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MIGLIAZZO ARLIN STATION #10 , ' WHIT\XtORTH COLLEGE 1890-1990 WHI1WORTH TODAY Staff FEATURES Editor Linda Sharman Associate Editor John Carter Contributing Editors Bob Coleman Glen Hiemstra Ann Kennaly Paul Viren Charles Wait Research Assistant Karen Gruber 7 When You Wish 10 Capital Editorial Assistant Nancy Bentz Upon a Star Campaign Why is this man smiling? Takes Off! Art Director If you worked for Walt Don Woodward $15 million can buy a lot Disney and had just won of bricks. Take a tour of Graphic Designer an Emmy, you would too. Whitworth in the not-too- Steve Merryman distant future. Administration President Arthur J. De long Vice President of Development Brad Hunter Director of Alumni Relations Paul Viren Director of Admissions John Reed 14 The Next 23 The Light Age Century A Whitworth futurist What does the future hold shares his vision of the for Whitworth and the next 100years. On the Cover: world? Our experts spell it Two students take an early morning out. stroll near Harriet Cheney Cowles Library. Photograph by Bob Barros. DEPARTMENTS 4 Editor's Comment Whitworth Today is published twice annually by Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington. 4 Calendar Fall 1989, Vol 59, No.1 5 Letters 6 In the World Published twice annually by Whitworth College. Second class postage paid at Spokane, 7 Whitworth News Washington, 99218. USPS 087200. Read About Send address changes to Whitworth College, 26 Alumni Bulletin Board West 300 Hawthorne Road, George's Spokane, Washington 99218 27 Alumni Notebook 32 Pirate Sports Dream! Whitworth College is an equal opportunity employer and educational institution. 34 President's Journal Page 35 TH TODAY 3 Editor's Comment rom the day an early ancestor required to create a new civilization dence that a Whitworth education, F struck one rock against another that is worthy of our dignity as royal with its Christian values and liberal and made fire, humankind has been persons and our responsibility as arts bread th, will continue to be rele- intervening in the evolution of our divine co-creators. If we do not. we vant to the global challenges of the planet. But for centuries, the effect have no one to blame but ourselves. next century. was easy to overlook. Whatever al- For we do choose the religious and "Society becomes a partnership ..." terations humans chose to impose social structures we prefer, and we wrote 18th Century political philoso- upon the natural order, time and na- . choose the gods and idols we wor- pher Edmund Burke, "between those ture seemed to mend. No more. ship." who are living, those who are dead, "We are now moving into an age," In our Whitworth Today feature on and those who are to be born." With writes political scientist Walter Truett the future, you'll find reflections on wisdom from the past, those living in Anderson, "dominated bythediscov- conditions around our globe by Whit- the present are responsible for the ery that science and industry, by worth experts, each giving a closeup well-being of the future. It's time to achieving an unprecedented degree section of the larger whole. Their stop playing with fire. of human power over the workings of thoughts interconnect in many ways: nature, have created an entirely new Alice Deakins' Third World "sweat order of problems." That power has capital", Bob Wauzzinski's North- fused human society and the bio- South friction and Frank Houser's sphere into a single interactive whole. economic-political influence, for in- In his book, To Govern Evolution, stance. Most of all they connect in a Anderson lays out a dizzying range of concern for meaning, and in confi- - Linda Sharman, Editor evidence. Species are becoming ex- tinct at a rate of one a day. We are The Centennial Year losing the genetic diversity of our food sources. Deforestation and deserti- faction are proceeding at an alarming CALENDAR rate. The ocean and air cannot con- tinue to absorb the pollutants we're Mark Russell- Sept. 6,8 p.m. at Spokane Opera The Whitworth Players' Tour - late [an.. pouring into them. Genetic engineer- House, co-sponsored with KSPS Public "Christ in the Concrete City" by Turner ing and human reproductive technolo- Television Spring Convocation - Feb. 9, 11:15 a.m. at gies have developed faster than poli- Convocation - Sept. 8, 11:15 a.m. at Cowles Cowles Aud., Darrell Cuder, academic vice cies and ethics to deal with them. Aud., President Arthur De [eng. "Making a president, "Making a World of Difference" World of Difference" Founder's Day - Feb. 20 on campus and at Anderson describes two typical at- Launching the Centennial Campaign - Sept. Spokane Trade Center, Dr.Clarence Simpson titudes toward the effects of human 15,11:15 a.m. at Cowles Aud.. Campus pic- Woodrow Wilson Scholar - Feb. 25 - Mar. 2 on intervention. The first is refusal to nic following in the Loop campus, Ceil Cleveland, writer and editor know, a human arrogance that pro- Spokane Symphony and Greg Slag - Oct. 2 & Centennial Lectureship - Mar. 15-16 on cam- pus, Dr. Martin Marty, theologian at Uni- duces such bumpers tickers as SIERRA 3, 8 p.m. at Spokane's Metropolitan Per- forming Arts Center versity of Chicago Divinity School CLUB KISS MY AXE. The second is Undaman Distinguished Scholar lecture- Wind & Jazz Ensemble Tour - Mar. 26-30 in knowing but being blameless, a smug ship - Oct. 10-12 on campus, Robert Western Washington innocence that views others' activi- Coudzwaard, economist at Free University, The Whitworth Choir with Orchestra - Apr. 8, ties with alarm, while seeing oneself Amsterdam 4 p.m. and Apr. 9, 7:30 p.m. at St. John's Homecoming Weekend - Oct. 13-15 on cam- Cathedral, Spokane, "The Passion of St. as having no more impact on the world pus John" by ).5. Bach than a butterfly. Both are forms of Louie Bellson Drum Clinic - Oct. 20, 2 p.m. at Spring Drama Production - Apr. 20-22 at refusal to take responsibility. Cowles Aud. Cowles Aud.. "As You Like It" by . "We can choose to know many dif- Fall Drama Production - Oct. 27-29 at Cowles Shakespeare Centennial Celebration Banquet - Apr. 27 at ferent things," Anderson contends, Aud., "God's Favorite" by Neil Simon Simpson-Duvall Lectureship - Nov. 7-8 on Fieldhouse, Speaker of the House Thomas "and we can choose to act in many campus, Robert McAfee Brown and Sydney S. Foley (invited, not confirmed) different ways. But we cannot choose Thomson Brown, scholars Whitworth College at the Met - Apr. 28 at not to know, or not to act." Wind Ensemble Fall Concert -Nov.12,4p.m. Spokane's Metropolitan Performing Arts Like Rachel Carson, Jona than Schell at Cowles Aud. Center Staley Lectureship - Nov. 12-15 on campus, Service of Worship - Apr. 29 at Fieldhouse, J. and Paul Ehrlich, whose warnings Tom Sine, futurist Randolph Taylor, president of San Fran- about pollution, nuc1earweapons and The Music of Duke Ellington -Nov 17,8p.m. cisco Theological Seminary overpopulation also pointed to a fi- at Cowles Aud., trumpeter Bill Berry and The Whitworth Ballet - May 4 & 5, 8 p.m. and nite planet, Anderson calls for a reor- Whitworth Jazz Ensemble May 6, 7 p.m. at Cowles Aud.. "Giselle" Centennial Conference - May 11-13 on cam- dering of values. Christmas Choir Concerts- Dec. 2 in Everett, Wash., Dec. 3 in Seattle, Wash. pus, "Ethics in Athletics" Dominican scholar Matthew Fox Christmas Choir Concerts - Dec. 8,8 p.m. and Commencement - May 19 & 20 at Spokane proposes such a reordering in his book Dec. 9,4& 8p.m.at Whitworth Presbyterian Opera House, Sharon D. Parks, Harvard Original Blessing. God's creation of Church Univ. the world is on-going, Fox says, and Centennial on the Road - Jan. 6 in Portland, Jan.20in LosAngeles.jan. 27 in Seattle, Feb. For more information about centennial events, humans "for whom the planet has 3 in San Francisco call (509) 466-1000. indeed become a global village, are 4 WHITWORTH TODAY F Letters The Providers As director of the House of Charity, I have worked closely with Jim Raskell (See Spring '89) for the past several years. Jim's life has been one of serv- ice to the poor and needy of this community. His modeling of service to others is both an inspiration to his fellow volunteers and a challenge to the non-involved. He is one of those special people whose example moti- vates others to examine their attitudes toward the less fortunate among us. Best in her class: Mary Sliger, '81, and Spokane School District 81 Superintendent Gerald OUf community is richer because Hester announce her "Distinguished Teacher" award to her students. of people like Jim. He truly does "make a world of difference." Top Teachers Wow! I was greatly impressed by the new format and layout of Whit- Dan Hutchinson It was my pleasure recently to worth Today. What an excellent job House of Charity award the Distinguished Teacher rec- you have done-and whata wonder- Spokane, Wash. ognition to one of your alumni, Mary ful presentation of Whitworth. K. Sliger rBA '81, M.A.