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For more information, please contact [email protected]. •x«W;<as2ss ;««« ■MOW K-cpiiiraNS'^W ¥ y h Page 2 WESTERN REPORTS November, 196^^ > WESTERN REPORTS WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE Although as of this writing, we still do not know exactly how many new students will be entering Western this fall, one > THE PRESIDENT thing we do know: this will be a freshman class of significantly REPORTS higher academic prowess than any we have ever had. Very Dr. James L. Jarrett, likely the best students will not be any better than the best ^ President students of previous years, but there will be very few of the kind of students who just do not have the ability to do college level Vol. XII NOVEMBER, 1962 No 1 work. Thus, whereas in 1958, fifteen per cent of our freshmen Western Reports is published semi­ came from the bottom quarter of their high school graduating r annually for the alumni, former classes, this year there are only two per cent in that categor/; students and friends of Western and they have produced evidence that they have the potentiality, Washington State College, at least, for doing a great deal better than they have so far ^ Bellingham, Washington. managed. The mean score on the ACE Psychological Examina­ tion has risen more than eleven points in these four years; and it has been found that scores on this test have considerable pre- BOARD OF TRUSTEES dictive power of how well a student will do in college. Joseph Pemberton, Chairman We are hopeful that the newly operating entrance require­ Marshall Forrest, Secretary ments will sharply reduce the number of our students who leave Stephen Chase the college as scholastic failures after only two or three quarters Bernice Hail of work, for these students have very seldom had a profitable ex- >, David Sprague perience, and their attendance has been costly for them and I the general taxpayer alike. Along with an increasingly full program of welcome and PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE orientation for new students, including this year almost five hun- Dr. James L. Jarrett dred transfers. Western provides two afternoons of information about the college and community for its new faculty members^ ^ who this year number seventy-one, another record. Some of these ^ ALUMNI OFFICERS teachers come to us after extensive experience in other colleges ' Louis Lailas, President and universities; but not a few come directly from graduate Arlene Neigemann, Secretary schools, ranging from UCLA to Columbia, Cornell to Arizona, ' DIRECTOR Of ALUMNI SERVICES the London School of Economics to the University of Rhodes^ >, : Frank Punches Ottawa to Texas. Although, of course, some are replacements ' for teachers who have resigned or, like Dr. Ciszek, Dr. Pabst^ and Miss Ramsiand, have gone on leave for the year. Others >- ! EDITOR James Mulligan bring us new specializations, enabling significant extensions of our course offerings. Just as samples, consider Dr. Wallace Heath, a physiological ecologist; Dr. Max Higbee, whose princi- ’ pal interest is special education for the handicapped; Dr. John ^ Helms, a specialist in classical languages; Dr. Thomas Osborn)> i a musicologist; and Dr. Stanley Daugert, a philosopher especially ^ j concerned with the philosophy of history. r i Those who are in such humanistic departments as English", ^ u foreign languages, history, and philosophy are moving directly I into the new Humanities Building, just south of Old Main. But ^ |j this is not the only new structure on campus. In fact. Dr. Knap- ^ man, who has been away for just under a year. In England and the Continent, said he came back to '"a new campus,'" so many changes had been made. The two new wings to the library, , because of their visibility from High Street and their colorfd appearance when the lights are turned on, have attracted much comment from the community. As one drives down Twenty-first > Street, the new dormitories on the hill are particularly impressive; Leo Eutsier, a Seattle freshman, joins hundreds of other students this year and, by this time next year, nearly the whole of that territory at the "controls" of the 38-station up to the water tower on Highland Drive will be saturated with ^ foreign language laboratory in the new dormitories and a new dining hall, for the accomodation of the ^ ' Humanities Building. Eutsier, an arts Increasing number of students who come to us from beyond com^ and science major, is taking a begin­ ning class in German. muting range. November, 1962 WESTERN REPORTS Page 3 \ Dr. Harold Dr. Raymond Dr. Andrew Dr. Joseph Hashisaki T Chatland McLeod Frank , New Appointments, ^Top Reorganization Open College Year ................... ’"I A number of new appointments and Dr. Stanley Dr. William David Marsh Miss Mary a major reorganization of the college's Daugert To mar as Rokahr administrative structure marked the close , of the past academic year and opened Dr. Frank, a strong advocate of a first- chairman of the Library Department of the present one. Heading the list was rate graduate program in chemistry, Southern Connecticut State College, New the appointment in September of Dr. took over the chairmanship of the six- Haven. He Is Dr. Frederick Feringer, who ' Harold Chatland, widely known mathe- member Chemistry Department in the received his doctorate this year In adult , matician and research director, as aca­ summer. He came to Western after 11 education at UCLA. demic dean. years of research work and teaching The administrative reshuffling moved ' Dr. Chatland, 50, will fill a newly cre- throughout the country. He was with the Registrar Donald Ferris to a position , ated position in the administration when Allis Chalmers Research Laboratories be­ where he will be primarily concerned he takes over his duties Jan. 1. He will fore moving to Bellingham. The Physics- with space needs for classrooms, labs and be primarily responsible for the instruc­ Chemistry Department, formerly headed offices, prepare reports on student credit tional program and will work with the by two co-chairmen, was split last year, hour costs, and edit the general cata­ academic councils and department chair­ calling for a chairman of each. logue and schedule of classes. William men in the evaluation and development Marsh, a member of the Art Depart­ J. O'Neil, admissions officer, was named ^ of the program. ment faculty since 1957, replaces Miss new registrar while Marvin Sondalle of He presently Is with Sylvania's Elec­ Hazel Plymplon who retired this fall. Ripon College, Wis., Is filling the vacancy tronic Defense Laboratory, Mountain Dr. William Tomaras is filling In as left by O'Neil. chairman of the Men's Physical Education " View, Calif., as a senior engineering Other assignments named Frank Department during the one-year leave of ^ specialist. He taught mathematics at Punches, a member of the Education De­ absence of Dr. Raymond CIszek. The Montana State University and Ohio State partment since 1948, placement officer Peace Corps lured Ciszek to Washington, University's Graduate Center from 1937 and director of alumni services replacing ^ to 1951 when he moved into adminis­ D. C. during the summer where he is as­ Dr. M. A. Allan. Allan resigned last trative work as dean of the College of sociated with the American Association spring to become president of Highline Arts and Sciences, dean of the faculty, for Health, Physical Education and Recre­ Junior College south of Seattle. William ^ and academic vice president successively ation as liaison officer. His job will in­ Hatch from the Edmonds School District volve some travel to South American ^ at M. S. U. was appointed financial aids officer and Two department chairmen and three countries where he will assist In setting will be in charge of loan funds, scholar­ ' acting chairmen also have been named up positions for Peace Corps personnel. ships and student employment. to fill existing vacancies. They are Dr. Miss Rokahr joined the faculty this year Raymond McLeod, physics; Dr. Andrew to fill In for Dorothy Ramsiand, who has Dr. Richard Starbird, a graduate of Co­ ' Frank, chemistry; David Marsh, acting taken a one-year leave of absence. She lumbia University who has been In field chairman of the Art Department, Dr. comes from the University of Nebraska services work for the Garden City, N. Y., William Tomaras, acting chairman of the and received her M. A. from Columbia public schools the past six years, now ' Men's Physical Education Department, University Teacher's College. heads the field services function at West­ ^ and Mary Rokahr, acting chairman of A replacement for Dr. John Snedeker, ern. He also will direct the follow-up program, assisted by Punches, and will the Home Economics Department. who resigned last spring as chairman of Dr. Edwin C. Clapp, English, Dr. Jo­ the Education Department, has not yet act as fifth year adviser. seph Hashisaki, mathematics, and Dr. been named. Snedeker accepted the The appointment of Dr. Frank Nugent, Stanley Daugert, philosophy, were named presidency of New Mexico Western Col­ associate professor psychology, as direc­ " chairmen of their respective departments lege, Silver City, N. M., in July and be­ tor of counseling services completed the , last spring.