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ENERGY CRISIS;_ EVERGREEN MOVES TO CONSERVE FUEL
Administrative Vice President Dean Clabaugh reports that a series of energy conservation measures
some effective immediately, others during the break between Fall
and Winter Quarters
will be implemented at Evergreen to assure that college operations are not interrupted during the nation's deepening vinter fuel supply crisis.
Essentially, the actions involve earlier closures of buildings during the winter,
complete closures of some facilities during the Fall/Winter Quarter break, and closure
of heating systems for the college swimming pool until January 2, and, perhaps, beyond.
NO LOSS OF EMPLOYEE WORK TIME
"The actions being taken are geared to lessen utilization of our heating fuels
natural gas and oil
during the winter months so that closure of college operations
does not become necessary, even for brief periods of time," Clabaugh said. "In other
words, by taking these steps to keep the institution operational we can avoid interruptions in our programs and any consequent loss of employee work time."
The basic problem stems from the fact that Evergreen's primary source of heating
fuel
natural gas
will probably be interrupted for about 60 days during the winter,
assuming normal weather. Curtailments of natural gas, whether occurring in a large time
block or on an "every other week basis" as now contemplated by the supplier, force the
college to switch to oil as its heating source.
"Last year our supply of natural gas was interrupted for 25 days, but then there
was no shortage of oil," Clabaugh said. "This year, with oil in much shorter supply,
we will have to cut our heating demands as much as possible when natural gas service is
interrupted."
FUEL OIL PRESENTS "BIGGEST CRUNCH"
The first interruption of natural gas and a resulting switch to fuel oil began
this week, Clabaugh added. "Although plans are not definite because of all the complications of the energy crisis, the gas company contemplates interrupting our service
every other week through the winter rather than in a sustained block. Whatever the
case, we face our biggest crunch when we have to switch to fuel oil and our conservation
measures are designed to meet that contingency."
Evergreen can store 48,000 gallons of fuel oil on campus and attempts are being
made to keep the supply adequate when natural gas is not available. "This simply means
that while purchasing as much oil as available we also must curtail our usage so that
we can remain operational," Clabaugh said.
Specific actions to be taken include the following:
IMMEDIATELY;
1. Discontinue heating the swimming pool until January 2 and then assess the fuel
situation to determine if it can be heated for the balance of the winter.
2. Early closure of the Recreation Center, Lecture Halls Building, office wing
of the Laboratory Building, and "A"wing (those portions to the right of the
lobbies of the library) at 5:30 p.m. daily and on weekends through the winter.
Scheduled evening performances in the Lecture Halls and main library lobby
not to be affected. Library operations to remain open until 10 p.m. during
academic terms. Heating systems in these areas shut down from 5:30 p.m. to
8 a.m. week days, except in the library proper where heating is off during
academic terms from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
3. Depending on requirements for food services and various activities, possible
earlier closure of the College Activities Building (perhaps 6 p.m.) between
now and the end of Fall Quarter. (KAOS would still operate normally.) Early

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earlier closure of the College Activities Building (perhaps 6 p.m.) between
now and the end of Fall Quarter. (KAOS would still operate normally.) Earlyclosure of the CAB possibly to continue through Winter Quarter.
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 14-JANUARY 2
1.
Complete closure of Recreation Center, Lecture Halls Building, and Laboratory
Wing of Laboratory Building (office operations displaced by these closures
would shift to Library Building during quarter break).
2.
Library Building and College Activities Building to operate from 8 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. week days.
3.
Housing units to be heated for those remaining on campus during quarter break.
Students spending the holiday period off-campus asked to turn down thermostats.
College facilities officials will check unoccupied rooms during the break to
be sure all thermostats are turned down.
three_holj1day presentations
JAZZ ENSEMBLE, CHAMBER SINGERS TO PERFORM TUESDAY
The Evergreen Jazz Ensemble and Chamber Singers will present their annual holiday
concert December 4 at 8 p.m. in the main foyer of the Library. Directed by Faculty Member
Don Chan, the 35 Chamber Singers will present:
"The Prince of Peace", by Greg Dykes;
"The Star Song", "Ideo Gloria in Excelsis Deo", "There Is No Rose", and
"A Song Against Bores", by David Kraehenbuehl;
"Judeo", "Bethlehem", and "Emanuel", by William Billings;
"0 Magnum Mysterium" and "Hodie Christus Natus Est" by Francis Poulenc.
The 21-member Jazz Ensemble will also present new compositions by composers Maynard
Ferguson, Thad Jones, Woody Herman and Kim Richmond.
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The performance is free and open to the public.
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SET FOR DEC. 5 CONCERT
A holiday concert by the Evergreen Chamber Orchestra will be presented December 5
at 8 p.m. in the main foyer of the Library. The 26-member orchestra, which includes many
Olympians, will perform under the direction of Faculty Member Robert Gottlieb.
The evening program, which is free and open to the public, includes:
Concerto Gross Opus VI No. 12 in F major by A. Corelli, featuring
violin soloists Steven Daneils and Cheryl Pegues;
Arias from the Opera Julius Caesar by G. F. Handel, featuring Mary
Zamora, soprano soloist ; and William Winden, bass soloist;
and Symphony No. 5 in B flat major by Franz Schubert.
DEARBORN STARS IN CARROLL CLASSIC
Jennie Dearborn, a third-year student at The Evergreen State College, will star in
the Fall Quarter production of "Alice Through the Looking Glass," slated for afternoon
and evening performances December 6, 7 and 8.
Ms. Dearborn, a native of Palmer, Alaska, will play Alice in Lewis Carroll's famous
musical fairytale which is being directed and choreographed by Evergreen Faculty Member
Bud Johansen, with the assistance of Faculty Member Ainara Wilder.
Fifty members of the theater-dance academic program will also perform in the production, which is scheduled for 2 and 8 p.m. December 6, 7 and 8 in the multi-purpose
room of the College Recreation Center.
Admission is $1 for adults, 50$ for students. For group or single reservations,
call 866-6380. Tickets will be available at the door.

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STUDENTS GAIN MUSICAL VIEW OF HISTORY
Studying America's history through the eyes and ears of musicians, improving
performance skills, and sampling a wide variety of musical styles and instruments have
occupied 86 members of the America's Music Coordinated Studies program this fall.
Primary emphasis of the program is, of course, music
playing it, listening
to it, analyzing it, reading and writing about it. But the approach the academic program has taken to accomplish these activities is vastly different from that of a traditional
music department.
"First of all, we've developed a program which is not only for the professional
or performing music student," Faculty Coordinator William Winden explains.
"We've
enrolled all levels of musicians
from those who play quite successfully to those who
can't read music and are convinced they can't perform." Winden and three faculty
colleagues
Don Chan, Tom Foote and Will Humphreys
say they've found the combination of students "very successful." "The advanced students help the beginners and
everyone learns," they add.
STUDYING CONTEMPORARY SOUNDS
Classical music is NOT the emphasis of this program, as is often the case in
traditional music departments. "We're dealing with all kinds of music
from jazz to
bluegrass, country to electronic," Winden says. "This quarter our emphasis has been on
contemporary sounds. Later, we'll study music from an historical standpoint, particularly colonial America and Africa."
Program goals also differ substantially from that of most music programs. "We're
not gearing America's Music to the professional musician," Winden says. "We're aiming
it at people with a real interest in music, at people whom we hope will get so excited
about music they will make it an integral, enriching part of their lives."
Four study groups are featured in the program, providing students an opportunity
to work with each of the four faculty. Book seminars, held once weekly, introduce students to some of America's literary classics and to a new way of studying music. "We're
reading such books as Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath and Dos Passes' U.S.A. to give us insight
into what conditions lead to creation of much of our modern music," he says.
At the same time, students are boning up on music theory at one of three levels
advanced, intermediate or beginner. "About 40 per cent of our students couldn't
read music in September, while others were quite accomplished musicians," Winden says.
"The Theory seminar is helping bring them all to a common level of understanding, if not
performance."
SIX PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES
Supplementing the two seminars are continuing workshops on such topics as aesthetics
or electronic music, and performance groups, including the Jazz Ensemble and Chamber
Singers, directed by Chan; a percussion ensemble, conducted by Humphreys; a jug band and
bluegrass ensemble, lead by Foote; and a musical theater group, directed by Winden.
All students are required to attend each of the four modes of study, but those
who have difficulty fitting into a performance ensemble are invited to either form their
own performance group or conduct intensive research in place of performance. Once a week,
students gather in a large group meeting to hear each other perform or to listen to
invited lecturers or musicians from off campus. In addition, the performance ensembles
have scheduled public presentations. This week, for example, Evergreeners will have an
opportunity to hear the Jazz Ensemble and the Chamber Singers Tuesday Night (December 4)
at 8 p.m. in the main foyer of the Library.
Next quarter, Winden's musical theater group will present three American operas
and, hopefully, before the year is out, each of the other ensembles will share their
talents with the Evergreen community.
...THIRD AND FINAL WARNING...Get out of town this weekend (or, in the interest of saving
gas, stay home with your doors bolted) to avoid Malcolm Stilson's "Malice in Blunderland"
(or "The Wintergate Affair") this Saturday (December 1) at 7 and 9 p.m. in Lecture Hall One.

FIELD SUPERVISORS ON CAMPUS FRIDAY
The Office of Cooperative Education has invited 90 field supervisors to attend
a half-day workshop on campus from 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 30. The field supervisors
all
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employees of private businesses as well as educational, social, and governmental agencies^
oversee the activities of more than 100 Evergreen students who are earning academic
credit for their internships in a wide variety of fields.
Topic for the half-day program is "What Makes a Good Internship." Supervisors will
discuss how to evaluate the work of interns and how to use the community as a learning
resource.
her voice made her famous
FORMER RECORDING STAR OFFERING JAZZ DANCE INSTRUCTION
Learning by mimicry as much as by explanation, 20 Evergreen jazz dance students
keep a close eye on their teacher. She's lithe, petite, graceful. Each movement is
naturally, but thoughtfully executed. Her constant smile encourages imitation.
They
learn
and they love it.
Instructor Gretchen Christopher Matzen has been involved in dancing in one way
or another
as a student, performer and teacher
since she was six. But it's her
voice that made her famous. A member of the nationally know trio, The Fleetwoods, Ms.
Matzen toured the entire country for three years as the Olympians won two gold records
and sold millions of copies of "Come Softly to Me," and "I'm Mr. Blue." After eight
years of recording, the trio retired in 1966, regrouped for a two-year series of concerts,
and retired again.
"I'd never recommend a career as a professional entertainer to anyone," Ms.
Matzen says, "but I don't regret any of my experiences in show business." Perhaps because of her experiences, Ms. Matzen doesn't seek to make professionals out of her students
who meet with her twice a week in the Recreation Center. "I'm most concerned with giving /
them a physical vocabulary of dance," she says, "one which will enrich their lives by
expanding their awareness of what they can do."
Working with students at all levels of ability, Ms. Matzen says she's found she
can teach some grace to even the least developed student, and that they can apply what
they learn in class to their movements on the social dance floor and to the way they carry
themselves. Her classes are offered by the Office of Recreation and Campus Activities and
are open, for a nominal fee, to students and community residents. Deadline for enrollment
in her Winter Quarter program is December 14. Interested persons should call the Activities
Office (866-6210) for further information.
EVERGREENER CONDUCTING DRUG RESEARCH
Rhonda Martin, a second-year Evergreener, has been named research analyst for the
Outpatient Treatment Task Force of the State Office of Drug Abuse Prevention. Mrs.
Martin, a St. Placid High School graduate who resides at 2710 NE Prospect, will help the
task force prepare data for Washington State's master plan on druge abuse, which must be
completed by the end of the year if the state is to secure federal fundings for its drug
abuse programs.
Her activities will be supervised in part by Diana Meyer, administrative intern
to the State Library Drug Information program and a 1972 Evergreen graduate. The internship was arranged through Evergreen's Office of Cooperative Education.
WINTER QUARTER BILLS MAILED TODAY
Students should begin receiving their billing for Winter Quarter tuition sometime
soon, according to Student Accounts Superviser Kingslev Kan.
Payment of the bill is
due December 14, Kan reminds students, and "failure to pay tuition by that date will
result in disenrollment." If you don't receive your billing within the next few days,
check with the Registrar and/or Kan to make sure your correct address is on file.

-5"WOMEN IN CONFLICT," "OBESITY" TOPICS OF UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Two workshops covering the topics of "Women in Conflict" and "Obesity" will
begin the first of December, Counselor Lou Ellen Peffer will direct the "Women in
Conflict" sessions, which begin December 5 under sponsorship of the Evergreen Women's
Center. Open to all Evergreen women, the workshop will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Library
room 3213. Interested women should sign up at the Women's Center and be prepared to
bring their ideas and concerns about conflict and its resolution.
The Obesity workshop, sponsored by Health Services, will be held from 7 to 10
p.m. December 3 in room 110 of the College Activities Building, Bellevue physician
Merton
Procter, who has specialized in weight control problems for the past four
years, will discuss common myths about obesity, diet, nutrition and vitamins.
PUBLICATION BOARD ISSUES LAST CALL FOR EDITOR, NAMES NEW MEMBER
The Publications Board has issued its final call for applications for editor of
The Cooper Point Journal. Applications are due by 5 p.m. December 3 at the office of
Program Secretary Marsha Stead (Library 2155). All candidates will be interviewed by
newspaper faculty adviser Margaret Gribskov, and by the newspaper staff December 4 and 5,
and by the Publications Board December 6.
In other action, members of the Pub Board welcomed new student representative
Brent Normoyle, whose name was drawn out of a hat containing the names of 14 persons
willing to serve on the board. Normoyle was one of the authors of the original Publications Board document written last Spring. Possible revisions of the document were
discussed at length during a November 16 meeting. Suggested changes will be forwarded
to the President and Board of Trustees.
STUDENTS VOLUNTEER SERVICES
More than 40 Evergreen students are currently volunteering their time and talents
to two key social services agencies in the Olympia area, the Union Street Center and
the Thurston County Crisis Clinic.
Seventeen Evergreeners assist in a wide variety of tasks at the Union Street Center,
formerly the Third Eye. Activities include helping youngsters improve communication skills,
maintaining the facilities and offering paraprofessional counseling. Several students
work shifts at the drop-in center; many accompany teenagers on all-day or over-night
recreational trips, and others answer phones.
More than 20 students work four-to-eight hour shifts each week in the Crisis
Clinic, a telephone crisis intervention service.
None of the students at either agency is receiving credit for his work. It is
strictly voluntary. Evergreeners who may be interested in offering their talents to
a worthy social service agency, should contact Dan Swecker, Office of Cooperative Education, 866-6391. He keeps a current list of agency needs in the area and is eager to
help place students where they can contribute their time to helping others.
FINALISTS FOR REGISTRAR BEING INTERVIEWED
Four finalists are being interviewed for the position of registrar, vacated last
summer by Perrin Smith. Interviewed this week were John Nichols, of Upstate Medical
Center, Syracuse, New York, and Walker Allen, of Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio,
Richard Hewitt, registrar at Central Oregon Community College will be interviewed Monday,
and Jewell Manspeaker, of Oregon State University will be interviewed Friday (December 7).
Persons interested in talking with the latter two candidates can join them for
lunch in room 110 of the College Activities Building from noon to 1 p.m. on their
scheduled days, or chat with them from. 1 to 2 p^m. on the third floor of the CAB. Their
files are available at the desk of Secretary Grace Woodruff, Laboratory Building room
1005.

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FILMMAKERS WIN NATIONAL AWARD
A national film award has been presented to two Evergreen students for a fiveminute movie they completed a year ago. Bellevueites Richard Speers and Frankie Foster (
received a CINE Eagle award from the Council on International Non-Theatrical Events, a
voluntary, non-profit organization which selects films produced in the United States
for entry in world competition.
Entitled "Phosphenes," the award-winning film is a 16 milimeter color/sound
production which shows a small boy's discovery of phosphene sensations. It will be
sent overseas to represent U. S. filmmakers in international competition.
The two filmmakers are currently involved in a 90-minute feature film, "Center
Courtyard," which they are filming on location at Interlake High School in Bellevue.
Foster is continuing in his third year at Evergreen, and Spears is working part-time
in Evergreen's Computer Services.
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR TAKES TOP TURKEY
Graham Dornan, an Olympia High School junior, sped to the fastest time in the
second annual Evergreen Turkey Trot November 17. The thinclad came in ahead of all
competition in 14.43 minutes for the three-mile race. Dornan took home a turkey from
the community men's division. Other winners in that division were Jeff Brown (15:10),
Bill Blue (15:26) and Carl Glatze (15:48).
Winners in the community women's division
included Sarah Tabbutt (19:38), Cathy Glatze (20:26), Harriet Goldfart (27:07) and
Martha Neil (31:15).
Winners in the Evergreen men's division were Spider Burbank at 14:45, Karl
Brownstein at 16:29, Rit London at 16:30 and Phil Hodges at 17:25. Evergreen women who
took home the top four prizes in their division were Karen Richardson at 20:14,
Kacey Clark at 21:07, Rhoda Fleischman at 22:00 and Cathy Riddell at 24:05.
The event was sponsored by the Evergreen Office of Recreation and Campus Activities
and the Olympia Parks and Recreation Department. Prizes included turkeys for first place
in each division, chickens for second, cornish game hens for third, and one dozen eggs
for fourth. Survivors ribbons were also awarded.
EVERGREENERS IN THE NEWS
...Security Officer Oscar Schuler suffered a stroke last weekend and is listed
in "serious condition" at St. Peter Hospital(room 422). Cards and letters would be
welcome...Also in the hospital is Secretary Rita Grace, who was scheduled to undergo minor
surgery at Tacoma General Hospital November 28...Good news for Howard Griffith, head
of the print shop. He married Karen Duman in a small ceremony in Tacoma November 23...
Meanwhile Director of Admissions Ken Mayer is traveling to Oakland and Los Angeles,
California for meetings with college officials on programs of retention and post
graduate placement of minority students. He is expected back December 3...And finally,
Mail Clerk Emily Rogers is spending her spare time frantically sewing more than 60
costumes for the Fall Quarter play, "Alice Through the Looking Glass," which opens
December 6.

COLLEGE WINS NATIONAL NOTICE
Evergreen was recently mentioned in "The Arts Reporting Service," a national
bi-monthly newsletter serving the arts and published in Maryland. In a book review of
The Rise of the Arts on the American Campus, writer/editor/publisher Charles C. Mark
notes that ..."innovation in higher education will mostly come from the new state colleges
which are developing around the country...The new institutions have a chance to people
their faculties with new talent who can conceive of courses to be taught by new methods,
even design new physical facilities for teaching, as was done at the new Evergreen
State College in the state of Washington."
Academic Dean Charles Teske says the publication is "the most active of all
arts newsletters."