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Lappenbusch Bright Randall Emerson Four men named to Athletic Hall of Fame Three former athletes and a former Fred Emerson was a NAIA All- Charles Lappenbusch retired last coach have been named to the Western America halfback in 1957, leading the spring after 42 years as a member of the Washington State College Athletic Hall Evergreen Conference (Evco) in total WWSC Physical Education Department. of Fame. They are Norman Bright, Fred offense (1,172 yards) and scoring (71 He was director of athletics for 30 years Emerson, Charles Lappenbusch and points). That season he also earned and coached five sports: football (20 Bruce Randall. All-Pacific Coast honorable mention and years), basketball (13 years), tennis (22 The four join seven other members— All-Evco recognition. years), baseball (six years) and golf (two Sam Carver, Norm Dahl, Chuck As a baseball player, Emerson led the years). Erickson, Norm Hash, Boyd Staggs, Bob Vikings in hitting (.419) in 1957, Coach Lappenbusch posted an Tisdale and Bill Wright—who were earning all-league honors that season as 81 -62-15 gridiron mark, the best by any elected to the Viking Hall of Fame In well as in 1958. Viking football mentor, which included 1968. Emerson was named Western’s a 7-0-0 mark in 1938, the only Athlete-of-the-Year in 1958. He undefeated, untied squad In Western Induction ceremonies for the newest coached the Viking football team for history. He was named to the NAIA members will take place on January 17 four years (1966-69) and led the Big Hall of Fame In 1961. at halftime of the Western - Central Blue to a tie for the Evco championship The WWSC Athletic Hall of Fame Washington basketball game. Each in 1969. selection committee consisted of jack inductee will receive a plaque and a Bruce Randall is the only Viking ever Carver, Bellingham Herald newswriter lifetime athletic pass. to be named Athlete-of-the-Year twice and photographer; Stan Chen, Belling Norm Bright lettered three years as a (1955 and 1957). He participated in ham Herald sports editor; Haines Fay, member of the Viking track and field football, basketball and baseball, letter news director of radio station KGMI; team (1928-31). He participated in both ing three years in each. Steve Kurtz, WWSC publications the^ one- and two-mile runs, setting a Randall earned All-Evco recognition director; Wallie Lindsley, former Tri-Normal League record in the former three times as an outfielder in baseball, Bellingham Herald sports editor; Boyde (4:32.9) in 1931. Bright set an and once as a defensive halfback in Long, WWSC director of athletics; Paul American record in the two-mile run football. He was also selected for Madison, WWSC sports information (9:12.2) in 1935 and placed eleventh at all-league, honorable mention, as a director and Dick Stark, sports director the Boston Marathon in 1944. forward in basketball. at KPUG radio. □ Enrollment climbs to 9,205 students

Total enrollment at Western for fall of 272 as compared with a year ago. one or more quarters, according to quarter, 1975, is 9,205 students, accord Increases were especially noted In Omey. The number of students who are ing to College Registrar Eugene Omey. upper-division and graduate-level stu brand-new to Western shows only a two The figure compares with 8,601 dents, with the junior class enrollment per cent increase as compared with last students a year ago and is a 7.02 per up 157 over a year ago, the senior class year. cent increase. up 115 and the number of graduate New freshmen this fall number 1,331 Increases occurred in the number of students up 169. as compared with 1,280 in fall, 1974. full-time, as well as in the number of These figures indicate that a large The number of undergraduate and part-time students, Omey said. Full-time portion of the total enrollment increase post-baccalaureate transfers increased enrollment this fall is 8,035, up 332 is due to retention of last year's only slightly. from last year, while the number of students or to the number of students A preliminary breakdown of enroll part-time students is 1,170, an increase returning to campus after an absence of ment by college at Western shows 7,482 entering the College of Arts and Sciences, 493 in Fairhaven College, 303 in the College of Ethnic Studies and 223 in Huxley College of Environmental Studies. All of the colleges except Fairhaven show increases as compared with last year. Omey noted that the enrollment by college may change, however. “Many new students enter the College of Arts and Sciences before enrolling in other colleges,” he said, “so these figures may already have changed and will probably change more as the quarter progresses.” Most of Western’s students are home grown, with 8,278 listing Washington as their state of origin. Some 675 are from other states and 252 are from foreign countries, including 191 from Canada. Men slightly outnumber women on the WWSC campus this fall, as they Dr. Bruce Balow from the University of Minnesota spoke to an audience of 500 teachers, constitute 50.92 per cent of the total. doctors, psychologists and students during the Seventh Western Symposium on Learning, held Of part-time students, however, women in Western’s Arntzen Hall in October. At left, foreground, Kay Mooney follows Ba low’s remarks in sign language for two deaf psychology students. greatly outnumber men—718 to 452. □

Seventh annual Symposium on Learning held

Western’s seventh annual Symposium psychologist with the Behavioral Re Norris Haring, director of the experi on Learning focused on the problem of search Directorate at the Aberdeen mental education unit at the University learning disabilities and perceptual train Proving Ground in Maryland; and Dr. of Washington. □ ing. Sponsored by the Education and Psychology departments, the two-day program brought together educators and psychologists who examined the effec tiveness of perceptual training in treat ment of children with learning dis orders. Inauguration scheduled December 4 Speakers included Dr. Bruce Balow Inauguration of Dr. Paul J. Olscamp as the ninth president of Western was of the Department of Special Education scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday, December 4,1975, in the main auditorium on at The University of Minnesota; Dr. the WWSC campus. A reception was to follow in the foyer of the Nettie Bartel of the Special Education Auditorium-Music Building. Department at Temple University, con sultant to the U.S. Office of Education; Residents of the Bellingham-Whatcom County area, members of the Dr. Dennis F. Fisher, a research college community and friends of the College are invited to attend the inauguration. According to Dr. Stanley M. Daugert, chairman of the event, the program will be relatively brief and no formal procession or academic regalia will be involved. Following induction of the new president and greetings from alumni, faculty and students. Dr. Olscamp will deliver the presidential address, Life is the art of drawing sufficient speaking on the subject of Quality in Higher Education. □ conciusions from insufficient premises. —Samuel Butler 2 Student produces city government guide

A “Guide to Bellingham City of the services we are able to provide Dr. Foisy said that, on the whole, the Government” will soon be rolling off the community through our program,” response of participating agencies has the presses down at city hall, designed Dr. Foisy explained. “The College and been very positive and that research and researched by a student partici the community have a great deal to studies and reports are often retained by pating in an administrative internship offer each other.” them for present and future use. program of the Department of Political While providing Invaluable first-hand Since the program began in the fall Science at Western. experience for students. Dr. Foisy of 1973, 31 students have completed Mark Jones, a winter-quarter WWSC added, “it also benefits participating internships, working with 16 offices or graduate from city, county, state and federal agencies agencies. Ridgefield, who receive increased manpower and Wash., compiled the latest administrative and research Efforts are made to match each and designed techniques provided to the interns student’s specific interests with the the pamphlet as through the College.” needs of a participating agency. Dr. Foisy said. He is presently concentrating a term project under the Seven students are assigned to on developing internship positions with direction of agencies and offices this quarter. Two new organizations, thus providing a Bell ingham’s students are working as municipal aides wider variety of assignments to students Civic Partner to members of the Bellingham City wishing to take part In the program. Council; others are assigned to North Jones, who is now an administrative ship Office and Cascades National Park, the Bellingham Dr. Maurice assistant and social work associate with office of the Social Security Adminis Foisy, professor of political science and the Veterans Administration hospital internship program director. tration and to the Whatcom Volunteer facility in Vancouver, Washington, said Center. Interns are assigned to the the two internships he completed The 28-page citizens’ guide will WWSC business office as well. through the program carried a good deal provide Bellingham residents with com of weight In the selection process for his prehensive and up-to-date Information Past assignments have included current position. on the workings of city government. It internship slots with the Port of “Because my job involves a great deal will direct people having business with Bellingham, Whatcom County Parks, the of contact between various government the city to the proper municipal office Northwest Pollution Control Agency, agencies,” Jones said, “I feel the skills and will describe the services each office Skagit County Auditor’s Office, and and techniques I learned as an intern provides. various offices on the WWSC campus. will be very helpful now.” □ Formal production and distribution of the directory is scheduled for early May, according to jean Gallegos of the Civic Partnership Office. “We are now in the process of designing a cover and Dr. Douglas Rich assigned to head plan to make the directory available through all public offices,” Gallegos Fairhaven College Bridge Project said. In addition, people requesting infor Dr. Douglas Rich has assumed the with WSU’s experimental education mation regarding city services or who duties of director of the Bridge Project, program. He is a former instructor in have specific problems or needs will also a Fairhaven College program designed to adult education at the California State be sent a directory. Present plans call “bridge” the gap between senior citizens Penitentiary at San Quentin and at for the directory’s inclusion In the and younger college students attending Washington State Penitentiary in Walla “Welcome to Bellingham” package sent WWSC. Dr. Rich succeeds Leone Walla. to new residents. Western, project director since the Dr. Rich’s wife, Kathleen, is a Now completing Its second year of program began in 1973, who resigned graduate student at Western in the existence, the administrative internship effective October 1 5. student-personnel administration pro program offers political science students Dr. Rich has served as campus pastor gram. They have two children ages nine specializing in public administration an at California State University In North- and four. opportunity to work with public ridge and has A graduate of Whitworth College in officials and to deal with the problems been director of Spokane where he received a bachelor faced by their respective governmental work projects of arts degree in psychology. Dr. Rich bodies. Involving minor earned his masters of divinity degree Each quarter. Interns are assigned to ity communities from San Francisco Theological various government agencies in the local In Los Angeles, Seminary. He was awarded the Ph.D. In area, where they work from four to ten San Francisco English literature from Washington hours each week. Students may earn up and Northern State University. □ to ten credits through the program, California. He depending on the amount of time served has also been with the assigned agency. dean of a series Dr. Foisy is highly pleased with the of trails-study Rich program’s success and with a growth he conferences in California’s High Sierras Not every end is a goal. The end of a has observed in the number and variety and on Alaska’s Chllkoot Trail. melody is not its goal; however, if the of agencies participating. At Washington State University, Dr. melody has not reached its end, it “The Guide to Bellingham City Rich served as an assistant professor in would also not have reached its goat. A Government represents a prime example English and as an academic counselor parable. — Friedrich Nietzsche 3 %

LET’S HEAR IT FOR ELMO! ‘Teenager’ handles complicated WWSC jobs Tucked away in the physical plant office about a half-mile from the center of One must be electronical! campus, Elmo / silently works a 24-hour day monitoring and controlling insides. Obviously, staff n equipment in Western's academic buildings and residence halls. rewiring Elmo to its solid- corner automatically adji

When students living on Western’s Initially, Elmo I was capable of In the meantime, Johnson and other campus leave for their 8 o’clock classes turning pieces of equipment on and off staff members had been putting to each morning, the heat in their dorm In various buildings on campus. By gether Elmo II, which became operative rooms and in the classrooms to which sending a simple two-character code to a early In 1973. Elmo II took over the they are heading is testimony that Elmo receiver located on the equipment to be task of telling Elmo I what equipment is doing his job. After activating the activated, Elmo I could turn It on; to turn on and off and when to do It. heat in those spaces, Elmo turns pumps, another code could be sent to turn it Closely resembling a telephone vents and fans on and off In other off. switchboard, Elmo II consists of a series buildings on campus, and continues to At that time, the physical plant staff of 66 code combinations stretched do so all day long. had no way of verifying whether the across its top section and a bottom At one time, Elmo could handle equipment really had been turned on or board which lists the days of the week these tasks alone; but now he has an off. Staff members then Installed a and a 24-hour time sequence divided assistant who, coincidentally, is also series of sensing devices in the ductwork into five-minute intervals. named Elmo. of the heat and ventilating systems, The code combinations tell Elmo I So you’re not impressed? Well, which would send a response back to what to do. For instance, if the code D3 consider then, that Elmo is only 13 Elmo I, telling the staff the equipment is activated, two fans in Carver Gym will years old and that his assistant Is only was working. be turned on. The code M3 will turn on three. As each code was punched In, a series a series of 15 fans in Buchanan Towers. If you’ve guessed by now that Elmo of approximately 100 relays Inside is a machine, you’re right on the button, Elmo activated several hundred contact Elmo II can be wired to perform so to speak. Buttons, codes, sensing points and made a continuous clicking these functions automatically at specific devices, diodes and a dedicated crew of sound. Periodically, because of dirt, times during the day. If code D3 is to be human Elmo supporters are what keep a dust, or moisture a number of points activated at 9:15 a.m., staff members maze of heating, ventilating, lighting wouldn’t make contact. plug in a patch cord to a jack next to and pumping equipment scattered over To remedy these problems, Larry the code and run the other end to a jack Western’s campus in operation every Johnson, another physical plant em on the bottom board next to the proper day of the week, all year long. ployee and resident electronic wizard, time slot. Another cord is patched from The elder Elmo, designated Elmo I, is set about converting Elmo I to the the code to the time the equipment is to the brainchild of William Harrison, silent, efficient, solid-state system it is be turned off. WWSC’s maintenance supervisor, who today. After three weeks of work, at All of Elmo M’s programs are geared began toying around with automatic times running long into the night, to a master clock, located between the control devices for the campus in 1962. Johnson gave Elmo I a new image, two machines. At a designated time, Together with Don House, maintenance complete with flashing lights, new Elmo II will automatically cut into repair supervisor, he gradually made switches and a more acessible coding Elmo I with a program and Elmo I will Elmo I a reality. board. take it from there. ft 4 y inclined to understand the maze of circuitry which comprises Elmo i’s At first glance Elmo // resembles a telephone switch board. A jumbie of lember Larry Johnson qualified in that regard when he took on the task of patch cords, gauges, and flashing lights all serve to provide Elmo / with his ■state form, shown above. The dock mechanism shown in lower right hand daily diet of pre-arranged programs. The metal clips attached to several jsts all campus docks to the correct time twice each day. of the cords are signals to the physical plant staff, telling them those cords are one-time only or temporary and should be removed at the end of the day.

A monitor scans Elmo I’s board, Elmo I is running at full tilt. A second the cost to heat that same square foot continually checking the system’s generator, located on the southern had risen to 13 cents, reflecting a activities. Should a piece of equipment portion of the campus, can still dramatic Increase in cost of producing fail to function properly, a warning light accommodate a number of additional energy. tells staff members something is wrong. functions if the need arises. However, In 1964-65 it required the A staff trouble shooter will then be Both Elmo I and II will have a job at generation of 118.75 pounds of steam dispatched to the equipment’s location Western for at least another two years. to heat one square foot for a year, and to check out the problem. By the end of that time, the College in 1974-75 that same square foot was Completion of Elmo II in 1973 expects to acquire a more sophisticated heated with only 85.47 pounds of happened to correspond with an order system. When the new system becomes steam—representing a 30 per cent to all state agencies and Institutions to operative it will be able to accomplish In reduction in the amount of steam begin an energy conservation program. one-half hour what Elmo I and II now needed. In this respect, it became clear that the take three to four hours to do. What these statistics indicate, Litz Elmo system was outdoing itself In Physical plant staff members have singer noted, is that Western is now terms of efficiency. been anticipating Elmo’s eventual retire operating, in terms of the cost of Western’s space and schedules office ment for some time. Accordingly, the producing energy, at the same level as in works closely with the physical plant sensing devices, pressure differential 1968-69, even though the amount of staff, programming Elmo II to heat and switches, flow mechanisms, and most of square-footage to be heated has in ventilate rooms and other spaces only the present wiring were all Installed to creased by nearly 50 per cent since that when they are actually In use. The staff be compatible with a new system. time. can easily program Elmo II to heat a Even so, a good deal of additional One of the main factors contributing lecture hall between the hours of 1 and wiring will take place on campus when to this increased efficiency is the Elmo 2 p.m. if that is the only time the room the new system is installed, to incor system. A notable decrease in energy is occupied on a particular day. If the porate hundreds of equipment functions produced and consumed at Western is room is occupied from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. not now controlled by Elmo. evident in the figures for 1972-73 when on the other four days of the week, Elmo’s efficiency In the energy Elmo II first became operative. Elmo II would be programmed accord conservation effort is reflected in Since its beginning in 1962, Elmo has ingly. Western’s energy production and con proved its worth many times over. The Power used by the Elmo system to sumption statistics maintained by Stuart man-hours and energy costs saved by activate and monitor all of this equip Litzsinger, director of maintenance and the system are perhaps best stated in a ment is provided by two electric operations. sign which hangs periodically between generators. One generator is located just In 1964-65, it cost a little more than the two machines in the physical plant. east of Old Main on campus. It is six cents to heat a square foot of That sign says: “Elmo is a good old presently loaded to capacity when building space on campus. In 1974-75, boy.’’ □ 5 Educational Media: a bustling place

To the student passing through Miller division of Ed Media processed 10,700 televised over Channel 10 twice each Hall, the large letters and arrows equipment loan transactions. week last year. WWSC journalism indicating TELEVISION, AUDIO In addition to keeping track of and students present a news program, VISUAL and GRAPHICS might remain maintaining the portable equipment in entitled “Western View,” at the studio just that—letters on the wall. But, if one the audiovisual center, staff members once each week as well. chooses to follow those arrows and also have responsibility for scheduling venture through a doorway and down a and operating media installations in The television unit also maintains a maze of hallways, a world of advanced Western’s five major auditoria. These complete video-tape library housing technology, artistic interpretation and facilities, located in Lecture Hall Four, tapes of television programs produced at bustling activity comes into view. the Main Auditorium of the the studio and already aired. These Educational Media Services, or Ed Auditorium-Music Building, Miller Hall tapes may be used later by either the Media, as it is commonly known on Auditorium, Arntzen Hall Auditorium television stations or the college com campus, provides a wide variety of and the Concert Hall are used exten munity in teaching classes. functions, ranging from loaning a sively throughout the year for multi- cassette recorder or projector to pro media presentations, concerts and other ducing a complete television program. special programs. The official function of Educational Expanding Capabilities: A campus Media Services, according to Director wide intercabling project is due to be Nona Hengen, “is to support the completed during fall quarter. When Graphics: The graphics design and instructional programs of the instit completed, the project provides for a photographic sections of Educational 26-channel, two-way intracampus cable ution.” Included in this effort is the Media serve to provide rapid and system having the capacity to deliver distribution and maintenance of many complete graphics and photography kinds of audiovisual equipment, the program information to 15 academic services to the faculty. Staff members rental and scheduling of films, and buildings on campus. and students combine their talents and provision of assistance to faculty and Phase one, which provided the trunk experience in visual presentation to students in the preparation of graphic and distribution line to the mechanical create slides, posters, charts, displays rooms of each building, has already materials. and transparencies for faculty members Ed Media is actually an arm of been completed. With the completion of and general college use. Western’s Wilson Library, providing phase two, which includes the wiring of Graphics technicians and other staff “non-print media” in support of the individual classrooms, the use of tele members work out of the main graphics “print media” at the library itself. “Our vision in Instruction will be possible in lab located on the first floor of Miller functions are the same,” Dr. Hengen any of the academic buildings. Hall next to Ed Media’s main office. For said. “We both provide instructional With the advent of 26-channel photographic and color-slide production services to faculty and students.” capability, according to Western tele a darkroom and a photographic studio vision technician Terry Dayton, are located in the basement of the students and instructors will be able to Audiovisual: Perhaps the most visible building. division of the department, audiovisual view, on their respective sets in any provides the College with projectors of academic building, programs aired on any of the commercial television all types, record players, audio- and Television: Ed Media’s television unit channels in the area, or to take video-tape recorders, screens and other serves two main functions. The first of advantage of educational programming accessories. That office also coordinates these is a self-evaluation process via being aired on any of 13 additional a film-rental service and has indexes video-tape, used by prospective teachers channels. available covering 16mm and 8mm and others. Here, a chance to view one’s Work already completed in Ed educational films from agencies and self in action is a valuable boost to the Media’s television production center Institutions all over the United States. learning process. allows programs to be fed automatically The audiovisual staff also provides a Under the watchful eyes of two to Cablevision’s Channel 10 or to preview service in the form of a room remote video-tape cameras, students go Channel 12 studios, eliminating the past and projectionist, copying service for through a simulated teaching session in practice of hand-carrying finished pro audio tapes, pick-up and delivery service Ed Media’s micro-teaching studio. They ductions to those studios. and student operators for equipment. can then benefit from an immediate Now operating totally in black and Each quarter, the audiovisual staff playback of the session, observing their white. Dr. Hengen is optimistic that Ed trains between 10 and 15 students to actions and teaching methods through Media’s television unit will someday operate all of its equipment. That the studio’s facilities. have color capabilities. Right now, she experience and knowledge can be very A second fully-equipped television said, the emphasis is on making the best helpful in later years, as staff member studio provides facilities for ex possible use of their present equipment. Corbin Ball will attest. He served as a perimental work in instructional tele Anyone interested In working in one student equipment operator for three vision and video-taping of television of Ed Media’s three divisions, or who years and now heads the audiovisual programs aired over Nationwide Cable- would just like a tour of the facility, division of Ed Media. vision’s Channel 10 in Bellingham or should apply or make arrangements in Unlike other colleges In the state. over commercial television via Miller Hall Room 152. □ Western is not compiling an extensive KVOS-TV, Channel 12, in Bellingham. film library of its own; most of the films In addition, television staff members shown in classes are rented from the and technicians assist the journalism, country’s major film libraries, such as technology and speech programs in the the one at Indiana University. Western teaching of two formal classes in TV One cannot in the nature of things does have some 400 films of its own at production and directing. expect a iittie tree that has been turned the present time, however. Four half-hour television programs into a dub to put forth ieaves. Last year alone, the audiovisual featuring Western faculty members were — Martin Buber 6 *• Ecklund picked WWSC 1975-76 VIKING BASKETBALL SCHEDULE to be interim Dec. Monday St. Martin’s College ...... Lacey 5 Friday Simon Fraser University ...... BELLINGHAM hoop coach for 6 Saturday University of British Columbia ...... BELLINGHAM 13 Saturday Whitworth College...... Spokane 15 Monday Gonzaga University ...... Spokane ailing Randall 17 Wednesday Ballad Town Classic...... Forest Grove 18 Thursday Ballad Town Classic...... Forest Grove (WWSC, George Fox, Warner Pacific and host Pacific University) Dr. jack Ecklund has been named as interim basketball coach for the Jan. 1 Thursday John Lewis Holiday Classic ...... Salem 2 Friday John Lewis Holiday Classic ...... Salem 1975-76 season at Western. The 3 Saturday John Lewis Holiday Classic ...... Salem appointment was announced by Boyde • (WWSC, Humboldt State, Oregon Long, director of athletics for the College, Warner Pacific, Puget Sound, Vikings. St. Martin’s, Lewis and Clark and host Willamette University) In his new post, Ecklund, 45, 6 Tuesday Seattle Pacific College ...... Seattle replaces Chuck Randall, currently on a 10 Saturday Oregon College of Education*...... BELLINGHAM one-year leave of absence due to health 16 Friday Eastern Oregon State College* ...... BELLINGHAM 17 Saturday Central Washington State College* ...... BELLINGHAM reasons. 20 Tuesday Seattle Pacific College ...... BELLINGHAM Ecklund has served as basketball 23 Friday Eastern Washington State College* ...... Cheney coach for the 27 Tuesday St. Martin’s College ...... BELLINGHAM past eight years, 30 Friday Oregon Institute of Technology* ...... Klamath Falls 31 Saturday Southern Oregon State College* ...... Ashland and as athletic director for Feb. 6 Friday Oregon Institute of Technology* ...... BELLINGHAM 7 Saturday Southern Oregon State College* ...... BELLINGHAM seven years, at 10 Tuesday Oregon College of Education*...... Monmouth Rocky Moun 13 Friday Eastern Oregon State College* ...... La Grande tain College in 14 Saturday Central Washington State College* ...... Ellensburg Billings, Mon 17 Tuesday Simon Fraser University ...... Burnaby, B.C. 20 Friday Eastern Washington State College* ...... BELLINGHAM tana, where he 28 Saturday NAIA District 1 Playoff was named

NAIA District 1 Playoff Frontier Con Mar. 1 Monday Ecklund 2 Tuesday NAIA District 1 Playoff ference Coach of the Year in 1973. He resigned last AH home games at Sam Carver gymnasium. *designates Evergreen Conference contest spring to complete his doctorate degree at the University of Minnesota. He had planned to travel to Peru to coach that nation’s 1976 Olympic team. A recent revolution in that country, Vikings finish however, put an end to those plans. During his coaching career, which Dr. Clapp dies spans 23 years, Ecklund has been head grid season on coach at Jamestown College in North Dakota and assistant at Macalester Dr. Edwin R. Clapp, professor winning note College and the University of emeritus of English at Western, died on Minnesota. Capping its best finish since October 7 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Ecklund also coached in the South 1971, the WWSC football team Bellingham. Dakota high schools for 11 seasons. His defeated Southern Oregon State Dr. Clapp first came to Western in teams were ranked among the top ten in College (SOSC) 28-27 in the final 1960 where he the state in six of those campaigns. game of the season. The victory was taught until his The 6-6 Ecklund played collegiate the Vikings’ third in their last four retirement in basketball at Huron College in South June of 1969. games. Dakota. There he was a four-year varsity He had pre A tie for third place in the performer, helping the Scalpers to viously served as Evergreen Conference (Evco) was conference championships in each of chairman of the also insured by the win. The Big those seasons. A two-time all-league Department of Blue ended the campaign with a 3-3 selection, Ecklund ranks sixth on the English at the league record and 3-5 overall ledger. school’s all-time scoring list. University of The Sisseton, S.D., native graduated Utah. Quarterback Bill Mendelson (Sr., Dr. Clapp from Huron In 1952 with a bachelor’s He was a Amityville, N.Y.) became only the degree in education. He obtained his member of Phi second Western signal-caller to pass Beta Kappa and the master’s degree at the University of American Association of University for over 1,000 yards In a season, South Dakota in 1962. □ Professors. ending with a total of 1,145. Glenn Survivors include his widow, Emily; a Hadland accomplished the feat in daughter Martha, of New York, a son, 1970 and in 1971. Robert, in Missouri and a brother Mendelson also rushed for 233 Marvin, in New jersey. yards for a total offense output of Memorials may be made to the 1,378 yards, an average of 172.3 Edwin R. Clapp Memorial Fund through yards per game, which is the best in The trick is not to arrange a festivai, but the Western Washington State College the Evco. rather to find the peopie who can enjoy Foundation. □ it. — Friedrich Nietzsche 7 ’72 JEANNE LYNN SPENCER and married in July In Ferndale. They are living in Douglas O’Connor were married In August in Hawthorne, Calif., where he is employed by Renton. They are living In Longview. Hughes Aircraft . . . DEBRA VAN SCYOC Is teaching high school business courses in ’73 Julie Anne Leavitt and DAVID Tenino . . . CARYL MAAS is teaching first ACKELSON were married In July in Des grade in Shelton ... GAYEANN WHITES- '56 KEITH CABE is principal of a high Moines. He is an engineer with the Boeing Co. CARVER and Gary Buse were married in school In Springdale (Stevens County). ... Robin Rae Dellwing and STEPHEN W. June on Mercer Island. She is teaching first grade in Warm Beach, Wash. .. . Jeanne '58 ROBERT ROSI is an elementary BARKER were married in August in Arling Rooks and GERRIT VAN SWERINGEN school principal in Mabton (Yakima County) ton where he teaches high school . . . LINDA HENRY, 3rd, were married in August in ... FRANKLIN “MIKE” KILPATRICK is LANG and MICHAEL CLAUS were married Seattle ... JANE COOK and GREG principal of an elementary school in Othello. In June in Bellingham where they are living ... VICTORIA LYON and THEODORE SHUMWAY were married recently in Bothell. ’61 DONNA THOMPSON is an associate BESTOR were married recently in Sno- She Is employed by the Kirkland Starter professor of physical education for women at qualmie. He is studying at the Inter-University School and he is employed by the Inglewood the University of Northern Iowa ... JUDY Center for Japanese Language Study In Tokyo School in Bothell. STARK is teaching in the fifth and sixth ... COLLEEN ANN DINSMORE and departmentalized program in Shelton. Rolland Arthur were married recently in

’62 TONY CLINTON is an anthropologist Tacoma . . . PAMELA A. JONES and Thomas with ABT Associates of Cambridge, Mass. MInchue were married recently In Tacoma. She is a special education teacher In Puyallup ’64 MICHAEL BORING is super .. . SCOTT MAUERMANN is an audio-visual Unclassified PAMELA JENNINGS and James Ferguson were married in July In intendent of schools for the White Pass specialist at Seattle University ... SHARON Vancouver, Wash. They are living in School District ... FRED SHULL teaches JANE OLSON and Gary Whittlesey were Kennewick ... VIRGINIA FRIDAY has high school in Edmonds ... HAROLD married in June In Naselle. They are living In received a 1975-76 AAUW American Fellow PARROTT Is a general agent and a home Bellevue ... GREGORY PARKER is an ship from the AAUW Educational Foundation office agency manager for Security Insurance actuarial student with Safeco in Seattle . . . for completion of her work for the Ph.D. Services in Phoenix. JANET KAY FITZPATRICK and ROBERT degree in statistics from Pennsylvania State SOUTHARD were married recently in ’67 EDWARD j. WAHL is associate University . . . Lori Jane Acker and Montesano. They are touring with the Arel administrator at St. Frances CabrinI Hospital TOMOTHY HEILBERG were married re Thomas and Road Show musical group with In Seattle . . . PATRICIA L. WILLIAMS and cently. They are living in Anchorage where he which he is a vocalist and guitarist. Anthony Harding were married in June in is associated with the Bank of Anchorage . . . England and are living in Saskatoon, Sask. .. . ’74 Sandra Lee Heady and DOUGLAS DIANE NEAL and WALTER KUKULL were GUY HAGER is an urban planning consultant CLYDE were married in August In Olympia married In June. They are living in Seattle In Columbia, Md. and are living in Parkland . . . LYNDA where she works at the experimental educa McCLINTICK is teaching high school English ’68 CLAUDIA ZEITS and Howard Carr tion unit at the University of Washington and and journalism in Toutle (Cowlitz County) were married In July in Edmonds where they he is a epidemiologist there . . . PATTI ANNE ... JUDY ROBARDS Is teaching home are living. She teaches in the Mukilteo School LOWRY and JAY L. TAYLOR were married economics and supervising Future Home In July In Bellingham. They are living In District. makers in Oroville . . . DAUN BROWN Is Bakersfield, Calif., where she teaches . . . ’69 JOHN “JACK” R. JONES is an teaching high school social studies, coaching MARY ROBINSON is employed by the junior assistant professor of limnology In the School basketball, and assisting with football in high school resource room in Centralia . . . of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife at the Oroville. MARTHA ANN HARIO teaches grade school University of Missouri .. . SUSAN M. in Centralia ... BRIAN McCOLLOUGH is RANDLES received her M.A. In communi ’75 CHET BAKER is a counselor with the teaching junior high school social studies in cation disorders from the University of South Coupeville School District ... RUTH ANN Quincy ... LINDA MAE PILON and Walter Dakota . . . USAF Capt. SCOTT K. RIX and PAUL E. FLETCHER (’74) were Egli were married In June In Alberta where WILLIAMS has graduated from the Air married in July in Seattle where they are they are living . . . Marta Levin and RONALD University’s Squadron Officer School at living ... KRISTI VAN BROCKLIN and REED were married In June in Vancouver, Maxwell AFB, Ala. JERARD JOHNSON were married In August Wash. He is an operating room technician at in Mount Vernon. He is an accountant with ’70 NANCY VISSER and Gale Nyland the Navy Hospital in Oak Harbor .. . Security Savings and Loan in Kent . . . were married in August. She is employed by LAURALEE VAN EECKHOUT Is the music DIANE KNAUB Is working in the nursery specialist for the Pateros School District . . . the Lynden School District. . . MARY KOLL division of the Bellingham Park Department JIM BAUMAN is the director, and CHERYN and John McLeod, Jr., were married in June .. . Janice Carosino and CHARLES PELTON, WEISER the administration and program in Bellevue. She is a music specialist for the Jr., were married recently In Seattle ... developer, at the Sixth Chamber in Kent. It Bellevue Public Schools. DARRYL CHRISTIAN is teaching junior high serves young persons in need of counseling, ’71 NANCY FAY teaches second grade in school science in Centralia ... MARCIA offers help in family problems, and helps Adna. MANNER and DARRELL ROGERS were juveniles work their way out of trouble.

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