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COMING EVENTS

Feb. 6 — Wind Ensemble directed by William Cole. 8:15 p.m.. Concert Hall. Feb. 7 — Intercollegiate Jazz Invitational directed by William Cole, 7:30pjn., Main Auditorium. Feb. 13 to March 2 — Norm Lundin, paintings and drawings. Western Gallery (tentative). Feb. 20 — Collegium Musicum directed by Mary Terey-Smith. 8:15 p.m.. Choral Hall. Feb. 21 — Opera Workshop: Acts I and IV of “La Boheme” directed by Bruce PuUan. 8:15 p.m.. Concert Hall. Feb. 22-25 — “Medea” by Euripides, presented by Western Theatre and directed by Dennis Catrell. 8:15 pjm., Main Audi torium (Feb. 22-24); matinee at 2:15 p.m. (Feb. 25). Feb. 26 — Chamber Jazz directed by Scott Reeves. 8:15 pjn.. Concert Hall. Feb. 27 — Western Symphony Orchestra conducted by Barton Frank. 8:15 pjtn.. Concert Hall. Feb, 28 — “New Music” at Western (original student compositions). 8:15 p.m,, Concert Hall. March 1 — Collegium Musicum directed by Mary Terey-Smith. 8 pan., Whatcom Museum. March 6 — Chamber Jazz directed by Scott Reeves. 8:15 pjn.. Concert Hall. March 6-16 — R. Allen Jensen and Nikos Dante—drawing instruments, drawings and assemblage pieces. Western Gallery, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. March 10 — Graduate Recital: Ian Mitchell, guitar. 8:15 p jn.,. Choral HaU. March 11 — Graduate Recital: Laurie Kramer, soprano, 3 p jn.. Concert Hall. March 12-14 — Winter Dance Concert. 8:15 p.m.. Main Auditorium. March 13 — Wind Ensemble conducted by William Cole. 8:15 pjn.. Concert Hall. March 14 — Choir Concert directed by Robert Scandrett. 8:15 p.m.. Concert HaU. March 15 — Symphonic Band conducted by Cole Biasini. 8:15 pjn.. Concert HaU. March 15-18 — “Arms and the Man” by George Bernard Shaw, presented by Western’s Touring Theatre and directed by Douglas VanderYacht. 8:15 pjn.. Old Main Theatre (March 15-17); matinee at 2:15 pjn. (March 18).

Pathways criss-cross Red Square during recent snowfall as students make way to and from classes. Career Alumni Board pianmng: scholarship Each year the Alumni Asso ciation ’s board of directors awards one or more full tuition and fees scholarship to the dependent of a Western graduate. Applications A career should are available through the Western Washington University Student Financial Aid Office. The deadline be more than just for the completed application, together with supporting materials a job that pays well to be returned, is currently set at May 10. The Alumni Board Scholarship program was established five years ago as the personal project of the

Brinson 30-member board. Its funding is provided by the board members and is separate from the regular Imagine you are at a party and as hobbies, and how soon they plan to scholarship program that many you enter the room, people have formed have a family. alumni support. □ six groups talking about six distinct “A surprising number of married subjects. Which group would you feel students have given no thought to what most comfortable joining and con will happen when they graduate,” she versing with? said. “When one spouse has a good job No, that’s not a new party game. locally and the other gets an offer from Rather, it’s a technique used by Tina another area, problems may begin to Brinson, a career development and surface.” planning counselor at Western’s Career Brinson encourages visits out into the Coed murders Planning and Placement Center. working world where students can talk Brinson, a Bellingham native, deals with people employed in various career mainly with underclassmen at Western. areas. stun local She uses the “party” approach when Another part of her job is to help confronted by students who say they students become acquainted with all are undecided about their interests or facets of a career field—salaries, pro community future careers. motional opportunities and similar con On the job at Western since October, siderations. She also advises students to Brinson said she approaches career take some business and computer The campus and surrounding com development as a two-phase process. science courses—areas typical liberal arts munity continued in shock at the news “The first step is to increase a students tend to ignore. and unfolding developments concerning student’s self-understanding of his or This quarter Brinson is introducing the January 12 murders of two Western her own values, skills and interests,” she the concept of career development to coeds. said. “Secondly, we want to give them freshmen-level history classes. In future Found dead in a car parked a few the ability to make the transition from quarters she hopes to expand her efforts miles from campus were Karen L. college to the work world based on to other disciplines and to upper Mandic, 22, of Bellevue, and Diane A. accurate information and realistic job classmen. Wilder, 27, of Bremerton. Bellingham requirements.” After graduation from the University police were holding a suspect, who also While some might boast that their of Washington with a degree in history, was being investigated for possible career choice was a simple decision, that Brinson moved to Chicago. Several felonies in New York and California. is rarely the case today. months of searching produced a few The suspect was found to have no “An incredible number of students “You were our second choice” connection with Western. don’t know what they are interested responses but no teaching job. Miss Mandic, a junior majoring in in,” Brinson said. “I’m terrified by the She landed in the personnel depart business administration, and Miss number who respond to that question ment of Chicago’s Quaker Oats Com Wilder, who transferred to Western last by asking, ‘Where are the most jobs?’.” pany where she progressed through four fall as a junior pursuing Middle East She and other center staff members positions. She eventually became an subjects, lived together at a house in try to get students, “hopefully as employee counselor providing personal Bellingham. Both women were freshmen,” to look inside themselves and career counseling, life planning described by campus and police before thinking about external things activities and job analysis services. authorities and friends and acquain such as salaries and the job market. The company helped and encouraged tances as personable, reliable and “It doesn’t really matter how lucra her to attend graduate school and she popular. tive a career might be or how plentiful received her master’s degree in guidance “There are no consoling words to those jobs are if a person doesn’t fit into and counseling from Chicago’s Loyola mitigate the tragic deaths of these two that type of work,” she explained. “The University. women,” said University President Paul process of finding a career is really one At Western, Brinson works closely J. Olscamp. “The loss of Karen Mandic of constructing a self-image.” with the Academic Advisement Center and Diane Wilder is felt by the entire Using a method called values clarifi staff on campus. Their teamwork University community, as well as by all cation, Brinson counsels students to promises to provide Western students residents in this area. Few of us, look at their lives as a whole, rather with a more meaningful education and a including long-time members of the than just one job. She asks them what step ahead in the job market upon campus community, have any ex size town they want to live in, their graduation. □ perience with this kind of tragedy.” □ 2 Western officials critical of Ray*s operating budget

Only minimal improvements in other two projects are with the City of operations at Western for the 1979-81 Bellingham and the Sundquist Marine biennium would be possible under a consortium. But the Governor has budget recommended December 19 to recommended only $5,060,700 for four the State Legislature by Governor Dixy projects—improvements to south cam Lee Ray. pus fields and grounds, minor improve ments to buildings and grounds, and Ray proposed an operating budget of complete funding ($1,615,500) of a $60,372,000, compared with the Uni new fire station for the City of versity’s request of $67,771,000 for Bellingham. 1979-81. The Governor’s recommen dation is $472,000 or .8 percent more Varley said Western had sought only than Western’s “carry forward” budget $800,000 to share the cost of the new of $59,710,000 for the previous bi station with the city over the biennium ennium. and needs additional funds for the That total is computed by doubling long-overdue construction of a non Western’s 1978-79 budget and assumes spectator physical education building no increases in enrollment. However, and major improvements to Edens and Western last fall recorded a second Miller halls. C. Ray Varley highest enrollment of 9,800 students Also lacking from Ray’s proposal are Western’s Man in Olympia and University projections indicate a $653,111 in requested funds to con student population of more than 10,000 tinue to make Western’s campus more improved academic services. Since state by the end of the new biennium. accessible to the handicapped. Improve funding is tied to student enrollment University President Paul J. Olscamp ments to doors, elevators, restrooms, projections, he added. Western is con said the Governor’s proposal, if stairways and walks are required by cerned by state Office of Financial approved by the State Legislature, federal regulation. Management projections of enrollments would “seriously impact” plans to of 9,663 in 1979-80 and 9,838 in Ray’s recommendation calls for upgrade Western’s academic computing 1980-81. tuition increases at Washington’s state program, additions to the state-funded “Western already had 9,800 students four-year institutions. For resident, research program and the start of a on campus this fall and our trend of undergraduate students at Western, the proposed nursing program. steady, moderate growth is continuing,” annual cost would increase from $618 he said., “We project 9,900 and 10,100 He said $359,000 had been included to $684. students for each of the next academic in the University’s budget request to years, respectively, and we’re concerned fund the nursing program and $99,000 Olscamp has emphasized that he could not endorse any increases in that state funding will not be adequate was sought to support the Sundquist tuition and fees unless the University to maintain our standards for quality Marine Laboratory at Anacortes, which provides students with additional or education for these students.” □ Western operates as part of a con sortium of seven state colleges and universities. “Neither items are within the [Ray] Terrey named director of state budget,” he said. Ray Varley, Western’s director for community college system external affairs, said the University also is concerned about the lack of funds for Western alumnus Dr. John N. Terrey bachelor’s and master’s degrees at such projects as preparation of Washing was named the new executive director Western and a doctorate in education ton’s first atlas, the University’s Pacific of the state’s community college system from Washington State University. He Northwest Studies Program, and the in December. served as president of the Washington Demography and Vehicle Research Terrey, 51, said in an interview with Education Association in 1960-61 and centers. the Seattle Times that he is “dedicated was chairman of the Washington State “We had requested $373,000 to to the ideal of the ‘open door’ two-year Commission for the Humanities in support these highly successful research college at ‘a modest cost to the 1975-76. areas and $112,000 for increased student’.” Terrey told the Times that com support of other current units such as Joining the state’s community col munity colleges must address the our Aquatic Studies, Canadian- lege system in 1969 as deputy director, “question of purpose.,” American Studies and the position of Terrey has served as acting director “We’re going to have to spend a lot the state climatologist, who is a Western since the resignation of John C. Mundt of time ... on the purposes of professor,” Varley added. “We’re going last September. community colleges and what citizens to push for these projects in the Terrey said student attrition is a are willing to pay for those purposes,” legislature.” major concern of the community he said. University officials also called Ray’s college system. The college system has Stating that he is a strong supporter recommendation for Western’s 1979-81 applied for a $156,000 grant from the of vocational education, Terrey em capital budget “disappointing.” National Institute of Education to phasized his concern about declining Western has requested $20,631,510 develop a project which will help enrollment in academic areas, especially for 20 capital projects, 18 of them on students overcome learning problems, in the humanities. campus, including a joint project with he added. He and his wife, Elizabeth, live in the state for an incineration unit. The The new director earned both his Olympia. □ 3 fVfrU Speech & Hearing Clinic:

Provides service in five-county area

The process of tympanometry, or middle ear function testing^ is conducted on client John Boerhave of Everson by student clinician Ilona Byman,

Western’s Speech and Hearing Clinic away as Ontario, Canada, and as near as aid devices in local communities. has gained a quality reputation both for Bellingham. Many have developed Those interested in any of the clinic’s its services and for the expertise of innovative programs for the clinic. An services or programs should write to speech pathologists and audiologists example is the highly successful out Western Washington University, Speech who learn and serve through the clinic. reach program for hearing-aid users, and Hearing Clinic, Room 13, College Operated by the Department of where students conducted classes in the Hall, Bellingham, WA 98225, or call Speech Pathology and Audiology, the proper care and maintenance of hearing (206) 676-3881. □ clinic offers high quality services to both the Western community and the public. Speech pathology and audiology students work under the close super vision of faculty and staff. The clinic is the most comprehensive of its kind north of Seattle and serves the ever-growing populations of the five-county area in northwest Washing ton. Complete diagnostic and therapeutic services are offered for a wide variety of communication problems. Some of those include stuttering, stroke or accident victims, hearing impairment, voice disorders, delayed language development, autism, brain damage, cerebral palsy, cleft-palate and laryn gectomy. Other diagnostic services include hearing screening and evaluation services to the public schools and evaluations and screening of speech, language and voice disorders. Through its consultation services, the Speech and Hearing Clinic provides services to other agencies in the community such as the Department of Public Health, parochial schools. Head start and numerous pre-school and day-care centers. In addition to operating a program for parents and others on the prevention of speech and hearing problems, the clinic also offers speakers to groups wishing to learn more about communi cation problems. The clinic charges a nominal fee for service to help cover expenses. Fees may be adjusted for persons unable to pay the full amount. Contractual arrange ments are also made with other agencies for services. Western’s speech pathology and audiology students come from as far Student clinician Gaylen Udo adjusts a probe tip in the ear canal of Danny Larson, 4 Title IX triumph CLASS OF ’29 REUNION First mailings have gone out to the Class of ’29 announcing the fiftieth anniversary reunion for Basketball trip draws Thursday, Jime 14. Any class members who have not received this important first announcement should contact the raves from participants WWU Alumni Office, to be certain that they are included in all future mailings. □ A recent road trip through Oregon Goodrich felt that her players watch and northern California by the Western ing the men’s team helped in their own men’s and women’s basketball teams play and “I appreciated being able to may have set a precedent for colleges talk [basketball] with Randall.” across the country. It was the first time The day after the men’s team the Viking squads had traveled together defeated Western Baptist College 82-75, and illustrates how seriously the school a pass closure in the Siskiyou Mountains Shoreline erosion, regards federal Title IX legislation. caused the bus to be delayed an hour. Title IX is a provision of the Randall used the time to give a talk beach protection Educational Amendments Act of 1972 which ended with everyone holding which prohibits sex discrimination in hands and reciting the “Athlete’s educational programs or activities re Prayer.” covered in report ceiving federal financial assistance. Soon after the players began singing ‘T think we may have done some Christmas carols and then the bus Understanding shoreline erosion and thing unique,” said women’s Coach turned into a disco of sorts as a few how private beachlands can be pro Lynda Goodrich of the junket which members of both teams danced in the tected are among topics covered in a lasted eight days and covered 2,300 aisle to tape-recorded music. new report written by scientists at miles. “That was probably the key point of Western. “Everything went great and the the trip in bringing the teams together,” Designed for private property owners players thoroughly enjoyed it,” she said Keri Worley, a member of the and resource continued. “You would think being on planners, the the road a week would tend to make 55-page “Puget members of both squads (20 total) a S o und Shore little irritable, but we didn’t have any of Erosion Protec that.” tion Study” was Men’s Coach Chuck Randall would released last like the teams to continue traveling month by the together as long as “we have great state Depart- people like this.” m e n t of “Having a mixed group could present Ecology. problems as far as discipline is con The report cerned,” he said. “I don’t think every was written by school in the country could do it.” Dr. Thomas Terich, associate professor Members of both squads attended Goodrich Randall of geography at Western, who con each other’s games and cheered one ducted extensive field research in Puget another on. They also spent some of women’s team. “Everyone learned Sound with Scott Knowles, a graduate their free time together, sight-seeing, something from that and more than just student in the Department of shopping and watching movies. basketball.” Geography and Regional Planning. Also The teams held four practices to Both the men’s and women’s squads compiling data for the illustrated report gether, each squad using one-half of the defeated California State University/ was Jerry Thor sen of the state Depart court. Drills requiring the full court Chico (66-65 and 62-52) and California ment of Natural Resources’ Division of were not used until the end of the State University/Sacramento (70-68 and Geology and Earth Resources, and Eric turnout when one team had finished. 58-50). Against San Francisco State Nelson of the U.S. Army Corps of Mutual respect has made for a University, the women lost 58-50 and Engineers. history of good feelings between the the men won 53-45. Terich said the report “explains some two squads, each program having a That Western should be a forerunner of the basic dynamics of shoreline tradition of success. in this area is not new. The school was processes in Puget Sound and illustrates “But for camaraderie such as this to putting added emphasis on women’s some structural and non-structural develop, it has to start with the athletics before Title IX became law. methods of reducing erosion.” coaches,” Goodrich stated. “If we “The growth of women’s sports has He said some 2,075 miles of privately didn’t respect each other it wouldn’t meant for a lot of give and take,” said owned saltwater shoreline are work out because a team usually reflects Goodrich. “Chuck [Randall] and I have threatened by erosion in Washington the attitude of its coach.” always tried to compromise and work State, with about 75 percent of it along The trip south also proved successful things out. When I talk with other Puget Sound and Georgia Strait. from a win-loss standpoint, the men’s [women’s] coaches, I feel lucky to be Terich emphasized that the guide is team winning all four of its games and where I am. It could be a very tough “not a do-it-yourself blueprint for shore the women’s squad two of three. situation if things weren’t this way.” protection, nor a substitute for pro “Winning always makes for a pretty Having proved that men’s and fessional engineering advice and design. good trip,” said Randall, “but getting to women’s basketball teams can travel When faced with an erosion problem,” know each member of the women’s more inexpensively together while he added, “the information will help team personally made it even better. I profiting as individuals, Randall and individuals to make informed decisions know it really helped us [men’s team] Goodrich already have planned another about their problem and inform them of having them there.” joint road trip for next season. □ available resources.” □ 5 FIRST ALUMNI-VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD MEET

Western cinder coach Ralph Vernacchia has announced the first annual men’s and women’s alumni-varsity track and field meet, to be held at Bellingham Civic Field on Saturday, March 10. Starting time is 1 p.m. Persons wishing to participate or wanting more details should contact Vernacchia at the Athletic Office, Western Washington Uni versity, Bellingham, WA 98225. □ *

WWU production wins piay honors

The Shadow Box, a sensitive play about illness and dying produced here last fall by Western’s Theatre Depart ment, has been cited for regional honors by the American College Theatre Festival (ACTF). Western’s production played to more than 1,600 persons during its November 2-5 run and was selected as one of 14 outstanding college and university per formances in the Northwest. The nine-member student cast, directed by associate professor Thomas Ward, per formed again at Western January 26-27 before being judged for national honors February 1 at Portland’s Lewis and Clark College. Western’s neutrino detective. Dr. Peter Kotzer, places a photo-multiplier unit in proper position before departing for Chicago. Adjudication of the plays coincided with the Northwest Drama Conference held in Portland January 31 through February 3. Ward said Western is one of 60 Neutrino study gets wide recognition schools from ACTF’s 13 regions com peting for 10 invitations to perform A team of scientists from Western potential of neutrinos, which could play next spring at the Kennedy Center in have been receiving international pub a role in future communications and Washington, D.C. Last year, more than licity this winter for their experiments energy systems. 430 colleges and universities from with subatomic particles called Albers said the Office of Naval around the nation submitted plays for neutrinos. Research has provided about $245,000 adjudication. Articles by New York Times science for the research under a grant which Written by Michael Cristofer, The writer Malcolm W. Browne and others expires next April. Kotzer said there are Shadow Box won the 1977 Pulitzer appearing in Newsweek and daily plans to place detectors such as have Prize and was named for a Tony Award newspaper members of the Associated been developed at Western in Puget for best drama for the 1976-77 season. Press, plus interviews by the Canadian Sound to demonstrate how neutrinos The play concerns three patients at a Broadcasting Co., have highlighted the can be received after traveling long California hospital for the terminally ill University’s research efforts. distances through the earth and other and how their friends and families In mid-December the team led by Dr. solid matter. learned to cope with and accept their Steve Kondratic, a member of the Peter Kotzer of the Bureau for Faculty cancer. Research reported success in detecting Western team who collected data on the During the ACTF adjudication at neutrinos at a point about three miles short-range detection of neutrinos, said, Western the play was praised for its away from the Fermi National “We’re seeing things we didn’t expect. ensemble, pacing and individual perfor Laboratory at Batavia, Illinois. Our research here has gone about 1,000 According to Dr. James Albers, times better than expected.” mances. Western’s vice provost for instruction He and a Western graduate student, Ward said the cast was assisted during and planning, only three accelerators in Roger Lord, worked out of a chilly rehearsals by local cancer patients and the world--in Batavia, Western Europe trailer in a General Mills parking lot medical professionals, along with and the Soviet Union—now are capable several miles from the lab. Temperatures spokespersons from the American of producing the high energy neutrinos inside were 34 degrees Fahrenheit. Cancer Society and the hospice move needed to pass through the earth. “Our equipment arrived here in ment. Kotzer and other Western scientists Bellingham in good shape, but Chicago’s “Their discussions with us helped us and researchers from the University of low temperatures have made data understand that the value of living is Washington are completing a two-year collection tougher,” Kontradic said. more important than the threat of research project aimed at gauging the “Outside it was 20 below.” □ dying,” he said. □ 6 *Hof career fields noted at Western

Jobs in teaching, business, computer hiring 30 during the year. Pacific Placement activities consisted of 846 science and engineering related areas Northwest Bell was next with 16 student interviews and visits by 69 seemed to be the hot career fields for followed by a number of accounting business, industry and government Western graduates this past year. firms. representatives. The annual Federal Western’s recently released Career Most graduates hired found jobs in Career Information Day involved Planning and Placement Center annual Washington State, an indication of the another 27 agencies and 600 additional report shows 93 state’s strong economic growth in all students. percent of the employer groups, Lallas said. teaching gra The Career Planning and Placement duates regis Center had a busy year overall. More Twenty school districts interviewed tered with the than 2,200 students and alumni regis on Western’s campus and more than center finding tered for placement services to either 10,000 requests were registered by the jobs during the land a first job or to actively seek a new center’s credentials service during the year ending position. year. □ N o vember 1, 1978. Of those graduates regis tered, 72 per cent obtained Lallas teaching positions and another 21 WHERE THEY COME FROM percent reported placement in other employment fields or graduate school. FALL 1977 ENROLLMENT: 9,359 Western graduates entering the fields of business, industry and government FALL 1978 ENROLLMENT: 9,800 kept pace with their counterparts across the country. Nationally, statistics reveal, ferry ( STEVENS, the 1977-78 collegiate recruitment year WHATCOM OKANOGAN was one of the most productive in PEND T)REILLE recent history. SAN JUAN 1928 (1805) Louis T. Lallas, director of the SKAGIT University’s Career Planning and Place ment Center, said Western graduates in ISLAND the business, industry and government SNOHOMISH 67)1 fields reported an 87 percent placement 597 CHELAN rate. Similarly, 84 percent of the 98 037) JEFFERSON ------master’s graduates registered with the (671) LINCOLN jll center reported finding jobs. KING SPOKANE 1 4.4 (51MASON^) _2J8,II “This is especially significant,” Lallas 2 193 GRAYS KITSAP said, “considering our overall requests HARBOR (44]^

1 August. He is presently employed by the ’76 DORLENE BLEHA recently com ROLL CALL Veterans Administration as a VA loan officer pleted her master’s in public administration at in Everett . . . BRIAN D. LEWIS was Seattle University and has accepted one of promoted to full lieutenant in September President Carter’s National Public Adminis 1978 and is currently working at the Naval trative Intern Programs intern positions with Submarine Support Facility, New London the General Accounting Office. She was one ’31 DOROTHY FOX LARSEN retired Submarine Base, Groton, Connecticut . . . of the top 250 finalists of over 1,000 from teaching in June 1978. She taught four JAMES EDWARD BROWN received his interviewed on a nationwide basis .. . KAYE years in Port Angeles and the remainder in master’s degree in elementary education from HALL GREFF, a 100-yard backstroke Wapato, the University of Alaska . . . CATHY DUDIK champion in 1967 and 1968, a winner of two has accepted the position of Interim Financial gold medals and a bronze medal at the 1968 ’49 KATHLEEN SMITH has retired after Aid Officer at Olympia Technical Community Olympic Games in Mexico City (where she 30 years of teaching in Washington State CoUege . . . USAF Captain DALE VAN established a new American, Olympic and public schools. Her first three years were in KIRK, an F-4 Phantom II pilot with a unit of world record in the 100-meter backstroke), Shelton, and her last 27 were in Seattle. She the Tactical Air Command, is stationed at Hill will be inducted into the International continues to live in Seattle. Air Force Base, Utah . . . GARY G. RUDE is Swimming Hall of Fame in April . .. HARRIS the principal of Weyerhaeuser elementary in HAERTEL is living in Edmonds and working ’64 JO ANN ROGERS HILLIER received EatonviUe . . . CHARLES MELROSE and for South Snohomish District Court as her master’s degree in elementary education Dawn Bartline were married and are living in director of the probation department . . . from the University of Alaska. Kittitas. He works for Northwestern Mutual Julie Young and WILLIAM ODOM were Life and UPS. married in September in Bellingham. They are ’65 LARRY BJORN is a major in the living in Cedar Hill, Texas .. . MICHAEL L. USAF. He is serving at Eglin AFB, Florida, as McCracken has been commissioned a an air operations staff officer. ’74 ANDREA ROBERTS CRISLER re second lieutenant in the UJS. Air National ceived a teaching position with the Mukilteo Guard upon graduation from Officer Training ’67 GARY W. ERICKSON is taking an School District . . . THERESA COBLE School at Lackland AFB, Texas. extended tour of New Zealand, Australia and JARVI has obtained a teaching position at several South Pacific islands. Ketchikan High School through the Indian ’77 MELINDA STOCKTON is teaching Education Association. She teaches research intermediate special education in Sedro *68 JOAN V. ENGLE received a master’s writing . . . DEBRA LUPPINO and Hugh W. Woolley . . . RICH BASCH has been degree in secondary education from the Smith, Jr. were married recently in Tacoma appointed food manager at Fred Meyer’s new University of Alaska. and are living in Long Beach, California. She MiU Plain Center . . . CHARLES R. is employed as personnel manager of Western CAMPBELL has been commissioned a second ’70 DENNIS BAUER graduated from the Dyeing and Finishing Corporation in lieutenant in the USAF upon graduation from University of San Diego Law School in May Compton, California . . . LINDA McLEOD Officer Training School at Lackland AFB, 1978 . .. KATHRYN ELLESTAD is a has joined the company of Opera For All. Texas. substitute teacher with the Lake Washington Based in London, the group is touring in schools . .. KRISTINE CRAIG teaches England and Wales with three operas . . . ’78 Navy Ensign JOHN E. HENDRICK second grade in Southworth Elementary in Captain and Mrs. WESLEY S. MARTIN SON has been commissioned in his present Yelm .. . MIKE KNUTKOWSKI is teaching (RONDA ANN BEAMAN, ’75) are Uving in rank upon graduation from Officer Candidate photography and graphic arts at Cleveland Grand Terrace, California. He is a pilot in the School .. . SHIRLEY KAY HUBBARD and High School in Seattle ... MICHAEL USAF. She formerly taught creative studies at Alvin Joiner were married in October in OLASON is a certified public accountant and Arrowhead Springs, California. Enumclaw and are living in Bellingham .. . is the pricing manager for Boeing Computer Navy Ensign GORDON T. MEDFORD has Services ... MURRAY DOW is rooms division ’75 HEIDI HENKEN is the lifestyle been commissioned in his present rank upon manager of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago. editor for the Lynden Tribune. She has been graduation from Officer Candidate School. named secretary/treasurer for the Fourth ’71 JOSEPH ABBOT has opened a law Corner Chapter of Washington Presswomen office in the Professional Building in Lynden. . .. DON PARSONS has been ordained into IN MEMORIAM the Christian ministry in West Henrietta *72 Navy Lieutenant EUGENE L. Baptist Church in New York . . . DANIEL L. ’17 HILDA ROSENE LUND. December THOMAS is with the Attack Squadron 122 at ROBERTSON has reported for duty at the 21, 1978, in Texas. Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California. Naval Regional Medical Center in San Diego ’23 CLARA CYVEN BALCOM, May 24, . .. PATRICIA MURRAY and Howard 1978, in Seattle, ’73 RODGER ERNEST PETERSEN re Armstrong were meirried recently and are ceived his master’s in business administration living in Sedro Woolley where they both are KAREN MANDIC and DIANE WILDER, from Eastern Washington University in teachers. Jan. 11,^ 1979, in Bellingham.

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