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"important ecological effects" documented
EVERGREEN STUDY ON DDT IMPACT PUBLISHED
The effects of a massive application of the pesticide DDT on Pacific Northwest mammals,
birds and insects have been documented by an Evergreen student-faculty team and published this
fall in the Wildlife Monographs series produced by the Wildlife Society, an international
professional organization.
The study, says Evergreen faculty scientist Dr. Steven G. Herman, is "the most comprehensive examination completed on pesticide effects on a wide spectrum of non-target wildlife
on creatures for whom the DDT was not intended."
It began in 1973 when students and faculty in a two-year coordinated studies program,
the Ecology and Chemistry of Pollution, decided to investigate the impact of DDT applications
in the Northwest. The target area included some 426,000 acres of coniferous forests in Washington, Oregon and Idaho which were sprayed with DDT by the U.S. Forest Service, the Washington
Department of Natural Resources and other agencies, in an attempt to control an infestation of
the Douglas fir tussock moth.
LAB WORK DONE ON CAMPUS
Students spent months in the field, collecting samples and counting birds and other
cinimals before and after the spraying and in treated and untreated areas. Their samples were
then carefully examined in Evergreen's fully equipped and staffed ECOP analytical chemistry
laboratories, and their research was supplemented with an examination of the history of DDT
use in the U.S from 1944 to 1976.
The majority of the student-faculty effort was concentrated on examining the effects of
DDT on insects, fish, songbirds and shrews, and the extent of DDT residue accumulation in fish,
songbirds and shrews.
The results, says Herman, showed the spraying had "important ecological impacts."
"We found evidence of widespread and significant mortality among the songbirds," he says.
"We also proved there were significant adverse impacts on several non-targeted groups of beneficial and other insects, including ladybird beatles, aphids, wasps, and such stream-living
species as dragonflies, mayflies and caddisflies."
By comparing information gathered in treated and untreated areas during the spray period,
Herman says, the study also showed that control of the Douglas Fir Tussock moth did not
require application of DDT nor the three million dollars that the application cost.
DDT APPLICATION "NOT NECESSARY"
"The population of the pest moth declined at nearly the same rate in untreated areas as
it did in those that were treated," he says. "Nature took control of the situation in almost
the same amount of time in the untreated areas as DDT did in the sprayed forests."
Herman says the final results of nearly four years work contain major contributions from
faculty chemist Dr. Michael Beug and a student team comprised of John Bulger, James Macartney^
Jeffrey Stuart, Annski Williams, Steven Pestarino, Bart Klein, Dirk Lanning, Virginia Fay,
( ave Shanewise, Devora Ukrain, David Whitacre, Scott galzer, Christopher Dlugokenski, John
I'eard, with help from a number of state and federal agency employees.
Those contributions were then compiled and published by Herman and Bulger, now an
Evergreen graduate employed by Seattle City Light to conduct a study of bald eagles along the
Skagit River.
Their scientific publication, says Herman, is a "refereed" paper
one that has been

_ 2'submitted to arduous scientific review by Dr. Donald Dahlsten, a forest entomologist with
the University of California at Berkeley and Dr. Joseph Hickey, wildlife ecologist at the
University of Wisconsin. Following their critique, the 62-page report was published in
October and distributed to scientists, libraries and others including members of the Wildlif^
Society.
Funding for the Evergreen study project was granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and the U.S. Forest Service. Costs of the Monograph's publication were defrayed by the
National Audubon Society and the Environmental Protection Agency. A limited number of Monograph copies are available from Dr. Herman, LAB 1, room 2012.
TRUSTEES FACE REPORT-FILLED AGENDA THURSDAY
More than a dozen reports and action items await trustees Thursday, December 13, when
the board convenes for its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. in Library 311Z High on the list are
consideration of Evergreen's supplemental operating and capital requests to be delivered to
the Governor's office for consideration before the 1980 session and a report on legislative
issues facing the college in that historic
first regular, off-year legislative gathering,
which begins January 14.
Trustees will also hear of recruitment plans for Third World students from Admissions
Director Arnaldo Rodriguez. Proposals for additional on-campus housing and a report on college
goals and objectives, both to be presented by Vice President for Business Dean Clabaugh and
proposals for managing the Organic Farmhouse. In addition, faculty member Lovern King will
discuss Evergreen's Native American Studies program, and students from KAOS FM will report on
a grant the station has received from the National Telecommunication and Information Administration.
Trustees are also expected to take action on an agreement with the McLane Fire District
next week in their monthly session which is open to all interested persons.
DTPS APPOINTED AND APPROVED
Members of the Evergreen Council approved creation of three Disappearing Task Forces at
their November 21 session.
President Dan Evans has charged a 15-member group to study and recommend to him
"appropriate actions relative to the development of marine facilities for the Evergreen fleet in
the context of long-range planning for our campus shoreline." Called the Marine Facilities
and Shorelines Planning DTP, the group is chaired by faculty member Pete Taylor and includes
faculty members Bob Filmer, Bob Sluss, Richard Cellarius, Larry Eickstaedt, and staffers Pete
Steilberg, David Wallbom, Barbara Smith and Walter Niemiec. Six students will also be selected
to serve on that group.
Provost Byron Youtz has charged two new DTFs: one to examine the End-of-the-Quarter
Evaluation Process and a second to conduct Senior (Academic) Dean Screening. The first,
chaired by Faculty Member (and Computer Services Director) John Aikin, will examine the uses
and misuses of granting incompletes, the time schedule of evaluations at the end of each quarter,
and possible improvements of the student-evaluation-of-faculty process. That report is due by
early February and will be concluded with the help of faculty members Richard Alexander, George
Dimitroff, Carolyn Dobbs, Gil Salcedo, Susan Strasser; staffers Judy Huntley and Sharron Coontz,
and students Steve Charak, Ellen Kissman, Rob Fellows, Tim Nogler and Leora Saper.
The third DTP, working on screening of applications for a senior deanship, meets initially
December 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. in Library 3121. Members include faculty Susan Aurand, Priscilla
Bowerman, Peter Elbow, Don Finkel, Joye Hardiman, Charles Pailthorp, Willie Parson, Jake Romero;
staffers Barbara Cooley and Judy Lindlauf, and students Stephen Srurth, and Greg King, wilTh
three more students to be chosen.
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- 3REGISTRATION FOR LEISURE ED OPENS

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If you've ever wanted to learn the art of papermarbling, figure out how an integrated
ectronic circuit works, master the game of bridge, or explore the joys of a variety of
hobbies ranging from sourdough cooking to nature appreciation, Evergreen's Leisure Education
program may have just what you're looking for. Leisure Education coordinator Sandy Greenway
says registration for more than 70 workshops offering fun for persons of all ages begins Monday,
December 17 and continues weekdays through January 18 in the College Recreation Center.
Workshops begin the week of January 14 and include 13 sessions in movement, 12 in the
arts, 10 in sports, 7 in martial arts, five in music and a variety of others ranging from
electronics to nature appreciation, handwriting analysis to basic bicycle maintenance and
Chinese cooking.
All registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and must be completed
in person at Evergreen's Recreation Center (866-6530), where complete details on the winter
workshops are available during regular working hours.
upcoming events
MUSICAL DRAMA OPENS TONIGHT
The nightmarish descent of a nineteenth century Russian prince into the depths of insanity
dominates the Fall Quarter production of "Subject to Fits" to be staged at 8 p.m. December 7,
8, and 9 in the Experimental Theater of Evergreen's Communications Building.
Directed by Faculty Dramatist Ainara Wilder, the play by Robert Montgomery is based on
an 1868 novel by Dostoevsky called "The Idiot," and is "definitely for mature audiences only,"
Wilder says. "The intense and emotional aspects of this musical drama are inappropriate for
hildren>" Wilder adds."We urge parental discretion."
Ted Roisum of Portland plays the lead role of Prince Myshkin, an epileptic whose irreessible will to martyrdom leads him to ill-fated self sacrifice, and finally, into idiocy,
j-erforming with Roisum are: Glenda Gerde of Tumwater, John Mallahan of Bellingham, Robert
Richerson of Olympia, and Mary Schickling of Kirkland. Also cast are Jack Guberman of Chicago,
"llinois; Richard Roth of New York City;
Edward Kaye of Montclair, New Jersey; and
.iichelle Frenzer of Worthington, Ohio.
Musical direction for the production is under the supervision of Olympia senior Diane
deMoulin, sets are by stage technician Peter Waldron, and lighting is by student Glen Horton.
Costumes have been created by Evergreen staff member Ruth Palmerlee.
Tickets will go on sale at 7:30 p.m. each performance evening at the door of the Communications Building for $4 general admission or $2 students and senior citizens.
SCROOGE COMES TO CAMPUS DECEMBER 14-16

It would scarcely be Christmas without Scrooge and his infamous "Bah, Humbug" brought to
life by Ballet Northwest for five pre-holiday shows December 14-16 at Evergreen. Directed
and choreographed by Evergreen faculty dancer Bernard Johansen, Ballet Northwest presents a
cast of more than 40 student and community dancers in their interpretation of Charles Dickens'
traditional tale, "A Christmas Carol."
Set to music by Gustav Mahler, three evening shows are offered Friday, Saturday and
Sunday beginning at 7:30 and two matinees are slated Saturday and Sunday beginning at 2 o'clock.
All performances will be staged in the Experimental Theater of Evergreen's Communications
Building.
The cast, clad in nineteenth century costumes, features performances by Mary Johansen,
Suzi Ferko, and Margie Reed as the spirits of Christmas past, present and future, respectively,
with Olympian Johan Hellman as Tiny Tim and Johansen as the irascible Scrooge. Jim Cashman
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d Jamie Jenson play Mr. and Mrs. Cratchet, with Erin Nolan Pattillo cast as the sweetheart,
vjeary Buxton as Marley, and an array of Evergreen student and Thurston County dancers appearing as townspeople, apparitions and shopkeepers in the show that appeals to audiences of all
ages.
Advance tickets to evening and matinee performances of "A Christmas Carol" are available
now at $3.50 for adults and $2 for students at the Evergreen Bookstore. Tickets will also be
sold at the door of the Communications Building one half hour preceding each performance.

- 4CAPITOL YOUTH CHORALE PERFORMS AT EVERGREEN DECEMBER 13
Seasons greetings will be offered to music lovers of all ages by the 55 voices of the
Capitol Youth Chorale in a holiday concert Thursday, December 13, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in
Recital Hall of the Communications Building. Directed by Littlerock Elementary School teacher
Harold Armstrong, the Chorale is comprised of students between nine and 17 years of age who
promise an evening filled with variety and talent.
Highlights of their Thursday evening concert will be performances by 14-year-old
violinist Michaela Keating, by fifth graders from Littlerock Elementary staging their inter^retation of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas,," and by all members of the choir singing traditional Christmas songs, including Coventry Carol, Carol of the Bell, Sleigh Ride, Carol of
the Drum, and many more.
The Chorale, which first performed in Thurston County last spring, includes young vocalists
from more than 30 public, private and parochial schools, and Armstrong says he'll invite new
members to join the group after school resumes in January.
Prospective vocalists are especially encouraged to attend the Evergreen concert, for
which tickets are available only in advance, at $2.50 each, from chorale members and adult
sponsors, Marcia, 866-2921, and Loraine, 357-8299.
TRYOUTS SET MONDAY FOR MAN OF LA MANCHA
Tryouts for Evergreen's Winter Quarter production of "Man of La Mancha" will be conducted
December 10 from 1 to 5 p.m. in room 110 of Evergreen's Communications Building.
Faculty Director Ainara Wilder says all persons interested in auditioning for this major
musical production must be available promptly at 1 p.m. Monday. Rehearsals for the show will
be held from 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays, except Wednesdays, and from 6 to 10 p.m. on Sundays until
the show opens February 28.
Also working on the production, which will be presented as part of Evergreen Expressions
performing arts series, will be musical director Donald Chan and choreographer Bernard Johan( _,
both members of Evergreen's faculty, and stage technician Peter Waldron, who will coordinate
set design.
Further information on the show is available from Wilder at 866-6096.
TRAVELING REGIONAL SHOW PREMIERES DECEMBER 15
More than 70 creations by 22 Pacific Northwest artists will go on display December 15 when
Evergreen premieres its Regional Photography and Printmaking Exhibit in Gallery Four of the
Evans Library Building.
Evergreen Exhibits Coordinator Sid White says the show features photography and prints
by "significant, actively producing and exhibiting artists whose work ranges from 'pure' to
'combined' use of photographic and printmaking processes."
Funded in part by the Washington State Arts Commission, the Evergreen display will remain
on exhibit in Gallery Four through January 4, then go "on the road" during the next eight months
for six shows in galleries throughout Washington and Oregon.
Photographers whose works are featured in the show include: Marv Bondarowicz, Marsha
Burns, Ford Gilbreath, Craig Hickman, Bob Lloyd, Donna Mitchell, Chris Rauschenberg, James
Sahlstrand, Michael Stone, Kirk Thompson and Terry Toedtemeier. Also represented are 11 printmakers: Glen Alps, Paul Clinton, Gordon Gilkey, Robert Graves, Young Harvill, Stephen Hazel,
James Hibbard, Manuel Izqui.6rdq^_Thomas Johnston, Margaret Sahlstrand, and D.J. Smith.
Their display was assembled by project director and curator White, with the assistance
of artist-jurors Gordon Gilkey, curator of prints at the Portland Art Museum; Thomas Johnston,
head of printmaking at Western Washington University; James Sahlstrand, director of Sarah
Spurgeon Gallery at Central Washington University; and Terry Toedtemeier, associate director
of Portland's Blue Sky Gallery.
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...WINTER REGISTRATION BEGINS WEDNESDAY...Registration for Winter Quarter full- and part-time
studies at Evergreen opens Wednesday, December 5, when faculty and staff stage two academic
information fairs for new and returning students. Full-time students will be able to discuss
academic programs
with faculty at an afternoon fair from 1 to 3 o'clock while part-timers will
be invited to explore academic offerings from 5:30 to 7 o'clock that evening. Both fairs will
be conducted on the second floor of the Evans Library. c
Registration for more than 90 part-time courses will continue weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
through January 4, excluding campus holidays on December 24, 25, and January 1. Registration
will reopen January 7, the first day of Winter Quarter classes, and continue through Friday,
January 11, the final day for payment of Winter Quarter tuition and fees.

..."PUSS IN BOOTS" PLAYS DECEMBER 8...A fairy tale classic comes to life in special family concerts when Evergreen presents Bob Williams' Puppets in a magical, musical version of "Puss in
Boots" in three shows on Saturday, December 8, in the Recital Hall of the Communications Building
"Puss in Boots," one of the favorite tales of childhood, tells of the Master Cat who, with
a pair of remarkable boots, aids his friend the miller's son in his rise from poverty and obscurity to wealth and a royal marriage. Created by Charles Perrault, a courtier of Louis XIV,
this story portrays his highness as a grand, life-sized puppet called the Sun King in three shows
offered at noon, 2 and 4 p.m. December 8 as the fourth presentation of Evergreen Expressions,
'"he college's new performing arts series.
"Puss in Boots" features two puppet players, Rosalie Brandon and Bob Williams, working in
full view of the audience to provide life, voice and movement for the whimsical puppets. Live
music for the production is provided by harpsichordist Gayle Johnson, who shares the stage with
the actors and provides French Baroque music by Rameau for scenes of puppet pantomime.
Advance tickets are available through Evergreen's Office of College Relations, weekdays
during regular working hours for $3 general admission or $1.50 for students and senior citizens.
Tickets will also be sold December 8 at the door of the Communications Building one half hour
before each show begins.

...ALICE STONE LADIES ORCHESTRA PLAYS FRIDAY...The New Alice Stone Ladies Society Orchestra performs authentic ragtime, blues and Dixieland jazz in two concerts Friday, December 7 at Evergreen. Sponsored by Evergreen's Tides of Change production company, the group appears in concert
at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in the second floor lobby of the Evans Library Building. Named for a female
timpanist born in 1845, the women of Alice Stone perform on trombone, tuba, piano, drums, clarine
guitar and violin, offering vocale accompaniment by Clara Gnatt and on-stage antics that promise
to enrich their musical show.
Advance tickets are now on sale at $3 each at Rainy Day Records and Budget Tapes and Records
in Olympia and at Evergreen's Women's Center (866-6162). Tickets will also be sold for $3.50 at
the door of the Library Building preceding each of the Friday evening concerts.

...CHRISTMAS/JAZZ CONCERTS SLATED...Jazz and Christmas music come to Evergreen December 4 and 5
when singers and musicians join forces for two free evening concerts. Four choirs will offer a
selection of traditional Christmas caroles under the direction of adjunct faculty member Joan
Winden in the first half of the program, set to begin at 8 o'clock Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
in the Recital Hall of Evergreen's Communications Building.
Faculty Member Donald Chan will then lead the newly regrouped Jazz Ensemble in a varied
program, featuring musicians from Olympia and North Thurston High Schools as well as from Evergreen and the Olympia community.

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