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',_. ,"j, I. • • ~ , I '_". \.lI,' ---~~~-.~~ HEALTH FAIR~~iTH's' April 22,,24 t· .~' N~' Page 4 ., VOLUME III • ISSUE 13 APRIL 20-26, 1983 . - . ,'P'-~ ,,':_t, • ,~ _: ..... -~r'. h-'·....: ..'~.. , ~~ '" ~,_;,,-""iurz: .. t ' ....',"~:;, :..' .:.ftl.~",,~,-,,"~...~2'H-i'h'&.a~r.:sf'...;;:;'·:;~,,~,:Ij1'J''''·''';'''"!f~f};~ti~-1.1;5:i.~~",'7"..'Z;;,mi&~,";;;p~.'!"o.:.;::.-gg&:i;~"U . , Chinese in the West: Historv. " I ii'l ,l: ! ,Ly OU FEARLESS MEN OF IDAHO ., should make an effort to keep (the Chinese) out of Idaho," ww_ the clergyman A. W. Sweeney \. IUM" ' exhorted a crowd of Lewis- ton miners in the late 1860s. The Chinese came to Idaho in the early I860s to'work-the-gold-mines. By 1870 they' , comprised 28.5 percent of the population of Idaho. ',- Sweeney reasoned that the Chinese presence was forcing merchants to relocate beeause Chinese businessmen would only deal with other Chinese. Only one man stood up to defend the Chinese miners, W.W. Thayer, a miner, disagreed, saying that the United States' treaty obligations overruled any attempts to force them out, and asserted that the Chinese coming represented the contin ring tradition of America ·"opening its bound- aries to the emigrants of all countries." According to the North Idaho Radiator, "heated words flew as both men spoke intelligently on their positions." What could have remained a peaceful, adventuresome life in the Idalio Territory during the late 19th century, became a time of prejudice, malicious pranks, and general disregard to human rights. Needed, Not Wanted Out-numbering their white counterparts by almost five to one. the Chinese miners of northern Idaho worked day and night. Was it because they were hard workers and had the patience to profit from claims that whites had abandoned -for loss that the Chinese miners were despised and hated by, white miners? Whatever the reasons behind the popular prejudices,' they' re- sulted in torment and agony for the Chinese. Two reasons for these. spiteful feelings, The editor of the local paper called the rotten eggs and tomatoes in summer," gave the Chinese because they thought they Jackie Day-Ames says in her article in the judge's opinion "a mass of baseless, utterly Betty Derig revealed in the article "Silver were some lower caliber human being, I Idaho Humanities Forum, were that, the absurd almost senile ano wretchedly ridic- City Chinese". know we are all ashamed of the things that Chinese were seen in terms of the comic ulous slop," - Children in Lewiston liked to roll large happened in, the mining camps." strip world of Fu Manchu: sinister opium With that kind of attitude being pub- rocks .over theChinese'sstc;lVepipes that dealing "heathen Chihee", and that "when lished at least twice a month, it's no wonder stuck up' from their sod houses, causing large numbersbegan.arriving in thel860s, that children, who had no real quarrel to smoke to pour into the house, A variation ,Taking Advantage 'the Chinese were seen as a threat to the pick with the Chinese laundrymen, cooks ,of this was to lower peppers ,into the "I have known hundreds of cases," Caucasian workers". In, addition, Day- and gardeners, pulled harmful pranks. stovepipe, barricading the door to the Thomas Donaldson said in an Idaho Ames claimed that newspaper coverage, was, A stunt often used by Silver City children Chinaman'shouse, so that escape would be Yesterday article. "when white men among "extremely racist" and was partially was to dig a pit, cover it.with alight piece of difficult, ' ' us took every possible opportunity to cheat responsible for the origin of'attitudes which cardboard and sprinkle it with snow. The Kesler. Flock remembers in his oral the Chinamen." But to the miners' way of entered the popular consciousness.' children would then, tease a Chinese into history interview, "I can recall some of the thinking, this was justified. In the early In 1869 a chief justice's opinion declared chasing them down thetrail.v'No Chinese stories that don't bear repeating of the the Chinese miner's tax unconstitutional'. was ever safe from snowballs in winter.9r treatment that the miners (and children) Continued to page 6 • . :. - .' ' • • , • - •• r • + • • ~ . , .-.:------' ..... '." ".". -~---~-~------~-----~~------------~--------------I I I· i D ~ -1 . ' I I I ,,,..~~"~~""'_.Presents FREE I I I TOPPINGS I I I Try Our Slice of Pie Lunch Special I I (Slice of Cheese Pie & Soda or Beer) I I Receive 1 Free Topping I~ One Coupon per slice per person I Valid Only Between 11 am - 4 pm Weekdays Offer Expires I Must Present This Coupon $1.25 May 7, 1983 : _~_~_i_i_i_i_i_ii_A_j_ii_i_j_i_i_~_j_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_jj_~_~_~_~_~_~_iij_~_~_i_i_~_j_i_i_i._i_i_N_i_i_~_~-' • PUTVOUR DEGREE· TOWORK. Whatever your degree will be, the Navy can give you a management position (if you qualify). 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Instead, what men wanted most out of women and what women expected out of men turned eut to New ASBSU officers and senator being sworn in by Justice Dess be the same: dependability, emotional Nelson, left to right are, President Deanna Weaver, Vice-President stability, mutual attraction and a pleasant Richard Jung, and senators Michael Kruse, Joseph Brennan. Steve disposition. For men, chastity, money and Jackson, Gina Christensen and Jeff Stitzel. Photos by Brad Kurtz. cooking and cleaning were not important. USA Today, April 13, 1983. New Senate Takes Charge__ . Big Bang vs. Tiny Seed ASBSU Justice Dess Nelson swore a new tarian Richard Jung took control of the Jackson now represents the Health Sciences . :.'The folks who sit around trying to figure president, vice president, and four new office of vice president. _ Department. out where the universe came from have senators into office for the. I 983-84 Jeff Stitzel is the new representative of Each new senator and officer swore "to ,dreamed up something to replace the academic year last Wednesday. the School of Business, and Michael Kruse uphold and protect the constitution and :long-favored "Big Bang" theory. Now they Former ASBSU Vice President Deanna now represents the Vo-Tech Department. laws of ASBSU, the state of Idaho, and the think it's possible that the universe evolved 'Weaver assumed the' responsibilities of From the School of Arts and Sciences United States of America." from a "seed" of energy no larger than an president, while former Senate Parliamen- comes Gina Christensen, while Steve atomic particle, which in the tiniest fraction of time began doubling and redoubling its _ size.