Nanook News, Vol. 17, No. 05 (October 5, 1973)

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Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/11122/3703 Story of Wounded Knee Opens Drama Season

The University of Alaska Drama with the events leading up to and the Music Department, will produce “The Boy Friend” by Sandy Wilson, a Workshop will present “The Ghost including the Indian massacre at light-hearted ’50’s musical, spoofing the Dance” on October 19, 20, 26 and 27. Wounded Knee, South Dakota in the The play has not been professionally winter of 1890. Although the play was musicals of the 20’s, ending typically produced, according to Lee Salisbury, the written in 1971, it has become all the with everyone living happily ever after. more poignant in the light of the recent director, but has been produced once by Spring productions will be “Taming the author, Joseph Hart, at Rutgers Indian occupation of Wounded Knee. of the Shrew,” and “Night Watch” University where he is a faculty member. On December 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15, the “ The Ghost Dance” deals dramatically Drama Workshop, in cooperation with by Lucille Fletcher.

Volume XVII, No. 5 REGENTS MEET

The University of Alaska’s Board of Regents met in Ketchikan September 25 and 26. Seven members of the eight-member Boards of Regents were in Ketchikan for last w eek’s meeting. Mrs. Edith Bullock, board vice president, presided in the absence of President Robert McFarland, who is convalescing from surgery. The board voted to ask the governor to request a special appropriation from October 5, 1973 the legislature which would enable the university to eliminate what remains of a deficit run up in prior years. Max Hullinger, the university’s vice president for finance and comptroller, told the regents the university had managed to reduce the deficit by about $30,000 and Director Explains Action it now appears that after excluding all accrued leave, an appropriation of approximately $437,000 would wipe it on KUAC-FM, TV out. The board approved a proposed $48.2 million capital construction program for The director of the Alaska Educational have puzzled over their relationship to 1975-76 that would be financed by Broadcasting Commission (AEBC) said the University stations for at least two general obligation bonds. Of this total, last week that reports that the years. The law, he said, clearly does point $16.2 million would be spent in the Commission voted to establish a to a supervisory role for the agency over university’s Northern Region, $24.8 non-profit corporation to operate all educational broadcasting stations in million in the Southcentral Region, and University broadcasting stations at the State. $7.2 million in the Southeastern Region. Fairbanks, and to remove control from The Board also approved a $35.9 Fairbanks are incorrect. Some regulations of the Commission million operating budget for the do apply to school or university-operated university for the 1974-75 fiscal year Bob Arnold told the Anchorage Daily stations. They require the establishment which is to be discussed with the News that the Commission’s unanimous of local, broadly representative boards, governor and state financial advisers in decision was to “ integrate development of local goals and objectives, November. Merit salary increases and KUAC(FM)-TV into the system that falls the grant of broadcast time free daily for inflationary cost increases largely account under the jurisdiction of the AEBC.” He public schools, and provision of reports for the difference between this proposed said some members of the Commission to the Commission. budget and the $32.5 million operating had expressed a preference for non-profit budget authorized for the current year. corporations or for funding that would flow through the Commission, rather KUAC(FM) radio was established in Fairbanks in 1962 by the University of than tne University, but no vote was Seating will definitely be limited for Alaska. KUAC-TV began service in taken on such questions. the Kris Kristofferson—Rita Coolidge December of 1971. Much of the concert, scheduled for Saturday, October Arnold pointed out that at the same broadcasting equipment was purchased 13 in the Patty Gymnasium, according to Monday meeting the Commission under federal grants to the university. Barbara Hultin, Program Coordinator at adopted a statement which included its Operating costs are paid by the university Wood Center. More than half the philosophy of local—not State—control of and by outside grants. In addition to available tickets have already been sold broadcasting on FM radio and television, educational radio and television. for the performance of the popular the station and staff are also a part of the song-writer and vocalist. ______Arnold said Commission members university’s instructional program. NANOOK NEWS October 5. 1973 PAGE 2

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS The six STANDING COMMITTEES The University of Alaska has awarded are: administrative, university policies contracts for construction of and curriculum, professional staff affairs, vocational-technical buildings at the student affairs, budget and university KUAC-TV, Channel 9 Kodiak andKenai Peninsula community facilities, planning and space utilization. colleges. Firor Construction, Inc. of Members elected to the Sunday, Oct. 7. “American Vision.” Anchorage, one of seven bidders on the ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE were Well-known American paintings by John Kenai Peninsula building, received a Walter Benesch, College of Arts and Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, James $284,972 contract for the work, which is Letters (A&L); Don Dafoe, Audubon, Winslow Homer and others; to be completed in 150 days. Contract administration; Bruce Gordon (A&L); pre-Columbian artifacts in the Boston for the Kodiak college building went to John Nelson, Anchorage Community M u seu m o f Fine Arts; and the Burgess Construction Co., which had bid College (ACC); and Charles Ferguson, architectural work of I. M. Pei are $371,950. The work is to be completed administration. featured in a three-part special program. in 330 days. Both of these construction The POLICIES AND CURRICULUM (Repeats Saturday, 7 p.m.) projects had been bid previously but all members are Walter Benesch, A&L, Tuesday, October 9, 7:30 p.m.—Book bids received were in excess of funds Ronald Chinn, College of Business, Beat—“Marilyn.” Writer Norman Mailer available for the work and consequently Economics and Government; Charles Fry, discusses his recent biography of Marilyn were rejected. Southeastern Region; and W. Jack M onroe. Five bids for construction of the Peterson, Southcentral Region (SCR). 10:50 p.m.—“ Pacem in Terris III.” Dr. university’s Northwest Extension Center Those on the PROFESSIONAL Henry Kissinger and Senator William at Nome, opened Aug. 31, were rejected STAFF AFFAIRS committee are Lewis Fulbright address the Center for the for the same reason, and the job is being Haines, administration; John C. Hart, Study of Democratic Institutions advertised again, with the second bid ACC; Silver Stanfill, ACC; Timothy Conference on foreign policy. opening scheduled Oct. 10. Tilsworth, College of Mathematics, Thursday, October 11, b The university awarded a $75,000 Physical Sciences and Engineering p.m. —Baliwick—“ Special S e s sio n contract early last month to H&H (MPSE); and C. R. Wilson, Geophysical Preview.” The upcoming Special Session Contractors of Fairbanks for Institute. of the Alaska State Legislature is the development of Constitution Square on STUDENT AFFAIRS Committee topic this week. (Repeat from the Fairbanks campus. members are William Cashen, alumni; Wednesday, 7 p.m.) Meribeth Dahlberg, student, Southeastern Region; Judy Kleinfeld, miscellaneous CIVIL ENGINEERS MEET groups; Rusty Walker, student; and [ Help W anted! George Brummitt, student, Southcentral The civil engineering faculty of the Region (SCR). University of Alaska participated in ADMINISTRATIVE Members elected to the BUDGET several special events last week in SECRETARY—Grade 11—one position, com m ittee were Don Dafoe, connection with the annual meeting for requires business school or one or more administration; Bruce Gordon, A&L; the Alaska Section of the American years of college work; experience dealing Gordon Harrison, miscellaneous groups; Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). with academic credit, computer Larry Ross, ACC; and Sara Martin, Engineers from around the state, operations, etc. Three years experience student, SCR. members of the university’s engineering required, one year in supervisory University FACILITIES, PLANNING faculty, and the student chapter of ASCE capacity; also experience in computer AND SPACE UTILIZATION committee attended the two day meeting in processing and scheduling (not members are David Klein, College of Fairbanks, September 28-29. programming), keypunch machine, type Biological Sciences and Renewable Presentations were made on historic 60 wpm. Resources (BSRR); Donald McDermott, civil engineering projects from Alaska’s KEYPUNCH OPERATOR-Grade SCR; John Murray, MPSE, Patrick past: the Alaska Railroad, the Fairbanks 7—one position, requires high school Osborne, student, NR; and Jane Williams, Exploration Company, the Hess Creek diploma, keypunch experience. Division of Statewide Services/Division of Dam at Livengood, the concrete arch dam ACCOUNTS CLERK II-Grade 9-one Media Services. at Juneau, Fairbanks’ circulating water position. Those elected to the ADVISORY system, the Copper River and ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES hold terms for varying Northwestern Railroad, the Whittier SECRETARY—Grade 11—Requires lengths of time. Those new on the tenure Tunnel, World War II m ilitary knowledge of flow charts and statistics, committee are Bonita Neiland, BSRR and construction, and e a r ly road 85 wpm typing. Ronald Senungetuk, Statewide Services, construction, mapping, and surveying both for three years. projects. NANOOK NEWS is the faculty-staff N e w SABBATICAL LEAVE Keynote addresses were given by Dr. T. newsletter of the University of Alaska. It committee members are Jimmy Bedford, Y. Lin, University of California at is published weekly on Fridays by the A&L; and David Klein, BSRR, both for Berkeley, and Charles Yoder, national News Service Department of the two years. John Hart, ACC, John Hilpert, ASCE president-elect. University Relations Office. Gerald SCR, and Tom Roberts, MPSE will each Professor Lin spoke on the subjects of Bowkett is News Service Manager; serve three years. an “ Integrated Pipeline Transportation Mary C. Langan is Nanook editor; and New members of the GRIEVANCE for Alaska” and a “Peace Bridge Across Don Carter and Gladys Reckley are committee are William Siemans, ACC, Bering Strait.” Anchorage contributors. Wives of ASCE members toured the who will serve for one year, and Craig Contributions must be brought to 108 campus and were guests at the home of Forrest, student, NR; Brina Kessel, Bunnell Building by noon Wednesday, or Mrs. Donald Theophilus for coffee on museum; Don McDermott, SCR; and send to News Service, Box 95164. U of A, Friday, and of Mrs. Daniel Smith for Bonita Neiland, BSRR, who will each Fairbanks. serve for tw o years brunch on Saturday. NANOOK NEWS______O ctober 5, 1973 PAGE 3 © ^ V Potpourri J + (•)

Plans to construct the Great Lamp will be discussed at a President Robert W. Hiatt was scheduled to speak today, meeting of the Alaska Heritage Writer’s Association on October 5, at the state Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting Monday, October 8, in the 3rd floor lobby, Constitution Hall. in Anchorage. The title o f his talk is “ The University o f MRS. EMILY IVANOFF BROWN first suggested that a Alaska—Alaska’s partner in progress.” The meeting is being huge lamp similar to the traditional Eskimo seal-oil lamp, held at the Captain Cook hotel. should be placed on the campus as a memorial to the historic way of the life of the Eskimo people, and to make Native * * * students from the villages feel more at home. “ The first time I Dr. John F. Schindler, director of the university’s Naval came to this campus from the Arctic Coast the atmosphere of Arctic Research Lab in Barrow, will be leaving in the near the campus was like a frigidaire—cold,” she said. “ I think if we future to accept a position in Anchorage with Resource had something from the Native way of life, the students would Sciences of Holmes and Narver, Inc. Dr. Schindler has been at have more of a feeling of belonging.” DR. WALTER the laboratory since 1961, and has been director since 1971. SOBOLEFF is executive chairman of the association, and the * * * Monday program will include a presentation by LARRY A special group fare to Europe during the Christmas HOPPEL, draftsman from the university Planning Office who vacation period has been arranged for the faculty, staff, and will show plans for the 6-foot lamp. A fund drive to finance students and their families at the University of Alaska. The the lamp will be discussed, and the public is invited. flight, via BOAC or Air France, will leave Fairbanks for either * * * London or Paris on about December 21 and will return to A report on the Geophysical Institute’s Earth Resources Fairbanks on about January 12. All participants must fly over Technology Satellite project (ERTS) was written up in the and return together, but will be free to make their own September “ Alaska” magazine by J. M. MILLER, head of European travel plans. The round trip fare from Fairbanks to scientific services, and A. E. BELON, professor of physics. The London is $362, children under 12 half fare. A minimum of article includes many examples of photos made from infrared 40 participants is necessary, and only those who have been radiation, showing striking details of geography, geology, and employed by or enrolled at the University for at least six vegetation. The photos can be used to follow movements of months by December 20 are eligible. Call ASUA Secretary caribou herds, find the sites of abandoned prehistoric villages, 7355, or Dr. Wyatt Gilbert, 7565. or to predict floods and earthquakes. * * * * * * Dr. Franklin Orth, Jr., Assistant Professor in the Dr. Douglas Kane, a hydrologist with the Institute of Department of Economics, attended the Pacific Coast Water Resources at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Banking School in Seattle, Washington, August 20 through attended the Second International Conference on 30th, 1973. He and three other faculty fellows from the Permafrost, held in Yakutsk, U.S.S.R. July 16-28. The States of Washington, Nevada, and California observed the conference dealt with permafrost and ecology, petroleum, PCBS’s academic program and attempted to establish and pipelines. Kane and Dr. Charles Slaughter of the U.S. communication with the bankers in their respective states. Army’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Dr. Orth was sponsored by the Alaska Bankers’ Association presented a paper reporting on the possibility of unfrozen as a faculty fellow. zones linking the abundant lakes found in Alaska’s * * * permafrost terrain. A second paper was co-authored by Kane, Dr. Robert Carlson, director of the university’s The University of Alaska Museum’s firearms collection Institute of Water Resources, and professor C. Edward this week received the weapon of the late Hal Waugh, Bower of the University of Minnesota, and dealt with Master Guide Number One, used for more than a quarter stream icings of “aufeis.” At the end of the conference century. Charles J. Keim, co-author with Waugh of the sessions in Yakutsk (population about 100,000) Kane recent book, “ Fair Chase with Alaskan Guides,” presented participated in a field tour to observe the water sources of the weapon on behalf o f Mrs. Julia Waugh, long-time the area. Traveling by boat, car, and plane, he visited teacher, now residing and teaching in Eagle, Alaska. Keim Mirnyy, Lensk, Irkutsk, the Chernyshevskiy Settlement, and served his guiding apprenticeship under Waugh. “The gun other Russian communities. was originally a Super Grade .300 Holland and Holland * * * which Waugh bought from Griffin and Howe in 1947. Roy Weatherby rebarreled the rifle with a 26-inch chrome-lined barrel in 1949, and it’s now a .375 Weatherby magnum in Telex communication through the university library its seventh stock, which was artistically carved from black system is presently only generally available between walnut by Jim Greiner, one-time assistant guide for Waugh Fairbanks and Anchorage. The University of Alaska, Juneau and now curator of exhibits at the university museum. can still be reached via the State Library in Juneau, but Keim is serving as editor-writer for a forthcoming book such use is limited to library-related matters. In the past tentatively titled “ Game Trails With a Master Guide.” Telex communication between Fairbanks, Anchorage, # * * Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka was funded by the Library Services and Construction Act, Title III through the U.S. Russian 101 textbooks (Russian for Americans, by Department of Health, Education and Welfare. These funds Ben T. Clark) are urgently needed. Former students who ran out on July 1, 1973, and only Fairbanks and wish to sell or lend their copies, please call the Foreign Anchorage have been able to fund the continuation of Language Department at 479-7396. Telex communication. PAGE 4 NANOOK NEWS October 5. 1973

News in the Southcentral and Southeast Regions

FOLKDANCING, Fridays, 8 p.m., Wood Center Multipurpose Room, lower Private instruction in violin, piano and Registration in the Southeastern level. „ , Senior College and Juneau-Douglas MOVIES, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, organ will be offered for the first time Community College for the fall semester 6:30 p.m., Schaible Auditorium, Bunnell this year by Juneau-Douglas Community totals 516 students, up 20 percent from Bldg., Oct. 5-7, “ Slaughter House Five” College, and violin instruction will also be the 430 registered at this time last year. and “ Caine Mutiny,” (Humphrey Bogart). offered at the Sitka and Ketchikan Dr. Paul J. Gulyas, registrar for the INTERTIM TRANSPORTATION Community Colleges. University of Alaska’s southeastern COMMITTEE of the State Legislature, Linda Rosenthal of Fairbanks will region, said that the students are taking public hearings, Friday, October 5, 7:30 instruct in violin. She is a graduate of the 2,563 credit hours, an increase of 10 p.m.; and Saturday, Oct. 6, 10:00 a.m. New York Juilliard School of Music and a percent over the 2,332 credit hours taken To discuss all phases of transportation former student in the master class of last fall. and pending legislation. Jascha Heifetz. She will be in Juneau for Gulyas noted that the preliminary COUPLES COMMUNICATION the fall semester, and will spend three enrollment figures include only those WORKSHOP, Friday, Oct. 5 and weekends in both Sitka and Ketchikan, courses taken for credit and do not cover Saturday, Oct. 6. Starts 5 p.m. Friday; teaching violin lessons which will enable special interest courses and some Senior lasts 24 hours. New students to earn three credits. College courses which begin in October. Married-Student-Housing C om p lex At the Juneau-Douglas Community Final enrollment figures will be available Lounge (behind upper dorms). Free to College, Mrs. Elizabeth Evans will teach by the middle of October. students with meal tickets, $5 per couple piano and organ. She holds B.A. and M.A. “We have 52 full time students for others. Register by Friday noon, degrees from Stanford University and has enrolled at Juneau-Douglas Community 479-2984. studied under Robert Mucznski. She has College and 228 part time,” Gulyas said. RECYCLE SALE, Saturday, Oct. 6 ,12 lived in Juneau all her life, and performs “ Of these, 80 are attending college for noon-5 p.m., Wood Center Ballroom. in the area as organist and pianist. the first time this year.” Bring u sed winter clothes and * * * miscellaneous 9 -1 1 a.m. More * * * information, 479-2950. An unrestricted $10,000 grant from Mrs. Janet Bradley of the University of GEOSCIENCES SEMINAR, Mondays, the Atlantic Richfield Foundation was Alaska, Juneau, teaching staff, has just 201 Brooks, 4 p.m., Oct. 8: Movie, “By presented to the University of Alaska by been awarded a master of arts degree in Nature’s Rule.” Deals with hypothermia. Robert E. Wycoff, vice-president and French from the University of Dr. Chandler, Arctic Medical Research resident manager of ARCO’s Alaska Washington. Mrs. Bradley, who has taught Region. Lab., Ft. Wainwright. French at Juneau-Douglas Community Wycoff made the presentation to Dr. “ PIONEERS OF MODERN College for the past four years, has a B.A. Robert W. Hiatt, the university’s new PAINTING” film series, Monday, Oct. 8, from Dunbarton College in Washington, president, at their first meeting on the 8 p.m., Schaible Auditorium, Bunnell D.C. She also has studied in France under Anchorage campus, Friday, September Building, “ George Seurat.” a Fullbright scholarship. ALASKA HERITAGE WRITERS 14. ASSOCIATION, Monday, Oct. 8, 3rd * * * floor lobby, Constitution Hall. Public “Watergate: What Happened?” is one invited for discussion of proposed Great FREE FILMS of the 70 new courses being offered Lamp Eskimo memorial. during a second registration period at the CHEMISTRY SEMINAR, Tuesday, Five entertaining films related to University of Alaska, Anchorage. Oct. 9, Bunnell 305, 1 p.m. “ Soluble and geology will be presented free of charge insoluble forms of glucose oxidase; next Tuesday at “Geology Night at the kinetic and stability comparisons, and Movies.” SATURDAY various uses.” L. Taylor, Jr., graduate The topics of the films range from the KHYBERINN OPENS student. aurora borealis to flooding and erosion Beer, wine and mixed drinks will be GEOLOGY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES, along the Mississippi River. served at the Khyber Inn, which will be Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7-10 p.m., 318 The films will be shown in Room 318 open tomorrow, Saturday, October 6 Duckering Bldg., Public invited, no of the Duckering Building from 7-10 from 1 p.m.-2 a.m., for the first of four charge. p.m., Tuesday, October 9. Titles of the scheduled nights this semester. MARINE SCIENCE SEMINAR, films are: “ The Beach, A River of Sand,” Khyber Inn evenings have traditionally Wednesdays, 4 p.m., Duckering 110. which is the best film available to explain brought a night-club atmosphere to the October 10, “Organic Chemistry—a one aspect of the science of geology; campus; this year there will be featured Chemical Perspective,” Dr. D. G. Shaw. “Flaming Sky;” “Power of Ten,” which entertainment, and drinks will be served TRUMPET RECITAL, Edward Tarr, shows the size of the components of the for $1. The Inn will be located in the Pub Thursday, Oct. 11, Fine Arts Theatre, universe, from the galaxies to particles Lounge, lower level, Wood Center. Fine Arts Complex, 8 p.m. smaller than atoms; “The Force of Entertainment tomorrow will be MOVIES, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Gravity,” and “ The River,” a classic film variety music by the Dharma Blues, and 6:30 p.m., Schaible Auditorium, Bunnell of the 30s about the Mississippi River Mike Hyembuch, pianist. Only those 19 Bldg. Oct. 12-14, “Tom Jones” and “La featuring specially composed music or older will be admitted. Strada” (Fellini). available as a recording.