsuccessfu l in putting the fire out
tl)tally. Emergency vehicles responded within two minutes of
the call. Firefighters were' met by
heavy volumes of smoke inside.
but managed to put the fire out
quickly .
Student fi~eman Norm Gregory
advises that the fastest way to
ca ll the fire truck (or Medic I
\'.1nl is to pull a fire alarm or
di.1 l 3333. Fire alarms are 10<,It ed on each floor of the dorms
" nd in the Mod parking lot.
\1cLa ne Fire Department Chiet
,-' haries Allison asks that stu- ~

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burn candles. Chief Allison sug- .
lIests keeping them out of the
bedroom and confining them to
a table. "All we ask is a little
discretion in where candles are
used:' says the Chief.

nated mi le-wide. near-wilderness
"buffer zone" to surround the
wilderness core. Write your Congressman an~ Rep . Lloyd Meeds
at the House Office Building,
Washington. D.e. 20515 in support of t he Meeds bill.

ALPINE LAKES
NEED MORE LETTERS FROM THE SPORTS
Alpine Lakes is still in the
KIOSK
news and still needs your support. Sometime this February the
Meeds Compromise of a 920.000
acre " Ice Peaks Enchantment
Area" including a wilderness
core of 383.600 acres will be
voted on by tt.e full House Interior Committee. Last December
a smaller wilderness area of
342.000 acres was proposed by
Rep. Mike McCormack. This
smaller wilderness bill would
also have eliminated any requirements that the U.S . Forest Service purchase private lands owned
by timber companies within the
proposed wilderness . It was defeated by just one vote (11 - 10).
On the day of the voting there
were 15 timber lobbyists and no
conservationists. Three supporters of the Meeds Compromise
changed their votes and went
"timber" that day . accounting
for the dose tabulation. One
member of thE' subcommittee
noted. "[ don't think the bill
would pass the full committee if
tha t kind of lobbying is n:peated. "
We' ve compromised enough!
A lpine Lakes depf:nds on your
support . [n your letters ask for
the inclusion of the now elimi-

Intramural league play is being
offered in' Basketball and Volleyball. Team applications are due
for both sports by Jan. 22. To
obtain a roster form, stop by the
Sport Kiosk and pick one up.
Basketball requires at least three
people and \T olleyball requires
seven folks to complete the roster. We encourage staff and faculty to participate. All leagues
hegin the week of Jan. 26.
RACQUETBALL WORKSHOP
FOR WOMEN
Elizabeth "Plum" Stark will
conduct a racquetball clinic
aimed at the beginning and intermediate levels of women racquetballers. The date is Jan. 19
either 10 / 11 and 3 14 at the CRC
Building. Sign up at the Sports
Kiosk for the time most convenient for you.
WINTER QUARTER
PROGRAM
Hey! The Sports Kiosk has
things to do. Lots of nighttime
activity. clinics , and special
events . A schedule for your personal reference is available for
the asking and the outside of our
kiosk keeps you well informed.
So get involved and have some
fun!! !

THE DELI

Featuring:
:'.
'''Pure Natural Fruit Juices
Golden Honey Ice Cream
Large Variety of KEFI R
Natural Food Goodies
-:--.;.(;~~~~~~~
The Best Milk Prices in Town
"STOP BY AND SEE US"
2nd Floor CAB -

FROM MCCANN:
GOVERNANCE
Our governance policies call
for' their reassessment this year.
For the reassessment that
occurred two years ago, here is
the way the committee was
formed: four students, four
faculty . two administrators (vice
presidents. deans, directors, etc .),
four staff not included in the
above categories, and one member of the Board of . Trustees.
Fifty percent of the representatives in each class were selected
from among persons who had
served on any of the variety of
bodies set up under the existing
COG document (e.g., sounding
board, appeals boards, DTF's,
etc.). The other fifty percent
were selected from a list of
persons who volunteered to be
on the commission.
This time, especially now that
we're in our fifth year, we need
a very searching assessment of
the faults and strengths of our
governance policies in each
aspect of college life. Since that
part of the charge alone will call
for a tremendous amount of
detailed work, even before the
committee can go on to suggest
improvements. I .think it appropriate to have a large committee,
of thirty (ten faculty. ten
students, ten staff; since Trustees
cou ld sit in when they respectively had time, no forma l appointment should be necessary).
Because even with more people
each will have much work, the
committee should be made up of
people who know what they're
-. getting in for.
1'd like to take this opportunity of inviting people to let me
know if they would be willing to
serve on the committee. or to
nominate someone qualified and
willing to serve. I don't want to
tum this into a contest, but it
would be helpful if notes told me
a little bit about yourself or the
nominee since I must make sure
that the committee reflects all
people at Evergreen as accurately

as possible.
1'd appreciate receiving expressions of interest or nominations
by February 1.
• The self help bicycle ' repair
facilities at Evergreen is a student
funded organization designed to
help you help your bicycle. It is
located in the basement of the
CAB and costs 25 cents per visit.
The hours are reduced to Wednesdays and Fridays, 2 -' 7 p .m.
for winter season .
Workshops in bicycle repair
are Fridays 4 - 7 p.m. beginning
January 23. The $3 workshop
will continue three or four
weeks. Sign up in CAB 305 and
pay at the cashier's office on the
first floor of the Library . For
more information call -6220.
• Interested in music1 Faculty
member Tom Foote is forming
an electnc modem country band
and he needs musicians. Auditions will be conducted Jan. 20
at 7 p.m . on the fourth floor of
the Seminar building.
e Late additions from the ASH
Coffeehaus: Saturday, Jan. 17 "David Copperfield" (1935-USA)
- directed by George Cukor
and ' starring W.e. Fields, Basil
Rathbone, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Field's portrayal of Micawber is great; a true Dickensian
character. The film celebrates the
heights of Holly studio productions. L.H. I at 7 p.m. and 9:30
p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 18 - Sunday
Night Music in the ASH
Commons features "Dumi and
the Minanzi Marimba Ensemble"
playing traditional African music
and their own composi tions.
Starts at 8 p.m.
eThursday. Jan . 22 at 7:30
p.m. in Lee. Hall #1 Evergreen
will host Russ Mohney, field
naturalist for the Pacific Search
magazine. Mohney will speak on
the disappearance of Puget
Sound killer whales and the need
for their protection. as well as
the sta tus of other locally
endanged animals .

MORNINGSIDE INDUSTRIES
. GIFT SHOP

Next to Bank -

Open M - F 8 - 10

Wrought Iron Hangers, Holders & Stands
Patch I Quilts. Wool Slippers
Ceramics & Pottery
M-F

9-5:30

113 N . CAPITOL WAY
352 -2261

EJ's Grocery and Toia Shop

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EVIEW
IT PAYS TO SHOP AROUND
by Jill Stewart
Economically, Evergreeners are as diverse as a rich family and a poor family can be. But the varied
range of economic backgrounds we come from do not give us many varying opinions about money. Most
Evergreeners are looking for a bargain. ' Money means budgets and budgets mean priorities, so we all
work to keep our basic spending, like rent, school and food to a reasonable minimum - that extra cash
is nice to have around.
Many Evergreen students straggle down to Mark-it Foods to buy the necessary nourishment without
considering the other good deals around town. Sea-Mart, for instance, has a whole wall of nothing but '
meat, in contrast to Mark-it's small supply. A lot of the meat is white-face range fed cattle - a good
buy if you are tired of supporting grain-fed cattle ranchers . However Sea-Mart has an inadequate vegetable section .
Those of you who have avoided the stigma of shopping at Safeway are missing the best vegetable
supply in the area. Unlike Safeway's packaged foods. their produce is priced under specials to compete
with the mark-your-own stores.
In a price comparison conducted Jan. 10 - 12 at six local grocery stores Sea-Mart cashed in as the least
expensive p lace to shop while Food King was the most expensive.
The breakdown:
Sea-Mart
Mark-It
Safeway
Food King
Ralph's
Food Town
$1 .50
1 gal. 2 % milk
$1.50
$1.50
$1.50
$1.50
$1.58
.79
.81
1 dozen large eggs
.76
.69s
.75
.75
3.59
3.29
2 Ibs. cheese
3.33
3.09
2.95
2.79s
.33
.33
1 lb. margarine
.33
.32
.29s
.39
.69'
.69
2 Ibs. yogurt
.75
.69
.69
.91
1.19
5 Ibs. wheat flour
1.21
1.19
1.16
1.19
1.18
.87
2 Ibs. spaghetti noodles
.81
.79
.87
.76
.76
.55
1 loaf 1/ 2 wheat bread
.49s
.43
.43
.33s
.42
.10s
1 lb. apples
.39
.33
.10s
.25
.25s
.27
1 lb. oranges
.29
.23
.20
.20
.22
.29
1 lb. bananas
.19s
.25
.19s
.23
.25
.29
1 bun. head lettuce
.39
.33
.33
.27
.25s
.39
1 iceberg lettuce
.45
.39
.39
.37
.43
1 lb . mushrooms
1.09
.98s
1.19
1.15
.98s
1.10
1 cucumber
. 23s
.45
.25s
.25
.25
.25s
1 lb. tomatoes
.69
.59
.59
.59
57s
.59
1 lb. hamburger
.79
.69
.79
.59
.69
.79
1 lb. chuck roast
1.19
.69
1.09
.99
. 69
.67s
24 fl. oz. oil
.85
.87
.89
.77
.74
.77
1 qt. mayonnaise
1.19
1.05
1.09
.98
.97
.99s
3 lbs . peanut butter
1.88
1.86
2.01
1.81 s
1.86
2.19
3 lbs. honey
2.79
2.79
2.77
2.39
2.39
2.65
1 can tuna
.55
.49
.51
.42
.42
.43
1 can 28 oz. whole tomatoes
.57
.49
.57
.45
.46
.47
1 can 15 oz. tomato sauce
.37
.31
.33
.30s
.30
.31
1 can chicken noodle soup
.23
.20s
.22
.20s
.19
.20
1 can cr. of mushroom soup
.24
.22
.21
.20
.20s
.20
1 can 17 oz. corn '
.37
.35
.31
. 29s
.29
~
$23.88
$23.13
$23.54
$21.36
$21.59
$20.93

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.. .
Triumph "71" 650 TROPHY. V
Very reliable and 55 mpg. A
quite interesting machine.
10,000 miles, $750 or offer.
ASH 61 (89).
For sale: '59 Chevy Panel 4
sp. 6 cyl. needs rear end. $200
- will talk. Call 943-6489.
Would the people that borrowed my boots and . socks
during the Nisqually flood
please call Nora at -5209.
Two bed. fum. apt. at the
~iy Quad for Spring Quarter
Mar . 20 - June 14. $169 per
month, contact 6616 or 3774999.
DRUMMER. new in area
looking for a band or musicians. Call Tom, 491-5155.
FOOD STAMP ABUSERS!
We are 3 Evergreen media students who want to obtain
strictly anonymous taped interview for an in-program
production. ALL CONTACTS
CONFIDENTIAL. Call Chris,
866-5174 or Jill. 357-7391
Eves.
Spalding Sideral S L skis.
Marker Bindings 207 cm Tom. 357-5336. $70 .
Zap-Milk for the duck. 1 left
a Zuni Inlay silver bracelet in
the sauna on Jan. 9th. It
. means more than God's socks
to me. Call KURT, 866-3999 .
MIZUT ANI 10-SPEED BIKE
221/2 inch - beautiful bike,
perfect condition . Lots of extras, $100.00 - or offer? Call
753-9440 before 4:30 p.m ..
456-3429 after 4: 40 and weekends .
TYPING SERVICE - Several
styles of type available, 65
cents per page. Kathy Combs .
352-9465 or 943-9871.

Free TV Cable

SALMON THREATENED
Death by suffocation threatened millions of salmon eggs and young when a
truck carrying 30 tons of powdered zinc
jackknifed on Highway 101 Jan. 6,
contaminating Purdy Creek, water supply
to the George Adams Hatchery.
A mass evacuation of over 15.6 million
eggs. fry, and yearlings kept Dept. of
Fisheries and Game Dept. employees busy
for 18 hours. Of the 15.6 million. 90.000
yearlings were released directly into
Purdy Creek and are moving toward
Puget Sound. These yearlings were originally destined to be "resident salmon" fish that are held past their optimum release time to destroy their instinct to head
for open sea. The fish then stay in the
Puget Sound, enhancing recreational fishing. However. now they will leave the
Sound.
Fisheries Director Don Moos said that
four million eggs and fry were taken to
the Game Department's Skokomish hatchery and 1.6 million yearlings were planted

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in Sequallitchew Lake on Ft. Lewis. Moos'
major concern was the shock element to
the fish caused by moving them . "We
could easily have a 25 percent mortality
rate in both developmental stages simply
because we had to move them," he said.
One part zinc to 10 million parts water
is enough to kill salmon, causing a suffocating mucous growth over their gills.
Initial water quality samples taken last
Friday revealed a zinc solution level of
less than .01 part per million of water.
While this level can be very toxic to fish
it will not kill them, Moos said. He felt
almost certain that the evacuated fish had
escaped danger.
If the zinc remains in the water, future
use of the hatchery may be impossible.
However. Department of Ecology information indicates that the dissolved zinc
can be naturally flushed from the water
system. In the next six weeks the Department of Ecology will determine how long
the flushing process will take.

Just down the Road from the Greenwood Inn
A Singles CommUnity

1 Room • 74.50
2 Rooms .144.00
4 Rooms $250.00

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During die next 3 '/i months we in the Admissions Office
will be bringing high school seniors to Evergreen for a 24hour visit. We need dorm and apartment students to act as
host/sponsors . We will pay you $3 for each student you
host. Your duties are few . You would pick up the high
school students at 5:00 p.m . one day and return them by 12
noon the following day . You would take them to meals and
classes - they pay for their own meals. They bunk in your
rooms . We supply linen. blankets and pillows. If you would
like to help. please contact Jim in Admissions at 6170 or
Jackie in Housing at 6583 .

Olympia

357-6245

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& a Navy Man.
For more details see
ohn H . SchwenkerR MCM
harles R. ArmgaETI(SS)
319 South Sound Center
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HELP EVERGREEN AND BE PAID FOR I'T

• This week's topic for the
Health Education Seminar is
"USE OF OVER THE COUNTER
MEDICATIONS ." learn about
the usefulness and uselessness of
some non - prescriptive drugs.
There a lso will be time for
questions and answers with
campus physician Dale Minner .
The seminar is Jan. 20. 1976 .
12 - 1 p.m. in lib. 2129 .

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• The Gifford -,",nchet National
Forest is developing a management plan for the Upper Cispis
area. Proposals for wilderness
preservation are being considered
but are not popular with timber
and forestry interests. The Forest
. Service is holding an Informa ·
tion meeting: Jan. 21 7:30 p.m_ .
Community Center, 1 block east
of Daily Olympian on left of 4th
street.

• because Food King did not carry this size yogurt they were given benefit of the doubt .
s -these items were on special at a reduced price.

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• The first in a series
Sexuality Workshops will
offered Wednesday, Jan . 21 in
CAB 108 at 7 p.m. Marguerite
Elia and Lori Lakshas will talk
about feminine and masculine
mystiques, the origin of male
and female roles and their
implications today . The workshop is sponsored by the Human
Growth Center, Health Services,
Faith Center and the Gay
Resource Center.

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A tire in ,me (If the bedrooms
"I Mod 316B resulted in little
Jama)\e but lots of smoke in the
ea rly morning hours of Jan. 9.
The fire was apparently started
when a candle . burning on an
a pple b0x. ignited a kerosene
lamp sitting next to it. Katherine
Lusher . who was sleeping in the
r<'om . attempted to put the fire
out with a blanket. Although she
sub dued it quite a bit. Lusher
called Security when she was unsuccessfu l in putting the fire out
tl)tally. Emergency vehicles responded within two minutes of
the call. Firefighters were' met by
heavy volumes of smoke inside.
but managed to put the fire out
quickly .
Student fi~eman Norm Gregory
advises that the fastest way to
ca ll the fire truck (or Medic I
\'.1nl is to pull a fire alarm or
di.1 l 3333. Fire alarms are 10<,It ed on each floor of the dorms
" nd in the Mod parking lot.
\1cLa ne Fire Department Chiet
,-' haries Allison asks that stu- ~

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dents be more careful where they
burn candles. Chief Allison sug- .
lIests keeping them out of the
bedroom and confining them to
a table. "All we ask is a little
discretion in where candles are
used:' says the Chief.

nated mi le-wide. near-wilderness
"buffer zone" to surround the
wilderness core. Write your Congressman an~ Rep . Lloyd Meeds
at the House Office Building,
Washington. D.e. 20515 in support of t he Meeds bill.

ALPINE LAKES
NEED MORE LETTERS FROM THE SPORTS
Alpine Lakes is still in the
KIOSK
news and still needs your support. Sometime this February the
Meeds Compromise of a 920.000
acre " Ice Peaks Enchantment
Area" including a wilderness
core of 383.600 acres will be
voted on by tt.e full House Interior Committee. Last December
a smaller wilderness area of
342.000 acres was proposed by
Rep. Mike McCormack. This
smaller wilderness bill would
also have eliminated any requirements that the U.S . Forest Service purchase private lands owned
by timber companies within the
proposed wilderness . It was defeated by just one vote (11 - 10).
On the day of the voting there
were 15 timber lobbyists and no
conservationists. Three supporters of the Meeds Compromise
changed their votes and went
"timber" that day . accounting
for the dose tabulation. One
member of thE' subcommittee
noted. "[ don't think the bill
would pass the full committee if
tha t kind of lobbying is n:peated. "
We' ve compromised enough!
A lpine Lakes depf:nds on your
support . [n your letters ask for
the inclusion of the now elimi-

Intramural league play is being
offered in' Basketball and Volleyball. Team applications are due
for both sports by Jan. 22. To
obtain a roster form, stop by the
Sport Kiosk and pick one up.
Basketball requires at least three
people and \T olleyball requires
seven folks to complete the roster. We encourage staff and faculty to participate. All leagues
hegin the week of Jan. 26.
RACQUETBALL WORKSHOP
FOR WOMEN
Elizabeth "Plum" Stark will
conduct a racquetball clinic
aimed at the beginning and intermediate levels of women racquetballers. The date is Jan. 19
either 10 / 11 and 3 14 at the CRC
Building. Sign up at the Sports
Kiosk for the time most convenient for you.
WINTER QUARTER
PROGRAM
Hey! The Sports Kiosk has
things to do. Lots of nighttime
activity. clinics , and special
events . A schedule for your personal reference is available for
the asking and the outside of our
kiosk keeps you well informed.
So get involved and have some
fun!! !

THE DELI

Featuring:
:'.
'''Pure Natural Fruit Juices
Golden Honey Ice Cream
Large Variety of KEFI R
Natural Food Goodies
-:--.;.(;~~~~~~~
The Best Milk Prices in Town
"STOP BY AND SEE US"
2nd Floor CAB -

FROM MCCANN:
GOVERNANCE
Our governance policies call
for' their reassessment this year.
For the reassessment that
occurred two years ago, here is
the way the committee was
formed: four students, four
faculty . two administrators (vice
presidents. deans, directors, etc .),
four staff not included in the
above categories, and one member of the Board of . Trustees.
Fifty percent of the representatives in each class were selected
from among persons who had
served on any of the variety of
bodies set up under the existing
COG document (e.g., sounding
board, appeals boards, DTF's,
etc.). The other fifty percent
were selected from a list of
persons who volunteered to be
on the commission.
This time, especially now that
we're in our fifth year, we need
a very searching assessment of
the faults and strengths of our
governance policies in each
aspect of college life. Since that
part of the charge alone will call
for a tremendous amount of
detailed work, even before the
committee can go on to suggest
improvements. I .think it appropriate to have a large committee,
of thirty (ten faculty. ten
students, ten staff; since Trustees
cou ld sit in when they respectively had time, no forma l appointment should be necessary).
Because even with more people
each will have much work, the
committee should be made up of
people who know what they're
-. getting in for.
1'd like to take this opportunity of inviting people to let me
know if they would be willing to
serve on the committee. or to
nominate someone qualified and
willing to serve. I don't want to
tum this into a contest, but it
would be helpful if notes told me
a little bit about yourself or the
nominee since I must make sure
that the committee reflects all
people at Evergreen as accurately

as possible.
1'd appreciate receiving expressions of interest or nominations
by February 1.
• The self help bicycle ' repair
facilities at Evergreen is a student
funded organization designed to
help you help your bicycle. It is
located in the basement of the
CAB and costs 25 cents per visit.
The hours are reduced to Wednesdays and Fridays, 2 -' 7 p .m.
for winter season .
Workshops in bicycle repair
are Fridays 4 - 7 p.m. beginning
January 23. The $3 workshop
will continue three or four
weeks. Sign up in CAB 305 and
pay at the cashier's office on the
first floor of the Library . For
more information call -6220.
• Interested in music1 Faculty
member Tom Foote is forming
an electnc modem country band
and he needs musicians. Auditions will be conducted Jan. 20
at 7 p.m . on the fourth floor of
the Seminar building.
e Late additions from the ASH
Coffeehaus: Saturday, Jan. 17 "David Copperfield" (1935-USA)
- directed by George Cukor
and ' starring W.e. Fields, Basil
Rathbone, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Field's portrayal of Micawber is great; a true Dickensian
character. The film celebrates the
heights of Holly studio productions. L.H. I at 7 p.m. and 9:30
p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 18 - Sunday
Night Music in the ASH
Commons features "Dumi and
the Minanzi Marimba Ensemble"
playing traditional African music
and their own composi tions.
Starts at 8 p.m.
eThursday. Jan . 22 at 7:30
p.m. in Lee. Hall #1 Evergreen
will host Russ Mohney, field
naturalist for the Pacific Search
magazine. Mohney will speak on
the disappearance of Puget
Sound killer whales and the need
for their protection. as well as
the sta tus of other locally
endanged animals .

MORNINGSIDE INDUSTRIES
. GIFT SHOP

Next to Bank -

Open M - F 8 - 10

Wrought Iron Hangers, Holders & Stands
Patch I Quilts. Wool Slippers
Ceramics & Pottery
M-F

9-5:30

113 N . CAPITOL WAY
352 -2261

EJ's Grocery and Toia Shop

~Colonyqnnc54partmenf§
1818 EV ERGRE E N PARK DR IVE· O l Y MPIA

All Utilities Paid

WA 98 502 .

2 06

8 am - 11 pm Daily

943 -7 330

Social Rooms

EVIEW
IT PAYS TO SHOP AROUND
by Jill Stewart
Economically, Evergreeners are as diverse as a rich family and a poor family can be. But the varied
range of economic backgrounds we come from do not give us many varying opinions about money. Most
Evergreeners are looking for a bargain. ' Money means budgets and budgets mean priorities, so we all
work to keep our basic spending, like rent, school and food to a reasonable minimum - that extra cash
is nice to have around.
Many Evergreen students straggle down to Mark-it Foods to buy the necessary nourishment without
considering the other good deals around town. Sea-Mart, for instance, has a whole wall of nothing but '
meat, in contrast to Mark-it's small supply. A lot of the meat is white-face range fed cattle - a good
buy if you are tired of supporting grain-fed cattle ranchers . However Sea-Mart has an inadequate vegetable section .
Those of you who have avoided the stigma of shopping at Safeway are missing the best vegetable
supply in the area. Unlike Safeway's packaged foods. their produce is priced under specials to compete
with the mark-your-own stores.
In a price comparison conducted Jan. 10 - 12 at six local grocery stores Sea-Mart cashed in as the least
expensive p lace to shop while Food King was the most expensive.
The breakdown:
Sea-Mart
Mark-It
Safeway
Food King
Ralph's
Food Town
$1 .50
1 gal. 2 % milk
$1.50
$1.50
$1.50
$1.50
$1.58
.79
.81
1 dozen large eggs
.76
.69s
.75
.75
3.59
3.29
2 Ibs. cheese
3.33
3.09
2.95
2.79s
.33
.33
1 lb. margarine
.33
.32
.29s
.39
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- will talk. Call 943-6489.
Would the people that borrowed my boots and . socks
during the Nisqually flood
please call Nora at -5209.
Two bed. fum. apt. at the
~iy Quad for Spring Quarter
Mar . 20 - June 14. $169 per
month, contact 6616 or 3774999.
DRUMMER. new in area
looking for a band or musicians. Call Tom, 491-5155.
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We are 3 Evergreen media students who want to obtain
strictly anonymous taped interview for an in-program
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Spalding Sideral S L skis.
Marker Bindings 207 cm Tom. 357-5336. $70 .
Zap-Milk for the duck. 1 left
a Zuni Inlay silver bracelet in
the sauna on Jan. 9th. It
. means more than God's socks
to me. Call KURT, 866-3999 .
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perfect condition . Lots of extras, $100.00 - or offer? Call
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SALMON THREATENED
Death by suffocation threatened millions of salmon eggs and young when a
truck carrying 30 tons of powdered zinc
jackknifed on Highway 101 Jan. 6,
contaminating Purdy Creek, water supply
to the George Adams Hatchery.
A mass evacuation of over 15.6 million
eggs. fry, and yearlings kept Dept. of
Fisheries and Game Dept. employees busy
for 18 hours. Of the 15.6 million. 90.000
yearlings were released directly into
Purdy Creek and are moving toward
Puget Sound. These yearlings were originally destined to be "resident salmon" fish that are held past their optimum release time to destroy their instinct to head
for open sea. The fish then stay in the
Puget Sound, enhancing recreational fishing. However. now they will leave the
Sound.
Fisheries Director Don Moos said that
four million eggs and fry were taken to
the Game Department's Skokomish hatchery and 1.6 million yearlings were planted

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because we had to move them," he said.
One part zinc to 10 million parts water
is enough to kill salmon, causing a suffocating mucous growth over their gills.
Initial water quality samples taken last
Friday revealed a zinc solution level of
less than .01 part per million of water.
While this level can be very toxic to fish
it will not kill them, Moos said. He felt
almost certain that the evacuated fish had
escaped danger.
If the zinc remains in the water, future
use of the hatchery may be impossible.
However. Department of Ecology information indicates that the dissolved zinc
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the flushing process will take.

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Growth Center, Health Services,
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continued from page 1
Evans asked for the following appro- .
priations:
• $29.5 million for implementation of the
state supreme court's mass transit mandate, to be financed by raising the motor.
vehicle excise tax from 2 to 2.72 percent
• $22 million in assistance caseload excess
costs, to be absorbed by an unincreased
Department of Social and Health Services
• boosts of 5 percent in state employee
and higher education faculty salaries, 7
percent in public assistance benefits and
2.4 percent in payments to "vendors," or
agencies like nursing homes under contract to the state to provide a service.
"Conventional political wisdom says"
' no new taxes," Evans declared in" closing.
"But conventional political wisdom was
abandoned 200 years ago, and a new nation was born. "

ON CAMPUS
Friday, Jan. 16 - " Stolen
Kisses" (1969 - France), a fine
comedy film directed by Francois Truffaut. L. H . I at 7 p.m.
and 9:30 p.m. Admission 50
cents.
Monday, Jan. 19 - EPIC presents· "Dreams and Nightrt)ares,"
a remarkable, sensitive film
about fascism in Spain. A very
topical film (with Franco gone
from the scene) sponsored by the
Committee for a Democratic
Spain. L.H . I at 7:30 p.m. No
charge.
Tuesday, Jan. 20 - The Faculty Film Series presents "The
Elusive General." Directed by the
French master, Jean Renoir. L.H.
I at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p .m. (The
afternoon shOWing is dependent
upon adequate viewer turnout.)
No charge.
Wednesday, Jan. 21 - Slide. lecture by Erik Dalton, Evergreen
graduate, pn contemporary glass
and "setting up" as an independe nt craftsman. Part of the continuing Craftsmen Lecture Series.
l.H. 5 at 7:30 p.m . The presentation is free.
OLYMPIA
Friday, Jan. 16 - The Applejam stage is the scene of an
evening of "Drama and Theater
Readings" courtesy of the Theater
of the Unemployed and other
performers . The presentation
deals with women's rights and
their social pos ition .today . Starts
9 p.m. Donation $1.00.

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--BEGONIA-by David Judd
On(' of the most attractive blooming house plant'
that requires little care and adapts to the home enviro nment is the begonia. Begonias are a very attractive
addi tio n to any room that has bright indirect light ,
sc)me humidity, and warm temperatures (60 ° to 70 ° ).
There are over a hundred different varieties of begonias thdt bloom off and on year-round in a home.
Their leaves a:e thick with bright pinks, reds and
blues that become vivid with color in the right light
conditions .
The trick to growing begonias is to supply enough
humidity in the home so their leaves don't turn brown
and dry up. It's a good idea not to mist begonias, be cause of their fuzzy leaves . One way to provide humidity without misting is to put a small tray full of
pebbles underneath the plant and keep it filled with
water.
The" Angel Wing" (Coccinea) is a very fast growing
plant reaching heights of five to six feet in the home.
Its thick stem helps to support many pointed colorful
leaves . Propagation of the Angel Wing is done by tip
cutt ings. A week or two in any sort of house plant
soil or water will produce a new plant.
The "Rex Begonias" are an especially colorful group

of house plants . Their leaves tend to be more spectacular than their blossoms . There are several different
types of Rex Begonias that are easily susceptible to
root rot when over-watered, because of their delicate
root svstem. Propagation of Rex Begonias can only be
done by leaf cuttings placed upright in soil and by
seed.
The most spectacular thing about this plant is a tiedyed effect of colors on the leaf with less impressive
pink and red blossoms shooting up in between the foliage .
Some types of begonias tend to become sparse (shoe
string) when they lose their lower leaves. When this
happens, take cuttings from the top growth, root
them iQ either sailor water, and throw out the rest of
the plant. When the new cuttings start to grow and
are several inches high, pinch them back at the very
top of the stem below the top leaf . This will allow for
a more low growing, bushy type of plant.
Begonias are also an excellent terrarium plant. A
terrarium's environment is similar to that of a greenhouse, in that there is enough moisture in the air so
that the leaves of the begonias don't turn brown . It
might be worth experimenting with several types of
begonias in a small terrarium to see how they do,

Adele Hansen was a drunk. She didn't
begin drinking until she was past 30 but
in a year she went from a comfortable
middle class life to skid row.
"People don't realize how fast you can
become addicted," she reflects. She even
spent time in jail during her battle with alcoholism.
Adele Hansen was a drunk . Now, she's
been "dry" for three years and she did it
by herself, without the help of Alcoholics
Anonymous . Divorced, Adele is on her
own again, living in ASH and finishing
her education at Evergreen.
"Most people figure pot is a drug and
alcohol is just something you drink," she
says. "It isn't. Alcohol is worse."
As an ex-drunk, Adele is working with
people who either have alcohol problems
in their families or have an alcohol problem themselves. She's starting an infonnal
rap group on the subject which will meet
for the first time Jan. 21 at 1:30 p.m. in
the Counseling Center on the first floor of
the Library . Adele will be available in the
Center for further rap sessions every Wednesday and Thursday from 1: 30 to 4 : 30
p.m. She is also available for private
counseling.

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Funny Thing Happened on the
Way to the Forum" Fri., Sat.,
.and Sun. , through Jan. 24. Starts
at 8 p.m .
"First Person, " a dramatic revue by Tom Murphy, will be
performed at Seattle University's
Teatro Inigo on Jan. 14 - 17 and
21 - 24 at 8 ' each evening. Ad-,
mission is $2 .00. Call 626-6740
for reservations.
Basso Ivan Rebroff, whose in"
credible 'vocal range spans four
and a half octaves, comes to the
Opera House for a concert performance Wed., Jan . 21 at 8:30
p.m. Rebroff achieved worldwide
fame for his translation of "Lara's
Theme" from the movie "Dr.
Zhivago." Tickets are on sale at
the Bon Marche and all suburban
outlets.
While in Seattle last weekend
covering the magician story (See
page 3), I stopped in Andy's
Cafe on Broadway (Capital Hill)
for dinner. For $2.95 I had the
following meal: soup and salad,
a large T -bone steak wfth baked
potato, peas, roll and coffee. It'd
be tough to cook that meal for a
comparable price . Food for
thought. (Sorry about that. )
The Bombay Bicycle Shop, a
high-energy tavern across the
street from Pioneer Square, offers quality live music and a
festive atmosphere for fun -seekers out on the town. It's a small,
crowded tavern and it really
jumps on weekends. Everyone
seems to have a good time there.
Leave your depression outside
the door .

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Saturday, Jan. '7 - Music returns to Applejam with Stovepipe Snyder and Sylvester Platte.
Stovepipe plays original and contemporary songs on his guitar
and harmonica. Sylvester P latte,
a duo on banjo and guitar, perform bluegrass and old-.time
music. One dollar cover charge,
9 p.m. for the main act.
For those of you 21 and over:
In nearby Tumwater, at the end
of the O regon Trail. sits an innocuous restaurant and lounge
called Red Kelly's . Red is a talented veteran jazz bassist and his
jazz trio plays nightly except
Monday . Their music is consistently tight and oftentimes downright hot. They play everything
from vintage to contemporary
jazz. The crowd is usually a liberal mix of the Olympia community, something I find enjoyable when I'm out on the town.
Red keeps the crowd loose with
an occasional tasteful joke, the
help is friendly and there's no
cover charge.
SEATTLE
The Moore Egyptian Theater
is in the midst of a Federico Fellini Film Festival which runs
through Sunday,' Jan. 18. The
theater is located at 2nd and Virginia. Call 622-9352 for more information.
Stage One Theater at 87 Pike
St. presents "Who's Afraid of
Virgin ia Woolf' beginning Jan.
15 at 7: 30 p. m . By the way, this
is a play.
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This book is, as the subtitle
reads, "A narrative History of
America, 1932 - 1972 ." It is an
extremely well - written ami researched volume, as well as an
unusually long one, covering
slightly over 1300 pages. William
Manchester, perhaps best known
for his previous works "THE
ARMS OF KRUPP"and 'THE
DEATH OF A PRESIDENT ,"
writes fluently, and has produced a book every bit as hard
to put down as it is to lift up;
not a small feat for a book
weighing over three pounds.
The history begins in the
darkest days of the Depression
before Franklin Roosevelt was
elected, when the country was
closer to revolution than any
time in its history before or since
(including the Sixties), and traces
America's changes through the
New Deal , the rise and fall of
Huey Long, the Second World
War, Truman and Hiroshima,
the unfolding of the Cold War,
Korea, Eisenhower and Nixon,
the military industrial complex,
Kennedy, civil rights, Vietnam,
Johnson, and finally Nixon
agai n.
It is a history that has an
emphasis on socia l events rather
than political ones: talking as
much about new highways and
televisions as of post - war
eco nomic imperialism in the
third world.
' Most histories are slanted;
necessarily so, I think. Writers
chose which facts they think are
the most important, which
events pivotal. In the GLORY
AND THE DREAM, Alger Hiss
was undeniably guilty, as were
the Rosenbergs. Dropping the
bomb o n Hiroshima and Nagasaki was necessary, as was
shooting down George Jackson
when he tried to escape from
prison, To Manchester, the beat
poets have little "intrinsic literary value" and Kennedy and

Johnson , in their Vietnam War
involvement. were. both victimized by the Pentagon.
All these are matters of
judgment, but Manchester presents them as if they were solid
facts ; his sympathy for authority, for the country's leaders, is
an inescapable part of the work .
The presidents are all portrayed perhaps better than they
deserved: Democratic Presidents
particu larly. One reason for this
is that Manchester has chosen to
write a social· history, emphasizing personalities and styles over
more esoteric realm of political
philosophies. In this light, most
presidents look at their best:
wholesome and just. It is
revealing that the president that
gets the most derisive critique is
Hoover, a president who stuck
conSCientiously to his political
philosophy and who's greatest
failing may have simply been a
complete lack of charisma . . .
Although the CIA was founded in 1947 and throughout the
Fifties controlled many of the
labor unions and newspapers in
Western Europe, there is no
substantial mention of it until
the Bay of Pigs abortive invasion
of Cuba in 1961. It was not until
the Bay of Pigs that the CIA
burst clumsily into the national
consciousness and so that is
where Manchester mentions it
first. In some very important
way, most of the CIA's activity
rightly belongs in a history of
this last year - or so Manchester
would probably argue - because
it was in 1975 that the CIA's
dark deeds entered the public
arena.
Still, although I doubt Manchester intended it, such re~son­
ing results in a grossly distorted
history. In very many ways,
Manchester looked out from his
generation into the world and
told us a story much more about
himself and his generation than
of the world outside.

This book ends in 1972 before
Nixon's resignation. But it is still
a timely . book about the "swing"
generation, that special generation wh ich is the generation of
most of our parents . THE
GLORY AND THE DREAM
describes their lives and their
world, if not exactly as it
actually occurred, then as it
seemed to them to have occurred.
This alone makes it an extremely
important book, and unintentionally , a very sad one.

WORD-OF-MOUTH
BOOKS
by John Dodge
It's a grey, rainy Janu ary
day and I'm sitting beside an unlit Franklin heater in a room full
of books. The place is Word-ofMouth Books. Cal Kinnear has
opened a half hour early to tell
me about himself, his store and
his future.
You might say Cal's entrance
into the bookstore business was
a meaningful coincidence. Cal,
35, grew up in Seattle, finished
up his B.A. at Stanford in 1962
and spent three years at Princeton doing graduate work in English Lit. In 1965 he began teach ing English classes at the University of Virginia followed by two
years teaching creative writing
and literature at Wells College _
a private college for women in
upstate New York. '
It was upon returning to the
Northwest and Olympia for
Christmas in 1970 that Cal gave
serious consideration to opening
a bookstore. "I was becoming
d issatisfied with my ro le as a
teacher ," Cal says, "and my
brother and I talked abou t the
possibility of starting a bookstore near the new college (Evergreen)." When Evergreen opened
for business the next fall, Wordat-Mouth Books opened too.
In the beginning , Word-ofMouth Books was a family busi ness - Cal, his wife Nancy, his

brother and his wife. Now th!
store is primarily Cal's resp"n,i ·
bility.
Up to 80 percent of Word-of ·
~ Mouth Books are ordered from
warehouses while the other 20
percent come directly from th('
publisher. Unlike many co n ·
sumer products, book prices ar"
pre-established with the reta iler
buying at a 30 to 40 percent dis·
count rate. Inflation has affected
book prices too. For instance, in
recent years the Wilhelm transla tion of the "I Ching" jumped
from $6.50 to $8.50 and Rodale',
"Book of Organic Gardening" in creased from $12.50 to $14. 95.
For many students, who up to
now the Kinnears ha ve depended
upon for business , books are a
lu xury item.
The tall , dark-haired keeper of
the books notices specific st ud ent
areas of interes t. "Our best 51'11ing books are about religi o n.
occult and psychology. Next in
popularity are ' ho w-to-do - it '
books. Fictional works, whi ch
once led the way in sa les, are of
lesser interest to the student. "
Cal is g~ad to order sin gle
titles for his customers. He feel,
a special responsibility to th e
book-buying public: " I try te>
keep abreast of the lat est book
reviews and I read 'Publisher',
Weekly ' o n a regular ba s is
When someone asks about a specif ic book, I like to be able to
make a recommendat ion from
personal knowledge or r efer
them to what someon(' else has
said abou t the book. "
Since its conception, Word-of Mouth Books has relied o n stu dent support to stay solvent . Location and lack of adverti Si ng
have left the outlying communit y
without knowledge of Word-ofMouth's existence. But th a t will
soon change. The Kinnears are
moving their livelihood the
weekend of Feb. 7 to a new location on Division St. between the
Asterisk and Cheese Library andl
The Cricket's Elbow. A new location but the same fr iendl y. informal atmosphere, a si tting area
to browse at books , a table for
young children. and a shopkeeper
more than ready to shoot the
breeze.
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Evans asked for the following appro- .
priations:
• $29.5 million for implementation of the
state supreme court's mass transit mandate, to be financed by raising the motor.
vehicle excise tax from 2 to 2.72 percent
• $22 million in assistance caseload excess
costs, to be absorbed by an unincreased
Department of Social and Health Services
• boosts of 5 percent in state employee
and higher education faculty salaries, 7
percent in public assistance benefits and
2.4 percent in payments to "vendors," or
agencies like nursing homes under contract to the state to provide a service.
"Conventional political wisdom says"
' no new taxes," Evans declared in" closing.
"But conventional political wisdom was
abandoned 200 years ago, and a new nation was born. "

ON CAMPUS
Friday, Jan. 16 - " Stolen
Kisses" (1969 - France), a fine
comedy film directed by Francois Truffaut. L. H . I at 7 p.m.
and 9:30 p.m. Admission 50
cents.
Monday, Jan. 19 - EPIC presents· "Dreams and Nightrt)ares,"
a remarkable, sensitive film
about fascism in Spain. A very
topical film (with Franco gone
from the scene) sponsored by the
Committee for a Democratic
Spain. L.H . I at 7:30 p.m. No
charge.
Tuesday, Jan. 20 - The Faculty Film Series presents "The
Elusive General." Directed by the
French master, Jean Renoir. L.H.
I at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p .m. (The
afternoon shOWing is dependent
upon adequate viewer turnout.)
No charge.
Wednesday, Jan. 21 - Slide. lecture by Erik Dalton, Evergreen
graduate, pn contemporary glass
and "setting up" as an independe nt craftsman. Part of the continuing Craftsmen Lecture Series.
l.H. 5 at 7:30 p.m . The presentation is free.
OLYMPIA
Friday, Jan. 16 - The Applejam stage is the scene of an
evening of "Drama and Theater
Readings" courtesy of the Theater
of the Unemployed and other
performers . The presentation
deals with women's rights and
their social pos ition .today . Starts
9 p.m. Donation $1.00.

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On(' of the most attractive blooming house plant'
that requires little care and adapts to the home enviro nment is the begonia. Begonias are a very attractive
addi tio n to any room that has bright indirect light ,
sc)me humidity, and warm temperatures (60 ° to 70 ° ).
There are over a hundred different varieties of begonias thdt bloom off and on year-round in a home.
Their leaves a:e thick with bright pinks, reds and
blues that become vivid with color in the right light
conditions .
The trick to growing begonias is to supply enough
humidity in the home so their leaves don't turn brown
and dry up. It's a good idea not to mist begonias, be cause of their fuzzy leaves . One way to provide humidity without misting is to put a small tray full of
pebbles underneath the plant and keep it filled with
water.
The" Angel Wing" (Coccinea) is a very fast growing
plant reaching heights of five to six feet in the home.
Its thick stem helps to support many pointed colorful
leaves . Propagation of the Angel Wing is done by tip
cutt ings. A week or two in any sort of house plant
soil or water will produce a new plant.
The "Rex Begonias" are an especially colorful group

of house plants . Their leaves tend to be more spectacular than their blossoms . There are several different
types of Rex Begonias that are easily susceptible to
root rot when over-watered, because of their delicate
root svstem. Propagation of Rex Begonias can only be
done by leaf cuttings placed upright in soil and by
seed.
The most spectacular thing about this plant is a tiedyed effect of colors on the leaf with less impressive
pink and red blossoms shooting up in between the foliage .
Some types of begonias tend to become sparse (shoe
string) when they lose their lower leaves. When this
happens, take cuttings from the top growth, root
them iQ either sailor water, and throw out the rest of
the plant. When the new cuttings start to grow and
are several inches high, pinch them back at the very
top of the stem below the top leaf . This will allow for
a more low growing, bushy type of plant.
Begonias are also an excellent terrarium plant. A
terrarium's environment is similar to that of a greenhouse, in that there is enough moisture in the air so
that the leaves of the begonias don't turn brown . It
might be worth experimenting with several types of
begonias in a small terrarium to see how they do,

Adele Hansen was a drunk. She didn't
begin drinking until she was past 30 but
in a year she went from a comfortable
middle class life to skid row.
"People don't realize how fast you can
become addicted," she reflects. She even
spent time in jail during her battle with alcoholism.
Adele Hansen was a drunk . Now, she's
been "dry" for three years and she did it
by herself, without the help of Alcoholics
Anonymous . Divorced, Adele is on her
own again, living in ASH and finishing
her education at Evergreen.
"Most people figure pot is a drug and
alcohol is just something you drink," she
says. "It isn't. Alcohol is worse."
As an ex-drunk, Adele is working with
people who either have alcohol problems
in their families or have an alcohol problem themselves. She's starting an infonnal
rap group on the subject which will meet
for the first time Jan. 21 at 1:30 p.m. in
the Counseling Center on the first floor of
the Library . Adele will be available in the
Center for further rap sessions every Wednesday and Thursday from 1: 30 to 4 : 30
p.m. She is also available for private
counseling.

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Funny Thing Happened on the
Way to the Forum" Fri., Sat.,
.and Sun. , through Jan. 24. Starts
at 8 p.m .
"First Person, " a dramatic revue by Tom Murphy, will be
performed at Seattle University's
Teatro Inigo on Jan. 14 - 17 and
21 - 24 at 8 ' each evening. Ad-,
mission is $2 .00. Call 626-6740
for reservations.
Basso Ivan Rebroff, whose in"
credible 'vocal range spans four
and a half octaves, comes to the
Opera House for a concert performance Wed., Jan . 21 at 8:30
p.m. Rebroff achieved worldwide
fame for his translation of "Lara's
Theme" from the movie "Dr.
Zhivago." Tickets are on sale at
the Bon Marche and all suburban
outlets.
While in Seattle last weekend
covering the magician story (See
page 3), I stopped in Andy's
Cafe on Broadway (Capital Hill)
for dinner. For $2.95 I had the
following meal: soup and salad,
a large T -bone steak wfth baked
potato, peas, roll and coffee. It'd
be tough to cook that meal for a
comparable price . Food for
thought. (Sorry about that. )
The Bombay Bicycle Shop, a
high-energy tavern across the
street from Pioneer Square, offers quality live music and a
festive atmosphere for fun -seekers out on the town. It's a small,
crowded tavern and it really
jumps on weekends. Everyone
seems to have a good time there.
Leave your depression outside
the door .

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Saturday, Jan. '7 - Music returns to Applejam with Stovepipe Snyder and Sylvester Platte.
Stovepipe plays original and contemporary songs on his guitar
and harmonica. Sylvester P latte,
a duo on banjo and guitar, perform bluegrass and old-.time
music. One dollar cover charge,
9 p.m. for the main act.
For those of you 21 and over:
In nearby Tumwater, at the end
of the O regon Trail. sits an innocuous restaurant and lounge
called Red Kelly's . Red is a talented veteran jazz bassist and his
jazz trio plays nightly except
Monday . Their music is consistently tight and oftentimes downright hot. They play everything
from vintage to contemporary
jazz. The crowd is usually a liberal mix of the Olympia community, something I find enjoyable when I'm out on the town.
Red keeps the crowd loose with
an occasional tasteful joke, the
help is friendly and there's no
cover charge.
SEATTLE
The Moore Egyptian Theater
is in the midst of a Federico Fellini Film Festival which runs
through Sunday,' Jan. 18. The
theater is located at 2nd and Virginia. Call 622-9352 for more information.
Stage One Theater at 87 Pike
St. presents "Who's Afraid of
Virgin ia Woolf' beginning Jan.
15 at 7: 30 p. m . By the way, this
is a play.
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This book is, as the subtitle
reads, "A narrative History of
America, 1932 - 1972 ." It is an
extremely well - written ami researched volume, as well as an
unusually long one, covering
slightly over 1300 pages. William
Manchester, perhaps best known
for his previous works "THE
ARMS OF KRUPP"and 'THE
DEATH OF A PRESIDENT ,"
writes fluently, and has produced a book every bit as hard
to put down as it is to lift up;
not a small feat for a book
weighing over three pounds.
The history begins in the
darkest days of the Depression
before Franklin Roosevelt was
elected, when the country was
closer to revolution than any
time in its history before or since
(including the Sixties), and traces
America's changes through the
New Deal , the rise and fall of
Huey Long, the Second World
War, Truman and Hiroshima,
the unfolding of the Cold War,
Korea, Eisenhower and Nixon,
the military industrial complex,
Kennedy, civil rights, Vietnam,
Johnson, and finally Nixon
agai n.
It is a history that has an
emphasis on socia l events rather
than political ones: talking as
much about new highways and
televisions as of post - war
eco nomic imperialism in the
third world.
' Most histories are slanted;
necessarily so, I think. Writers
chose which facts they think are
the most important, which
events pivotal. In the GLORY
AND THE DREAM, Alger Hiss
was undeniably guilty, as were
the Rosenbergs. Dropping the
bomb o n Hiroshima and Nagasaki was necessary, as was
shooting down George Jackson
when he tried to escape from
prison, To Manchester, the beat
poets have little "intrinsic literary value" and Kennedy and

Johnson , in their Vietnam War
involvement. were. both victimized by the Pentagon.
All these are matters of
judgment, but Manchester presents them as if they were solid
facts ; his sympathy for authority, for the country's leaders, is
an inescapable part of the work .
The presidents are all portrayed perhaps better than they
deserved: Democratic Presidents
particu larly. One reason for this
is that Manchester has chosen to
write a social· history, emphasizing personalities and styles over
more esoteric realm of political
philosophies. In this light, most
presidents look at their best:
wholesome and just. It is
revealing that the president that
gets the most derisive critique is
Hoover, a president who stuck
conSCientiously to his political
philosophy and who's greatest
failing may have simply been a
complete lack of charisma . . .
Although the CIA was founded in 1947 and throughout the
Fifties controlled many of the
labor unions and newspapers in
Western Europe, there is no
substantial mention of it until
the Bay of Pigs abortive invasion
of Cuba in 1961. It was not until
the Bay of Pigs that the CIA
burst clumsily into the national
consciousness and so that is
where Manchester mentions it
first. In some very important
way, most of the CIA's activity
rightly belongs in a history of
this last year - or so Manchester
would probably argue - because
it was in 1975 that the CIA's
dark deeds entered the public
arena.
Still, although I doubt Manchester intended it, such re~son­
ing results in a grossly distorted
history. In very many ways,
Manchester looked out from his
generation into the world and
told us a story much more about
himself and his generation than
of the world outside.

This book ends in 1972 before
Nixon's resignation. But it is still
a timely . book about the "swing"
generation, that special generation wh ich is the generation of
most of our parents . THE
GLORY AND THE DREAM
describes their lives and their
world, if not exactly as it
actually occurred, then as it
seemed to them to have occurred.
This alone makes it an extremely
important book, and unintentionally , a very sad one.

WORD-OF-MOUTH
BOOKS
by John Dodge
It's a grey, rainy Janu ary
day and I'm sitting beside an unlit Franklin heater in a room full
of books. The place is Word-ofMouth Books. Cal Kinnear has
opened a half hour early to tell
me about himself, his store and
his future.
You might say Cal's entrance
into the bookstore business was
a meaningful coincidence. Cal,
35, grew up in Seattle, finished
up his B.A. at Stanford in 1962
and spent three years at Princeton doing graduate work in English Lit. In 1965 he began teach ing English classes at the University of Virginia followed by two
years teaching creative writing
and literature at Wells College _
a private college for women in
upstate New York. '
It was upon returning to the
Northwest and Olympia for
Christmas in 1970 that Cal gave
serious consideration to opening
a bookstore. "I was becoming
d issatisfied with my ro le as a
teacher ," Cal says, "and my
brother and I talked abou t the
possibility of starting a bookstore near the new college (Evergreen)." When Evergreen opened
for business the next fall, Wordat-Mouth Books opened too.
In the beginning , Word-ofMouth Books was a family busi ness - Cal, his wife Nancy, his

brother and his wife. Now th!
store is primarily Cal's resp"n,i ·
bility.
Up to 80 percent of Word-of ·
~ Mouth Books are ordered from
warehouses while the other 20
percent come directly from th('
publisher. Unlike many co n ·
sumer products, book prices ar"
pre-established with the reta iler
buying at a 30 to 40 percent dis·
count rate. Inflation has affected
book prices too. For instance, in
recent years the Wilhelm transla tion of the "I Ching" jumped
from $6.50 to $8.50 and Rodale',
"Book of Organic Gardening" in creased from $12.50 to $14. 95.
For many students, who up to
now the Kinnears ha ve depended
upon for business , books are a
lu xury item.
The tall , dark-haired keeper of
the books notices specific st ud ent
areas of interes t. "Our best 51'11ing books are about religi o n.
occult and psychology. Next in
popularity are ' ho w-to-do - it '
books. Fictional works, whi ch
once led the way in sa les, are of
lesser interest to the student. "
Cal is g~ad to order sin gle
titles for his customers. He feel,
a special responsibility to th e
book-buying public: " I try te>
keep abreast of the lat est book
reviews and I read 'Publisher',
Weekly ' o n a regular ba s is
When someone asks about a specif ic book, I like to be able to
make a recommendat ion from
personal knowledge or r efer
them to what someon(' else has
said abou t the book. "
Since its conception, Word-of Mouth Books has relied o n stu dent support to stay solvent . Location and lack of adverti Si ng
have left the outlying communit y
without knowledge of Word-ofMouth's existence. But th a t will
soon change. The Kinnears are
moving their livelihood the
weekend of Feb. 7 to a new location on Division St. between the
Asterisk and Cheese Library andl
The Cricket's Elbow. A new location but the same fr iendl y. informal atmosphere, a si tting area
to browse at books , a table for
young children. and a shopkeeper
more than ready to shoot the
breeze.
And st udents : Don ' t feel
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Governor Dan Evans threw the first
pitch into the bicentennial legislature
ballpark Monday, Dec. 12 with a list of
goals and proposals for the House of Representat ives and Senate which would,
among other things, radically alter and
raise the total amount of state aid to public school districts by $169 million.
The proposals capped an eventful day
which also featured a band of chanting
protestors pacing back and forth on the
. legislative building's steps .
Evans began his address to the joint
session Monday afternoon with remarks
about the condition of Washington's economy. "Unemployment and recession have
robbed all of us of our national confidence'" he said. "However, our rate of
tax growth is slower than any other state
in the nation, and the percentage of our
income that goes to taxes has dropped
each of the last two years, staying well
below the national average."
The governor's plan for school financing was devised, he said, after consultation over a period of two months with
2,500 citizens in 19 communities around
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state for next year's school budgets have
failed to the tune of $200 million, Evans
proposed bailing districts out through an
18 percent hike in the business and occupational tax and a boost of the state retail
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The governor said the property tax decline would "equar or exceed" the rise in
other taxes, and the shifting education finance burden would be borne 50 percent
by individuals and 50 percent by business
and industrv.
Also in the province of education, the
lawmakers were requested to:
1. Increase college tuition from $507 to
$564 and university tuition from $564 to
$684 per academic year while doubling to
six percent the portion of the total higher
education budget spent on student assistance.
2. Appropriate $38 million in capital
improvements for all institutions of higher
education except Evergreen during 1976
from institution plant funds or general
obligation bonds.
3. Create a sliding scale allowing $43
million more for finanCially strapped larger districts - the so-called "urban factor."
4. Increase guaranteed state aid to public schools from $495 to $541 per pupil at
an additional cost of $60 million.
5. Limit local school district special
levies to two specific dates during the late
spring.
6. Give local districts the incentive for
special tax levies of $2 per $1,000 assessed
property valuation by providing $66 million in state matching funds during the
rest of the biennium.
Evans cited three educational principles
as being of param.ount concern: account-

ability of funds, administrators and teachers; emphasis on "basic educational skills"
through continuous testing and discipline;
and the existence of a secure funding
base. He recommended the institution of
standard accounting practices, a probationary period for school teachers before
tenure, and recertification of teachers and
administrators every five years.
As the governor spoke to the legislature, picketers from the Committee to Defend Unemployment Insurance (CDUI)
marched the length of the capitol building's steps outside. With cries of "They

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The Short-term Curriculum Planning
DTF appointed by Vice President and
Provost Ed Kormondy in December has
called for an early Academic Fair for this
Monday and Tuesday from 11 to 1 and
Wednesday from noon to 3. The Fair is
not for registration purposes, but to get
student response to the curriculum proposals the DTF is considering . At the Fair
students will have an opportunity to register what programs they would like to
take, as well as comment on various proposals. The early Fair was initially called
for by student members of the DTF
elected by the students at large.
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The Short -term Curriculum DTF was

appointed early in December by Kormondy, in response to student unrest over
what students considered unsatisfactory
curriculum . Kormondy appointed studentchosen representatives to the DTF.
Students on the DTF represent eight
student groupings: Natural Sciences,
Communications IMedia, Social Sciences,
Humanities, Arts, Gays, Third World and
Women. Faculty and staff DTF members
were appointed by Kormondy. Kormondy ,
though officially not a member of the
DTF, has moderated all full DTF meetings.
The DTF has been working for five
weeks evaluating and categorizing the
various proposals. With enough proposals

to provide for 4,000 students, only a few
proposals were discarded in the first cut
last week . After student response from the
Academic Fair, the DTF will make its
fina l cut and recommendations to Kormondy during the last week in January.
After these recommendations are made, it
will be up to the deans to decide which of
the programs recommended will receive
the necessary faculty and financial support. Areas the DTF find most deficient
because oi low faculty and administrative
commitment are gay studies, Third World
proposals, women 's studies, communications I media, psychology group contracts
and 2- and 3-dimensional arts proposals .

COMMISSION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL ALTERNA TIVES:

say cut back, we say fight back! " they
Senate Bill 2373, which if e(1acted would immediately:
1. Raise from 16 to 20 weeks the
amount of time an individual must have
earned a "qualifying annual wage" in
order to receive unemployment compensation.
2. Remove the 10 week limitation on
disqualification from benefits for volun tarily leaving work without good cause or
being fired.
One ' of the primary groups affected by
the bill would be students who work dur ing the summer and then quit to return to
school.
"The unemployment compensation system is not designed for those who quit
voluntarily," Marshall said . He called giving benefits to summer student workers
"an abuse of the system ."
Marshall also pointed out that employers must prove misconduct to the Department of Employment Security, and. that
an employee has the right to appeal the
decision. "Employers won't want to be
down in court all the time on an appeal:
he said.
Evans' other major message to the rep·
resentatives and senators was in the realm
of sta te budget and services
Evans proposed that state agencie>
tighten their bel ts by savi ng a total of
$56 .6 million.
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Washington's state constitution is outof-date. It was written in 1889 for a rural,
agrarian society and many people feel it
no longer meets the contemporary needs
of the state. Unlike the more durable fed era l constitution. the state document does
not provide a basic philosophy or structure for government. It is a rule book for
the operation of a 19th century government which often hinders the development
of a flexible and responsive system.
To deal with this problem, Governor
Evans established the Commission For
Constitutional Alternatives (CFCA) in
July of 1975. The CFCA, financed
through the governor's Survey and Installation Funds and partially staffed by
federal CET A money, hopes to educate
the public about the present constitution
and to get people thinking about possible
alternatives.
Over the past 10 years, several states
have ratified new constitutions. In Montana, one of the most recent states to approve such a measure, a new bill of rights
includes items such as the "right to know,"
the right to participation, and the right to
a clean and healthful environment. An educational article has bee~ added stating
that it is the policy of the state of Montana to preserve the cultures of resident
Native Americans. Additional changes insure that all government documents are
open to the public, that all legislative
votes be recorded votes, and that a single
legislator represent each district. These
provisions protect the public's right to
monitor· government activities, and provide for a greater degree of political

accountability.
also rub elbows daily with specia( interest
These are only possibilities.
groups and may be unable to detach
The Commission to Find Constitutional
themselves to the extent necessary for the
Alternatives does not advocate specific reobjective restructuring of the constitution .
form measures. It is a bi -partisan group
A final disadvantage is that piecemeal rewhose main function is to get the public
vision of the constitution is likely to resu lt
thinking about potential reforms. Many
in a document even more confused and
new state constitutions provide examples
contradictory than the present one.
of workable alternatives to the outmoded
The procedure for drafting a new con"handbook" constitution, but CFCA also
st itution is complicated. Voters must first
hopes to collect ideas from the people of
approve the calling . of a constitutional
Washington state.
convention, an issue which the CFCA
The demand for a new state constituhopes to have on the ballot by next fall.
tion is not a new one. Since 1918 nearly
If the convention call is approved by a
every legislative session has been contwo-thirds majority, locally elected delefronted with a convention resolution.
gates will meet to draft a new constitution
Since 1960 there have been 18 proposals
dealing with the basic questions ignored
to call a convention and nine attempts to
by the original constitution's framers:
ease the requirements forkalling such a
how much government? and how is it to
convention. Three comml'5sions estabbe funded? The response to these problished to study the problems of the state
lems would shape the outcome of debate
constitution have unanimously recomover school finance, environmental promended substantial revision.
tection legislation, and other issues facing
the legislature.
There is some support for gradual conThe present constitution places strict
stitutional change by means of individual
amendment revisions. This would leave
cOiltrols on the powers of local government, thus much of the burden for localthe crucial decision-making in the hands
level decision making falls into the hands
-of legislators who might do the most effiof state legislators who are forced to decient, knowledgeable and inexpensive job.
cide matters they know little about. Local
Advocates of CFCA find many probofficials are able to claim that their hands
lems in this approach to constitutional
are tied and individual accountability is
change. As an integral part of the system,
lost in the shuffle.
legislators might find it difficult to objecThe constitution places virtually no
tively evaluate the balance of power becontrol on the number of executive-aptween state and local government, or between the legislative and executive . pointed commissions, boards and commitbranches of state government. In addition,
tees which are tacked on state government
to fill the gaps left by the present constitulegislators are preoccupied with a number
tion. There are currently around 360 of
of concerns which might not affect conthese groups and many of their functions
vention delegates, notably the pressing
overlap, wasting both time and tax
matter of getting re-elected. legislators

money.
At present , there is no organized opposition to the aims of the Commission for
Constitutional Alternatives. There i\rc nn
real issues at stake. If a convent ion ca ll i,
approved by voters . the main battle will
begin as special interests, political expedi ence and other factors come int o pla y
over specific articles of the new constitution . The newly - completed docum e nt
must be presented to the public, and a
two - thirds majority of those voting in the
general election must vote yes in order to
ratify a new constitution.
Delegates to the original 1889 convention were concerned with many of the
problems that still exist today. A strong
populist influence had focused public attention on corruption in government, th e
disproportionate powers of corporations
a nd the threat of big business monopolies.
The delegates' response was a catalogue of
specific do's and don'ts which became
obsolete with inflation, the growth of
cities, and increased industrialization.
These awkward and restrictive details
were intended to close loopholes and create honest, accountable government. In stead , they have led to selective bureaucratic enforcement of the constitution
which robs the public of its rightful decision- making powers. A constitutional
convention could return these powers to
voters in the form of a new document,
free from anacronistic detail and able to
meet the contemporary needs of Washington state.
For further information on the Commission for Constitutional Alternatives; contact Andrea Horne at 753 -6684 or Carrilu
Thompson, evenings at 357-5315.