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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Western Publications at Western CEDAR. It has been accepted for inclusion in Western Reports and Résumé by an authorized administrator of Western CEDAR. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VoL 2, No. 8 A Report to Alumni From Western Washington State College MA Y, 1971

‘MARCH FOR LIFE'— Western students, joined by some townspeople, held a peace march and rally (above) last month. The march began on the campus and went through downtown Bellingham to the public library lawn where a large throng heard anti-war speeches. The marchers obtained a city parade permit and the event was orderly. Trustees adopt budget, new tuition fees

The $50 million budget which operating budget expenses which have $447. Resident graduate students will Western sent to the legislature In normally been borne by the state’s pay $507. Non-resident students who January came back to the campus general fund. In all, there must be $2.4 are currently enrolled will pay $993 and recently minus $20 million. million in reductions over the next two new non-residents will pay $1,359. In effect, Western has had to decide years in addition to the faculty Non-resident graduate students will be where to cut, and the cuts cannot be in terminations. faced with a $1,419 bill for each year. fat for that is already gone. Instead, the The Board of Trustees at their June 3 There could be additional increases in cuts are taking place in the meat and, as meeting adopted a series of first order 1972, reports indicate. President Charles Flora observed, “We reductions in the operating level of the hope to keep the skeleton intact.” With shifts in dining and housing college which were felt to be least The ax fell initially among first-year system reserves, continuing reductions injurious to the mission of the college. faculty whose contracts were up currently under way, and with a Included in these cuts were college-wide March 15. Eighteen positions were possible 10 per cent reduction in all services $628,000; President’s area operations the second year of the terminated at that time. Painful as this $17,000; Provost’s area $227,000; biennium, the problem will be met. cut was, it was less Injurious than Graduate Dean’s area $54,100; area of waiting until the second year of the the Dean of Research and Grants The Board of Trustees went on biennium when twice that number $1 1,600; Dean of Students’ area record taking “regretful cognizance” of would have to be eliminated.------$128,350; and the area of Business the 15 per cent budget reduction and As the budgetary situation has Management $109,800. requested all members of the academic become more clear, additional cuts have At the same time the trustees community to brace themselves to been announced. Contrasted with the adopted a new schedule of tuition and necessary sacrifices and urged that present level of operations, there will be fees which the legislature intended to suggestions for more efficient and less a net reduction of $404,000 for the first partially offset the reduction In state painful economy be given to the year of the biennium. In addition, the support. For resident undergraduates President and Board by all concerned college was directed to cover from its the level will rise from $360 per year to members of the community.

George Secor will lead Alumni Association

George Secor of Everett was chosen to head Western’s Alumni Association for the coming year at an annual meeting of the board of directors in Bellingham. Chosen to serve as officers with Secor were Larry Elfendahl of Mount Vernon, president-elect; Doug Simpson of Issaquah, treasurer; and Barbara Heller of Bellingham, executive-at-large.

Dion Daggett of Tacoma Is the outgoing president of the association.

New board members elected are Secor Elfendahl Marilyn Grindley of Kirkland, Dick Simpson Mrs. Heller Canfield of Anacortes, Tom Springer of Lynden, Roy Johnson of Ephrata, Jerry Baker of Renton, Jannie Inman of greater legislative support. A revised time. Such a move had been mentioned Tacoma, Sharon Scharnhorst of committee structure, which will by Flora as one of a number of possible Kennewick, Leo Dodd of Redmond, coordinate with the main board and the ways the college might save money Barbara Tam of Kirkland and Ron three regional sub-boards, was adopted during the second year of the upcoming Hanken of Issaquah. Returned to the at the same time. biennium. board for a second term are Norman The board also sent a delegation The three-person committee met Bright of Seattle and Mary Anne composed of Secor, Elfendahl and with President Flora and assured him of Nichols of Ephrata. Simpson to confer with President Flora the support of the Alumni Association The three-year program calls for regarding budgetary problems of the during the budgetary crisis and urged investigation of new services which will college in relation to the Alumni him to continue to support the alumni be of value to alumni and present Association. This group met first for programs. students. Among areas open for two evenings with other members of the The President, Elfendorf reported, investigation are placement services, board to draft a statement explaining assured the group he would not close intern prograns, expansion of alumni why the college should not withdraw the alumni office, but would look for support to the scholarship program and support from the alumni office at this another means of funding the program. Cooper Sundquist Diamond Sundquist new Associated Students president

Tod Sundquist, a sophomore pre-law reform; or whether It should Capturing 57 per cent of the vote, major from Bellevue, was elected self-destruct. Sundquist viewed his victory as a clear Associated Students president at In the general election, Sundquist endorsement of the present student Western in the recent spring elections. faced joe McConkey, a graduate student government policies of Steve Cooper A write-in candidate in the primary from Palm Springs, Calif., who and as a call for “self-proclaimed runoff, Sundquist mounted a campaign campaigned on a platform of campus campus political prophets to cease in a day and a half that led to his initial reform. Sundquist continued to call for playing the role of junior foreign policy victory over four declared candidates. academic reform. makers.’’ The issues of the campaign were The latter emphasized the need for Larry Diamond, a junior political three-fold: whether the student educational reform that would prepare a science major from Bainbridge Island, government should be politically active student to cope with the problems of was elected vice president in the same in the larger community; whether it pollution and war and how to attack election. should restrict itself to academic these problems at their roots. College points for 75th anniversary Kraft named On September 6, 1974, Western Although a number of excellent Washington State College will have photos of people, buildings and The appointment of Dr. Gerald F. completed 75 years as an institution of activities during the early days and the Kraft as chairman of the biology higher education. President Flora has later years of the college are in department at Western has been suggested that the college celebrate its existence, there are undoubtedly a approved by the WWSC board of Diamond Anniversary, taking note of number of excellent photos in the trustees. Dr. Kraft succeeds Dr. A. the institution’s beginnings and possession of alumni which would make Carter Broad, who has been granted a reaffirming its future. an invaluable contribution to the new leave of absence following a National book and to the Diamond Anniversary Science Foundation award for science A Diamond Anniversary Committee celebration. faculty fellowship work. has been formed to Anyone who has photos of Kraft, 43, has been a member of the make plans for that significant events, people or places Western faculty since 1961 and was occasion. Dr. during any era. Including the recent director of the Institute of Freshwater Arthur Hicks, past, which would be of general Studies for three years. Professor Emeritus, historical interest, who would like to who was chairman submit them for consideration as the of the Golden 75-year history is being prepared Is Anniversary invited to do so. Objects and people in Committee, is also the pictures should be well-identified Sports quarterly chairman of this and the date the photo was taken committee. should be provided with as much Bench warmer, a quarterly accuracy as possible. publication put out jointly by the One of the pro­ Alumni Association and the Department Dr. Hicks jects which the Although there is no guarantee that of Athletics, is designed to provide a Diamond Anniver­ all photos submitted will be used, all closer look at Western’s athletic sary Committee has set for Itself is the will be handled carefully and will be programs and the personalities in them. updating of a booklet entitled “The returned to the sender In good Approximately 700 alumni receive First Fifty Years’’ which was published condition. Photos should be sent to Benchwarmer at the present time and in 1949. This book would be a pictorial Public Information Office, WWSC, additional persons who would like to history of the college from its beginning Bellingham, Washington 98225, receive it should send a note to to the present time and would be of A stiff cardboard backing should be Benchwarmer, in care of the Alumni interest to anyone who has ever been included with photos so they will not Office at Western, Bellingham, connected with Western. become bent in the mail. Washington 98225. newsiest elements of the college. Yantis were married April 3 in Kent where Results of Resume However, only 25.9 per cent indicated they are now living . . . STEVE ANDERSON an interest in reading more about their is working for Seattle-First National Bank as a trader In the foreign department . . . JACK readership survey development. BENNETT was named as the Everett Herald's Other areas scoring in strong reader 26th "Man of the Year in Sports" recently. interest included faculty and student He has been the Everett High School tennis A readership survey regarding activities, and especially academic coach for ten years . . . JAMES BAKER is Resume, though small In response, has program development. Dramatics, principal of an elementary school In Aptos, indicated a general approval of Calif. ... KAREN JO KIRKENDALL and athletics and the fine arts were areas DOUGLAS WINTERBURN were married Western’s alumni publication. showing less interest for readers. There March 6 in Olympia. They are living in Although only about one per cent was a respectible amount of interest in Bellingham where she is working in the answered the query, 99 per cent of the alumni activities. admissions office at Western and he Is attending school and working in the computer answers generally like Resume the way Persons who did not respond to the center there . . . PAUL FLATNESS Is It is. There were some excellent questionnaire are still welcome to send teaching junior high school In the Shoreline suggestions as to how the publication in any comments they may have about school district . . . GERALD McEWEN might be improved in its appearance, the college or Resume. Comments received his Ph.D. degree in February from although all would require funding in should be sent to Alumni Office, Iowa State University . . . LOIS FRIEND became Mrs. Clifford Benzel March 27 in far larger amounts than is now enjoyed. Western Washington State College, Bellingham. They are living In Anchorage . . . It was also learned that most people Bellingham, Washington 98225. DEAN S. BYRNHILDSEN took the former enjoy “Roll Call.’’ Elizabeth Elick as his bride March 14. They Getting down to specifics, there were are living in Columbus, Ohio . . . JANET A. a few surprises. It was suspected that WUEST became the bride of Warren R. Gregory March 19. They are living in Seattle people would be tired of hearing about Roll Call . . . GERALD E. POST is principal of an the way the college has been growing, elementary school in Kent . . . KAY D. but 56.7 per cent of the respondents Unclassified PARKINSON is teaching in California . . . said they are interested in campus JOHN RICHARDS is doing graduate work at EVERETT HURST is working in the King the University of Washington . . . Navy growth. County assessor's office as a data processing Seaman LAWRENCE J. WEATHERS has At the same time, it was suspected coordinator for their property re-evaluation graduated from recruit training at the Naval too that cluster colleges are one of the group . . . DOROTHY ARNEY and Robert Training Center in .

In Memoriam

MOVED RECENTLY? '01 MINNIE SHUMWAY THOMAS, Does the Alumni Association have your current address? If not, please complete the form , in Bellingham. below and return it to the Alumni Office, Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Washington 98225. If you have any news for Resume, please send it along with your '02 ALICENIA ENGLE GOOKINS, change of address. February 18. '08 FLORENCE LUDLOW, In Seattle. ______Title '15 MAUDE KINER DRAPER, □ Mr. November 1970. □ Mrs. '17 JAMES N. MOUNT, February 26, in NAME______Miss Seattle ... BERNIECE WELCH, August 4, (last) (first) (middle) (year) 1970. ADDRESS______'18 ETHEL H. BUTLER, in Vancouver, (street) Wash. CITY______STATEZIP '19 MRS. VERNIE JOHNSON, in Seattle. PLEASE RETURN OLD LABEL '20 ETHLYN MILLION, In Seattle.

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