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Cartoonist from Western hits the big time. See page 1. Winter 1991-92 A Report to Alumni and Other Friends of Western Washington University VOL. 23, NO. 2 \‘ * altt' hits big time responsible for In her spare time she drew, for a LeMieux’s relocation to weekly newspaper near her home in St. the San Francisco area, Reyes, California, and for any publica where she now lives. tion that would buy her work on a He was the person who freelance basis. Her first national car introduced her to his toon was published in a magazine for former University of United Auto Workers. ' Califomia-Berkeley “I kept submitting ideas to syndi I^Mieok roommate, Don cates, getting closer and closer until Armstrong, whom Le something hit." Mieux married about 10 years ago. According to LeMieux, King Fea By Gail Stark Donnelly views his friend’s ac- tures receives between 3,000 and 5,000 of The Bellingham Herald ^^^complishments with pride. submissions a year. Of those, only two ‘ ‘There are a lot of people at age 20 or three new ones are launched. “Lyt- If you don't already know Kathryn or 22 with big plans and idealistic tle Women" joins about 150 other car- LeMieux, you will. dreams,” he says. “But when they get The Bellingham-born Western-edu to their 30s, those things fall by the Features syndicates nationally cated cartoonist draws “Lyttle wayside in light of more practical mat LeMieux spent two years on an op Kathryn LeMieux Women," joining '‘For Better or For ters. But Kathryn has hammered away tional contract — proving her consis Worse" and “Cathy" tency — before the syndicate gave her The strip also attempts to eliminate as one of the few car a full contract and began marketing the bias toward working moms or stay-at- toon strips currently ITS I^OT FAR, mom! strip a few months ago. home moms. written from a female WOUR (SEMERATIOM The cartoon features two girls who “Tm trying to establish female char character's point of &-ETS ALU TME GLORV are best friends: the no-nonsense Irene acters who stay at home, and that’s view. (The strip appears Lyttle, who would prefer Jane Pauley OK, and who work, and that’s OK," in the Seattle P-I, the AMP MINE POESMT EMEM Rate a mame/ dolls to Barbies, and her cousin, Amy LeMieux adds. “Being a mother is Bellingham Herald, San Taylor, who would sell her soul for a very important and very hard to do. I Francisco Examiner, pair of $80 designer jeans. Supporting know. I have a 6-vear-old son, James." Houston Post, Chicago them are Kate, Irene’s single mom; LeMieux is very close to her own Tribune, Phililadclphia Amy’s mom and dad; and the girls’ mother, a former teacher and now a Inquirer and papers in grandmother. Cowlitz County commissioner who did Portland, Dallas, El “This allows me to write from the her Master’s work at Western. Her Paso, San Antonio and viewpoint of a little girl, a character father died in 1983 but encouraged her Knoxville.) doodling and drawing LeMieux, 35, is the without any guarantee of success. You from an early age, first woman cartoonist published by providing copies of King Features Syndicate, the largest just don’t see that dedication often." LeMieux admits she became Mad Magazine, her and oldest cartoon syndicate in the na earliest inspiration. tion and a division of the Hearst Cor “compulsive" about succeeding. “I just felt that, if given the chance, The realization of poration. her longtime goal has She drew cartoons for the Western I could do it. And that there was not a lot out there with characters from a left no time for celebra Front while a WWU art student, and tion. LeMieux is too was published in Northwest Happen female point of view. I’ve certainly paid my dues. I’ve done everything busy churning out ings in 1978 when Rich Donnelly was strips: five weeks editor of the entertainment monthly. from waiting tables to direct-mail busi ness to driving a forklift." ahead on daily strips Donnelly, in fact, is indirectly and nine weeks ahead for Sundays. She works daily, resume is produced four times a year by WWU’s Alumni Office, beginning when her Public Information Office and Printing & Publications Department. my age and an older woman,” Le son leaves for school and ending when Mieux says. “The inter-generational he comes home. Her mind, however, Editor Photographers part appealed to me. And I try to keep never stops, and any comment or in Jo Ann Hardee Collinge Royle Johnson the strip very positive.” sight is grist for the mill. And the days Steve Kennedy The strip is also family-oriented. when she knows she’s written some Contributing Writers Jeff Wolff “There’s a lot of helping out,” Le thing funny, well, it’s all worth it — all Susan Lamb Mieux says. “Grandma is there for the the “staring into space and nothing’s Kristie Lundstrom Graphic Production & Design kids, the uncle is a father figure for happening." Dan Tolley Scott Anderson Irene. There’s a lot of sharing in the Photo of Kathryn LeMieux and cartoons Catherin Ward Veronica Tomaszewski Taylor family — something hard to find courtesy of King Features Syndicate; Gail Carole Wiedmeyer nowadays and something we all long for. Stark story courtesy of The Bellingham But 1 try not to be overly sentimental.” Herald. r; I ’63 — (iary Hanson was recently ment of modern Languages and Developer, in February. She is the Properties in Everett. He also gives I selected as principal for Port Literature ... Mike Boring, who Vocational Department Chair for sales, time management, and Townsend Intermediate School. Pre has been deputy superintendent in Mt. Vernon High School... motivational seminars ... Jim Roll Call vious to that he was principal in the St the Olympia School District for the Robert Eugene Kane II, was Prather was given the Teacher of t Central Kitsap School District for past two years, has been appointed promoted to Chief Executive Of the Year Award for White Pass t ’59 — Henry Warkentin retired I 12 years. He has been a teacher for as the new Chehalis school superin ficer and President of the Weyer- School District. The award is for ex after 32 years as an educator with 20 years. tendent. He has been in the educa hauser Credit Union in Longview cellent teaching, community and I the Union School District in San ’64 — David P. Benseler, a nation tion field for over 22 years. He is where he has worked for the past WPEA work. Jim has taught at t Jose, California. He started as a ally recognized leader in foreign married and has three sons. 20 years. He is married and has two White Pass for the past 21 years. teacher but devoted the majority of language teaching, has been ap children ... James W. Abbott lives his years to school administration. ’69 — Steve Mayo, renowned ’71 — Preston Boyd, brought his pointed the Louis D. Beaumont with his wife and two children in Mi He was principal at eight different marine artist, was recently featured adaptation oi Jack London: The University Professor of Modern Seattle. He is employed as an attor K-5 elementary schools and cul in an article in Seaways, a journal Man from Eden *s Grove, a one-act Languages and Literature at Case ney for SSG Corporation specializ minated his career as principal of of Maritime History and Research, play, to the WWU campus in July. Western Reserve University. He ing in commercial construction and Dartmouth Middle School. He is written by WWU’s Public Informa After working a year in New York has also been appointed a professor real estate development. currently working as an educational tion Director, Lynne Masland ... doing extra and small speaking of German with tenure, and will Judy Ann Rasmussen married ’70 — John “Buzz” Schilaty is a {i- consultant. parts in film {And Justice for All, serve as chairman of the Depart Gunnar Pedersen, a Mt. Vernon real estate broker for Schilaty Seduction of Joe Tynan and The f I Remembering Western Alumni Association By Jean Rahn Executive Director, The Western Foundation Often, people hear of major gifts made to Western and think, “I wish 1 were in a position to make an impact on the future of education.’' By remem bering WWU in your will, you, too, can help support a program of your Second Homecoming Splash choice or provide scholarships ... and still take care of your family's needs. Homecoming made its second con KOMO-Radio fame and a 1966 alum The Old Main Society is The Western Foundation’s recognition club for secutive successful return to the as master of ceremonies and retired his donors who have included Western in their estate plans. Members are invited Western campus this past October, tory professors Dr. Keith Murray and to an annual dinner and other events on campus, and are listed in the after a more than 20-year absence. Dr. August Radke rekindling memories. A' Foundation’s Annual Report. Confidentiality is maintained, of course, for More than 3,000 students, alumni Dr. Murray returned to the lecture those who request anonymity. and community members participated hall at 9 a.m. sharp on Saturday as he The Western Foundation can provide sample wording for including in this year’s celebration, according to led off with the first of the Homecom Western in your will that you may review with your attorney. It gives ex Homecoming committee members. ing Emeritus Lectures in Amtzen Hall. amples of ways to specify a lump-sum gift, a percentage of your estate, a The week-long event got off to a Speaking on the topic, “Official Lies residual bequest after all your other wishes are met, or a gift in mernory of “booming start” with Fall Sports Fren and Liars,” Munay brought the someone. The sample wording also shows how to place certain restrictions on zy on Monday, followed by a 20- audience one of his famous anecdotal the use of your gift. minute fireworks display. lectures without, of course, having to Bequests of more than $10,000 are frequently designated 2iS endowment— Western students competed m a num refer tor his notes. ^ . funds. Interest earnings are awarded annually while the principal donation ber of competitions during the week, in Dr. Jerry Flora, President-Emeritus remains intact in perpetuity, providing Western with a solid foundation of on cluding tug-of-war, trike races in Red and Professor of Biology Emeritus, fol going support. Square, a Water Olympics competition lowed Murray with remarks entitled: Scholarship endowments have traditionally been established to support a and a Homecoming pool tournament. Normal College Knowledge, which not particular area of study with the donor determining the field and other condi More than 30 academic and ad coincidentally happens to be the title of tions of the award, such as financial need. Endowments or bequests can also ministrative offices on the WWU cam his recently published book on his be directed toward the Alumni Scholarship Fund, athletics, the library, and pus decorated in the Homecoming more than 30 years of experiences on other programs. theme which was “Celebrate Good the Western campus. Endowments can also fund lectureships, professorships and faculty enrich Times, Come Home” and nearly a Saturday, the Homecoming crowd I.r ment or provide support to the department of your choice. Currently, the dozen downtown Bellingham busi moved to Civic Field where 1937 Foundation’s Scholarship Endowments total almost $2 million and other en nesses also got into the spirit. Western alumnus Chet Ullin and an dowment funds total over $400,000. eager crew, produced one of Ullin’s I Alumni Homecoming 1991 activity r In addition to bequests in your will, you might consider a gift of life in- got under way with the 25-year famous salmon barbecues. surance which allows donors to make a major contribution with smaller pay Reunion of the Qass of 1966. Atten Both rugby and lacrosse alumni ments over a period of time. Another possibility is a life income gift (trusts dees were treated to a reception and returned to campus in triumphant splen and annuities) which provides donors with income for the rest of their lives, a dinner in the VU Lounge and a pro dor as the alumni squads in both sports current income tax deduction, and possible capital gains tax savings. gram, featuring Norm Gregory of defeated the current Western teams in If you are considering including a gift to Western in your estate planning matches held on Saturday .After watch or wish additional information, please call our office (206) 676-3027. ing the Western Vikings thoroughly Western students of the future will welcome your support. trounce the University of Puget Sound Loggers in the afternoon’s football game. Homecoming attendees moved WWU Aluiiini As^odatioii Board of Directors back to campus for a series of college receptions and a homecoming dance. Officers; Charies LeWame ’55, Edmonds, presidenl; James Leverett '69, Bellingham, president-elect; Brad Hiiltman ’71, Bellingham, secretary- treasurer; Martin Chorba *66 & *15, Olympia, past-president; Allan Darr 50-Year Reunion ’85, Everett, executive-at-large; Sandie Labadie ’77, Bellin^am, executive-at- Plans are now under way for the 50- large; Robin Russell '82, Seattle, executive-at-large; Carol Salisbut^ ’72 & year Reunion of the Class of 1942. ’81; Bellingham, executive-at-large. Board Members; Gary Anderson ’65, As is our tradition at Western, the Renton; Alvin Arkills ’87, Marysville; Mel Blackman ’74, Nanaimo, B.C.; reunion will include all alumni who Kenneth Cox ’85, Bellingham; Dick Dixon ’59, Aberdeen; Ray Foster ’84, graduated prior to 1942 as well as mem Seattle; Joyce Gillie ’46 & ’60, Olympia; Gary Grim ’81, Everett; Richard bers of the honored class. Plans call for Helike ’80, Bellingham; William Kendrick ’57, Seattle; Mike Kettman ’75 & a lunch, campus tours, photographs of '80, Etelllngham; Marilyn Kiose ’63, Snohomish; Sandie Lticke ’65, Belling attendees, free time to walk your ham; Ron Renard ’73, Everett; Roberta Riley ’82, Seattle; Charlie Ryan favorite campus pathways, and a ban ’76, Seattle; Jon Sitkin ’84; Bellingham; Joyce Taylor ’84, Seattle. quet in the early evening, followed by Regional Coordinators: Grant Boettcher *86, Raleigh, NC; Brad a special musical or theatre arts produc Chandler ’71, Olympia; Terri Echelbarger *87, San Francisco Bay area; Kay tion. Hovde ’83, Hawaii; Tim Mackln ’72, Spokane; Carl Swanson ’84, Juneau; Members of the Class of ’42 are en Chhries Odell ’52, Washington, D.C; Jack Stark ’59, Shelton; Pat Swenson couraged to plan on attending this spe ’73, PortlandA'ancouver, Gale ’Thompson ’86, Austin, TX; Chet UHin ’37 & cial event and to begin looking up and ’41, Kitsap Peninsula; Dean Wilson ’75, Southern California; Frank Williams Revelers get in the swim of Homecoming notifying former classmates of their up VI at the Water Olympics competition in ’72, Australia, Leroy W’issinger’58, Arizona. , coming day of honor. V Carver gym, one of many contests during the weeklong obserx’ance. i r6sum6 / Winter 1991-92 t • World According to Garp) he has Desktop Publishing Dollars and settled in Florida, where has has Sense, is due out in the spring. Alumni Scholarship Winner Clemans worked for 10 years in arts ad ’74 — Judy (Mooers) Scouten is Michole J. Clemans, a psychology/social studies minor, is one of seven ministration and as a performing Administrative Assistant for the WWU Alumni Association Scholarship recipients. arts teacher in a private school. He Safeway Inc. Corporate Public Af is married and has two sons. She plans to graduate this June, expects to attend graduate school, and ul fairs Division in Pittsburgh, Califor timately become a teacher and counselor. She is only the second in ’72 — Michael J. Page is the nia ... Dennis DeKay, CPA, has dividual to receive this scholarship for four consecutive years. general manager of The Bon Home started the Kirkland accounting At Western, Michole has maintained a 3.5 gpa and has been the inspirational Store in Tukwila and also President firm of Smith and DeKay, P.S., team leader on the women’s basketball squad, in spite of suffering what of the Tukwila Parkway Plaza Mer where he is also president. would have normally been a career-ending knee injury between her freshman chants Association. ’75 — Terry Svinth Lambeth and sophomore years. In the words of her coaches and fellow players, ’73 — Scott Anderson works part- works for the Public Utility Com Michole is “a perfect role model of what a student athlete should be.” time at Printing & Publications Ser mission of Oregon in Salem as a WWU Alumni Association Scholarships pay tuition and fees for the vices at WWU and devotes the revenue analyst... Jerry Folsom academic year. Funding for the scholarships is derived solely from earn balance of his workday to writing, has been hired as the Funding ings of the Alumni Association Scholarship Endowment Fund, which is editing and his desktop publishing Specialist for the Lummi Tribe. He business. Writer’s Bloc. His book. made up entirely of funds donated by Western alumni and friends. (continued on page 4) WWU Alumni Travel Program is No Gamble Forty-four Western Washington University alumni and friends (left), gambled on the WWU Alumni travel program and took its first Cruise to Reno** September 28-October 3. The pay-offs were big. The trip started in Vancouver, B.C,, on board the luxurious Holland America Line cruise ship, the MS Westerdam, For three days and three nights, WWU Alumni travelers relaxed, gambled and ate their way to San Francisco, where they caught a flight to Reno and spent 2 nights at the Eldorado HotellCasino, Not everyone hit the ‘big** jackpot, but everyone had fun. Catherin Ward, the Alumni Travel Program Coordinator, and Chris Goldsmith, the Alumni Relations Director, accompanied the group to be sure that things went smoothly. Because the WWU Alumni Travel Program has been dormant for years, the Alumni Office and Bellingham Travel wanted to kick-off the rebirth of the program with something fun, unique and affordable. Response to this trip was overwhelming and just about everyone who went on die “Cruise to Reno** is ready to go again next year — even Director, Chris Goldsmith who hit triple 7s on ‘ Big Bertha, ** but didn*t get the big jackpot Better luck next year Chris. Other WWU Alumni travel trips are already in the works. If you have any place that you would like to travel with WWU Alumni, call Catherin Ward in the Alumni Office at 647-6832. company in Boston. President emeritus Charles J. (Jerpr) Flora’s book. Normal College Knowledge, is Highlights from the hill a “loving inside view of Western” in Q&A form (see back page for order form) ... English professor Knute Skinner brought out his ninth volume of poetry. The Bears and Other Poems, giving “multiple voice to charged encounters between the Advances in Science/Technology sexes” ... Fairhaven College faculty member Dana Crowley Jack’s pioneering new book. Silencing the Self: Women and Depression was published by Harvard Univer Construction has begun on a state-of-the art chemistry building, the first phase of sity Press. All three books by faculty are at the Student Co-op Bookstore. Western’s $51.8 million science facility. In June, the state legislature voted funds to For the 13th summer. Western is offering the Shakespeare-at-Stratford program build a modem biology building, the second phase of the project, and to plan a lec in collaboration with Arthur Solomon, professor emeritus of speech. The tour will ture/science education facility ... The legislature also provided $200,000 to develop run July 4-17 at an estimated cost of $2,500 based on the current exchange rate be Viking XXI, a vehicle powered by solar energy and compressed natural gas. The tween the U.S. dollar and the British pound, airfare and a minimum enrollment of solar-powered Viking XX was a star of the Seattle Auto Show this autumn. 15 persons. For applications and information, write Shakespeare-at-Stratford, WWU has become one of 31 universities nationwide — and the only one in Department of Communication. Washington state — to participate in the NASALAJniversity JOint VEnture program (JOVE), allowing Western to become involved in space science research ... Writing in a recent issue of Natural History magazine, Huxley College marine toxologist Kudos All Around John Hardy warned that the ocean’s surface is in danger of irreversible damage, Geography professor James W. Scott is one of 10 authors honored with a 1991 posing “a serious problem to marine life.” Governor’s Writers Award for Washington: A Centennial Atlas ... The Pacific Northwest Council on Foreign Languages has named Rudolf Weiss Pacific Northwest About Student Life Teacher of the Year ... President of the religion and politics section of the American Political Science Association is professor Gerald Rutan ... Western was named among WWU President Kenneth P. Mortimer is spearheading the Washington State Campus the top two “up-and-coming” regional universities in the Compact, a coalition of universities which encourage students to participate in com U.S. News & World Report’s 1992 national survey ... Colorful football player Butts Giraud, crew standout Darrell munity service ... Western has joined the National Student Exchange, permitting its stu Vreugdenhil, first Western 1,000-point basketball scorer Stan Peterson and most win dents to study at 102 other colleges and universities at resident tuition rates ... Western ning prep coach in the state, Sehome High School gymnastics coach Nola Ayres, were students can study in the Soviet Union during 1992-93 under an International Student inducted into the WWU Athletic Hall of Fame October 12. Exchange Program. ISEP is also offering new study programs in Bulgaria and Chile ... Planned to take place over the next five years, new residence hall constmction and renovation of Edens Hall, will add about 400 beds to student housing. New Home for Alumni As of early November, the a cozy new headquarters for alum Arts, Letters and The Bard Alumni Relations Office moved to ni. When they’re ready, an open Theatre Arts faculty member Nolan Dennett, who was a Fulbright Scholar in the corner of Oak and High house will be held. Until then, the Peru last summer, is serving as an expert panelist on dance for the Washington Arts Streets. Alumni staff members ask telephone number is the same (676- Council ... Music faculty member Roger Briggs has received a commission to write your indulgence while they turn 3353) and you are welcome to drop a concerto for piano and orchestra for the Master Musicians Collective recording the former private residence into by to see Alumni House take shape. resume / Winter 1991-92 sity, Dr. Morris will also lecture at ’78 — Nancy Aadjand is working the University of Washington). She County and is the assistant prin seven or more universities in for Bread for the World, a Christian and her husband are also jazz cipal of Mt. Baker High School. Roll Call western Russia, the Ural Mountain advocacy group for hungry people musicians. They have a four-year ’80 — David Lin Miltenberger is region and Siberia. His lectures will world-wide— Kelly L. McAlister old daughter... Jim Hildt has been an English teacher and yearbook ad (continued from page 3) trace the development of Western is an accounting manager in Boca a wine-maker for Mt. Baker viser at Bellingham High School... cultural anthropology and other Raton, Florida, for Financial Vineyards since the late I970’s and Steve Valandra works in the com has spent 15 years in community topics in the humanities. Benefit Life Insurance Co. has assisted in producing award munications office for the Labor development fund-raising and has ’76 — Nancey S. Aust Malott is a winning wines. He works closely and Industries Department in Olym worked with the Nooksack and ’79 — Jaki L. Dodson of Seattle producer for Malott & Association with Mt. Baker’s chemist to deter pia ... Brad Zimmer was ap Upper Skagit Tribes, Northwest In has been in the trust investment and part-time DJ for KCMS Radio mine timing for the different stages pointed sports editor at the dian College^ and the Northwest business for nine years and is a in Seattle ... Bill Unrein has joined of wine production ... Jeff Pietila Vancouver Sun in British Columbia Washington Inter-Tribal Education senior investment assistant... Whatcom State Bank as its vice received a Masters of Education de ... Mark White is the director of and Training Board as a grant Valerie J. Vance is an assistant president and senior credit officer. professor at Oregon Institute of gree from Central Washington internal audit for Norwich Savings writer and administrator ... Dr. University specializing in school ad Society in Connecticut... Rich ’77 — Roger F. Clark is a partner Technology and lives in Klamath Richard A. Morris has been ministration. After teaching in Van Rile has worked on both coasts and and Director of Financial Services Falls ... Candace (McCutcheon) awarded a Fulbright grant to teach couver, Washington, for the past 10 is currently a territory manager for in the Soviet Union. Formally as at Christopfel, Stabler, and Co. of Weaver is a music teacher (just years, he returned to Whatcom signed to Novosibirsk State Univer Seattle and Bellevue. completed certification program at (continued on page 5) 4 4 r World War II 1989 when I was able to go on a one- Tears were not in the eyes of Es August 27 day field trip to Saaremaa. All very in tonians alone. Tallinn looks very much the same teresting, and we hope to print a as it did on my last visit earlier this cooperative journal article ... September 16 month (August 3-6 to arrange a re The news just came here to the With the euphoria over, the realities search trip to the island of Saaremaa Academy Building! Estonia is now of everyday life have reappeared. on the west coast, a visit denied on free and independent. This is a great Salaries are low, prices are high, com security grounds for more than a and historic moment! mon necessities are unavailable, there decade). By the time I arrived here (Schwartz interrupts the writing of are long lines everywhere. The ruble is yesterday, the Soviet Navy ships that his fax to join in the celebration.) still devalued at 30 to the U.S. dollar, had blockaded the harbor (during the The great and good news came just and Soviet army troops are everywhere abortive anti-Gorbachev coup) and the about noontime, spreading through the as before. In all of these things, noth troops that had occupied the city and Academy like wildfire. To celebrate, I ing has changed from the past, and Es airport were gone. invited (a group of friends) to the res tonians fear it will be several years taurant in the tourist hotel Viru. Once before things get better. it -ws! ■ August 28 f se - * T/T • ^ Oh^e There was a life-sized statue of vice typical of these Estonian res an Estonian Army and Estonians are Lenin in front of Communist head taurants. This was different. No waiters beginning to take over border guard sta quarters across the street from the were in sight. tions. Ships are flying the Estonian Academy of Science where I am work flag. New currency has been printed ing. It was taken down on August 23. (in the USA), called the Kroon. Only a All that marked the spot yesterday was stable, convertible currency can bring a pile of concrete rubble. Today, economic stability and prosperity. For workmen were clearing that up and ... at last the long term, there is the question of hauling it away. Marx Boulevard has dividing up land and privatizing large Looking into the kitchen, we could been renamed Sole Boulevard (a tradi industries. Graduate School Dean tional decorative brooch worn by Es see the waiters and cooks running tonian women). around with bottles of vodka and September 21 Maurice Schwartz was Government officials, scientists and hear the constant popping of cham I leave today for Helsinki and fly other public figures who belonged to pagne corks. Every once in a while engaged in geology home tomorrow to act like a dean the Communist Party have now left it someone in the kitchen would yell, again. As I go, a debate rages over research at Tallinn, the and no one cares because it was al “Long live Estonia!” and there who shall have Estonian citizenship, a ways necessary to belong only in order would be cheers. Finally, things set capital of Estonia, when matter that greatly affects the 40 per to move up professionally. However, tled down and we were served a fine cent of the population that is ethnic that Baltic nation achieved anyone who supported the coup is now dinner accompanied by our own Russian — some bom here and some being fired, including the former KGB share of vodka — seems all the cham independence September 6. arriving to work only last year. chief who said in a television inter pagne was gone by then. Many things have changed since I He shared his impressions view he would take any job offered to I am going to walk around town first came to this part of the world in with colleagues at Western him. and see what is going on. Everyone 1974. Then, people would not talk by fax messages, one of is happy and excited. It’s like New September 6 Year’s Eve in the middle of the day. about politics in their homes, at work, which he was writing when or in any public or private places they When I was here August 3-6, September 8 believed would be bugged. They would word of independence came. everyone still talked of independence only talk on the beach if they were out The big celebration came today. In a as being two or three years away. of sight of everybody else. But the huge amphitheater on the edge of the Then, with the rise and fall of the coup economic realities of everyday life city, nearly 75,000 people showed up (August 19-21), it looked as if it was have not changed and no one expects for an afternoon of song, speeches, here. The Estonian parliament declared that independence, by itself, will cause fireworks, prayers — and tears. It was independence on August 20 and the them to change rapidly. an overcast afternoon and, after Es Soviet parliament was scheduled to Nonetheless, the events I have wit tonian President Riiutel spoke, a take up the issue this past Monday nessed in these last few days have enor military band played the national an (September 2). Everyone was prepared mous meaning to the Estonian people. them as it began to rain. Tens of to celebrate, but nothing happened. A Cabinet Minister said it on television thousands of emotional voices in song Then we expected it each day and each and the people have picked it up as the are impressive, but near the end of the day nothing happened. phrase which sums up their feelings: anthem, the sun burst through in brilliant This past week, we all went to the is “World War II, at last, has ended.” land of Hiiuma. I have wanted to visit glory and, amid cheers, the anthem was ■'*A f the western islands off the Estonian sung again - at coast for 13 years but the region was twice the closed for military and security reasons volume and from the Second World War until zest. .. has ended resumS / Winter 1991-92 tern Fall 1991 A Publication of the Woodring College of Education Alumni Association Vol. 6, No. 1 '"^"1 g>^** - ^ ^*-.*-‘- - ‘*#V £^>r A view of Miller Hall and the Sky Viewing Obelisk from across Red Square. A Grand Experiment: Fall ’91 Seminar in Community College Education "Great!" "Well done." "Eye opening and enlight the fort. The balmy weather, beautiful beaches, and The tightly-scheduled program turned out to be ening." "All faculty should hear this." "Wonderful nautical activity around the point - from navy rather taxing, but participants overwhelmingly rated introduction to community colleges." These are but a submarines to sailing schooners and sea kayaks ~ all every topic on the program important enough to be few of the very positive comments recorded by contributed to a delightful atmosphere. included next year. Many also said the topics were participants attending the Fall *91 Seminar in Commu The 138 participants represented 22 slate important for all faculty, not just new faculty. Oppor nity College Education in Port Townsend, Washing community and technical colleges. Over 40% were tunities for informal participant interaction were ton, September 8-11. faculty who teach courses in technical and vocational facilitated through social hours and a beach barbecue. Sponsored by the Western Washington University fields. The smallest group (7%) was social studies Participants especially valued the oppcHtunity to get Woodring College of Education and endorsed by the faculty. The distribution of participants reflects, in acquainted and share ideas with faculty from their State Board for Community and Technical College part, recent hiring activity in the state’s community home institutions as well as faculty in the same Education and the Washington Association of Com and technical colleges which were merged into a discipline from other colleges. munity and Technical College Presidents, this seminar single system by the 1991 legislature. Participant evaluations and recommendations will was a "grand experiment" which developed into a The seminar curriculum was planned by an be considered by the advisory council at its November great success. advisory council for community college programs, The three-day seminar was designed to help new formed in fall 1990 by the Woodring College of and recendy-hired faculty in Washington State Education. Twenty-five informational sessions community and technical colleges better understand focused on seven general topics: With calls received already their professional roles. Indeed, over 60% of the • The challenge of teaching in the community for a repeat performance, it is participants were relatively new to their present college positions. But the program included so many topics of • History and organization of the community college likely that the Grand Experiment current interest it attracted registrants with a wide • College teaching, learning and evaluation will be repeated in 1992. range of instructional experience. • Professional issues The seminar was held at Fort WcH^den, a tum-of- • The quest for cultural pluralism on campus the-century military installation on the sandy spit • Faculty and student services: partnership for where the Strait of Juan de Fuca becomes Puget success meeting. With calls received already for a repeat Sound. Fort Wwden, along with Fort Casey and Fort • Current issues in community/technical college performance, it is likely that the Grand Experiment Ragler, was built between 1897-1911 to guard the education. will be rq)eated in 1992. We invite you to watch for cities located around Puget Sound. The Fort’s giant Approximately 50 professionals made presenta details. With data from the State Board for Commu cannons ultimately became obsolete, and the army left tions, singly or in groups, during the seminar. Nearly nity and Technical College Education predicting a in 1953. The site became a juvenile treatment center all were current community college faculty and staff, hiring rate of from 100-200 new faculty per year and then a state park and conference center. Today augmented by personnel from universities, high statewide for the next ten years, an important chal most people recognize Fort Worden as the location of schools, the State Board for Community and Techni lenge remains. Anyone interested in learning more the movie An Officer and a Gentleman. cal College Education, the Higher Education Coordi about Western’s community college faculty prepara Participants indicated that one of the high points nating Board and the State Office of the Attorney tion program may call (206) 647-6891 for more of the seminar was the beautiful Point Wilson site of General. information. ■ Cal Mathews E-1 PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PARENTING Guests "make it happen” on College of Education radio program Prescriptions for Parenting is a daily afternoon gram. "I rely on our community resource people like "Harriet came prepared with so many topics that show sponsored by the Woodring College of Educa my good friend Linda Smith, a reading expert from we barely skimmed the surface of most of them," said tion and KGMI-790 AM Radio in Bellingham. Georgia, to always offer good testimony for our Roe. ''Endangered Minds was the advertised topic, listeners," says Blackwell, EdAF faculty member. but it was clear that she has a sharp focus on education The months have flown by quickly for the School psychologist Alice Pohlman-Bradbeer of the reforms and a priority for long-term solutions rather Woodring College of Education's Prescriptions for Bellingham schools has been featured on a monthly than quick fixes." As with most guests on the pro Parenting daily call-in radio program. As of basis, and the Whatcom County Health Department gram, Spanel will be a repeat panelist. "I'd like to October 31,1991, co-hosts Bill Roe and Dr. Les has spearheaded several shows focusing on programs continue to report on progress of the Governor’s Blackwell and their occasional cohorts, Drs. Mark available to parents. Council on Education Reform and Funding," she Veljkov and Howard Evans, had completed 330 Bellingham mayor Tim Douglas, state represen offered at the end of her first program, promising a twenty-five minute programs aired live on KGMI at tative Harriet Spanel, and new Bellingham School December return date to coincide with the culmination 2:05 p.m. District superintendent Dr. Dale Kinsley have visited of the first round of hearings on teacher training the program for informal and informative discussions. reforms. "When Tim was on in April," relates Roe, Kinsley hadn't been on the job long when he College of Education staff member, "we initially had received a call from program producer Susan Pogreba- to remind KGMFs top-rated adult listening audience Lee, College of Education staff, to visit about the that he wasn't here to talk about potholes in the roads Bellingham schools. Positioned as it was, just before or the new sewage treatment plant." Douglas led a the beginning of the school year, Kinsley graciously lively discussion about programs for kids in Belling made time in his hectic schedule to discuss a number ham, including neighborhoods, parks and recreation, of issues, including the role of parents in the district. ■< S! the children's library, and innovative teenage pro "I'd like the focus of what I say to be on how parents ■'i grams like Night Moves. can participate in the schools," he said. Kinsley Night Moves is a twice-monthly Friday night discussed establishment of a parent's network placing youth gathering hosted at the Bellingham YMCA and volunteers in the classroom and parental input into supported by a coalition of the city, the school district, new district initiatives, including future bond issues. parks and recreation, and community agencies. Over Many other timely topics were covered, including 400 youth have been attending this 'open house' affair some personal impressions that Kinsley, former which turns the entire YMCA facility over to the superintendent for the Santa Cruz schools, had about V. teenagers in a drug-free, smoke-free, alcohol-free year-round schools, future bond issues, and the spate environment. "There are always things to do in of building additions and renovations which will take Les Blackwell (left) and Bill Roe in their Miller Hall studio Bellingham," said Douglas in response to a question place in Bellingham over the next decade. "With the The program has featured guests ranging from from Blackwell. "We'd like to be in the position of program coming just before school started we had to community experts to some "just plain folks" being proactive rather than reactive." warn parents not to call for the bus route numbers to discussing diverse topics. Open-phone shows are Representative Spanel made the short walk from Sehome or the name of their child's yet un-named occasionally held when no guest is available and, as her Sehome Hill home to campus in mid-September to second-grade teacher," commented Roe. "But we educators, the co-hosts focus on issues familiar to talk about a recent educational publication. Endan hopefully gave Dr. Kinsley another opportunity to be both teachers and parents of school-age children. gered Minds, by Jane Healy. "It talks about some of introduced to the Bellingham community." Those discussions, often with the participation of the learning theories we have heard about in more Prescriptions for Parenting producers continue KGMI host Gary Meyers, have ranged from longer depth, such as the development of learning, left braih / to se^ch for guests and topics. "It isn’t easy to fill a school years, school choice, and national education right brain teaching, and language development," said guest list for a daily program," says Blackwell. goals to national testing and standards, and the Phi Spanel. She also discussed some of the initiatives in "Susan and I spend time on the phone almost every Delta Kappan / Gallup polls on education. school reform which were a focus of the 1991 day of the week." If Resume readers have ideas for Many of the guests are "regulars" on the pro- legislative session. guests or topics, please call Roe at (206) 676-3969. ■ Design competition: a vehicle for integrating technology educ During the mid-eighties, They are essentially craft-oriented, teaching the that should be incorporated into every technology form teams compr a movement began in Wash tools, materials and processes of product fabrica education course that will distinguish it from ogy, and any other ington State to convert indus tion. Little change has occurred in the content of industrial arts. These include: creative design and technology teactei trial arts or "shop" programs these courses since the1950s, while 90% of the problem solving, computer applications, history assistance from otl to a new curriculum known as technological developments in use in the world and evolution of technology, social and environ must design and bi technology education. In the today have been introduced in the last 25 years. mental impacts of technology, technological only from the facu summer of 1990, the Office of Although students are developing some important systems, control systems, mechanisms, structures, scale and will be r the Superintendent of Public skills in industrial arts courses, the content is not a careers in technology and the use of mathematical Participating j Instruction in Olympia pub reflection of modem industry or technology since, and scientific principles in the solving of techno in a variety of arei lished the first technology at best, less than 10% of the course content is logical problems. engineering desigi education curriculum guide current. If we are going to prepare youth to cope Probably the best way to explaining technol the application of for Washington State. This with and understand technology in the future, ogy education is to describe a technology learning solving of an engi guide was developed at change is critical. activity currently being conducted through West potentially include Western. Technology education is an activity-oriented ern. You are probably aware of the recent success • alternative en The technology education movement did not program that develops proficiencies in technologi of the Viking XX solar car designed and built in • solar cell thee begin because there was anything inherently wrong cal design, problem-solving and decision-making the Technology Department’s Vehicle Design • optimizing of with industrial arts. However, the initial curriculum processes and demonstrates the impact of technol Institute. Now the department is sharing that • wiring solar { for industrial arts has its roots in the Russian Manual ogy on individuals, society and the environment. success, learning and excitement with the second • otcapsulatinj Arts and Swedish Sloyd movements of the latter 19th The content possibilities are extensive. In Wash ary students in Washington. Western is sponsoring . calculating th century. The core courses in the Sloyd programs were ington, these are organized into five different a secondary schools solar vehicle design competi • convosion oi woods, metals and drafting, still the core of industrial clusters: introduction to technology, physical tion in cooperation with the Washington Technol • D.C. circuits arts today. During the 1930s, '40s and '50s, machine technologies, information technologies, power and ogy Education Association. This activity is a two- • conductor siz tool instruction was added and auto shop, electronics, energy technologies, and bio-technologies. part competiticMi: solar-pow^ed boats for junior • soldering, brt power, and plastics were added to some programs TTie content focus is not so much on know high students and solar-powa-ed cars for high • weadterproof with varying degrees of success. The most successful ledge of facts (since the total information available school students. • stiffness in lij addition in terms of student refuse has been auto will double twice while a student is in high school), In this contest, students will be confronted • useofeompo shop and it is still a part of many programs. but m procmes primarily centered around with real-world applications of technological • bonding and i Few, if any, of these programs have been information management and critical thinking. concepts and principles through an engineering • disidacement subjected to systematic revision regarding content However, there are basic concepts of technology design problem. StiKlents will be encouraged to • wetted surfac E-2 FACES: Faculty Profiles Educational Curriculum and Instruction Association for Childhood Education International and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. She has also served as the regional representative and lat national treasurer for the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators. aid Suzanne L. Krogti celebrates first year Among her hobbies, past and i»esent, have been the piano, organ, and French y horn. Krogh used to run long distances and has completed a marathon, but currently ition as new faculty and EdCI chair prefers long walks for her exercise. As a person who readily admits to a love of travel, Dr. Suzanne L. Krogh joined the faculty of Western Washington University’s sr she says that her idea of a good time is to "...be alone and lost in a small town where no Woodring College of Education as professor and chair of the Department of Educa one speaks English." She most recently experienced this last summer when she tional Curriculum and Instruction effective fall quarter 1990. ”I am absolutely de traveled to Czechoslovakia to visit her son. "Interestingly," she reports, "people lighted to be associated with the Woodring College and Western,” Krogh said at the automatically assumed that if I couldn't speak Czech I could certainly speak German." culmination of her first year. So, upon her return, Krogh purchased a beginning German book, which she says Since 1984, Krpgh had been an associate professor of early childhood in instruc i illustrates another hoN>y, the study of foreign languages. She admits, however, that it's ition tion and curriculum at the University of Florida. She joined the Florida faculty as an "...usually just long enough to be able to l»'eak the code. Then I get bored and start on assistant professor in 1979. Krogh was visiting professor at the University of British another one." Columbia in 1987 and an assistant professor of early childhood education at Southern A Pi Lambda Theta member, Krogh is featured in "Who's Who in American Oregon State College from 1976-78. She recalls, Education." ■ ”I first visited the WWU campus in 1987 with my son. It was a Saturday and we just stopped by as Educational Administration and Foundations tourists. Somehow we started asking people about the College of Education and received favorable Violet M. Malone begins 1991-92 year comments from everyone. At that time, I was living in Florida and knew next to nothing about new EdAF chair and professor WWU. What I saw and heard that day really Dr. Violet Marie Malone has joined the faculty of Western Washington impressed me.” University’s Woodring College of Education as professor and chair of the Department In 1989 she supervised student teachers and of Educational Administration and Foundations taught social studies methods for a pilot overseas effective fall quarter 1991. Malone, 56, replaces program in Barcelona, Spain. Krogh has also previous chair Les Blackwell, whose term ended at taught in public and private elementary schools. the conclusion of spring quarter 1991. She spent a year’s sabbatical in 1987-88 teaching Malone has been professor and specialist in second grade at Benjamin Franklin International adult and extension education in the College of School in Barcelona. Agriculture at the University of Illinois at Urbana- While in Florida, Krogh served ten years as liaison for early childhood education Champaign (UIUC) since 1977. In this position she for the state of Rorida and the University of Florida and two years as a consultant to was responsible for the staff development and Coronet/MTI Film and Video. training of the Cooperative Extension Services staff Krogh, 53, is an author of books, numerous articles, reviews and papers on early throughout the state of Illinois, and she gave childhood education. Her most recent book. The Integrated Early Childhood Curricu leadership to the graduate degree program in lum, was published in 1990 by McGraw Hill in New York. She has also been working extension education. She joined the University of on the research project ’’Moral Reasoning in Early Childhood-Elementary Education Illinois faculty in 1972 as assistant professor and Majors” for the University of Rorida. specialist. Dr. Violet Malone Krogh earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 1959 and Prior to that, Malone was an elementary school went on to receive a master’s degree in education from the University of Maryland in teacher and adult basic education instructor in the Chicago Pliblic Schools for sev6ii 1975. She earned a doctorate from the University of Oregon in 1979. years. She was named teacher of the year by the local PTA. She was appointed director ”Dr. Krogh emerged as the top choice among a list of excellent national finalists,” of adult guidance services in the Cook County, Illinois, school system and later became said Lawrence W. Marrs, dean of the Woodring College of Education. ”I was and the director of admissions at Chicago’s Kennedy-King Community College. During this continue to be enthusiastic about her vision for the teacher education program and her time she served on the State Board of Education for Corrections and as a consultant to leadership as we expand to new degree and certification offerings.” the State Vocational Education Unit. She also served as a board member for the United Krogh is active in several professional and scholarly organizations including the Way of Illinois. Malone is the academic editor for a textbook series for adults published by Scott Foresman Publishing Co., a chapter author in the Adult Education Handbook on Agricultural Extension and in the University of Guelph Handbook on Extension ogy education activities Education. In addition she has given leadership to the development of train-the-trainers manuals for various groups and associations. form teams comprised of math, science, technol • control surfaces (rudders) and steering design In her role as adult and extension specialist at the UIUC, Malone was actively ogy, and any other interested students. The • propeller design involved in a variety of international programs. She served on agriculture sector design technology teacher will act as the advisor with • alternate forms of propulsion teams in the Caribbean, Pakistan and Kenya where she specialized in training, commu assistance from other interested faculty. Students • gear ratios and motor matching nication, extension management and gender-related program issues. She has conducted must design and build the vehicles with advice • chassis and suspension design several international train the trainer” short courses; and she has been the lead instruc only firom the faculty. The vehicles will be 1 /6th • aerodynamics tor using an experiential learning process for training and train-the-trainer programs in scale and will be radio controlled. The more traditional activities of industrial arts extension, water resource management and farmer group commodity association Participating students will receive experience still play a role. The vehicles need to be built, and development in Jordan, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Pakistan, Canada and the Caribbean. ”My in a variety of areas such as the team approach to for this part of the competition the tools and view of life is expanded by these international experiences in a very positive way” she engineering design or concurrent engineering and processes which have been the strength of indus said. ”My teaching has been affected. I’m more tolerant, but also more pointed, more the application of math and science concepts in the trial arts are still important, although some of the focused on what are real, practical uses of knowledge.” solving of an engineering problem. Items covered materials may be radically different. The real Malone holds an undergraduate degree in elementary education from Northeastern potentially include; strength of technology education is its ability to Illinois State University, a graduate degree in guidance and counseling from Chicago • alternative energy systems provide integrative experiences. State University, and one in adult education from the University of Chicago. Her Ph.D. • solar cell theory Technical expertise for the event will be from Florida State University is in adult education with work in anthrojx)logy and • optimizing of solar devices furnished to teams through two workshops con social psychology. She is the former president of the Adult Education Association of • wiring solar panels ducted at Western, a newsletter and through the United States and chairperson of the National Coalition for Literacy. • enci^ulating solar cells technical briefs. EJr. Mike Seal, director of the Malone currently serves on the Council of Education for the American Veterinary • calculating the sun's angle for a specific day Vehicle Research Institute and designer of Viking Medical Association. She is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in • convCTsionofenergy to power XX, Dr. Bob Raudebaugh, director of the Technol American Women. • D.C. circuits and R.C. servo motors ogy Education program, and Professor Kathleen When Malone is not being an adult educator or traveling internationally, she plays • conductor sizing Kitto, faculty in manufacturing engineering ”at” the organ and guitar—hoping for an audition to play guitar chords at a "rock” • soldering, brazing, and welding technology and expert in automated systems, will mass. ”I really wish someone thought I was good enough to play in public,” she • weatherproofing of electrical comptmenis . , coordinate the event and provide assistance. commented wistfully. ’’But I’m not” She does a little white-water rafting and Sumi-e • sti^ess in light weight structures Western students involved in the Viking XX and painting. A Colorado reviewer of her first painting identified the quality sections before • use of conposite materials XI projects will be providing support and addi announcing that the rest looked ’’like chicken-pox.” She is a Sherlock Holmes, Agatha • bonding and die use of mechanical fasteners tional technical assistance in workshops being Christie, ’’Matlock,” and Perry Mason fan. Her favorite writers include Nikki ■ disidaceraent and weight-balance calculations planned for Bellingham, Spokane and Seattle in Giovanni, Sidney Sheldon and the late Dr. Seuss. She and her companion, W. M. • wetted surface and hydrodynamics February of 1992. H Witkh*ipfromBobRaudd>ai^h Redditt, live on Samish Way in Bellingham. ■ E-3 Adventures in summer education can be enriching Parents can send their kids to college without Rora says that he has had many rewarding activities that build social skills and stimulate peer having secured a huge savings account or filling out experiences teaching Adventures. One outstanding friendships. endless application forms. The only hitch is—your experience which he characterizes as "the most Debbie Young, Adventures coordinator, exudes child must be between the ages of nine and sixteen marvelous sensation," was discovering that two enthusiasm for the program. "It's wonderful seeing (approximately), have a strong enthusiasm for outstanding lead students learning, and think it's a "rad" idea to spend a week at in his WWU program camp. were past Adventures 1 Each summer since 1982, young people in grades participants. They had 1 4-12 have come to Western Washington University to chosen Adventures for attend the Adventures in Science and Arts academic fun, but they chose to enrichment program. That may sound like a pretty attend Western because serious title for a summer camp—and it is. they knew what and with Kids who come to Adventures are motivated by whom they wanted to learning. Top-notch instructors, many of whom are study. Rora feels the WWU faculty, guide students into the fascinating Adventures program gave worlds of the arts and humanities, computers, technol these students the ogy, science and nature. Workshop content is care "broader scope" that fully structured to encourage academic curiosity, enabled them to select a creativity and communication. field of study for their Although the program emphasis is on academics, college major. kids that come to Adventures will tell you it’s a lot of Scott Babcock, fun. Classroom activities are designed for student WWU geology faculty interaction and hands-on learning. and Adventures instructor, "The most precious gift students have is to be echoes Rora's curious and to have the ability to learn on their own," enthusiasm for the Adventures students and faculty on Samish Bay / UEP photo says marine biology instructor Jerry Rora. "Learning success of the Adventures expands awareness of what's around us in this world, program. "Adventures instructors get to choose their these students' love for learning and being an instru and programs such as Adventures broaden aware favorite subject for developing a class, and students mental part of providing a program where young ness." get to choose their favorite subject to study for the people can immerse themselves in the process of Rora is quick to point out that the program gives week. The blend of the two is the foundation of a learning in the company of peers who share their instructors the rare opportunity to teach students who truly stimulating and enriching educational experi interest and enthusiasm." Young thoughtfully adds, are unusually enthusiastic and eager to learn. This ence for both student and teacher." "Students get frustrated when they are limited to an creates a teaching dynamic that is collaborative and The educational emphasis of the Adventures hour a day in the traditional classroom setting. In cooperative. program is complemented by a social emphasis. In an Adventures, students are spending six hours a day Students in Rora's field-oriented workshop effort to round out a student's "college experience," focused on a subject they're interested in, with an explore marine life in its domain rather than through a students who attend Adventures have the option of opportunity to get a meaningful response to their text book. Daily lesson plans are by necessity very participating in the residential program. This affords discoveries and questions." flexible, depending on the tides and what is uncovered students a sense of what it's like to live at college. A program catalog will be available in early at the moment. Rora notes that self-motivated Residential staff live*in the residence hall with the spring. Anyone intersted in receiving a catalog or learners often get bored in the typical educational students and provide supervision and guidance finding out more about the program can write to process. The learning style promoted by Adventures appropriate for each age group. Staff members are University Extended Programs, Old Main 400, helps satisfy these students' enormous curiosity to carefully trained to offer a safe environment, develop Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA learn new things. a student's sense of responsibility, and to coordinate 98225-9042, or call (206) 676-3320. H Lois Longwood Port Angeles Center completes its first year Seattle human services After a busy and successful first year, the Ironhill, director of the West End Mental Health Center program installs honorary Woodring College of Education Human Services in Forks, teaches developmental psychology and Program is alive and well in Port Angeles. The Port applied social research. Recently retired from the society chapter Angeles Center was tKxn after Peninsula University of Alaska, Dr. Norma Forbes of Port Western Washington University's human College President Paul Comaby and Townsend will teach program funding and services program based at the WWU Seattle Urban WWU President Kenneth Mortimer a special short course titled "Televi Center installed a new chapter of the national signed a formal agreement in the sion: Its Impact on Value Develop honorary society Alpha Delta Omega spring of 1990. Housed at ment" Marijo Olson, the adminis on Wednesday, October 9. The Peninsula College, the program trate of the Port Angeles ceremony took place in the wir qtIT WIM in human services provides Community Services Office of Plymouth room of the Mayflower junior and senior level courses the Department of Social and Park Hotel in Seattle as part of smle- Utim Cawr fOT students entering the Health Services, holds master's the national conference of the program with either an Associ WESTERN and Juris Doctor degrees. She National Organization of Human ate in Arts degree or the WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY will teach in the areas of Service Education. equivalent. !Port Singetes Center counseling and guidance. The WWU Seattle Urban Center, located on the Program director Hunter "There will be tremendous Seattle Central Community College campus, offers a Nickell reports there are now 42 opportunities for our students to program leading to a bachelor of arts in human full-time students in the program, and become employed following gradua services, as well as programs leading to teacher or interest in the program is building. tion," according to Nickell. "A great principal certification and a master's degree in Identifying and hiring adjunct faculty from number of people in this area have been education. The center is a unit of the Woodring the community has been one of the program's 'dislocated* from their livelihoods as a result of the College of Education. highlights. "We currently have five instructors on restrictions placed on logging. Career opportunities in Larry Taylor, number of WWU's Board of staff, four with Ph.D. degrees and another with a Juris the helping professions is a growth industry in Clallam Trustees since 198S and a 1972 WWU graduate, Doctor," Nickell reports. "We have an incredibly and Jefferson counties.” officiated at the installation. Taylor was the guest powerful faculty. In addition to having top-iK>tch Nickell is optimistic and encouraged by what has speaker and one of the first honorary members, with credentials, these people are practicing human happened to date with the jM'Ogram. "There appear on Seattle Central Community College President Charles services piofessicxials." the horizon many opportunities for us to be truly Mitchell and Larry Marrs, dean of the Woodring The five members of the adjunct faculty teach in innovative in delivering upper-division courses in an College of Education. About 25 student members a wide variety of human service fields. Dr. Penny area where, until we came along, none were available," also attended. Harrick of Port Townsend teaches second year core he states. Student members are selected on the basis of and supervises second year students in their intern Persons interested in learning more about the academic accomplishment and grade point average. - ships. Dr. Mike McBride, a psychotherapist from program in Port Angeles may contact Nickell at (206) The chapter, called the Theta Chapter, is the society's Sequim, teaches the counseling track. Dr. Steven 452-9277, ex. 307. eleventh in the nation. ■ E-4 ------The church has grown from 19 to ’84 — Joseph Havlin, CPA, has 700 in less than two years. joined Larson, Gross & Associates, Distinguished Alumnus Award ’83 — Sandra Lee Redshaw mar as manager ... John C. Popowski Roll call completed his MBA at City Univer ried John J. Toomb in June. She is Nominations are being accepted through January 30, for the 1992 Dis sity of Bellevue in June 1989 and (continued from page 4) the business management general tinguished Alumnus Award, one of the highest honors Western can married S. Annette Goings, May Kellogg Sales Co. in Onalaska, administrator for The Boeing Co. bestow upon a graduate. ... Patsy Manion, a CPA, has been 1990. They are now living in Wisconsin ... Ralph (Skip) Stover Nominees are screened by a committee composed of WWU Alumni hired by Office Systems Northwest Munich, Germany, where he is joins the Chelan County District Board members, a faculty representative and an administrator. in Mt. Vernon as controller ... employed with Dornier Luftfahrt Court as an adult probation officer Nominations should be based upon a lifetime of achievement in a par Dave Chappell joins the Juvenile GmbH. after working 11 years as a juvenile ticular field or toward humanity in general. Nominees must have Justice Advisory Committee as one ’85 — Lynann (Bradbury) Mar- probation counselor for Grant graduated from Western or from one of its predecessor institutions. cellis has been promoted to Senior County. of some 20 advisers to Gov. Booth Gardner. He is also a reserve of Account Executive in the Seattle of Nomination materials should include a current resume or vitae, letters ’82 — Dan Craig is the new store ficer with the Centralia Police fice of Hill and Knowlton, Inc., an of support, and documents, news clippings or other supporting manager for the Yakima Nordstrom Department and a Pro-Act Officer international public relations firm material. All nominations must be received by the Alumni Office no department store ... Terry Baxter for the County Unified Narcotics ... David Laush joined the staff of later than 5 p.m. Thursday, January 30. is a pastor’s assistant at Grand Junc Enforcement Team. tion Baptist Church in Colorado. (continued on page 6) From the Foundation Western Foundation Board of Directors death, at which time it will become an 1991-92 endowment for the Friends of Bearnice Steven P. Adelstein Skeen Fund. Cheryll Blair Blythe Busch A gift of $50,000 from Miriam Snow James W. Caldwell Mathes established The Edward Tilden Curtis J. Dairymple Mathes Endowment which will fund an Lynda M. Goodrich Ann Gossage nual scholarships for students planning to Donald E. Haggen teach in the Humanities field. Mrs. F. Murray (Red) Haskell Mathes, a professor emeritus of educa- Marked Kaiser tm'in J. LeCocq ^ tion, is the daughter-in-law of the late SMART participants thank the Toyota USA Foundation for its $59,500 gift to the Summer Gragg Miller WWU President. Motivation and Academic Residential Training program which annually brings more than Robert L. Monahan 180potential teen dropouts to campus. Toyota*s contribution is being used to enhance the Gary J. Nelson An anonymous gift of $10,000 will Paul W. Oves fund the Wilson Library Child Develop math and science components of the program. , Richard A. (Dick) Pedersen ment Associate Archives, early childhood Milton Schayes Charles Self education reference materials available to Lifelong Friendship David R. Syre scholars nationwide. James F. _ WelH: /j -ij 4 Mark W. Wolken ' ' ■■‘'-^4^ J. Prompts $20,000 ^ Frank (Moose) Zurline Corporations/Foundations Fund Variety of Special Programs Scholarship Gift i ExMark Officio S. Aaserud Members U.S. Bank has pledged $10,000 a year A lifelong friendship prompted Bea Craig Cole for the next five years to support ethnic Nelson’s gift to Western. Albert J. Froderberg Mrs. Nelson recently provided Chuck Lewarne minority scholarships. A grant of Kenneth P. Mortimer $25,000 for development of Viking XXI, $20,000 to the James Michael Haskell Jean C. Rahn a experimental vehicle powered by solar Memorial Scholarship Endowment energy and compressed natural gas, has fund, established last year by F. Mur Gifts of $388,500 for Education come from Puget Power. ray (Red) and Betty Haskell in Four gifts have enhanced Western’s Western’s Speech and Hearing Clinic memory of their son. The Haskell En teacher education programs. has received a Cadwell auditory nerve dowment funds four-year tuition-and- Dean Emeritus of the college which signal averager used to evaluate the hear books scholarships for students bears his name, Paul Woodring, provided ing of very young children. Purchase was demonstrating both financial need and $250,000 which, upon his death, will be made possible through grants of $12,000 exceptional academic merit. The Has used to endow the Woodring Scholarship each from MD-19 Lions Hearing Foun kell Scholarships are among the most for outstanding education majors he and dation and the St. Lukes Foundation prestigious awarded by the University. his wife established in 1983. and $5,375 in support from the manufac “To me. Red and Betty are very im Bearnice Skeen, professor emeritus of turer, Cadwell Laboratories of Ken portant people,” she says. “My hus education, gave $78,500 to the fund newick, WA. band and Red were best friends for 30 which was established upon her retirement In addition, St. Lukes Foundation has years or more.” by her colleagues and students as a lasting provided a $14,500 grant to Western’s Her husband was Robert G. Nelson, tribute for her contributions to education. Counseling and Health Service program owner of Nelson Construction Com Bea Nelson pany in Ferndale. Over the years. Nel Her gift will remain in trust until her for computing and typesetting equipment. According to Jean Rahn, executive son Construction carried out projects at director of The Western Foundation, Western, remodeling Old Main and the first Haskell Scholarships were building a couple of residence halls awarded this fall. Presidents Club Grows Rapidly and the commissary. '' Last year, more than 90 percent of Western’s $3.1 million in private sup “WeVe lived in Whatcom County all port came from Presidents Club members who exhibit “exceptional commit our lives,” Bea, a former nurse, recalls. Note: Year-End ment to the University and an understanding of the importance of public- “Bob was from Ferndale, and I grew up GivingTax Benefits private partnerships in higher education today,” according to Richard A, near Lynden where my father, William Alumni and friends planning gifts to Pedersen, vice president of the Western Foundation Board of Directors. Vaughn, was a dairy farmer. Although Bob has passed away,” Bea says, “we the Foundation are reminded that those Pedersen, senior vice president and manager of Dain Bosworth, Inc. in Bellin wanted to give something back to the postmarked by December 31 offer gham, is chairing the effort to increase Presidents Club membership which stood community — something permanent. I 1991 tax benefits. Your contribution at 230 alumni, friends, corporations and foundations as of November 15. Mem also wanted to do something personal for will be channeled to your interest area bers, all of whom have provided major gifts, enjoy a close relationship with the Red and Betty, and we’d been involved — scholarships, an academic dis University through special recognition and invitations to campus activities. with Western through the years. cipline, the library, athletics or the area Their contributions have enhanced academic excellence, Pedersen says, “I didn’t know I could add to the Has of greatest need if you desire to place citing examples of contributions for scholarships, faculty enrichment, awards kell Fund,” she continues, “but when I no restrictions upon it. Donors consider for teaching and research, performing arts productions and community service found out I could, it was exactly what I ing gifts of appreciated securities or activities. Information about Presidents Club membership can be obtained wanted to do. It was both as a personal real estate are encouraged to call Jean through the Foundation, (206) 676-3027. tribute to the Haskells and something we Rahn, Executive Director, for addition could do for young people.” al information (206) 676-3027. resume / Winter 1991-92 Diane Flynn is the new president 29 in Ocean Shores. Michele is a manager for the national touring ley married Amy K. Loop (’91) in of the Sequim Education Associa community educator at Mt. Baker company of The Phantom of the a June ceremony. She is employed Roll Call tion and is an 8th grade English Planned Parenthood and John is as Opera playing at the John F. Ken with the Mukilteo School District teacher in the district... Guy sistant athletic director of Boys and nedy Center for the Performing and he is employed by Anvil Corp. (continued from page 5) Thomas married Rosemary Girls Club of Whatcom County. Arts in Washington, D.C. ... Kris The couple lives in Everett... Daszkiewicz in a ceremony held ’88 — Rochelle R. Johnson mar tine Huling wed Eric Herrmann Tracy Miller has been hired by the the Bellevue office of Kaldveer As aboard the Skansonia Ferry in Seat ried Kenneth J. Ptacek July 20 in June 30 in Issaquah and is Arlington Christian School as a sociates, Inc., a geotechnical and en tle. Guy is an educator with the Bel Lynnwood and is employed by employed by Abbott Research in French teacher. She has worked for vironmental consulting firm. levue School District and Allstate Insurance Co... Christina Bothell ... Marine Pfc. Scarlet the past five years in management ’86 — Kitty Sharkey married Rosemary is an attorney. M. Comer and Donald E. War- Starkey was meritoriously for Haggen Foods Inc. ... Linda A. Darold Thomas August 25 in Halverson and Richard W. ’87 — Donald C. Totten III and field wed May 4 in Elma. She is a promoted to her present rank upon Snohomish. Kitty is currently work Deborah A. Dorton (’88) were budget supervisor with Pay graduation from recruit training at Oliveira (’91) were married June 22 in Des Moines and will live in ing at Continental Printing in Seat married June 22 in Redmond. The ’N’Save and the couple lives in the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at tle ... Alexander Pahl McAdam Federal Way ... Lars Mellander bride is a chemist at PNIL and the West Seattle. Parris Island, South Carolina. and Dr. Colleen Tracy were mar performed a concert in September groom is a computer analyst for the ’89 — Mahlon E. Krause married ’90 — Marine 2nd Lt. Jon D. ried August 3 in Edmonds. He at the Allied Arts Gallery in Bellin The Boeing Co. ... Michele Weber Janice C. Park July 26 in Rock Rabine recently graduated from works as a manufacturing engineer gham. The program featured songs and John J. Ely (’88) married June ville, Maryland, and is stage The Basic School. ... Craig B. Kel for The Boeing Co. in Everett... in English, French, German and Planes... Alaska Airlines Captain Christy Gomes was trained to handle just about everything except what happened to her early this year, an event that was in newspapers and on the airwaves around the country. A male passenger demanded to get off her Phoenix-Seattle flight be cause he didn’t want to fly with a woman pilot. At first, she thought it was a joke. She was used to good-natured ribbing and com ments; only about 20 of her company’s 850 pilots are women. “No one gets on the plane and has no reaction,” she says with a quick smile. But this was different. Gomes made arrangements for the man to leave Fligjit 603, which was pos^ for takeoff, and paused to consider how to ex and avoided inconveniencing everyone of them booed. plain the delay to her other passengers. else, so he deserved what he would get. After a 10-minute delay. Gomes lifted Her training told her to avoid embarrassing The passengers, including the Cougar off and piloted the plane to a safe and the man. But, she decided, he could have (WSU) and Husky (UW) men’s basket uneventful landing, just like she had asked about the sex of the pilot in advance ball teams, murmured in disbelief. Some hundreds and hundreds of times before. Story continued on next page... Three from Western explore sky Boats... sea water using the knife-like edges of its twin hulls, consuming less fuel. With a sun 90-horsepower engine, the boat bums about three and half gallons per hour, and spirit compared to eight or more gallons per hour used by conventional powerboats. An avid boater himself, Graf was in spired to create the Glacier Bay 24 in 1988 Feature by after being tossed to and fro during a fishing Carole Wiedmeyer trip in rough waters with his father in a con ventional boat “This is crazy,” he told himself “It The fact that Larry Graf has degree in industrial technology. doesn’t have to be this way. There has to be launched a successful business building and “Western has affected my whole out an engineering solutioiL” He began devising marketing a fuel-efficient, smooth-riding look,” the 34-year-old entrepreneur says. the design while chief engineer for Pteoor, sport boat doesn’t surprise Qyde Hackler. He espedally credits Dr. Midiael Seal, Inc., an exercise equipment manufacturer, and The WWU tedinology piofe^r remem Vehicle Research Institute (VRI) director, credits retired Boeing naval architect Ross bers the student Graf weU. for teaching him to find creative solutions Hatte for helping him refine the ooncq)t “You could tell right away he was the while working on Viking cars V and VI. The 24-foot, 8-indi cruiser is designed entrepreneurial type,” Hackler says. “He “(Seal’s) attitude was, ‘If it hasn’t been for fishing, water skiing, and other recrea own^ a Seattle Times distributoiship and done before, great’ We just went out and tional uses. It can sleep four (two in the was a paper boy fiom way bade In high did it” cabin and two on convertable seats on sdKX)l, he had a small business on the side Tme to VRI tradition, Grafs Glacier Bay deck). It also has a “head,” sink, ice box, designing and building wood-burning 24 powerboat boasts a first-of-a-kind design and roomy storage area. Boat, motor and fireplaces. He really knew how to get things that incorporates fiiel-effidency and trailer retail for around $30,000. Orders in done.” aerodynamics. Its high-speed displacement the Northwest are brisk, Graf reports, and he Graf found kindred ^irils at Western’s hull (HDH) resembles the double-hull of a is expanding his marketing efforts. Technology Department, where he had many catamaran. Unlike standard powerboats, For more irrformation — or just to say hands-on opportunities to solve problems. He which bum energy to rise above the water’s hello — call Graf in Snohomish, WA graduated in 1980 with a bachelor of sdenoe surfece, the Glader Bay slices through the (206) 486-3175. resume / Winter 1991-92 Italian and several operatic arias ... by the Lake Chelan School District Theresa Agnes Tromp Lonnquist, the age of 74. He received his gham resident, passed away August Kurt A. McNett and Karin P. Os as a middle school math teacher ... who graduated from The Normal bachelor’s degree from Western in 17 at the age of 52. He was a 1964 wald (’91) were married July 28 in Lisa A. Schaefer married Paul J. School in 1916, died in Newport, 1941 and Masters in 1953. He graduate and taught at Washington Kent. Karin is an elementary Bruns June 15 in Mt. Vernon. Rhode Island. After receiving her began his teaching career in the High School in Everett. school teacher and Kurt is a teaching certificate, Mrs. Lonnquist Marysville School District. He later Byron E. Haglund, Retired busi copywriter for Product Develop taught in the one-room Fairview taught in the Burlington-Edison ness professor 73, died at his ment Systems. in School in Lynden. She also taught School District and was principal of Bellingham home June 26. Born in ’91 — Susan Reynolds and Angela returning WWI soldiers high school Big Lake Elementary School. He Minneapolis, he taught at Western Renecker are co-winners in the un equivalency subjects in Wyoming. In retired in 1979 as Sedro-Woolley from 1956-82, serving as account dergraduate category of the national memoriam 1921, she hiked across the United High School librarian. ing department chairman from ‘‘White Rose Award” for their States to attend Columbia University William H. Cook Sr. died August 1976-79. Following his retirement, senior research papers on aspects of Mary Frances Herrold, a 1910 Bel in New York, where she earned a 27 in Mt. Vernon. He received a lingham Normal School graduate, he wrote, edited and published the German resistance to Hitler master of art’s degree in philosophy. bachelor’s degree in industrial arts books and articles on economics. ... Laura McGrath married Kevin died August 27 at the age of 102. She also taught high school in New in 1966, graduating the same year After receiving her education degree, During World War II, he served in A. Carr July 24 in Stanwood and is Zealand, Australia, Africa, Madagas with his daughter, Jacqueline Cook she taught in Bellingham until 1915 the U.S. Coast Guard., receiving employed as a support enforcement car, Java, Sumatra and Zanzibar. Bechtel. Mr. Cook worked for The when she married Arthur Herrold. numerous commendations for officer for the state of Washington Benton T. “Ben” Helm passed Boeing Co. and the Seattle Times. They moved to LaConner in 1939. bravery. ... Angie Coleman has been hired away August 26 in Mt. Vernon at Wayne A. Barsness, former Bellin Gomes, 38, couldn’t imagine doing Back at Western during her senior anything but flying for a living. year, she tried to fly but found she didn’t But it’s not exactly the kind of work have the time or the money. So she she expected to get into when she en dropped a year’s worth of pre-med cour and Automobiles rolled at Western in 1976 as a marine biol ses in order to get on with flying. ogy major. And, if early childhood begin After graduating, she stayed at Western nings are any indication, the last place she as a resident director in Mathes Hall for a should be now is in the cockpit. year, flying in her spare time. That wasn’t For a senior airline captain and ac working fast enough, so she took out a complished aerobatic flying competitor, loan and earned her commercial, instru hers was an inauspicious beginning. As a ment, flight instructor’s and instrument child, Gomes couldn’t even ride in a car flight instructor’s ratings simultaneously. without getting sick. Accompanying her Soon, she landed her first job in aviation Air Force pilot father in transport planes as a full-time flight instructor in Renton, around South America failed to instill a determined eventually to become an air love of flying in her. line pilot. Fortunately, she outgrew motion sick She reached that goal nine years ago, ness and, as a teenager, she learned to after working seven days a week, 16 hours love amusement park rides. a day, for two and a half years. She flew Years later, she left college after one as a charter, air taxi, and feally, corporate year to get married, then divorced, and pilot before Alaska Airlines hired her. found herself working in dead-end jobs to After she was promoted to captain, support herself. four years ago, she bought her first Paralyzed from just below the was left with limited function in his “I’d been through working as a aerobatic plane, a two-seater Christen shoulders 42 years ago. Dale Bockstad- shoulders, enough to move his arms. waitress and doing all those menial kinds Eagle, aow worth $60,000. She’s since ter wanted physical therapy but was con Had the break occurred an eighth of an of jobs and trying the homemaker busi won awards in aerobatic competition and sidered “beyond help.” So he told offi inch higher on his spinal cord, he ness, and that wasn’t me,” Gomes says. acquired a peppy, 200-horse one-seater cials at the county hospital where he lay wouldn’t be able to use his arms at all. “So I was going to go make something rebuilt Pitts S-1 biplane worth $35,000. Its motionless for years: “I’ll quit eating if I He spent several years after the acci out of myself.” propellers get louder the faster she goes, don’t get therapy.” Things finally began dent in a county hospital. After his threat After earning a two-year degree at to the dismay of airport neighbors. to move, he recalls. to starve himself, he was transferred to a Spokane Falls College, she decided to go “If I used full power on my airplane,” The same determination he showed nursing home where he was taught to use to Western to study marine biology, she says, “I’d sound like the world’s big then earned Bockstadter, 61, a his shoulder muscles to move his arms, taking pre-med courses just in case she gest bumblebee, just screaming up there.” bachelor’s degree in industrial technol and was fitted with his first set of pros- decided to go into medicine. She excelled Aerobatics “is the only kind of flying ogy in June after three decades of effort. theses for his hands. They functioned as academically and loved living in Sigma where you really get to experience the Unable to go to school, he began with fingers, enabling him to pick up small ob HaU, despite doubts about fitting in as an feel of flight,” she says while sipping a correspondence courses. Then a sym jects. He practiced putting pegs in holes in older student She worked as a resident ad Coke in the Prop Stop Clafe at the Ar pathetic new director at his Bellingham an “idiot board,” and worked his way up visor and took scuba diving lessons. She lington Aiiport between maneuvers. “In nursing home found him transportation to printing letters and doing mosaic tile loved animals, the ocean, and school. an airliner, the whole idea is to make it to community college where he earned projects. Then something happened that changed feel like you’re not flying. But I like to an associate’s degree. Tlie transformation from “idiot all her plans. During the summer between really fly, to experience all the airplane’s Finally, at Western, there was a boost board” to computer has been slow, and her junior and senior years — the night capabilities.” from computers and the then-new com the process sporadic. before she was to leave for a summer job She now competes in the advanced puter-aided drafting (CAD) software. Bockstadter’s biggest .obstacle was seUing encyclopedias door-to-door in Mis category, which involves maneuvers like But there was also other assistance: im not his disabling condition. souri — her scuba-diving instructor took outside loops that try to drive the pilot out proved physical therapy techniques, spe It was transportation. her for the ride of her life. He had just got of the airplane at about four-times the cialized transportation, better access on His first motorized wheelchair, given ten his private pilot’s license, and took force of gravity. Gomes stresses that campus for the disabled, and people who to him as a Christmas present in 1963, Gomes up for a sunset cruise over the San aerobatic pilots are not stunt pilots, who cared. increased his mobility. But until special Juan Islands. sometimes endanger themselves and the Cheering him at commencement were ized transportation became avaflable, he In Joplin, Missouri, she took the first public while showing off. fellow students who took notes for him, used to spend up to 18 months inside the step toward her ultimate career, quitting “I don’t like it when I get scared,” she met him and put him back on the What nursing home. the sales job and becoming a cocktail says. “I like it when everything just clicks com County special transportation van, He began his progress toward a de waitress at night so she could take flying like clockwork.” fed him his lunch. There was special gree in 1961 with correspondence clas lessons during the day. pride for faculty member Dick Vogel ses in geometry and algebra after he who introduced Bockstadter to CAD transferred to a state-run nursing home technology in the mid-’80s. in Bellingham. AOtCute ^e^io6€it€C With a chopstick fastened to his right Considering the time and effort re hand, Bockstadter helped design parts for quired to obtain his degree, Bockstadter the Viking XX solar racer and has done a takes it only as prologue. “It’s some number of other projects creating com thing that’s done,” he says. “Now I’ll plex, precise technical drawings of in go on to something else. I’ve got the dustrial machine parts. time for it. At 19, Bockstadter was part of a five- “And with this new Auto CAD pro ^utune HMC eHMAcoHcd udm tdof ccupte ta man tumbling act in Vancouver, gram coming out. I’ll be able to do three- Washington, when a fall broke his spine. dimensional work on the screen. I like The damage could have been worse. He the more advanced projects.” resume / Winter 1991-92 How’s Your ‘Normal College Knowledge’ Normal College Knowledge, a humorous First dean of Fairhaven College was: and loving look at Western Washington A. Marie Eaton, B. Dan Lamer, C. Paul University over the past 30 years, has Woodring, D. Phil Ager or E. Charles recently been published by former univer Harwood. sity President Dr. Charles J. (Jerry) Flora. It Bond Hall has how many concrete contains hundreds of facts about Western columns fronting Red Square? that every alumnus should know off the top of his or her head. A. 10, B. 14, C. 17, D. 20 or E. 18. Flora begins with a lengthy “exam”, al Which campus building has the though he has long preferred the less greatest number of urinals — any way threatening terminology “sharing ex you figure it: total, per square foot of perience.” building, per capita of building users? Following the exam are the annotated A. Old Main, B. Haggard Hall, C. En answers to each question, which Flora ad vironmental Studies, D. Bond Hall or E. mits may “clarify or obscure” the test Miller Hall. taker’s perception. In some instances the Western’s longest lasting protest sit-in correct answer is obvious, in others it is not. took place in which building? “In any event, my answers are final, after all it is my A. Old Main, B. Viking Union, C. Fairhaven College, examination,” Flora notes in his introduction. Some ex- D. Haggard Hall, or E. Edens Hall, amples from his 100 questions: The book, already a hot seller on campus, can be purchased through the Alumni Office for $20. PLEASE SEND ME_____ COPIES OF NORMAL COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE. NAME: ______ADDRESS:______. ~______■ - CITY: ■ ______STATE:ZIP:______‘ PHONE: ______' Please include $20 plus $1 for shipping for each book ordered. Address orders to: Normal College Knowledge, Alumni House, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225. Allow 2 weeks for delivery. 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