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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Western Publications at Western CEDAR. It has been accepted for inclusion in Western Reports and Résumé by an authorized administrator of Western CEDAR. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOL. 11. NO. 4 A Report to Alumni and Other Friends of Western Washington University JANUARY. 1980 Lock, stock & barrel “There are about 45 million handguns in this country but long guns are much Western technology professors more plentiful: there are very easily hundreds of millions of those.” sideline as gunsmith faces The estimate is by Malcolm Kenyon, a technology professor at Western. Nor­ danger of extinction in U.S. mally Kenyon teaches machine shop and welding classes, but this winter quarter he’s teaching an evening course in gunsmithing, the art of repairing firearms. He believes his craft may be in some danger of extinction. “Gunsmithing never has been a plenti­ ful trade, but it’s even less plentiful now,” said Kenyon, who has been fixing firearms since his teens. The son of an Albuquerque, New Mexico, hunter and gun collector, Kenyon learned to shoot at the age of four. “My father was a rigorous teacher who accepted no nonsense with firearms,” Kenyon said. “I had my own rifle by the time I was eight.” Soon, Kenyon was hanging around a local gun shop “learning the man’s inven­ tory.” At 15, he went to work there as an apprentice, “the best but rarest way to become a gunsmith,” Kenyon said. There are only four vocational gun­ smith programs in the , he noted. Despite the millions of guns in the country, Kenyon said “there probably are only a few thousand gunsmiths.” He cited several reasons for this scarcity. “It’s a difficult trade to learn because of the diversity of information a person needs,” he explained. “There are tens of thousands of different models of guns and a person must know thousands to be com­ petent. Gunsmiths learn until they die.” For starters a master gunsmith must be competent both with metal and wood, Kenyon noted. “One of the peculiarities of gunsmith- Shown is late English-style lock with detached C dry”) pan and roller frizzen spring for fast lock time. (Continued on page 4) Fleur de Us decorate and ”finial” behind lock is a traditional Lehigh Valley motif Solomon leads Shakespeare tour abroad this summer The emphasis will be on the famous Bard this spring during a “Shakespeare at Stratford” program offered by Western in conjunction with England’s University of Birmingham. Scheduled for June 13-22, the program will be led by Dr. Arthur L. Solomon, a former Shake­ spearean actor and director who is a member of Western’s speech department. Solomon said the program, STUDENTS ESCA PE INJUR Y IN EIRE — Two Western students escaped injury in a December which carries two 15 fire that destroyed their Buchanan Towers apartment on south campus. Housing Director Pete academic credits Cov said the blaze was contained to the students' suite, which was damaged an estimated $30,000. through Speech ‘Tt’s an incredibly safe building, ” Coy said. ‘Tnside the apartment the fire got so hot it melted 419S, Advanced Solomon aluminum window frames, but next door the walls weren’t even warm. ”—Photo by Jack Carver of Oral Interpreta­ The Bellingham Herald. tion, will focus on Shakespeare’s poetry and drama at classes held at Stratford- Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Included in the academic/travel Vous etes invite, encore package is round-trip air fare from Seattle or Vancouver, B.C., a brief tour of and round-trip transportation to Strat­ Alumni Association sponsoring ford, Shakespeare’s birthplace. Participants also will receive tickets to second French gourmet dinner four productions by the Royal Shake­ Last summer the Western Alumni The price is $15.75 per person. Checks speare Company. Association announced a French gourmet should be made payable to the WWU “We’ll visit the playwright’s home, dinner to be held at the Chateau Ste. Alumni Association, Western Washington Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Nash’s House Michelle winery in Woodinville and University, Bellingham, Washington and New Place Gardens, Mary Arden’s prepared by Dr. Robert Meade of 98225. House, Hall’s Croft and the Shakespeare Western’s psychology faculty. It was so Institute,” Solomon said. popular that we were unable to serve a Also planned are stops at Warwick, great many people who wished to attend. Dr. Meade is an expert in cross- Sudeley and Kenilworth castles, Blenheim In an attempt to accommodate the cultural psychology and a master of the Palace, a day’s excursion to the Cotswolds, demand, we have prevailed upon Dr. culinary arts. He has studied the Grand eight nights’ lodging at Stratford in the Meade to again collaborate with the Cuisine of France for several years. He has Guest Houses, lectures by staff members of Alumni Association and the Chateau Ste. studied with James Beard, noted food the Shakespeare Institute and membership Michelle to produce another evening of authority, and at the Cordon Bleu. Meade in the Festival Club. fine dining. It will be held at 7 p.m. has taught cooking in France and at his Total cost is $1,075, which includes Thursday, March 27, 1980, at Ste. own Grand Cuisinier Cooking School in breakfast and dinner each day and aca­ Michelle’s Woodinville facility. Bellingham. He is an elected member of the demic tuition. exclusive Order of the Knights of the Wine “The program is designed for Shake­ The Menu: of California, the only Washington speare enthusiasts, teachers and students,” Creme Crecy resident to be so honored. He is a member said Solomon, who added that the Public Normandy Seafood Salad with walnut of Sainte Vincent’s Brotherhood of Wine­ Broadcasting Service will televise seven oil dressing growers of Macon, France. He is a food Shakespearean plays, starting in February. Coq au Vin and wine consultant to a number of Solomon said spaces for the program Seasonal vegetables restaurants. are limited to about 25 persons and sug­ Selected cheeses gested “an early response” by those Burgundian Peach Gateau Reservations need to be received at the Alumni Office, payment included, by interested. The Wines: March 18. Participation is limited, so early For a brochure and other information Chablis reservations are recommended. No re­ about “Shakespeare At Stratford,” contact Chenin Blanc funds will be granted after the March 18 Solomon at the Speech Department, White Riesling closing date. We regret that Washington Western Washington University, Belling­ Grenache Rouge law does not allow minors to attend. □ ham, Washington 98225, or by calling (206) 676-3870. □ 2 Caroline Bird: Don't knock working mothers about time lost from children because of By JAMES A. SCHWARTZ for example—more important than the jobs outside the home. Public Information Director job,” Bird said. At the same time, wives “You can’t keep a child by giving up a interested in achieving outside goals may Rather than a threat to a marriage, job you like to stay with that child,” she become more competitive while their working mothers often provide more explained. husbands may feel less urgency to struggle benefits to their husbands and children Rather, Bird said, the evidence shows up the corporate ladder. than traditional homemakers. that working parents take parenting more “Companies must consider the impact And Caroline Bird, author of The Two- seriously by sharing time with the children, on the family and change their assump­ Paycheck Marriage and other books about cooperating on housework and by pro­ tions about today’s family,” Bird said. women in the viding the means to enable the family to The result could be more people doing work force, has live a more interesting life. company work at home, working the statistics to “People often wonder how the house­ staggered hours and parental leaves for the support her work will get done but studies show work­ mother or father who wants to spend more views. She spoke ing wives do almost as much as those who time with a child. recently at Wes­ stay at home—nearly 20 hours a week. Bird predicted the economic power of tern as part of the Husbands don’t help much, but at least working women will create more, rather school’s Artists they have the grace to say they ought to than fewer, jobs and expressed doubts that and Lectures help,” said Bird, drawing laughter from her national daycare programs would alleviate Series. mostly female audience. problems in two-paycheck marriages. Today, Bird While women are enjoying the freedom “In surveys, only 10 percent of the said, only about to pursue careers in higher management, responding parents expressed a need for 7 percent of the Bird many men are reassessing their goals. daycare programs,” Bird said. “That nation’s marriages depend on the husband “Men are finding the world at home as would be an expensive program to serve as the sole breadwinner. Still, she con­ mysterious and glamorous as women are only one out of every 10 kids.” tends, the wife’s “second paycheck’’ can finding the executive suite,” Bird said. Instead, she suggested, the federal mean life-expanding amenities for the Partially freed by their mate’s extra government should give working spouses family and new options for the husband. income, those males may balk when their money and “let them work out ways of According to Carnegie Foundation companies demand transfers to unpopular parenting their children.” studies. Bird noted, “family income is the cities, unsatisfying job changes and other That program would be less expensive most important influence on the outcome assignments that a sole breadwinner once than welfare or union benefits. Most of children.” Next in importance is “how found unavoidable. importantly. Bird added, it would provide the parents feel about themselves.” “Today, many working couples are new opportunities for parents who want to Bird said wives need not feel guilty finding the amenities of life—where to live. be with their youngsters at home. □

AID FOR SPECIAL STUDENTS — Students in Marvin Southcott’s industrial design classes made their annual trek to local special education classrooms during December to present teachers and students with toys and learning devices and to glean ideas for final fall quarter projects. A bove, left, design students Iain Wallace (left) and Chris Vanasse (sitting) give Sunny land School special education student Jeff Fucher a hand with an alphabet train designed by another student. In photo at right Michelle Schab, confined to a wheel chair, rolls out a pie on her new personalized table, complete with tool compartment as her father, Jopplin Schab, looks on. Most materials used in the toy projects are paid for by the students. 3 A Gunsmith (Continued from page 1) ing is the breadth of skills a person must have.” Among them is expertise with the most important tool of gunsmithing—the ordinary hand file. “Guns once were made almost entirely by filing which was done by apprentices working 16 hours a day. This tradition of filing lingers, but it takes years of practice to get good at it. It’s an elusively difficult skill,” Kenyon explained. This hand work places the trade in economic jeopardy, Kenyon said. “Gunsmithing is an economically marginal operation,” he noted. “If gun­ smiths charged rates comparable to those of other crafts for the time it takes to repair Cheek-piece side is shown here. Note rococo carving detail, relief and incised design. Brass toe plate a weapon, they would lose clientele.” is pierced in Navaho-Pueblo style. Another hazard facing the prospective gunsmith is the federal Bureau of Alcohol, consuming that a commercial gunsmith agree to searches without warrant to get a Tobacco and Firearms. needs someone to do paperwork just about license. Under these federal laws, there’s no “Gunsmiths must hold a Federal Fire­ fulltime.” such thing as a misdemeanor, only arms License in order to repair guns for Record keeping is almost as complex as felonies. Minimum penalties are five years money,” Kenyon said. “Under the Federal the craft itself, Kenyon claimed. and/or $5,000; maximum are 10 years or Firearms Act of 1968, federal record­ “Dealers must maintain exact records $10,000,” Kenyon said. keeping became so laborious and time­ and a person dealing in guns also must Students who enroll for Kenyon’s winter quarter class at Western will acquire basic knowledge about gunsmithing. But they shouldn’t expect to learn the craft Story/Maureen Purnell completely. “At the completion of the course, the Photos/Tore Oftness student will understand what needs fixing, but not be able to fix it,” Kenyon said. They will learn to refinish and restore gunstocks, though, and some common repairs and adjustments, a little about the history of guns and the characteristics of ammunition. The class is being offered from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays from through March 20 on the Western campus. A $2 lab fee will be charged in addition to the $25 tuition. For additional information on the class, call Kenyon at (206) 676-2919 or the Continuing Education registrar at 676-3324. □

Charles Wyatt Charles Wyatt, a 1979 graduate in English, was killed November 24 when the car he ^was driving was struck by a large trailer. The acci­ dent took place in icy conditions near Heppner, Oregon. Wyatt was a teacher of high school language arts in Heppner. □

Kenyon holds a 40-caliber Pennsylvania rifle with 40-inch barrel. The gun has Lehigh Valley architecture with Aztec design motifs, curly maple stock and brass furniture. 4 Kennedy, Carter close in WWU student survey

Ted Kennedy may be slightly ahead of students that month because no clear-cut indications that older students tend to take at Western, according to a front runners had emerged. voting privileges seriously. recent survey by student journalists. ■ Most students, 48.7 percent, saw them­ “In the 16-18 age group,” Dale said, The polling project was part of a class selves as political moderates, while liberals “only 45 percent indicated they were in Mass Communications Theory and accounted for 29.2 percent of the response registered to vote. The total rose dra­ Research, taught by journalism instructor and conservatives 14.3 percent. matically to 80 percent in the 28-30 age and former news reporter Carolyn Dale. Perhaps most encouraging to present group and 86 percent of those over age 31 Dale, whose class used Western’s com­ and future politicians are the survey’s said they were registered.” □ puter services to calculate the results of a 432-person random sampling of some 10,000 students on campus, concedes the survey is not as scientific as hoped. Arctic study grant largest “For statistical accuracy, we needed a 12 percent gap between the leading presi­ dential candidates — Carter and Kennedy WWU contract of its kind — before we could make a valid A contract for Arctic research from the “The project includes identification of prediction. In our sample, a total of 310 National Oceanic and Atmospheric feeding chains which support Arctic life,” respondents gave Kennedy 31.6 percent of Administration (NOAA) to Western has Broad said, “as well as research relating to the vote and Carter 21.3 percent.” topped the million dollar mark to make it physiological adjustments which marine No names were listed on the presi­ the largest research contract of its kind organisms would have to make in the event dential preference question. ever received by Western. of an oil spill.” According to Dr. A. Carter Broad, pro­ “We didn’t want to influence the Results of the research have affected oil answers so the question was worded in a fessor of biology at Western and and gas lease area contracts presently ‘Who would you vote for’ format,” Dale being negotiated in the Beaufort Sea, explained. “The results may partly be due principal inves­ Broad said. to the familiarity of Carter and Kennedy to tigator of the most students.” project, the latest funding ap- “The government is attempting to pro­ She added that the survey, conducted proved by NOAA tect the resources of those areas on the during Nov. 26-30, also might have been is a contract for basis of information we collected.” influenced by news of the Iranian crisis, $297,802, which which pushed reports of other presidential brings the fund­ Broad added that stringent restrictions candidates off page one and by Kennedy’s ing total since have been incorporated as conditions of recent announcement of his candidacy. 1 9 7 5 to lease / sale contracts now being assigned by But the exercise, in addition to giving $1,057,019. the government. □ students some scientific experience in tracing political and other trends, pro­ duced some mild surprises. Dale said.

Among them:

■ Most students in the 16-18 age bracket were overwhelmingly for Kennedy, who garnered much less support from those in the 19-24 age range. “After that gap, there was a resurgence of support from students whose ages were 25 and up,” Dale said. ■ Only 144 students of 306 responding could name both Henry Jackson and Warren Magnuson as U.S. senators from Washington State. ■ Most females, who comprised 55 percent of the survey’s respondents, favored Kennedy—51 percent, to 31 percent for Carter; males were 44 percent and 30 percent for Kennedy and Carter, respectively. ■ Among Republican candidates, garnered the most votes, 10, for 3.3 percent of the total of 310 respondents. “Reagan and [California Gov.] Brown * MOTHER BOYNTON* VISITS — History came alive for members of George Drake's sociology class had exactly equal appeal for both male and recently with a visit from 96-year-old Sue C. Boynton. "Mother Boynton, ” as she *s called, was born female students,” Dale said, adding that in 1883 at South Carver, Mass., 12 miles from the site of the Pilgrim landing at Plymouth. With Tennessee Republican Howard Baker her husband she arrived by train in Bellingham in 1906 in a pouring rain and "walkedpast Old Town drew no female “votes” at all. where there were 40 saloons. "Active as a state organizer of PTA for many years, Mrs. Boynton was the Dale suggested that Republican candi­ featured speaker at commencement exercises in either "1922 or *23. ** "Enrollment was 800 students, ** dates probably drew less attention from she recalled, "and I spoke on ‘What Main Street Expects of the Teacher. *** 5 Kanistanaux named Kodak all-star in All-American field hockey

Western football halfback Pat Locker Western field hockey player Scarlett has been named to the Kodak All- Kanistanaux has been named to the second American team for College Division I. The team of the first Mitchell and Nees All- squad, which is selected by a committee of American squad. The 32-person contin­ the American Football Coaches Asso­ gent, which includes first and second teams ciation, includes the 22 top players from as well was honorable mention, was the NAIA Division I and NCAA Division selected by a national coaches poll with II ranks. representation from all regions of the Asso­ Locker is the first Viking ever picked to ciation for Intercollegiate Athletics for the Kodak elite team. He becomes the fifth Women (AIAW). player in Western gridiron history to be Kanistanaux becomes the first woman accorded All-American honors other than in Viking history to be accorded All- honorable mention. American honors other than honor- “Unbelievable” was Locker’s reaction ACCEPTS TROPHY—Alumnus John Hoag to his selection. “It comes as a complete (right) of Bellingham, who stroked the Alumni able mention. eight-oared shell to victory over the Varsity She and Nancy eight, accepts the Levi Ballard Memorial Berry, honorable Trophy from WWU crew coach Fil mention from the Locker wins NAIA, Leanderson. The trophy was established by the University of alumni crew in honor of ex-crewman Ballard, Oregon, were the Miller awards; who died of cancer. only players from Hammer honored the Pacific North- Western gridders Pat Locker and west to be Frank Hammer have received addi­ chosen. Varsity edges Kanistanaux tional honors for their exploits on the “I’m pretty ex­ football field the past season. cited,” said Kanistanaux. “Because it came Running back Locker and Dave alums in two as such a surprise, this made me happier Pomante, Whitworth College defen­ than when I was named as an alternate to sive tackle, were selected as the Miller Both the men’s and women’s alumni- the National Sports Festival.” Players of the Year for the state of varsity basketball games took place over “That’s great,” was the reaction of Washington, winning out over such the Thanksgiving weekend, with the var­ Coach Joan Armstrong. “She’s definitely candidates as Joe Steele and Mark sity emerging victorious in both instances. the best all-around player in the area.” Lee of Washington, Tali Ena of Opening the November 25 double- The senior from Auburn scored 12 Washington State, Darryl Bell of header, the varsity women edged the goals on a Western squad which reached Eastern Washington, Wyatt Baker of alumnae by a 69-63 margin. the championship game of the Region IX Puget Sound and Guy Ellison of The alumnae scoring was paced by for­ National Qualifying Tournament before Pacific Lutheran. ward Joni Slagle with 17 points and nine being eliminated. The Vikings were edged Locker was also selected to the rebounds. Charmon Odle contributed 12 5-3 by Boise State University. A penalty 1979 National Association of Inter­ points while Dee Dee Molner added five flick-off decided that contest as the two collegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I assists and Keri Worley collected five teams battled to a scoreless tie through two All-American second team, while rebounds. regulation halves and two overtime Hammer was an honorable mention Others on the alumnae squad included periods. pick. □ Sue Stange-Lahti, Sherry Stripling, Vicki Kanistanaux, who stands 5-6 and Miller, Jane Nichols, Kathy Hemion, weighs 135 pounds, has been selected to Molly Matthews, Trena Page and Diane take part in a tryout camp for the 1980 U.S. Bjerke. Olympic field hockey team. surprise,” he continued, “and it feels When the men’s squads hit the maples, Last summer the 21-year-old Kanis­ great.” the veterans fared no better. Playing four tanaux participated in the National Sports Coach Boyde Long had a similar 12-minute quarters instead of the normal Festival at Colorado Springs, Colo. There reaction, saying “I had no idea that he two 20-minute halves, the varsity emerged she helped the West team to second place would make this one. It’s quite an honor with a 115 to 101 win. and won a silver medal. for the young man.” Leading the alumni effort was Rob Kanistanaux, who has earned four The senior from Ferndale became the Visser, bucketing 33 points and collecting letters, is majoring in art education at first man in Northwest annals and the 37th 15 rebounds. Other leaders in alumni Western. She maintains a 3.6 grade point player in the 111-year history of college scoring were Chuck Price with 19, Tom average. □ football to run for 4,000 yards in a career. Mount with 14 and Bob Nicol with 11. His final total was 4,049. Rounding out the men’s alumni squad Locker, who stands 5-10 and weighs were Ken Kelley, Mark Murray, Velko 195 pounds, ran for 100 or more yards in a Vitalich, Chip Kohr and Jim Dudley. game 21 times during his four years at The next alumni varsity competition The sure sign of a good book is that you like it Western. He also scored 27 touchdowns. will come in spring term with the opening more and more the older you become. □ of track season. □ — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg 6 Alumni , Roll call % newsmakers ’40 Coral Harris Courtney retired in June after 35 years of teaching, the last 22 of which Rob Schoenfeld EdMund, Cynthia Ross were in Portland. Classmates of Rob Schoenfeld may We hear directly from Ed Mund, ’60 Ila Williams retired in the spring of 1977 have lost track of him, but can still see his journalism class of ’78, that he is now after having taught in the Everett School work in art galleries around Puget Sound. foreman of the composing department for District for 20 years. After attending Western during the 1971- Murray Publishing Company in Seattle ’61 Donald Funes has been appointed chair­ 72 year, Schoenfeld studied pottery and and responsible for production of over 60 person of the Department of Music at Northern other techniques at the Kansas City Art newspapers, magazines, newsletters and Illinois University . . . Carol Hadley and Gail Institute but now has turned his interest to books each month. Varner were married in August in Longview painting. Ed reports he married Cynthia Ross where they are living. She is a substitute teacher there. His work has been exhibited at the (class of ’78) who is now working for the Mercer Island Art Show and Edmonds Art state Department of Social and Health ’65 Dave Harbeck has been named dean of Show in 1978, the Port Angeles Art Show Services as a financial service technician in students at Houston Community College. He is in 1979 and most recently at the Northwest the Ballard Office. in charge of registration, admissions and the Watercolor Society Art Show at the computer center. Bellevue Art Museum. Schoenfeld has a ’67 Harvey Redmond is teaching music at studio outside his home in Port Townsend R. A. Long High School in Longview. and another in town. Warner and Claire Poyhonen ’68 Luella Swanson is the librarian at the junior high school in Castle Rock . . . Gerald Lyle Jacobsen An item from The Montesano Vidette Hallberg has been selected as the associate dean brings us up to date on class of 1928 of academic affairs at North Country Com­ Lyle Jacobsen, a 1962 Western graduates Warner Poyhonen and his wife, munity College in Saranac Lake, N.Y. graduate, is Governor Dixy Lee Ray’s new the former Claire Dahl. The couple ’69 Jim Rowley has opened the Jeffrey Scott budget director, effective Dec. 1, 1979. recently celebrated their 50th wedding anni­ Real Estate Office in Marysville . . . Jay Castle Prior to taking on his new position, versary with an open house at their was named controller of the University of Jacobsen had served as Senator Hubert Montesano home. Colorado Health Sciences Center. Donahue’s staff chief since 1976. Before She was a teacher and librarian for 14 going to work for the senate in 1973, he years and he was a teacher and principal in ’71 Juanette Horner is a supervisor of mer­ chandising representative for the Natural taught and coached at Onalaska and the Hoquiam school system from 1927 to Wonder Division of Revlon in Santa Ana, Calif. Tacoma. 1941. Said Governor Ray in a recent Seattle In 1941 Warner took up the practice of ’71 Joanna Vaswig and Gene (Van) Stevens, Post-Intelligencer story, Jacobsen’s law in Hoquiam where he practiced until Jr. were married recently in Issaquah and are “experience and knowledge will be a 1950 and served as a house member of the living in Tacoma where he is a counselor at Children’s Industrial Home . . . Donna Cox is tremendous asset to the office . . . The Washington State Legislature from 1947 head of the Math Department at West Valley people of the state are fortunate indeed to 1949. He later served from 1950 to 1971 High School in Yakima. that dedicated persons like Mr. Jacobsen as a Superior Court Judge for Grays are willing to serve in these tough jobs.” Harbor County. □ ’73 Cynthia Townsend and Danny Wedding were married in August on Mercer Island and are living in Jackson, Miss. . . . Fred Moody is an associate editor of the Russian Literature Tri-Quarterly. A book, 10 Bibliographies of 20th Century Russian Literature, was published Can you name the year? in 1977. As editor, he also designed Arthur Koestler: An International Bibliography . . . (Editor’s note: Each month we’ll be running clues about a particular school year in the Dan Counts is teaching music at Waitsburg. hope that readers will be able to identify what year it was. If you recognize a year when you were on the Western campus, drop us a line, perhaps adding reminiscences of your ’74 Jan Van Wyk is an audio-visual special­ ist with the Seattle Public Library . . . Nancy own. Ann Eckert and Phillip MacNealy were married Russ Carlson and Heather Forney co-chaired Homecoming the year that The Viks in August in Edmonds. They are living in Aber­ downed Cheney’s Savages 13 to 6 in the new Civic Athletic Field. Hundreds of couples deen and are teachers in the Hoquiam School packed the new gymnasium for the dance that followed. District . . . Kathryn Anne Wright and Mark It was also the year of Western’s First Annual Snow Festival, with Michael Jones and Ralston were married in June in Seattle and are Kent Dolmseth crowned first snow queen and king, respectively. living in New York . . . Daun Brown is teaching social studies at R. A. Long High School in A Senior Hall Name-Changing Ceremony saw that house officially become Donovan Longview. He is also coaching basketball . . . Hall that year, and Lenore Stakulson and Frank Ceteznik were voted “Sweetheart Kathy Hemion is an instructor of physical Couple” at the AWS/Norsemen-sponsored Sweetheart Ball. education and is women’s volleyball and basket­ While Richard Nixon and “Pat” Brown were battling in California, editors Bill Burke ball coach at Pacific Lutheran University . . . and Dick Simmons battled to make the Collegian “the best college weekly in the State of Michael Bartanen is an instructor of communi­ Washington and points South.” cation arts and director of forensics at Pacific Other names of note that year included ASB President Mike Hyatt; Queen Sigrid Lutheran University. XXV, also known as Janet Meier; Tolo King Bob Plotts and Junior Prom Queen Lotte ’75 Suzanne Houston and James Bierlein Hemmerling. were married in July in Longview and are living It was also the year of new Ridgeway dorms, the Humanities Building and Library in Vader (Lewis County). She is a teacher with wings . . . the year when philosophy became a major for the first time. the Castle Rock School District . . . Helen What year was it? □ Kasson and Jan Van Lohuizen were married in September in Bellingham where they are living (Continued on back page) 1 living in Renton . . . Kirk Coughlin is an sixth grades at Mary M. Knight School in Roll Call engineer for General Telephone Company and is Matlock (Mason County). . . Kelli Marie Boyle (Continued from page 7) living in Renton . . . Lyell Fox has completed and Paul Murphy were married in September in . . . Sue Tweedy and Jim Gallacci were married the accelerated program in nursing at St. Louis Bellingham where they are living . . . Tamara January 1, 1979, in Port Angeles where she University and is now interning as a registered Hanson and Mark Charles Jones were married teaches at Dry Creek Elementary. nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver, where in July in Bellingham where they are living . . . she is assigned to the labor and delivery floor. . . Julee Nielsen teaches special education in the ’76 Mary Robian Hebert is the K-5 reading Joan Enslow is a long-term substitute teacher in Lynden School District . . . Connie Bunker specialist for Hamilton Elementary School in physical education at Friday Harbor on San teaches kindergarten in the Lynden School Port Angeles . . . Mary Jane Heck teaches Juan Island . . . Lynn Bollinger and F. Michael District. . . Kenneth Lochner teaches music at kindergarten in Oak Harbor at Saratoga Welter were married in September in Tacoma Lacamas School in Camas. Heights Primary School . . . Susan Hopper is and are living in Olympia. She is a flight working at Boeing after returning from a two- attendant for Northwest Airlines and he is em­ Unclassified Kathy Hendrickson has been selected to be an educational psychologist in the year teaching position in Australia. . . Tim Holt ployed by the Thurston County Parks and is the school psychologist for the Elma School Recreation Department. . . Pamela Swinburn- Peace Corps. She will be living in Jamaica where she will train Jamaican teachers to diagnose District . . . Suzanne Shippy and Rodney son and Thomas James Brown were married in learning disabilities in children . . . Vicki Frederick Johnson were married in September September. He is employed by Milt’s Pizza in in Bellingham and are living in Snohomish. He Lynden . . . Jerry Dodd is a police officer with Wollam teaches first grade in White Salmon. . . Shannon Shaw and Harvey Harrigan were is employed in the Everett area . . . Patricia the Mount Vernon Police Department. . . Tom married in Tacoma and are living in Puyallup Zurfluh is teaching for the Clover Park School McDavid is a senior engineer with the Energy District and is living in Fircrest near Tacoma Technology Application Division of Boeing . . . Ricki Beckelman and Ken Mares were married in September in Bellevue where they are . . . Paula Podhaskey and James Hobson were Computer Services in Tukwila. married in July in Seattle and are living in living. She is employed at Sundstrand Data Control in Redmond . . . Gayle Aebischer has Tucson . . . Celeste Goetschuis and Eugene 78 Bernard Reinbold is vice principal at joined the Apache Corporation in Minneapolis “Bud” Larson were married in Ellensburg and Clatskanie High School in Oregon . . . Doug are living in Bellingham. He teaches fourth Tavis has received a Teacher Corp internship in as oil and gas analyst. . . Janies Oliver teaches junior high school social studies in Castle Rock grade in Ferndale . . . Jeane Davidson and Skagit County . . . Tom Thornton is working . . . Deborah Solatka is a part-time counselor at Michael L. Johnson (’75) were married in June with the Lummi Indian Aquaculture project. . . Castle Rock High School. . . Luella Swanson is 1978 and are living in Bremerton . . . Marilyn Mark Davis is teaching industrial arts in the a librarian in the junior high school at Castle Monroe and Doug Carroll were married in July middle school in Yelm . . . Leona Gaylord is 1977 and are living in Burien. Marilyn is teaching first grade at Lacamas School in Rock . . . Malcolm Swanson is the super­ intendent in the Kalama School District . . . employed by Dupar Dynamics in Andover Park Camas. . . Maureen Sheffield and Mark Taylor Susan Yeasting teaches English and French at and Doug is an accountant with Golden Grain (’79) were married in September in Vancouver, Wahkiakum High School. Macaroni . . . Deborah Hines and Timothy Wash., and are living in Seattle. She is employed Dolan were married in Seattle in April. They are as patient service coordinator with Community living in South Hamilton, Mass., where she is a Home Health Care in Seattle and he is employed IN MEMORIAM health/nutrition coordinator for Head Start by Todd Shipyard . . . Dianna Lynn Gorrieand and he is completing his Master of Divinity William Waring were married in July in ’22 Lucille Barnhouse, in Tacoma, on degree at Gordon-Conwell Theological Bellingham and are living in Winlock (Lewis November 16. Seminary. County) where he teaches . . . Eileen Scott has ’26 Mary McGhee, in Bellingham, on 77 Kris Rick and Steven Halpin were been promoted to commercial property under­ September 20. married in August and are living in Wenatchee writer with the St. Paul Fire and Marine ’79 Richard Newburg, in Seattle, on where he is employed at Kawecki Corporation Insurance Company and currently resides in November 10. . . . Wendy Wahlen and Rod Larson were San Jose, Calif. Unclassified Estelle Pellervo Price, in married in August in Bremerton and are living in Naselle, on November 6. Forks where she teaches first grade . . . Tim ’79 Laura Zylstra teaches first grade at Elma Wallick is working for Boeing in Seattle and Elementary . . . Philip Biggs teaches fifth and

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