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This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Whitworth University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Whitworth Alumni Magazine by an authorized administrator of Whitworth University. VoL 48 • No. 2 March. 1980

I The end I of an era i

Edward B. Lindaman Whitworth CoUege President 1970·1980

Inside A Haight-Ashbury journal ...... page 8 White House caDs Lindaman page 2 Alumni Forum ...... page 10 Why teach? One man's view page 4 An inside look at Rice keynotes chapel dedication .. page 6 women in sports page 14

~ i I Presidential retirement The David Rockefeller, Chairman Chase White House is tirst Manhattan Bank; Dan Rather, CBS Correspondent; and entertainers stop for President Pat Boone, Art Linkletter and Hugh Downs. Lindaman IJndaman is no newcomer to hunger overseas. He has served for several years on the Hunger Pro- What institutions will be re- gram Advisory Committee of the sponding to, according to Lindaman. In introducing Edward B. United Presbyterian Church. His are four public concerns: greater, IJndaman for his last report as awareness of hunger as a moral. more impatient expectations of President to the Whitworth College religious and political issue were the higher education; increased public Board of Trustees last fall, Chairman catalysts for his devising the college's scrutiny; increased demands for new Jack w. Hatch said, "The impact of altemative eating program called coalitions to address these Edward B. IJndaman will be appar- Nutrition '85. problems; and emphasis on more ent for decades. LucklIy there will be His view of the future was incor- learning outside the traditional a continuing relationship with the porated in his final address to the classroom. college as he is our futurist in Board of Trustees. To meet these concerns and residence. " IJndaman painted a vision of focus on solutions, IJndaman called President Edward B. IJndaman what the 1980's would be after for a future Whitworth Christian began his futurist in residence role a tracing attitude changes of the Sixties Studies Center. month early - inJanuary - when and' Seventies. IJndaman spoke to the trustees he was invited to the White House to "The 1980's began with the for an hour and received a standing help implement President Carter's Pope's visit to America," he said, ovation at the conclusion with this National Cambodia Crisis Com- "and demonstrated that millions are quote from his latest book, Thinking mittee. looking for spiritual renewal. in the Future Tense. He attended a gathering at the Hundreds of books are published "To think in the future tense is White House onJanuary 14 along demonstrating a search for deeper an act of love, for it looks to the as with Notre Dame President the Rev. levels of consciousness and differing yet unrealized possibilities of the Theodore M. Hesburgh, AFL-CIO perspectives on religion." other and grants him freedom and President Lane Kirkland; Ford Motor In listing the perspectives of the allows him a future in recognition of Company President Philip Caldwell; eighties, IJndaman said institutions his possibilities." Jean C. Voung. chair of the U.S. have to respond to operate success- Commission Intemational Vear of fully. "If they don't, they won't be the Child; Gov. Averell Harriman; around."

researched the national scope of the problem, calling on dozens of sources for statistics, looked thoroughly into the reasons young people run away. and finally, .Greg Strom: a mind in ferment developed preventive "how-to' s" for parents. The finished product was Strom was not a predictable choice scoring as a senior with his strong greater in both scope and depth than Two years ago he was just a garden for the group, as he has been largeiy and accurate place kicking. Gray's assignment required, a variety student, moving through absent from the corporate spiritual He played all sports in high school, performance entirely typical of college on his way to a career in actMties of the campus. "I tried and did some triple jumping for the Strom. (The article was eventually public relations, trailing straight A's going to campus worship with a foot- Whitworth track and field team, but scaled down, localized and sold to and honors on the football field. ball buddy, but there was such a fuss football was his sport. His dedication the Spokesman Review, which That was before three academic about how great it was to have to it, his position ofleadership on the published it. with full color art, on the experiences that illuminated a whole football players come that I couldn't team and his skill on the field made it front page ofits Sunday IJfestyie new level of possibilities pushed get anything out of it, so I didn't go easy for him to be placed by his peers section.) back the limits of his horizons. anymore." He entered Whitworth in the fall and professors in that mystical "His work always went beyond the of 1976 with all the proper category our culture sets aside for the merely descriptive to the analytical," "football player." said Whitworth Chaplain Ronald C. credentials: an academic record at "1 hope someday to have Cascade H.5., Everett, WA marred by But the category is too narrowly White, whose class "Christian Ethics" only one "B", a history ofleadership drawn to encompass Greg's was the fast of Greg's academic 'big something to say that will abilities, and although he's often events.' He was always probing including his high school presidency, be substantial 0 0 0" and a football playing record good dressed in the baggy sweatsuit that the issues, not afraid of complexity. enough to attract offers from the fits the image, those who encounter He has an earnestness about him in the classroom soon discard integrating what he's thinking with University of Washington and A faith that does not require the Oregon State University. the stereotype. how he's living, and he doesn't want to make those choices without usual group interaction is in keeping But he'd decided that he wanted a with Greg's independent nature. SeIf- small Christian college, one that adequate reason." Most people don't reach the point of asking those reliance came early as he grew up in offered a degree in public relations, a single-parent household. so when Whitworth's then head foot- questions at such a young age, Dr. White explained, The Greg Strom of two years ago, at ball coach, Hugh Campbell, offered "He was always probing the beginning of his junior year, was him a scholarship, he accepted. It "I'm not a religious person," Greg the issues 0 0 0" avowed, but he demonstrated his an independent semi-loner, a highly- didn't hurt that Whitworth was his motivated student and athlete. He mother's choice as well. faith by leading a Bible study for his football teammates, and serving on had a vague unrest that there may After a high school career as a not be enough challenge in the next running back, he found himself on a "He never does anything half- the Chaplain's 'core group' which two years. team well-supplied at that position heartedly," said his advisor, meets to examine the needs for journalism professor Alfred O. Gray. ministry on the campus. Then came the aforementioned and was placed "temporarily" on the three academic experiences, and a defensive backfield. He never got A project for his "Writing for Publication" class is a case in point. new field of challenges: abstract back to the offensive squad, but was thinking. one of two freshmen to make the A runaway girl had been found dead near the campus and Greg became White's Christian Ethics class set the traveling squad and earned all- stage for the profound effect of the conference and all-district honors in concerned about the problem of teenage runaways. He decided to second event, Core 250. The his junior and senior years as a intensive, multi-discipline course defensive back. He led his team in write his article on the subject. He 2 His former students are now serving in high level positions in news broadcasting, publishing, and Gray receives editing of nationally known "Today" greets 80's with big, new look magazines, national honor In addition to his teaching role, Gray serves as Chairman of the Department of Communication, And yet, we are surrounded by Alfred O. Gray, professor of Today Whitworth College begins Not by Might is Gray's book change - faculty, curriculum, and, joumalism, was chosen as 1979's the decade of the Eighties with a recounting the history of Whitworth always, students, How these . Distinguished Newspaper Advisor in change of size. The magazine College. He has written numerous people and programs expand and the U.S, by the National Council of format has been abandoned for a articles for regional and national embellish the constant to shape College Publications Advisors. The tabloid, just as the concept of the newspapers andjoumals. today's and tomorrow's world is award is the highest honor given by publication has undergone a the fabric of this publication. the Council during the year. metamorphosis. Never has the need been so great Gray is serving his 34th year as Change has not been made for for educated Christian individuals advisor to the student newspaper, change's sake. Deliberations over to lead, to witness, to impact an The Whitworthian. the past year convinced us that the uneasy society. How they have Under his advice and leadership ever-expanding story of Whitworth been taught, instilled and led to the Whitworthian has received needed more pages, a larger size achieve these goals is the every numerous awards for professional to convey all that is happening on day drama revealed in the pages of excellence, among them 10 first campus. Coupled with that -belief tomorrow's Today Whitworth class (excellent) ratings and 16 all- was the realization that our faculty, College. . American (superior) ratings from the the bone and marrow of the Associated Collegiate Press. The college, had ideas and beliefs it Westem Washington chapter of the wanted to share with the Society ofProfessional]oumalists Whitworth Community. Continuing judged the Whitworthian the best in the magazine dimension, even private college newspaper in Wash- adding pages to it, would not solve ington in 1975-1976, and cited the the problem. Whitworthian to receive the "Excel- These are times of transition for lence in loumaltsm" award. all of us. New ideas replace old, Many of Gray's students have former values are rebom, lavish received awards for outstanding lifestyies are eroding. In what achievement. During the last three sometimes seems a tumult of years 14 staff members received change, we seek constants. awards for excellence from the We believe Whitworth College is Inland Empire Chapter of the Society one of these constants. It 'remains ofProfessional]oumalists - Sigma the same institution George Delta Chi. Whitworth envisioned in 1890 where an individual could gain a quality education in a Christian environment. The reflection of his hope can be found in many pages ofToday's Publication. searches the complexities of the Rationalist tradition. The teaching team presents philosophers of both Oakland's suggestion, Strom was Christian and non-Christian views invited to participate, the only and students must measure the ' student to do so. "He joined us as a validity of their faith against the full participant," Oakland said. world's leading thinkers. Greg found While Doestoevsky and the faculty the experience "devastating", Unable group were opening the world of to simply dismiss the strong reason literature to him (his exposure to it, of the non-Christians, especially as a public relations major, had been Neitzche, he was forced to entirely minimal until then), President faith have combined to free humans dismantle and reconstruct his faith. Imdarnan's Futures Seminar was to be Christlike," the product of a "I only knew what I'd read and turning on light bulbs about world "liberally educated young person view and social responsibility. what I'd leamed in Sunday School. It who's begun to take the future The seminar, attended by 15 just didn't hold up in the face of seriously, " hand-picked students, was Neitzche's logic, I really had a rough 'Very few students attempt time with it. Now that I'm through it, designed by linda man to heighten something of this scope," Oakland my faith is much stronger, though." awareness of the problems of the addled, Greg's soul-searching didn't prevent future and, as a by-product, With only one semester before him from getting the best grades in produce short papers suitable for graduation, Gregjokes about his distribution to other student groups the class. reluctance to give up his tattered Core team leader Leonard Oakland, as a way of "spreading the word" jeans-and-sweatshirt wardrobe for a Whitworth English professor, was geometrically. three-piece suit, and contemplates a impressed enough to invite Strom to Lindaman chose those to be dizzying range of possibilities on the be a teacher's aid for Core 250 the distributed from his student's final widened horizon opened for him by following term. projects, papers on a subject of the White, Oakland and Lindaman. "He's a remarkable guy," Prof. student's choice, about 10 or 15 "I hope someday to have Oakland said of Greg. "Up until a ~ pages. something to say that will be couple of years ago, he didn't do a Typically, Greg took on a subject substantial enough to publish, and lot of abstract thinking. He's too broad and deep to be handled in that someone will listen," he said. undergone a marked change of that length, and launched offon 11seems likely. consciousness and made a break- nearly six weeks of exhaustive through in his sense of himself. The .reading, writing and finally, typing loss of faith that he went through in which rendered him hollow-eyed the course is not what we set out to and semi-reclusive. do. A lot of students are solidified by (He did emerge once to appear at a the Christian thinkers we study, but student dance, playing the sometimes one has to go through harmonica and singing in a pick-up what Greg did," rock group of some-time musicians.> As preparation for his t.a. duties, The flnished paper weighed half a Greg spent the summer and fall pound and ran 45 pages, 11presents ernersing himself in Fyodor what Lindaman called a description Doestoevsky's The Brothers of lifewhere "the rational inquiry of Karamozov. The book was, science and the limitless inquiry of coincidently, the subject of the faculty discussion group which meets regularly on campus. At 3 Thanks to all our Gift Club members

Stanford award The following friends, businesses goes to Maloney and foundations are setting the pace for our 1979-80 Annual Giving Program and we hereby recognize At a time when acceptances to their significant contribution and medical schools are difficult to loyalty. obtain, and when the tultion for Gifts recorded below represent those admitted is extremely costly, those received between July 1 and one Whitworth alumnus seems to December 31. 1979. New and have solved the problem nicely. additional gifts can effect final club David G. Maloney 77, of Yakima, membership on June 30,1980. recently received notice of his Please report any corrections or acceptance to the coveted Medical omissions to the Officeof Develop- Scientist Training Program at the ment, Whitworth College, Spokane, Stanford University Medical School. WA 99251. R. A Hanson Company The 500 Cub - $500 • 999 Only five such awards are given, at Mr. & Mrs. Ray W. Hart the rate of approximately one per Inland Empire Handweavers Guild Allied Safe & Vault Company Jensen-Byrd Company Mr. & Mrs. Charles Anderson year. The award is good for as George F. Jewett Foundation Assodated Grocers many as six years, during which Mr. & Mrs. Walter R Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Barton Johnston Foundation Boeing Company time Maloney will receive both his Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Thoburn Brown M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Key Trame Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Ray K. Clizer Mr. & Mrs. Harold E. Landon Crown Zellerbach Company institution. Mr. & Mrs. R. Bruce McCullough Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Deibert Besides fully paying the $11 ,000 Mr. & Mrs. William Miles Mr. & Mrs. Robert A Dewey Thomas Millan yearly tuition, the award also allows Empire Lines Presidents' Cub - $1000+ Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Myers Freda P. Fall Charitable Trust for professional travel. special items Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Myers Theodore D. Frey Mr. & Mrs. Richard A Myers Mr. & Mrs. L.]. Harger of research equipment, and other Mrs. Myrtle Enloe Allen Jane Newhall Harvey's, Incorporated expenses associated with his Allstate Foundation Northwestern Mutual Life Dr. & Mrs. Theodore D. Hegg American Sign & Indicator Company Mrs. R. A Pearson Mr. & Mrs. Sherman R. Huffine research. A liberal allowance is also Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Ashor PepsiCo Foundation Incorporated Mr. & Mrs. Carroll M. Hull included. Atlantic Richfield Foundation David & Dorothy Pierce Trust Mr. & Mrs. Albert James Edna M. Baird Trust Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Polhemus Kaiser Engineers, Incorporated Maloney will be studying the Bechtel Foundation Rainier National Bank Kershaw's, Incorporated ways in which the body is capable Mrs. Kathryn G. Call Regina Hall, Incorporated R.ev. & Mrs. Richard C. Kroeger Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Campbell Mr. & Mrs. R. B. Richardson Lincoln Mutual Savings of producing antibodies to certain Carnation Company Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John D. Robblee Mr. & Mrs. Elmer C. Lindahl types of abnormal cells, particularly B.]. Carney & Company Mr. & Mrs. Werner Rosenquist Mr. & Mrs. R. G. Miller Central Pre-Mix Concrete Company Safeco Corporation. Seattle Mr. & Mrs. Dayne Nix with regard to the development of Chevron Oil Company Mr. & Mrs. A C. Schei Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan various types of cancer. His Rev. & Mrs. Richard B. Cole Mr. & Mrs. Dale L. Shaw, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Poplin Comerco. Incorporated Mr. & Mrs. Ingwer W. Thomsen Mr. & Mrs. Morris Plotkin research has already shown Cominco American, Incorporated Mr. & Mrs. Edward B. Unicume Puget Sound Power & Light promising results, according to the Comstock Foundation Union Pacific Railroad Foundation Dorothy Rademacher The Crescent Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. VanGorp Dr. & Mrs. Lee Rodkey Stanford awards committee. Dr. & Mrs: Jess D. Daniels Washington Mutual Savings Bank Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Rutherford Maloney is currently in his Mr. & Mrs. Leslie E Dobbins Drs. Robert & Elizabeth Welty Mr. & Mrs. A Barton Schlichting Egtvedt Charitable Trust Dr. & Mrs. C. D. Weyerhaeuser Dr. & Mrs. Howard M. Stien second year at Stanford. While at Mr. and Mrs. William C. Foe Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation Dorothy Van Nice Whitworth he was a chemistry - Mr. and Mrs. Vemon W. Frederickson Mr. & Mrs. Wtlfred A. White Estate Dorothy Wdliams Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hamblen Luke Williams Family Foundation biochemistry double major. Mr. and Mrs. R. A Hanson Mr. & Mrs. William R. Yinger

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Michael]. Angevine, 75, has been awarded the 1979-1980 American Sociological Association Teachers and Minority Fellowship. The award is given by the fellow learners American Sociological Association by Dr. Edwin Olson each year to aid minority students interested in seeking a doctorate in College administrators, including James wrote, "My brothers, not sociology. The fellowship provides a those at Whitworth, often stress many of you should become stipend of$3900. that faculty are the key ingredient teachers. As you know, we Currently he is serving as a part in a school's success. Setting aside teachers will be judged with greater time pastor of one of the largest my usual humility, I agree whole- strictness than others". Yes, the Japanese churches in the San heartedly. Contrary to predictions teacher - especially the Christian Francisco area. He is continuing his that the computer will one day teacher ~ bears a frightening work towards his doctorate at make the flesh-and-blood teacher responsibility. Berkeley under Robert M. Bellah. obsolete, Ibelieve that faculty are People are teachers for one or "This program is a prestigious here to stay. Technological devel- more of several reasons. For some, one and accepts only the best opments will of course enlarge teaching is simply a way to earn a students," said Don Liebert, Whit- their kit of educational tools, but living. Although Ihave never worth sociology professor. knowledge as a human activity refused my paycheck, I am con- demands the presence of people vinced that teaching ought to be upon whom knowing has an more than a job. It should be a obvious effect. While teaching calling, a vocation in the true sense Art machines may program people I of that word. And especially is this believe the student's greatest need essential for the Christian teacher. March is to see the incarnation of Secondly, some people are in 3-14 Junia< Art Show, Koehler knowledge. teaching because it is a respectable Gallery What Ihave just written reminds and effective way to Increase 24 - April 4 Jim Doherty, senior, me again of the sometimes awe- personal knowledge. Such people Dr. Edwin Olson is a professor Koehler Gallery might be called "knowledge- of earth science in his twentieth some burden upon my shoulders. 24 - Aprll 4 Minoru Fugiwara. senior, freaks", they are "hooked" on year at Whitworth. His enthusiasm First, I present myself as a teacher HUB knowledge. Students and classes for his subject and his engaging in a certain subject area and so it are the price they pay to enhance April style have made his classes is incumbent upon me to know, to their own learning. Let me admit 7-18 Dianne Kinnune, senior, memorable to freshmen and senior articulate, to evaluate, to integrate, my own temptation in this area. drawings/watercolors, Koehler citizens allke. He's recognized as to enlarge my understanding, to Certainly there is nothing wrong Gallery an expert in carbon-dating. change if the facts require it. But 21 - May 2 Terry Whalen, senior, secondly I assert my attachment to with expanding one's knowledge; Koehler Gallery God through Jesus Christ. That but when students are seen as increases my burden because now pawns rather than people, the May c my personal life is laid open as a teacher has an ethical problem. 5-16 Usa Wackerbarth, water- valid area for examination and A third reason teaching may colors, Koehler Gallery discussion. The biblical writer attract is that it has ego-boosting 4 Ce~tury 21 Oub - $100 • 499 Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Dingman Mr. & Mrs. Harold B. Kohr Dr. & Mrs. William e. 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Why did I get into the teaching pre-eminently incarnated in Jesus profession? My first teaching Christ whose mission to earth assignment pre-dated my Christian bridged the gap between God and conversion; so I plead innocent ot humans, bringing eternal life to all the charge of starting out with who believe. Field trips to the evangelistic intent. On the other Grand Canyon, laboratory experi- hand, there was a similar motiva- ments, problem sessions, lectures tion. I had some knowledge; much - all have their place in an had come over four college years academic institution. But what potential. Everybody likes to be of intense study during which I had profit is there if a man gain all well thought of; so it is no wonder wrestled with many opaque text- absoluteness for much of what wordly knowledge and lose his that a teacher finds it pleasant to books and disorganized teachers. they know, it is likely that when own soul? dream of spell-binding a student Not only had I struggled with they say they know something The challenge to Christian audience with scholarly verbiage. content, but I had struggled with they believe it to be true. Of teachers, then, is to be fair, logical, For those with the ability to make how to communicate content in a course, to believe that something is accurate, compassionate and at the such a dream come true, there is clear and logical way with a true in no way establishes its truth. same time committed to Christ, a the special responsibility - not minimum ofjargon. In being a In fact, so much obvious falsehood far higher calling than even the always taken - to avoid making demanding teacher of myself, I felt has been paraded as truth that teaching profession. lt is the chal- disciples rather than challenging able to do the same for others. skepticism over the possibility of lenge I face in all my teaching students. And what I had learned - mathe- any type of truth has a long opportunities - in the Whitworth A fourth attraction of teaching is matics in the case of my first history. When Jesus said he came classroom, in my Sunday School that it offers the opportunity to teaching assignment - considered into the world to testify to the class of primary children, in leading push a viewpoint. In my opinion: worthwhile to pass on to others. truth, Pontius Pilate replied, "what a home Bible study, in presenting there aren't many people who Here, I believe, is the proper is truth?" a capsule astronomy-geology • have become teachers primarily for motive for teaching. People believe Few teachers have succumbed to course to EIderhostel senior citi- this reason. But once into the they have knowledge that others a skepticism so strong that they zens. Whatever the situation, much teaching profession, who among ought to have, and so deep is that have abdicated the profession. In of the pressure is remQved when I us is never guilty of using our "Convictionthat they are willing to the science area where some realize that God, not I, is the platform for presenting a personal make it their life's work. Even might ascribe absoluteness to cer- source of all knowledge, whether bias? Now I want to hasten that those who are not professional tain scientific knowledge, not many secular or spiritual. How much this is not always bad. There are teachers will readily acknowledge will go on to offer science as an easier to be a witness than an some issues that have no univer- that on occasion they have ultimate savior; the devotees of oracle, a fellow learner rather than sally agreed-upon answers, where enjoyed sharing certain knowledge scientism have mostly converted to a fountain of truth. Easier, yes, and the presentation of a personal with others. Rumors and gossip, agnosticism. The result is that most much more realistic. opinion is perfectly acceptable so crass though they may be, illus- teachers will not claim much final- long as it is so labeled. In my own trate this human tendency. But for ity or lasting quality for what they case, if a Christian perspective on a the teacher, a tendency becomes a deem knowledge. Humans are certain matter seems appropriate, I lifestyle. . for good or for ill, since then left with a secular world view relish the opportunity to present zeal in itself is no guarantee of in which they are seen as bipeds such a view. The possibility of truth. confined to a tiny planet in an integrating Christian and scientific The issue of truth, it seems to immense impersonal universe with world views is, I believe, pre- me, is intimately entwined with the no hint of purpose. They are born, suppositional for the Christian col- concept of knowledge. Is there they die and that's it. lege. And we fail ifwe such a thing as untrue knowledge? I'm at Whitworth College because compartmentalize. Of course, we I don't think so. And while there of a deep conviction that such a also fail ifwe indoctrinate. are few teachers who wish to claim view is not true. The truth I see is 5 Raiser Aluminum Corporation gives Whitworth $100,000 scholarship endowment

Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Upon receiving the check, Corporation presented Whitworth President Lindaman said the unique College President Edward B. scholarship endowment program Lindaman a check for $100,000 to would allow at least ten persons to establish a scholarship endowment come to Whitworth who otherwise plan at the college. Making the could not attend. presentation were Vice President "We are very grateful to Kaiser and Bruce McPhaden: Kaiser Aluminurrf particularly pleased to be a part ofits Reduction DMsion assistant general program supporting education." manager R.L. Humphrey: Kaiser McPhaden, Kaiser's Northwest Aluminum Mead Works manager regional vice president for public john W. Scelfo. and Mead Works affairs, who announced the program, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A Hanson. Debbie Crouse. student body vice-president, personnel superintendentjoe S. said itwill place special emphasis President Undaman and faculty chairman. Dr. G. William Benz, King. on scholarships and fellowships Humphrey said that Whitworth for minority students and women. was one of 20 colleges and universi- "We wanted to put our scholar- Mr. and Mrs. R.A ties in the United States to receive ship/fellowship program, which has Hanson make The gill, which is in the form of Kaiser funds over the next three previously been conducted in one- stock certilicates, is the second major years from a pool of$3 million. year increments, on a more major gift donation in as many months Whit- permanent and continuing basis," worth has received from the busi- said McPhaden. "Establishing an A gill of $40,000 from Mr. and ness community. Lindaman said it endowment does this." The endow- Mrs. Raymond A Hanson was was" evidence of a renewed ment will take the form of an irre- presented in january to President partnership between the college and vocable gill to the school. Edward B. Undaman. Hanson, business. "One of the best investments we founder and president of the RA "These kinds of relationships can can make - in the corporate Hanson Company called the gill an only strengthen our ability to interest and in the broad public "expression of our high regard for educate young people who will play interest - is to assist the educational private education institutions." The important roles in shaping the development of dedicated young Hansons simultaneously made a future." people who are preparing for careers similar gill to Gonzaga University. Whitworth faculty chairman, Prof in the sciences and business," said President Lindaman said the G. Wdliam Benz, said, "The Hanson's Humphrey. college "applauds the Hansons for gill, and others like it, encourage their affirmation of the important role those of us who teach to rededicate private colleges play in our society. It ourselves to maintaining high is the generosity of people like the academic standards in private Hansons that enables us to continue education." . to maintain high academic standards President Undaman and Bruce McPhaden in our faculty and programs." •

Institute of Ministry on campusJuIy 21-26

The fIfth annual Institute of Ministry will convene on the campus july 21 - 26. Institute Dean Ronald C. White, jr., said the institute will remain ~th Presbyterian .leader delineates its past popular format, adding only afternoon workshops of choice. case for Christian liberal arts "This year marks an experiment in lay participation." White said, "We have asked men and women generation. It is telling our story. Dr. Howard Rice, Moderator of - of the Presbytery of the Inland And for Christians that story can the 191 st General Assembly of the Empire to join us during the entire never exclude the relationship we week." United Presbyterian Church, USA, have to God. Indeed a major weak- was keynote speaker for the recent Featured speakers and workshop ness in our society today is the story dedication of the Seeley G. Mudd conveners this year will be; that is passed on is truncatedbv Chapel. Here are excerpts from his Howard and Nancy Rice (He is the the omission of the spiritual dimen- address. Moderator of the 191 st General sion of reality. The debasement of Assembly of UPCUSA), values in our society today is the jack and Sharee Rogers, authors product of an attempt to act as if ... The Christian college is a and teachers from Fuller there were no authority present place in which inquiry can take place Theological Seminary: Sasha aDd except whatever Iwant now for me. without apology or fear - where our Susan Makovkin, creative Christian A me-centered society is the result of faith is never an excuse for failure to potters and ceramicists: R. Kay I believe that the church-related those who have no story to tell but use the gill of intelligence which is Brown and Kaye Via Mickelson, college must discover again and their own autobiography, and there- part of our creative nature. We are to alumni director and residence life again its particular role in the decade fore no values beyond their own. love and serve God and our fellow director respectively: Thomas W. of the 80s in order to be able to When jesus summed up the human beings with our minds. Gillespie, senior minister of provide the unique educational meaning of the law. He made it clear jesus also spoke about loving Burlingame Presbyterian Church: experience which it alone is that God's commandment includes God with our hearts. Since the heart Ernest j. Lewis, senior minister at equipped to offer. It cannot compete . the heart, the soul, and the mind. was then thought to be the center of Pittsburgh's historic First with wealthy state-supported institu- ... In our time we hear of rising feeling, jesus' intention is to remind Presbyterian Church: and jim tions in diversity or specialization or interest in the field of medicine in us that the mind without the feelings Simpson, associate executive for expensive equipment ... it surely what is called holistic medicine. I is dangerous. The problem with leader development, Synod of cannot compete for government believe it is fair to say that the some education today, in our Alaska Northwest. grants for research: it cannot church-related college is prepared to society, is that it has no heart. The This year's workshops will compete for students who seek skills offer holistic learning. Holistic learn- competition for grades that drives concentrate on hermeneutics, which will produce immediate ing takes the mind seriously, and people into isolation from one singleness, spiritual authority, results in the job market. that's important, because we live in a another, seeing each other as preaching and intergenerational ... Education is, at least in one society in which we suffer period- enemies to be defeated by fair education and worship. sense, the passing on of the values ically, ifnot persistently, from the means or foul, by cheating, by of the faith from generation to disease of anti-intellectualism. tearing pages from texts, by giving 6 Short is named Fine Arts Tours March 20 First Baptist Church acting Director of Monterey, CA 7:30 p.m. Scheduled March 21 Community Presbyterian Church Admissions Danville, CA 7:00 p.m. California, Montana and Wash- March 22 Columbia Presbyterian Church Well-known Spokane educator model for small colleges throughout ington are the destinations for this Vancouver, WA 8:00 p.m. the country. Shirlene A. Short has been appointed year's annual Fine Arts Tours in March 23 First Presbyterian Church Acting Director of Admissions of Earning a bachelors degree at March and April. The chamber Vancouver, WA 10:00 a.m. Whitworth College and will tempo- UClA, Mrs. Short obtained her theatre troupe, Portrait Players, will rarily fill the vacancy of former masters degree in guidance and perform Calvin Miller's "The Concert Choir Itinerary director Robert L. Hannigan, who left counseling at Gonzaga University, Singer," an allegorical Gospel story, March 19 Ubby, MT to assume similar duties at and specialized in Human Relations and "Dragons," a Pat Stien com- Libby High School, 1,1 5 p.m. and Group Process at the National pilation of literature concerning First Presbyterian Church, Humboldt State College. 8,00 p.m. A search committee has been Training Laboratories in Bethel, fears and frustrations. The choir March 20 Kalispell. MT formed by Richard V. Evans to seek Maine, and also the Northwest program under the direction of Regional Education Laboratories. Kalispell High School, 2030 p.m. a new director .ofadmissions by Charles Zimmerman, will include First Presbyterian Church, summer. She also completed work at sacred and secular music by 8,00 p.m. Eastern Washington University, In recent years Mrs. Short has Brahms, Gabrielli, Palestrina, March 21 Dillon, MT been involved in continuing educa- Whitworth and San Diego State. Copland and a selection of negro Location to be announced. tion programs and Workshop on Before coming to Spokane, Mrs. spirituals. Audiences at the Concert 8,00 p.m. Wheels for local business and in- Short worked as an Educational Band and Jazz Ensemble perfor- March 22 Bozeman, MT dustry and District 17. Consultant with the IRS in Wash- mance will hear an original com- First Presbyterian Church, She served as associate director of ington, D.C., developing a training. position by music professor 8.00 p.m.; student development and director of program for agents which has been Michael Young and a guest March 23 830 and 1 LOO a.m. residence life at Whitworth for four expanded and used nation-wide. appearance by saxophonist Sylvia March 23 Missoula, MT years where she and Dr. David Erb She has served as a public school Baker, all directed by Dr. Richard First Presbyterian Church, 8.00 p.m. initiated Whitworth's student devel- teacher with District 81 and was a V. Evans. March 24 Helena, MT opment program which has been a faculty member in the School of Education at Gonzaga, in under- Chamber Theatre Itinerary First Presbyterian Church, 8.00 p.m. graduate teacher training and March 14 First Presbyterian Church graduate counselor training. Wenatchee, WA 7:30 p.m. Concert Band and Jazz Mrs. Short's husband, Dr. Ronald March 16 First Presbyterian Church R. Short, a professor of psychology, Ukiah, CA 11,00 a.m. Ensemble Itinerary heads Whitworth's Graduate Center/ First Presbyterian Church April 18 Cle EIum, WA UOS. San Rafael, CA 7:00 p.m. Cle EIum High School, 2,00 and 730 p.m. March 17 San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, CA. April 19 Moses Lake, WA Simpson College Moses Lake High School, San Francisco, CA 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. (joint concert with Moses Lake High School March 18 Bridgemont High School Stage Band) San Francisco, CA 2:30 p.m. April 20 Odessa, WA Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Odessa High School. 3:00 p.m. Church, Lafayette, CA 7:30 p.m. March 19 West Valley Presbyterian Church San Jose, CA 6:30 p.m.

Jesus also demanded that we whole persons and automatons. terms of whom all other aspects of love God with our souls. Here, Public institutions are always reality must be understood. perhaps, is the dimension oflife saddled with the burden of a limita- The chapel is here because we most neglected in our society. In its tion upon free input imposed by understand that God is a central mad rush for material advance it has trying to serve the lowest common point of reference, and it stands here accepted a view of the human being denominator, and that almost in the center of the life and fabric of a which has no place for the soul. The always leads to the neglect ofthe community. Here in moments of false information, this is the result of result of soulless education is human soul. prayer the college is itself most heartless education - the educated sickness. True educational freedom exists clearly and most uniquely. In fool is the result. He does not know ... Here is the role which is in the church-related college where worship the past week's teaching how to live. unique for the church-related college faculty can dare to expose their own and ~arning are presented to God A liberal arts education was symbolized ... by the chapel in the . feelings and faith as they teach, when for the blessing of that which was developed by our forebears over the center of life.The soul must be students can be encouraged to grow good and forgiveness of that which centuries to see to it that people encouraged to mature or the person in faith as they grow in knowledge was second rate, both teaching and were educated to learn how to live. will be only partially human. To and heart. It is this freedom which is learning. In the chapel the whole That is still its primary purpose. A nurture the growth of the soul our cherished heritage ... body of the community seeks balanced human being is consid- cannot happen in an atmosphere in One of the most terrible problems direction and guidance of God's erably more important to the sur- which the life of the soul is not of our world today is that we grace to strengthen the learning of vival of our world in the decade to cherished and respected. The chapel have created artificial divisions in the coming week. come than people who know how to is a center for quiet in the midst of people between heart, mind and ... The chapel never exists in perform particular tasks that have no activity, for contemplation in the soul - on the one hand, heartless, lonely isolation ifit is a reality. The frame of reference. The heart cannot midst of stimulation, for prayer in the' soulless people pursue research or house of God can never be a house be omitted ifeducation is for the midst ofinquiry, and you can reverse practice politics with no loyalty to whole person, for compassion, that is removed from the realities of all of those and it would be equally higher values and they become a the world. understanding, sympathy, care for true. menace to us all - a menace of There is something about the others. These are all the qualities of Chapel is a place for activity in .greater proportion than ever nature of this building that simply the heart which can be nurtured as a the midst of quiet, for stimulation in before in human history. The power suggests that religion is not unre- part of education, and they are best the midst of contemplation, and for of the mind without the heart and lated to the rest of life, and that loving taught by the example of others; ~ inquiry in the midst of prayer. And soul can destroy us all and maybe the neighbor is the second of the two thus the unique potential of the small yet a chapel cannot stand by itself A will. On the other hand, there are great commandments. college where each person matters. building can never be more than a those who are all heart, all soul, who And so the chapel is the focus of In this setting education is not symbol of our intention. The danger would leave the mind outside the that which keeps the learning of this mass production. Students are with a lot of college chapels is that door because they are nervous. In place from beingjust a poor and people whose God-given unique- they are so magnificent that they are both cases people are reduced to smaller example of the large ness can be respected and whose never used. less than God intended us to be and university. It calls us to repeated needs can find attention. The class- A Christian college is always in surely less than God commanded us rememberings of who we are and room is more than a place for trans- danger of trying, it seems to me, to to be. In our world, the role ofthe ferring from one head to many; it is a why we are here. It provides the apologize for the faith as ifit were an church-related college is perhaps occasions for the expansion of place to create models of human embarrassment, of treating the more central and more crucial than vision, commitment of life, encour- relationships in which a primary chapel as the place where ever before. Who else will educate agement in the spirit and the value is the people present. A we can talk about religion so we whole persons to think, to care and renewal of heart and mind and soul. dedicated faculty which is commit- don't have to elsewhere. The design to pray? ted to holistic education is one which May it be that for our sake and for of this chapel will make that very Someone has said this: "Either the future. ' takes the time to be available to difficult, I pray. God does not exist and religion is a students, which notices the struggles The unique freedom of a lot of nonsense, in which case we that make learning difficultfor some, church-related college is that it can should stop talking about a Christian which cares about the unique need be truly free to inquire about issues college, or else God does exist and is because each person matters. which spell the clilference between the central point of reference in 7 Faculty Focus Senate Armed Forces Committee Biology professor Nicolin Gray staff member; the Rev. Frank was named to the Cheney Cowles Costello, Gonzaga professor of Museum Eastern Washington State political science and John M. Historical Society Board of Maurice, Gonzaga's School of Law. Trustees. She is serving on an Benz was also intetviewed recently accreditation Committee. A respected expert on spore and on ABC-TV for his perspective on the Russian invasion of fungi, Dr. Gray continues as a consultant to the United Paint Afghanistan. College mourns Company in its efforts to develop loss of Eileen mold resistant paints. The Conference on Christianity Hendrick tt and Literature, western regional Dr. Ralph Franklin, library meeting, will meet at Whitworth Long time resident counselor director and associate professor, April 11 & 12. Program chairman Eileen Hendrick died on January 9 has been appointed to the for the conclave is Dr. Lewis in Spokane. Washington State Commission on Archer, professor of English. Guest "Mom" Hendrick, as she ,LS the Humanities. speaker will be Dr. Robert W. Funk, affectionately known, came to the professor of religious studies, college in 1965 as a house mother tt University of Montana. in the dormitories. In recent years On his six months sabbatical in her time was devoted to Warren the fall, Dr. Milton Johnson, Hall, where she became a resident professor of music, traveled •• area director. throughout England investigating, Dr. Norman Krebbs, former She was the widow of the Rev. studying and listening to cathedral associate professor of philosophy, George Hendrick, who c1ied in choirs and English choral music. returned to the active ministry Feb. 1965 after serving as pastor first to His week at Coventry Cathedral he 1, when he became Senior Knox Presbyterian Church in Dr. Krebbs describes as the highpoint of the Minister at Calvin United Spokane and for four years in six months. Presbyterian Church in Edmonds, He came to Whitworth after Clarkston, WA. WA. . serving churches in Chicago and She is survived by her mother, Krebbs cited his students as one Moline, IL. At that time he was also two sons and one daughter, Dr. G. William•• Benz, political of his reasons for returning to the Upper Missouri Presbytery grandchildren and brothers and stuclies professor, was a guest pulpit. "Mer all these years of Moderator and a member of the sisters. panelist on a SALTII debate at talking about the practical aspects General Assembly's World Mission A memorial service was held in Gonzaga University. Other panelists of the subject, I decided to begin Committee. the Seeley G. Mudd Chapel were General William ' doing things again. In a nice way, Krebbs, with Jay Pritchett, was preceding the funeral on January the students were asking me if Westmoreland, former Chief of Staff; one of the leaders on the college's 12. these things worked, why wasn't 1 Victor Alessi; Department Chief of the first Arctic Barrens trip in 1972, An Eileen Hendrick Scholarship out there doing them." Strategic Arms Division in US recording and photographing the Fund is being established. Gifts to Armament Control; RC. McFarland, expedition. That same year he was the fund may be directed to the responsible for the formation of the Whitworth College Office of Spokane Canoe Club. Development, Spokane. WA 99251. ~ selves in such bizarre decor, I was I surprised to learn how very human the counterculture really is; they need love. Merely listening, sometimes for a long and uneasy time, to a troubled client may be the most effective treatment one could practice. Understancling, rather than Flesher's faculty advisor's response being shocked or surprised, and to his journal, all 37 pages ofit feellng true compassion for the covering one month's intensive clients are gifts which every efforts, would be unusual at any physician must possess in order to place but Whitworth. heal. Though this statement is broad "This is a superlative paper-e- one and vague and unspecific, I learned of the best written I have ever that people are the same, whether received. Although I'm sure it could one lives at Whitworth or in the have been made shorter, I Haight or in Guyana; all need love nonetheless respect your decision to tell a fuller story. possessed minimal cultural and deserve love. Love and "I am a bit troubled by the thread of knowledge and even less meclical compassion, the fundamentals of the , religion's uselessness' which I knowledge necessary to effectively art of healing were the best meclicine detect to be woven through the interact in the Haight Oinic, I was the clinic prescribed. paper. To be sure, one does not determined to learn quickly what the "Once again I feel an inherent force need to be a Christian or even place was all about. A need to inside me persuacling me to , religious 'to have compassion and empatheticallyexperience some of expound slightly more on the deal with people in need, nor the Haight culture overcame me. For concept of free clinic. Free, not in an conversely does one who is a days, during free time, I walked in economic sense, is a state of mind, a professing Christian necessarily have the park, on Haight Street, or sat in willingness and desire to treat all the compassion and patience to deal coffee houses drinking coffee and with equal and adequate respect. with those in need (particularly the reacling the paper. Soon, after some -Free also signifies liberation; from other culture types.) Yet it was clear personal contacts, I felt confident and socialized values and prejuclices. that Christ had no qualms about Dr. Bocksch uninhibited in dealing humanly with While at the clinic I never heard the dealing with prostitutes and the Haight patient. At nights, I read word gay or black or junkie or Samaritans and (ughl) tax collectors! The author of this critique is Dr. and I read, ... Having access to prostitute, only person. Never dtd'l He and His disciples were the best of Robert D. Bocksch, professor of medical knowledge boosted me with hear any of my associates at the examples for us. But the difference chemistry, who goes beyond the even more confidence. Finally, I clinic slander or criticize or pity a was that He (they) did not just stereotypic scientist. Try these traits knew what I was talking about with a client; they were free, free from old observe and accept or condone, but on for size - gregarious with a keen client, and more importantly, I knew biases and social doctrines, free to interact in the most human way. rather He tried to cajole and change sense of humor; an analytic thinker what he was talking about. Slowly, who approaches everything maturity crept upon.me as I stepped Free means treating everyone in the and convert. "J'm not suggesting that you should scientifically; and, as a colleague puts out of the cloud of ether and caught freest, healthiest environment. Free have become an evangelist. I it, "a man who is interested in a glimpse of the real world. means inteIjecting compassion into understand your position and that students and verv.concerned that "As I matured and became a part of clients, in spite of who they are, and would have been inappropriate. Ijust students learn, he'll go to great the Haight Clinic, I naturally not expecting anything in return. In can't agree with your assessment of efforts to help them learn." And, developed new insights and the Haight Free Clinic I learned and those people - I believe they are to most important perhaps, he has c1iscarded old biases concerning now firmly believe that one does not be pitied, and, if possible, helped to a bridged the gulf man created human nature. Though the vast have to be Christian in order to better way of life!" between religion and science. majority of the clients arrayed them- possess genuine compassion." 9

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any current addresses and After three months of training, I information? began work as a Home Economist with the Paraguayan Agricultural 1970 Extension Service. My work was Holly Sheehy Ackman Latin America: a concentrated in the farming Barbara Smart Anderson Tom L. Asbury ftrst hand communities around the town Bodil Petersen Bratvold where I taught groups of women Kathy M. Cason and young girls gardening, Dennis A Crawford experience Emelie Snyder Davis nutrition, first aid and general Susan Gambill Fontana by Sue Bittner health. There were many Benjamin R Haight frustrations, trying to motivate and Thomas A Harris "Cambodians close to linda Gould Haymond stimulate learning in an extremely Charles G. Heeren starvation", " 'Free hostages: U.N. hot and humid climate, teaching Roberta Lou Homans demands" good hygiene where there wasn't Katherine A. Johnson Karla]. Kellogg enough water to give the animals Karen Mershon Mertz Four years ago headlines such let alone wash one's hands. It Ronald H. Nilson as these would have created in me didn't take me long to learn that Marilyn Lyn Nixon James A. O'Connor a normal, yet temporary, state of the simple life is not the happy lloyd D. Pankey alarm. Once I again became one I'd unconsciously romanticized Ronald Ray Pettigrew involved in my everyday life, they it to be while in the United States. Paul Potter Barney E. Robinson, Jr. would have been dismissed. Rather, it's a hard struggle merely John A. Russell Today, however, after spending to survive. I began noticing all of Frances C. Shearer three and a half years in Latin the funeral processions carrying Phillip David Smith Jeanette Snelling America, these and similar tiny caskets and remembered that Melvin R Taylor headlines take on a personal Paraguay has a 35% mortality rate Edward G. TIghe dimension. Upon reading them I of infants five years and under. Ox Steven ]. Tucker WIlfred R Vedder am flooded with memories of life drawn carts bringing the sick into James W. Watt in a third world country where the town forced upon me the reality of Lyle K. WInkle realities of poverty are so abundant the one to 6,600 doctor/patient Carol Matsuoka Wood that no political, economical or ratio of rural Paraguay. I had never 1960 even social ideologies can remain known real poverty or how mean Sue Bittner, 1975 Whitworth Glenn A Ditmore unchallenged. life could be until this time. Sharon Mathisen Hanigan graduate, is a native of Tacoma, In january of 1976 I accepted an But through the friendship of Mildred Westlund Helbig now living in Seattle while doing Steven L. Judd invitation by the Peace Corps to one woman in particular I learned graduate work at the University of Janice L. Kneymeyer live and work in the South how a determination not to be Roberta N. Patterson Washington. Katie Gilcrist Telford American country of Paraguay. For overcome by the meanness of life close to three years I lived in.a could be an effective tool against 1950 small rural town on the Paraguay the despair of poverty, especially Neva Tegue Bauer Stanley Russell Bauer River. Initially my time was when it's the only tool one has. Arnold F. Blumhagen consumed by improving my Na Rdencia de Aguayo, a 35 Rev. Arnold Fosse Spanish and learning the native year old mother of six, lived with Ray E. Johnson Margaret Brueger Koehler Indian tongue, Guarani. her family in a two room, mud and Robert C. link coconut palm house in one of the Pauline Blackwell Robinson remote farming communities

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'67 Dr. Paul Emmans & wife Sue - Daughter, Robin, born September 79 Dr. Robert McFarland, '37, died Dec. 11, 1979 of cancer while residing in '69 Rollin Kirk & wife Sue - Son, Joshua Allen, born Oct. 79 Portland, Oregon. 70 Glen & Sara Diment Hiemstra - Daughter, Erin Christine, born Robert A. Hood, '37, died oflung cancer on May 23, 1979. He is survived November 79 by his wife Tena '35 and two children. 70 Ted & Fran Hiemstra - Daughter, Sara Ann, born September 79 Dr. Norman Richardson, '39, died in August, 1979 in Bremerton, 71 Curt & Becky Nealy Kekuna - Daughter, Pomai (Pomaikaikei- Washington. He served as president of Olympic College from 1967 kimakamakua Mei Ning Rebekah), born October 79 to 1972. Prior to that he was head of the state Board of Community '72 Wayne Bjur & his wife Jerry - Son, Robert William, born Dec. 16. Colleges in Olympia. His survivors include his wife Janice, '40. 72 Jon & Karen Sherrer Robbins - Son, Joshua Jon, born July 79 David Strawn, '55. Son of former Whitworth librarian, Rhea French, died 74 Rev. Robert Kenyon & wife Carma - Daughter, Chelsea jo, born December 25, 1979 in Spokane. He served on the editorial staff of June 79 the Spokane Chronicle. 74 Kent & Cindy Capron Lupton - Son, Douglas Hewson, born Dec. 79 74 Helen Ansotique Reynolds & husband - Daughter, born Nov. 79 75 Marie Denham Davenport & husband - Son, David Andrew, born August 79 76 Craig & Pimjai Meechai Grant - Daughter, Candice Hataichanok, born Dec. 79 in Bangkok, Thailand r------77 Daphne Browne Lewis & husband - Son, Zachary Adam, born Nov. 79 What's News With You 78 Kelly Dier Roslin & husband - Daughter, Annie, born August 79 o Check, if new address Name _

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I Name of Spouse I (Include maiden name) I I Children, ages, I I I Return to, Alumni Office, Whitworth College, Spokane, WA 99251 I o Interested in helping with Alumni Weekend Reunion, Class of __ I o Interested in helping with Alumni Weekend McMillan dorm reunion. \ Mina Spalding. center, the Alumni Distinguished Service Award winner in 1979, was I 0 Please change your records. My preferred class is I joined by former recipients Estella Baldwin, Ieft. and Dorothy Farr Dixon. L------I I J The ugliness of political imprisonment and death was made real when a few days after our arrival the general secretary of the Coca Cola worker's union was 1 murdered in another attempt to J where I was working. While her disrupt the union's formation. Two husband worked in town, she of the woman lawyers involved in managed the squash and bean protecting these workers' rights crops and tended the animals. I were arrested the day after ~ have never known a woman of talked with them in their office. such determination. She refused to Fortunately they were released two In Mexico iny political beliefs be conquered by the poverty days later. Nevertheless, I was and ideologies were further around her, walking miles to help startled by the impact of political challenged. I had the opportunity a neighbor suffering from asthma structures on maintaining poverty. to attend the Third Festival of or to help a family prepare a living and traveling in these third Opposition sponsored by the child's wake. It was through Na world countries left me amazed Mexican Communist Party. Here I Fidencia's endless energy and about just how powerful the United met and spoke with Cubans as commitment that we were able to States really is. Allover Latin well as others who were in Cuba organize the families in the area to America I saw and felt resentment during the revolution and who build a community water well in because of that power, in the face believed in it. Rdel Castro was order to fight the effects of the six of a Nicaraguan Sandinista regarded with respect and month draught, and to begin the recovering in Costa Rica from admiration. construction of a rural health fighting the U.S.-backed Somoza I realized how people are so center in hopes of someday regime, in the words of a effectively programmed in each determination not to be beaten by providing the community with at Paraguvan neighbor boy, "It's not culture's beliefs and ideologies. It's the ugliness of poverty; or the least minimal health care. When I fair that you are so powerful.", in a challenge to try to get out of despondent family living in a left Paraguay in November of 1978, the. accusations of a Colombian one's imposed world to see a cardboard box on FIfth Avenue in I felt immensely honored to have friend, "You give us aid, yes, but larger reality. That's not to say that Tegucigalpa, Honduras; or the known and worked with such a aidiMth strings attached is not aid. what we are taught is not valid, enormous black pots of stew woman. It's blackmail." When I visited the rather, it's not the world of reality. destined to feed 800 Nicaraguan After a month in the United Nicaraguan refugee camps on the Hearing the communist party refugees. My perception of world States I returned to Latin America Honduran/Nicaraguan border, and members expound that it is their events around me has changed. as teaching assistant with heard about the U.S. funded and party which offers relief for Half starving Cambodian children Whitworth's Central American trained National Guard of Somoza oppressed people, I couldn't help pictured in newspapers become study group. During four months of bombing its own cities, I under- thinking that they are as fooled by real and demand that I respond. I traveling through Costa Rica, stood the resentment they felt their system as we are by ours. No now see angry Iranian students Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico, towards the u.s. political or economic structure will holding U'S. citizen hostages as . I was challenged by the political relieve all of the suffering without something more than just an act of dimension of Latin American man's ultimate reconciliation to terrorism. I see it as an angry poverty. I learned in Guatemala God. response to the power that has that 20,000 people have been I've been back in the United denied a country retribution for its murdered since 1966. Less than a States now for six months, and am past wounds. The world has year before our arrival 100 Kekchi currently involved in the University become for me more than just an Indians were killed by the army of Washington's Graduate Program aggregate of nations and peoples. I over a land dispute in the northern in Social Work. I still, however, am have had the opportunity to town of Panzos. not able to forget Na Fidencia's experience it as a family. 11 'Cluster Plan' 50 Year Plus Reunion Announced for at Commencement Alumni Weekend Weekend A special reunion luncheon will be Reunions Attention members of the Oass of held, along with other activities. Alumni Reunion 1930! You are invited to be special Senator Mark Hatfield, outstanding The Whitworth Alumni Council Christian leader in the political field, has adopted a new concept for five- guests for your 50th Reunion, to be Weekend held the weekend of Commence- will be the featured speaker at year class reunions. A 'cluster plan' Commencement. June 27·29·1980 will be used for the 5th, 15th, 20th, ment, May 17 & 18, 1980. Members of previous classes are also invited More information will be coming Reunions! Mini-courses! Nostal- 30th, 35th and 45th reunions, to attend. soon. gia! A posh banquet with old friends! starting with the Alumni Weekend, It's a big everything-in-one-weekend this coming june 27-29th. A special event for alums, on campus june 27, 50-Plus reunion will be held during 28 and 29. Commencement weekend, May Projected Schedule of Whitworth Class Reunions The fun starts Friday evening 17-18th. Under the cluster plan, members when the entire North Spokane Year of Reunion .... 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Racquet Club will be ours for tennis, of the classes which graduated the racquetball, swimming and a recep- years immediately before and after 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 5th Reunion...... 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 tion to greet old friends. the class which is observing one of 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Saturday's schedule includes these reunions willbe invited to par- reunion lunches for McMillan Dorm ticipate fullyin the reunion activities 10th Reunion 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 and the classes of 1975, 1970, 1965, that year. This clustering ofclasses 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1960,1955,1950,1945,1940 and will afford the opportunity to see 15th Reunion...... 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1935; mini-courses with favorite more friends from the contiguous 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 classes at each of these reunions. It professors, activities for children, an 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 alumni art exhibit and other festiv- will also give the individual the 20th Reunion...... 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 ities. option to attend anyone or all of the 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Sunday morning worship will be reunions in successive years. 25th Reunion 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 held in the new Seeley G. Mudd As an example of the chart below, Chapel. the Class of 1970 will be the primary 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Campus housing, food service and 10th Reunion, but the 1969 and 30th Reunion 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 other facilitieswillbe available for 1971 members also will be encour- 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 alumni use throughout the weekend. aged to attend. 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 Plan now to come. Don't disap- 1fyours is a single or cluster 35th Reunion 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 point your long-lost friends and reunion year in 1980, watch for 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 classmates. Watch for more details announcement of further details 40th Reunion...... 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 in coming months. from the Alumni Officeand the representative Class Agents. 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 You may wish to save the chart as 45th Reunion 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 '•• Ii!i!!ijj!9~!'jll~!'i"'''!\ii!.ii;;;j'i;iiloiiiiliil.~4..:a.:r;emm~· ~d~e~r:(o)~f~futureclassreunions. !lOth Roilrion ...... 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 (Commencement Weekend)

Alumni Notebook 1965 Paul C. Kinney left Spokane Charles Meyer has completed his international group's annual after the death of his father in doctorate at Northern Colorado Note; This issue contains alumni meeting in October. He will March and is now busy University and is at present news for odd-numbered years. become the organization's establishing himself as a Chairman of the Music Department Even numbered years will be president-elect next year and professional writer in California. at Blue Mountain College, Blue included in the next issue of assume the presidency in 1982. Claude Robinson and his wife Mountain, MS. Susan jackman is a Whitworth Today 1955 Kathleen Lyse Yates is a janet (Scott, '68) live in Valdez, mortgage loan officer for Midland 1911 Mary Smith Chase is living in homemaker. Her son Russ, is Alaska. Federal Savings and Loan. Susan 1967 Paul Emmons and wife Chewelah Manor in Chewelah, WA attending his senior year at Dr. lives in Arvada, CO. and has a five Sue, live in Selah, WA. Paul is a She writes; "Still in our beautiful Western Washington University. year old daughter, Theresa. Elena manor for elderlies. 92 years old. Daughter Kay is presently living in general practitioner. McKaughen Leman is living and Here ten years." Spokane, WA Nancy Howard is 1969 Bruce and Barbara Baird working on the Cheyenne 1935 Keith A Murray, retired as working at Princeton University; MacIntrye are owners of the Opera Reservation in Busby, Montana Distinguished Service professor of she is a member of the House Music Co. in Helena, with her husband Wayne, and their history at Westem Washington Community of jesus and Hopewell Montana. Bruce is library media four children. Elena and Wayne are University, is now Visiting Professor Presbyterian Church in Orleans, consultant for the State of Montana Bible translators in the Cheyenne of History at the University of Massachusetts. in the Office of Public Instruction. language. Washington. A book of articles 1957 Virginia Mallet Snodgrass is Barbara manages the store and 1973 Bob Yinger received a written by his students and a full-time faculty member at teaches weaving. Margaret doctorate in Educational colleagues, "Paci/lc Northwest Warner Pacific College, Portland, in Shackelford Stenberg and her Psychology from Michigan State Themes; Historical Essays in Early Childhood Education, husband, Brad, are serving as University in 1977. He is assistant Honor of Keith A. Murray", was Psychology and Counseling. missionaries in the Republic of professor of Education Psychology recently published. He lives in 1961 Wilborn G. Moore retired South Africa. Margaret C'Pep") was at University of Cincinnati. Michelle Bellingham with his wife, Shirley November from state employment. recently in the United States on Curley Eastburn is the corporate Spokane Indians baseball hunting. Sandra Gray Mullin is a in Manitowac, Wisconsin. He is the WA. Husband Michael operates a club. volunteer teachers' helper at an hospital's first Protestant chaplain. mountain guide service in the elementary school in Pinehurst, Steve Anderson is teaching and western United States and Canada. Idaho. She is a widowed mother of coaching at Mead]r. High School Susan K. Morris is in her fourth seven children, ages 8-18. Carol in Spokane. Larry Sontag is year of teaching special education Clark Tague lives in Hinsdale, teaching seventh grade for elementary learning-disabled, Illinois. Her husband founded mathematics and science in emotionally handicapped children Midway Airlines in Chicago. Bookline, Massachusetts. He has in Phoenix. Susan lives in Tempe, 1963 Alton F. Grun is completing his Master's degree in Special Ed. Arizona. Andy and Frances (Wong) his Master of Aris thesis in from 'the University of Connecticut. Lau have moved back to Oregon Educational Psychology at the 1971 Martha Harris is the Director after spending three years in University of Minnesota. Aiton is of News Bureau at University of Montana. Andy is a software moving to Hawaii to work one year Southern California. engineer at Tektronix, Inc. Frances and begin his doctorate in is a reference librarian at the Educational Psychology in the Fall central library at Multnomah 1953 William C. Ware. of 1980. Bill and Unda Williams, County Library. Carolyn (Strong) administrator for business and and their five children have Schloetel is working at Tektronix finance in Clover Park School returned to their home in Concord, District, was elected vice president CA. following one year of teaching of the Association of School at Ahlman Academy in Kabul, Business Officials during the Afghanistan. 12 ! presentation through Alumni Director Kay Brown and Alumni Council member Harlan Gilliland, '59. From 1959 to 1969 the Spaldings, Nominations for Mina and Hubert, were Arend Hall's Alumni Distinguished resident counselors. Their warmth Previous recipients of the award Mina and personal interest in each of their Service Award were: 1963: Dorothy Farr Dixon, '23; Spalding "boys", their always open door and The Alumni Distinguished Service 1964: Karl KRupp, '28; 1965: Receives Alumni constantly full popcom bowl made Marion R.Jenkins, '34; 1965: George memories for students of that era. Award is presented annually to an Distinguished Service alumnus or alumna who has: 1) Rossman; 1966: Estella E, Baldwin, Mina baked a cake for every one of '34; 1967: Dr. Keith A Murray, '35; her boys birthdays and attended expressed loyalty and continuing Award service to Whitworth College; 2) been 1968: Dr. William Richter, '42; 1969: classes so she would "know what Dorthea Teeter, '41; 1972: Dennis Homecoming was the setting for her boys were thinking." of service to the community; 3) the presentation of the Alumni Dis- reached high achievement in his or Ashlock, '64; 1975: Stanley Gwinn, Through the years Mina has main- '47; 1976: Richard Hanks, 'SOx; tinguished Service Award to Mrs. her field; and 4) exemplified tained contact with many former 1978: Dorothy Smyth Mclarren, '49; Mina Spalding, well-known resident Arend Hall residents. Christian ideals through service to counselor of the 1960s, The others. 1979: David A. Morley, '61; and Mina Aller Hubert's death in 1969, Mina Spalding, '67x. announcement of the winner was moved to Vashon Island, Washing- Nominations for the award may To make nominations, fillout the made via a tape recording from ton, where she lives near her be made by alumni. Final selection form below and return to the Alumni David Morley, previous recipient of daughter, Donna Douglass ('50) and of the recipients is made by the Office. Be as specific as you can with the award. Unable to attend the grandchildren. Mina continues a role Alumni Council. The award is nor- regard to your nominee's accom- Homecoming Variety Show because of active leadership in her Presbyte- mally presented at the Commence- plishments. of a broken leg, Morley made the rian Church. ment Weekend Banquet.

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[or the seventh year where she manages the Technical Communi- cations Department, publishing i engineering newspapers and I handbooks for design engineers. Cathy is working with state and J Carolyn spends much of her free federal government issues, and Vernon. Van Brinkwas on campus time talking with potential employees doing some technical writing. She for Homecoming this past fall. Van i who are interested in a career in also freelances newsletters, is in his first year at Fuller technical writing. This year she is brochures and other communi- Theological Seminary. Keith chairperson of the WiUamette cation projects in the Portland OR. DeVries is studying at Princeton Valley Chapter of the Society for area. Eric H. Olsen and wife Linda the University of Oregon. Allan Theological Seminary. Keith and Technical Communications. are living in Federal Way, WA Eric Fuller is currently a Graduate Whitworth student, Jennifer Shaver, Edward Udell is working in is estimator for Boeing Aerospace Piano-Faculty Assistant at Central recently announced their Spokane as area manager of Corporation and is a volunteer Washington University where he is engagement and plan to wed in Worldbook Childcraft International. firefighter in Federal Way, while completing his Masters in piano June,,.1980. Angela]. Nay is a Steve Stanley is living in laCrosse, studying for emergency medical performance. Nand L. Frank is registered nurse at Harborview Washington, where he is Principal technicians license. Linda 'is newly appointed Administrator of Hospital, Seattle, WA in of laCrosse High School. expecting their second child at the Son-Ray Group Home for eleven orthopedics. A,rthur C. Beard has 1975 Roger and Laurie Dingman end of January '80. Roger G. developmentally disabled adults. moved to a small foothill Jones moved to LaCrescenta, CA in Enfield received his B,S. in The home opened in January, . community in the Sierra Nevadas February, Roger took a job as Computer Science from Western 1980 in Spokane. Christopher J. where he and his father have fitness director at Crescenta- Washington University. He lives in Williams transferred from Fuller opened an electrical construction Canada YMCA laurie is teaching Tacoma and works as a computer Seminary to San Francisco firm called Beard Corporation. third grade at Pasadena Christian analyst for Boeing Computer Theological Seminary after the Becky Staebler works at the School. Marie (Deuham) and TIm Services. death of his father, July 1, 1979. Spokane Peace and Justice Center, Davenport have a son, David 1977 Susan Formo and Brent David M. Griffith is working as an where she handles publicity. Her Andrew, born on August 28, 1979. Patterson (76) were married on architectural engineer-in-training in interest in latin American and Marie graduated from Seattle August 26, 1978 in Boise, Idaho. Oroville, CA Beth is Christian human rights has also led her into Pacific University in 1976, With a Susan is presently an intermediate education director at Bidwell involvement with the Criminal BA in Home Economics. care unit R.N. at Huntington Memorial Presbyterian Church, Justice program and Amnesty Catherine Strong is working in the Memorial Hospital in Pasadena Chico, CA Tom Wegelben lives in International. public affairs department of and Brent has completed his first Spokane where he is a child care NERCO, a large coal company. year at Fuller Seminary. Lynn worker in a group home for boys. Greisbaum, is working at Also in Spokane is Bob Strenge. Deaconess Hospital in Spokane as He is Director of Northwest Human a nurse. Dirk Peterson is on the Resources, a counseling agency Seattle Steering Committee in providing services to handicapped Seattle. Dirk married Judy Senter in and disadvantaged persons. August. Mary Kay Hofstrand and 1979 Mark Teny married Kathieen Chuck Schneider were married in Carrol (WSU grad') on August 26, Everett's First Presbyterian Church 1979. Mark is working for Mutual August 25, 1979, and are living in Life Insurance in Spokane. Kathy is Portland, Oregon. Chuck is teaching at Shadle Park High. Toni completing his doctorate in McLarren became Mrs. Eric economics at the University of Johnson on September 1. Mary Pat Oregon. Mary Kay is teaching CaD married David M. Lorente on statistics at Lewis and Clark College August 18, 1979 in Mount Vernon, while completing her MA also at WA. The Lorentes live in Mount -, 13 Today in Sports

Women in sports on women in sports: they're not just playing games Today: What are the values ofhigh Sports in overview usually high- school sports to women and how do lights well-planned bowl games,long they prepare them for college? drives down center fairways, or an over heralded fast ball. Plus a Murphy: There are several. Self panache of twisted TItleIX, debased esteem comes to mind first. and at a dollar and gloried torch. crucial age I feel sports definitely But the emergence of women in helps raise an individual's self sports, in all sports, would seem to esteem. Sports gives her goals to be fare for a sports story of the seek and skills to develop, We're in a decade. Sometimes overlooked are sports culture, no mistake there, It several questions which seem helps us to perform in an actMty important - what do sports do for which our society deems important. women and what do women do for We get strokes from being able to sports? do it well and we feel good about To find out, we asked three of ourselves. Whitworth's women coaches, each Anderson:Just think about it - how representing a different segment Dr. many times does a woman have an Jean Anderson, executive board, opportunity to test herself, really test Region IX Representative of the herself to the utmost? Not too often, Association for Intercollegiate but she can in sports. Athietics for Women (JlJJW{), asso- Murphy: That's right. Testing our- ciate professor of physical education selves and coming through are big and women's basketball coach· dimensions of what we are, A lack of "... she starts getting angry JoAnn Atwell-Scrivner, Northwe'st skill ability is harmful. We need and saying 'Why are you College Women's Sports Association competition, we need competitors, All-Conference volleyball player in leaving me home with the they're stimulation. And ifwe don't the early Seventies, now Whitworth's children?' " provide for women as well as men, volleyball coach who led her team to then we've lost out. illNationals in Los Angeles, ~~"iIii!"-. . or ~VJ'tel.the d" elloe in physical education and head of sports emphasis between a small intra murals. college and a university?

erson. I ole pMos- here it took a very strong woman to ophy behind the program. At a come out for sports - one who school like Whitworth we encourage really could care less what some- March body else thought! She had to be a 1 W Basketball: Eastern Oregon people to be a two-sport athiete - 19 Track: Pacific Lutheran University very independent, self-confident State College at Whitworth, 730 not too totally specialized. You are - Willamette University - not selling your soul to the sport. We person. I don't think that is nearly as p.m, Whitworth, Tacoma much of a problem now. I have been 1 Track: University of Idaho, want you to get an education first. 20 Baseball: Willamette at Salem really pleased with the way it has Kimmel All-Comers Indoor, What Ithink is going to happen in a OR ' come along at Whitworth. I think a Moscow,lO lot of big schools, and Iam sure a lot 20-21 Track: District 1 Decathlon lot of that has to do with the staff, 8 Track: Whitman Coed Invita- of big schools will be offended by Tacoma ' particularly the men coaches we tional. Walla Walla this, but they really expect the have. I am thinking particularly this 15 Track: Saltzman Relays, Tacoma 12 Baseball: Lewis and Clark State people to specialize, they expect the at Whitworth year even working with Sam Brasch 21 Track: Wenatchee Community people to produce ifthey are going 26 Baseball: Willamette at as a men's (basketball) coach. It has College Invitational, Eastmont to support them with financial aid. Whitworth just been a marvelous experience High School, Wenatchee • That is one of the things that goes 26 Track: Spokane Community working with Sam. But Sam is also 21-23 Baseball: NAIA Banana Belt with the territory. College Invitational (Men), part of the new breed - he is pretty Tourney, Lewiston, 10 Atwell-Scrivner: It's all the dollar right Spokane young, and he has come through 25 Baseball: Gonzaga University at now. They are paying for the better 26 Track: Central Washington participating with the women. . Gonzaga athlete, paying for the one who is the University Coed, Ellensburg 29 Baseball: University of Idaho at star, whereas a smaller school goes, AtwelI-Scrivner:Just to add to that, it 26-27 Track: Seattle Relays, Seattle Moscow, 10 is something like last night, ten of 27 Baseball: Linfield at Whitworth I believe, for the more rounded type 29 Track: Whitman Invitational of person, the person who is not his basketball players were at the 29 Baseball: Gonzaga at Whitworth Walla Walla ' coming to school to play volleyball. volleyball game at Gonzaga, includ- 30 Baseball: University of Idaho at May She is coming to Whitworth because ing Sam, and they are so supportive Whitworth 2 Track: Pelluer Twilight (Women), she wants to have a good education of the women. Rather than saying Cheney "Oh.jeez, look at those guys. They April and play volleyball. 2-3 Baseball: Linfield at are sweating and they know they 1 Baseball: Eastern Washington McMinnville, OR don't look nice:' I can see a change University at Whitworth ~ 3 Track: Central Washington here since I came as a grad assistant. 4-5 Baseball: Whitman at "A lot of that has to do University Invitational (Women), That has only been one, two, three Whitworth with ... the men coaches" Ellensburg seasons. 5 Track: Whitman - Eastern 4 Baseball: Lewis and Clark Oregon State College - College at- Portland, OR Whitworth, Spokane 7 Baseball: Eastern Washington Today: What is the difference be- 8 Baseball: Eastern Washington University at Whitworth tween todav's woman athlete and University at Cheney 8-10 Track: N.CW.SA Regionals the one of 20 or 30 years ago? Is 12 Baseball: Lewis and Clark (Women), Boise there a stereotype? College at Whitworth 9-10 Track: District Champion- 12 Track: Spokane Community Anderson: Ithink that stereotyping ships, Tacoma College Coed Invitational, has changed a lot. It depends a 10-11 Baseball: Pacific Lutheran Spokane whole lot upon what the community University, Tacoma 13 Baseball: Pacific at Whitworth thinks of a woman participating in 15,16,17 Track: NAtA Nationals, 16 Baseball: Lewis and Clark State sports. It's only the last 7-10 years Abilene, Texas at Lewiston maximum that growth in women's 21-24 Track: AtAW Nationals 17-19 Track: Washington State sports has really started. I can (Women), Eugene, OR Women's Collegiate. Bellingham remember the first few years I was 19 Baseball: Pacific at Forest Grove OR ' 14 Murphy: I would add to that. Our girls' whole sodety is receiving some of the positive and undoubtedly some of the negative benefits of women's liberation. One of the positive ones is that when women Atwell-Scrivner: It is not uncommon are freed up to be themselves and to see two women going to the are freed up to realize their own gym to work out. Maybe not pick up potentials. men can also be freed up a basketball game. but they are to realize their potential. The kind of going to say. "Hey, there is nowhere stereotypical attitude of men being for me to go. I am not going to play machos and women being subser- pro basketball; I am not going to vient and nonassertive - all those play pro volleyball, but I am a good pattems that we have put on each enough athlete. I think I will pick up other only hinder our own happi- racquetball; I think I will pick up ness. How much nicer to relate as an pickleball or squash, or something individual and then find sensitivity on like that, or I will start running." You the other side of the sex role. So I can do it ifyou have experienced think that is kind of what you are success by trying different things. reflecting. Sensitivity on the men's part and assertiveness on the women's part - it is really beautiful "Obviously there's no to see it happen. Christian way to do a Today: What do you think the sports .. residuals are in later life? Iayup ... Murphy: There certainly are physio- Dr. Jean Anderson logical benefits; but they are only Murphy: It is really important for benefits if you keep up the pattern of women to see how vital it is to take participation. However, I will say that the time for their own physical parti- you need to succeed at something. dpation. When I was first married AtweD-Scrivner: My husband and I necessarily in tune with that. In little some physical activity, in order to and after I had children. I could things like prayer before a game. keep up the pattem. We have to have take time to workout during the justifV my husband taking time after week every day and he is really There are some students who will some measure of success, and we work to play golf or to play tennis object to that; so then you have to have to program success for our par- more religious about it than I am. because I knew that he needed that but I don't really feel too guilty but I reach some kind of compromise. As tidpants so that they will engage in workout time, Vet I finally felt guilty I observe the people on the team lifelong physical activity. don't have children. either. That part (this was a guilt that I put on myseJO "0". '""5 is so terribly important to that I have now. it has been a situa- about hlrlng a babysttter to play golf. u~No~en 'wewatch these tion where the Christian plavers ITom team sports? After you get out Even though Ihad been through people who have the children. it have. in essence. drawn the non- of college there is not too much you physical education as a major. Ijust should be more important to them. Christians in and they have not can do. Men go down to the V and felt that time was a luxury and not a But it gets to where the guy always antagonzied them. It's really been an have a pickup basketball game, but necessity. I think we need to re- goes out and works with my hus- asset in helping them to grow and to what does the woman do? educate ourselves. band, and I always kind of go,out decide whether or not they also want and do my own thing. The wife stays to make that same Christian com- home with the kids; she starts get- mitment. I would hope that the ting angry and thinking "Why are Christian spirit or atmosphere would you leaving me home with the produce anopenness on the team and perhaps a friendliness and a children?" Eventually it ends up that either concern that I don't think that you they compromise in getting a baby- would find in, say a secular or state sitter so she can have a little personal school or some other private school activity or he doesn't go out any where there is really no emphasis as more. far as Christian theme is concemed. In the summertime my husband AtweD-Scrivner: I had a number of plays softball but so do I. There comments from opposing teams are all these wives who sit and watch and from officials saying how much their husbands play softball. And the they enjoyed officiating our team. first year we were here they'd say to and other schools say, "We like to my husband. ''Where is your wife? play you." It is never articulated but I Doesn't she want to come and see like to think that a part of that is you play?" And he'd say. "My wife because of the Christian emphasis would rather play than watch me related to the team. play. She likes to do it herself." Murphy: I think that is right. Obvi- Today: Is there a Christian element ously there is no Christian way to do in sports? a layup, but faith integrates well with any kind of an interpersonal relation- Anderson: I think a lot of the Chris- tian aspect in sports comes in terms ship that might occur. That is one of the exciting reasons to be at a Chris- of how the coach treats you as a player, how you as a player respond tian college, to allow all of life to feel the permeation offaith in]esus to other players on the team, and how the coach responds to the Christ. opponents and how the players respond to the opponents. Some- times it presents a rather interesting dilemma on a team where the coach has the orientation toward the Chris- tian aspect but not all players are

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Music and Drama April May 13 Recital: Steve Jackman and 1 Recital: Ben Mayo, Senior March Karen Cutting, Joint Vocal and Classical Guitar Recital, 7,30 p.m. 2, Recital: Deanne Shaver andJudy Piano Recital. 3,00 p.m., Recital Recital Hall Koth, joint Senior Vocal and 2 Recital: Charlene Stetson, Junior Piano Recital, 3,00 p.m. Recital Hall 14 Concert: Whitworth Community Vocal Recital, 730 p.m., Recital Hall Orchestra, William Wharton, Hall 7-8 Chamber Theater: "The conducting, 8,00 p.m., Cowles 3 Recital: Dawn Bianchi, Guitar, Singer", 8,00 p.m., Cowles Memorial Auditorium Vocal. Flute, Composition Memorial Auditorium 15 Concert-jazz Ensemble at Recital, 7,30 p.m., HUB Blue 7-9 Fine Arts Weekend for high Forum, 10,15 a.m. Lounge school students 18-20 Concert Band Tour - Central 4 Recital: Robert W. Winkley, 8 Concert: Jazz Ensemble, 4,00 Washington Senior Piano Recital, 3,00 p.rn., p.m., Cowles Memorial 20 Concert: Concert of Premiers by Recital Hall Auditorium Spokane Composers, featuring 8 Concert: Spokane Symphony 9 Recital: Kurt Krause.junior Piano Michael Young and Don Caron, featuring winners of the Young Recital, 8,00 p.m., Recital Hall Artists' Competition of the 9 Recital: Robin Wieber, Senior 4:00 p.m., Recital Hall 21 Concert: Band Home Concert, Greater Spokane Music and Organ Recital, 3,00 p.m., Cowles 8,00 p.m., Cowles Memorial Allied Arts Festival, 8:00 p.m., Memorial Auditorium Auclitorium Cowies Memorial Auditorium 14-23 Reader's Theatre Tour-Bay 23 and 25 Concert: Madrigal Area, California Singers, Menotti's "The Unicorn, 19-25 Choir Tour - Idaho and the Manticore. and the Gorgon", Montana ROO p.m., St. John's Cathedral 29 Concert: Choir Home Concert, 26 Concert: Madrigal Singers, 8,00 p.m., Cowles Memorial Menotti's "The Unicorn, the Auditorium Manticore, and the Gorgon", 29 Recital: Mary Robinson, Full 8,00 p.m., Cowles Memorial Senior Piano Recital. 3,00 p.m, Auditorium Recital Hall 28 Recital: Debbie Holm, Junior 31 Recital: William Schultz, Guest Violin Recital. 730 p.m., Recital Faculty Piano Recital, 7:30 p.rn., Recital Hall Hall Board of Trustees Ronald B. Leighton Administration Rev. Richard H. Leon Marvin]. Anderson ]. Murray Marshall Duncan S. Ferguson, Acting Albert K Arend R. Bruce McCullough President and Provost Jack c. Bills Dorothy McLarren Joseph P.H. Black, Vice President for Development and Public Affairs Frank R. Burgess Raymond W. Moody Editorial Staff William D. Peterson, Vice President Kathryn G. Call Haydn P. Morgan Eleanor Chase for Student Life and Director of Linda Sharman, Director Kenneth G. Myers Student Development Rev. Howard EM. Childers of Publications Leonard A (Bud) Myhre G. Michael Goins, Vice President Robert N. Davis Dawn B. Bowers, Director of Fred W. Neale for Business Affairs News Bureau Gary W. Demarest Franklin W. Ott Shirley S. Richner, Dean of Under- Photographers, Philip Pannell, Mary W. Dewey Morris Plotkin graduate Studies Larry Miranda Robert W. Dingman C. E. Polhemus Shirlene A. Short, Acting Director of Graphics Consultant, Grant Dorothy Dixon Martin S. Polhemus Admissions Jensen Associates, Inc. William C. fix William C. Richter, MD. Ronald C. White, Jr.. Chaplain George Hanagan Werner Rosenquist R. Kay Brown, Director of Alumni Relations . Today Whitworth College USPS William Harvey Frazier Arthur E. Symons,]r. Richard E. Matheny, Executive 087200, Vol. 48, No.2, March, Rev. Casper I. Glenn Thomas L Thompson Director of Whitworth Foundation 1980. Issued quarterly in March, John N. Grayson Ingwer Thomsen June, September, December by Herbert M. Hamblen D. Kirkland West Whitworth College, West 300 Jack w. Hatch C. Davis Weyerhaeuser Hawthome Road, Spokane, WA Marvin D. Heaps William R. Yinger 99218 Rev. Deane E. Hendricks Albert Howell SECOND ClASS POSlAGE PAiD AT Carroll M. Hull SPOKANE, WA, POSTMASTER Ina Johnston Send address changes to Editor, Rev. G. Loren Jones Today, Whitworth College, West William M. Kelly 300 Hawthome Road, Spokane, WA99218 Catherine Kroeger

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