The Buccaneer Febuary 24, 1966.

PC Observes 5th Annual Homecoming week

17 Join Mu Phi Chapter in Ceremony

In a candlelight ceremony held in the college library, seventeen of Peninsula’s top students became members of Phi Theta Kappa, the national junior college honor society The initiation took place on Sunday, January 30.
Those conducting the ceremony were Miss Margaret Holm, advisor; Judy Read, president; Julie Hohman, vice-president; Judy Hoffman, secretary; Jenni Hulse, BOC representative; and Cyndie Bialik.
The following students were inclinated:
Rene Adams
Arthur Anderson
Carole Beeler
Ronald Brown
Gary Childers
Linda Conrad
Kathleen Duncan
Karla Lindgren
Nikki Lundberg
Barbara Majeski
George McVaugh
Lorraine Peters
Kathi Rowe
Kathleen Skerbeck
Sharon Smith
John Spade
Phillip Spiegel.
An address on “The Modern College Student” was given by President E. John Maier. He presented illuminating comparisons between past generations and today’s students, who, he feels, will be well prepared to
cope with the future.
Afterwards, the guests enjoyed coffee and a cake, decorated by Judy Hoffman with the colors and Greek letters for Phi Theta Kappa.
Miss Holm and several students from Peninsula will attend the regional convention of Phi Theta Kappa in Wenatchee this Friday and Saturday. Mu Phi Chapter is a growing organization at Peninsula. With our increased membership, v/e will surely gain more strength
in our purposes: to promote scholarship, to develop character, and to cultivate fellowship.

Lecture series to be held

Port Angeles is extremely fortunate in being the recipient of a series of lectures to be held
during the month of March.
These lectures are being presented by the University of Washington which is offering
its resources and personnel through the Bureau of Community Development f o r use
throughout the state. In accordance with this program, Port Angeles is receiving three
lectures which present a wellrounded program and will be of interest to all of us, townspeople
as well as students. This trio of lectures will be held in the Roosevelt Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.
The first speaker will be Associate Professor C. Louis Hafenmehl. On March 1, he will
present an illustrated talk on “Art Is a Verb.” Professor Hafenmehl holds several degrees
including a B.A. from Bethany College and an M.P.A. from Cranbrook Academy of Art in
Michigan. He has held positions in the Department of Architecture and Art at the Kansas State College, has been illustrator at Boeing Aircraft Company, and at the University of Washington he was associate professor at the school of art. He has had many exhibitions including the 15th annual
exhibition at American Painting
and Sculpture in Philadelphia and the 1956 Derby Art Gallery and Midlands Museum in Derbyshire, England.
Since Seattle seems like a second home io many of us, Associate Processor Dixy Lee Ray’s
lecture on March 22 should hold particular interest. She will speak on the “Pacific Science
Center” and will also tell us about the new oceanographic center for Seattle. There has been quite a bit of controversy on these subjects concerning Seattle, but with Professor Ray’s background she should be able to dispell any questions in this area. She holds a B.A. and M.A.. in Zoology from Mills College and a Ph.D. in Biology from Stanford University. She is also a foreign member of the Danish Royal Society for Natural History, and from 1960 to 1962 she was special consultant in biological oceanography for the National Science Foundation.
The third speaker should help us resolve many of the doubts and questions that confuse us on the present situation in Vietnam. On March 29, visiting professor in the Far Eastern Department, Nguyen-Dinh-Hoa, director of cultural affairs for Vietnam will discuss “Vietnam— Yesterday and Today.” Professor Nguyen-Dinh-Hoa has the experience and education to give us some concrete evidence
in his talk. His education consists of Lycee du Protectorate (1937-44) Baccalaureate, philosophie-letters; University of Hanoi Law School. He holds a B.A. in English from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and a
M.A. and a Ph.D. in English from the New York University school of education. At the University of Saigon he has held the position of Dean, faculty of letters, and chairman, department of English, faculty of letters. He has also been director of cultural affairs, minister
of education and culture and recently, Secretary-General for the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO and chairman for the board of directors for the Vietnamese-American Association.
Sponsoring organizations include Port Angeles Branch AAUW, the Jaycees, Central Labor
Council, Soroptimist Club, Port Angeles Education Association, and Delta Kappa Gamma. In
addition to these organizations, tickets may be acquired at the following locations: Aldwell &
Wenner, Carroll Realty, Me Glenn’s Thriftway, the Public Library, Angeles Art & Ad Center, and here at the college. Tickets for the complete series of lectures are one dollar for students and two dollars regular.
The fact that this is a non-profit making venture means that if any funds are remaining after
paying our costs, we shall bring further lectures from the University to Port Angeles.
This is an excellent opportunity to hear some knowledgeable speakers discuss their topics,
and one of the ways we can show our appreciation is to participate by going and listening
to them speak. Remember, that’s at the Roosevelt Auditorium at 7:30 on Tuesdays during the
month of March.

Queen Kristi Reigns at Events

Queen Kristi Morrish reigned over the fifth annual homecoming events last week and was
crowned at Saturday night’s game with Centralia prior-to the big homecoming dance.
Kristi, a graduate of Port Angeles High School, is a sophomore at Peninsula. A physical
education major, Kristi was chosen queen from seven candidates who were nominated for royalty.
Kristi’s royal court consisted of sophomores Leslie McGuire and Betty Petit, and freshmen
Margaret McGuintie and Danna Britton. Leslie and Betty are 1964 graduates of Port Angeles High
School; Margaret and Danna graduated from that same high school last spring.
Majoring in nursing, Leslie plans to attend the University of Vancouver next year and to
train at Vancouver’s General Hospital. Betty, a pharmacy major, will attend the University of Washington next quarter. Margaret is taking a general course and intends to continue her education in California after completing her schooling at Peninsula. Danna plans to work in Europe next year.
The semi-formal dance, high lighting the homecoming activities, was held at the old college
location. The dance, with the theme “Pirate Island”, was attended by about 50 couples.
The room was decorated in black and gold. In the center of the room was a treasure
chest. For table centerpieces, pirates stood with candy money at their feet.
Chairman of the affair was sophomore Jim Elbrader, with Dana Watt in charge of decorations and Curtis Ochziger and Cindy White heading the publicity committee. Music was provided by the “Viscounts”, a local band featuring Peninsula’s Leroy Lewis. Homecoming week lasted from Monday morning until Saturday night. The A.W.S. sponsored a box social Monday morning, which was an appropriate beginning event on that Valentine’s Day. The women students packed lunches in decorated boxes which were sold
to the gentlemen bidding the highest for the lunch.
On Tuesday, a student slave auction was the main event of the day. Sixteen students volunteered to be auctioned off as slaves for the rest of the week. Given duties such as washing windows and cars, carrying
books to and from classes, scrubbing the student center floor, and ironing clothes, the slaves spent two hours of “hard labor” under the supervision of their masters for the next four days. The event proved to bevery successful. The profits made from the slave auction which amounted to about $90
went io ihe fund being raised for the fireplace to be constructed in the new student center.
Wednesday was grub day. Leaving home their “Sunday Best” clothes, the students came
to school attired in their “Grubby Best.” It was a chance for everyone, especially the girls,
to be comfortable in class.
As one of the PC faculty members noted: “Grub day was a perfect chance to give the guys
a sneak preview of what the gals will look like at the breakfast table 10 years from now.” Three pie-eating contests were held between classes in the student center on Wednesday. This
event proved to be a sloppy ordeal. Thursday was game day at the college. Student participation for this event was poorer than it had been the previous days. The women students were allowed to wear slacks on campus on Thursday. Friday was devoted toward promoting school spirit in preparation for the Friday and Saturday night basketball games between the Peninsula Pirates and Centralia. Saturday night’s homecoming semi-formal dance climaxed and concluded the many events of the week.

Movies are presented

The Peninsula College Ski Club presented two movies to persons interested in ski technique and the various ski areas of the northwest. Presented on Wednesday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m., there was no admission charged.
On the same day, a Gordon Eastman wild life movie was
presented at the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. This movie showed the never-before filmed
or hunted Canadian Northwest Territory and the Mackenzie Mountains. An admission of $1.50 for adults, and 75 cents for students was charged.

Women organize Recreational Group on Campus

A woman student enrolled at Peninsula College is eligible to become a member of the
Women’s Recreation Association. The purpose of the W.R.A. is to provide recreational opportunities for the women students of Peninsula.
At the present time, Miss Gala is helping girls develop their skills in the game of basketball.
The basketball practice sessions are being held each Monday evening at 7:30 and Thursday
evening at 8:00 in the Stevens Junior High Gym. These sessions last about an hour and a
half. Last weekend Miss Gala and several of the girls went to Seattle to compete against two
other colleges, the University of Washington and Seattle Pacific College. Miss Gala hopes to have the girls participate in more of these inter-collegiate games as well as to organize intramural tournaments. Volley
ball may be one of the W.R.A. sports- for next quarter. • • The constitution submitted by W.R.A. to the B.O.C. has been approved. If and when the W.R.A. comprises 15 percent of the
student body, their representative will have a vote on the Board of Control.
Anyone who becomes a member of W.R.A. will be eligible to earn a W.R.A. pin.
Each year, the W.R.A. will give an “Outstanding Sportswoman”
award and an “Inspirational” award.

College conference

Last Wednesday more than 100 high school juniors from the Olympic Peninsula attended the
annual conference of the Washington Association for High School and College Relations.
The purpose of the conference was to help students prepare themselves for college life
by answering some of their questions about college. Representatives from various colleges attended and talked with the students.
This year the conference was sponsored by the local high school. We here at Peninsula
are looking forward to hosting the conference next year. Many of the students attending the conference accepted our invitation and visited Peninsula’s campus that day.

AWS Sponsors activities

Among the recent activities sponsored by the A.W.S. was
a panel discussion held in the library on Wednesday, February 9. Participating on the panel were Mr. Pollock, Mr. Feiro, Frank Oney, Don Kirner, and Alex Jiminez. Topic for discussion wets “Women on
the College Campus.” On February 12, the A.W.S. sponsored a dance in the library. Live music was provided by the “Vicounts”, a local band. According to Cecilia Rice, A.W.S. president, “A good time was had by all.”
The A.W.S. is sponsoring a concession booth in the high school gymnasium. Concessions sold in the booth include popcorn, ice cream, candy, and pop. Sharon Dysart is chairman of the concessions committee.
At the last meeting, President Cecilia Rice stressed that more strict parliamentary procedures
will be followed in all meetings in the future. In order to be recognized by the president, it is necessary for the speaker to obtain the floor by standing, addressfng’- the chair as “Madam President,” and slating her own name.
Cecilia reminds all women students that the A.W.S. meetings are regularly scheduled
for the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month. The meetings are usually held in
the college library at 7:00 p.m. All women students are urgedto attend these meetings and
to take an active pari in the A.W.S.

Editorial

Will Peninsula College EVER be allowed to provide housing for her students? This question is undoubtedly entering the minds of more and more students as the question is debated in court.
We, as college men and women, should try to look at this problem with a positive attitude. After all, this certainly does affect us directly.
Just exactly what are the advantages of having a dormitory near campus, you ask?
In the first place, there is a definite need to house students
who attend Peninsula College. At present, 49.2 percent of Peninsula’s enrollment is from out of town. Right now, out-of-town students who attend classes here are
renting apartments or living in private homes. Except in the latter case, the students receive little or no supervision at all.
They are free to come and go at will.
The dormitory that has been proposed is a twenty-four unit apartment building. It has been proposed by a private company,Crescent Shores Builders, Inc. However, the dorm would be under the supervision of the college. Not only will the dorm house at least one faculty member, but the college itself will have the final say in setting up rules by which the students will live. I, an out-of-town student, can definitely see a need for the dormitory. A city the size of Port Angeles cannot provide adequate housing for the many students who need a place to live.
The debate over the student housing is still going strong. A final decision as to whether or not it will be constructed is not due until next month. After weighing the pros and the cons of the issue, how can anyone help but see the urgency of the dorm?

I want you

By David Starnes

During the thirties, William Saroyan wrote a story called
Go Fight Your Own War.” In it a young and penniless writer
is summoned to appear before his draft board. His answer is in
the story’s title, which has become the battle cry delivered, if
not accepted, by many of today’s pre-World War III disillusionists.
If it is not a forgiveable reply, it is at least an understandable one:
Uncle Sam may want you, but he doesn’t love you. The means
and extremes of potential draftees present a disturbing play on lives.
On one side we have the draft card burners, hunger strikers, self-immolators, conscientious objectors and rejectors. On the other side we find name, rank, serial number—a thousand more in uniform, in step, faced with the reality of death. In between, feeling as snug as a hand grenade, is
the ordinary college student, whose plans are immediate and collapsible. Unwilling to burn
his card or his body, or to starve, or to picket for or against, neither is he eager to
“see the world in uniform.” So he broods on his state with a mixture of dread and academic
uncertainty. To the critic, the portrait of his Uncle Sam outside the post office often resembles a lecherous Santa Claus. There seems to be type O blood dripping from his long forefinger, pointing accusingly, satanically. At other times, Sam is simply a tired old man, whose
sad eyes are as baggy as his faded striped trousers.The young draftee, whether in college or not, is mistaken for an un-American boy if he is an outspoken critic; he is thought
to be curiously fatalistic if he enlists; he is considered already dead if he goes to Vietnam.
The war in Vietnam is like the common cold. The whole world suffers from it, but not one
man can locate a cure; not one conference table can doctor enough of its ailments. The
only solution this writer can offer is a war of cream-filled pies. Let the air be thick with pastry:
on the battlefields, in Washington and Geneva, in Saigon and Peking. Then we could laugh
ourselves to death.

When one reads what he approves of, he thinks he might
have written it. He may even
dislike the book for taking his
place, for saying what he has
not said and what he believes
he would have said better.
—from The Journals of
Jean Cocteau

And Poof went the Poverty Program

By DAVID GRAHAM
One afternoon when the head Of our nation’s stomach Growled hungry he looked all
Around for something to eat And in back of his top desk Drawer he found an old
Peanutbutter sandwich left by The First Lady of a different Administration. So He picked up the telephone
And said hello? and the man At the other end said Yahvo! Send up some hamburgers,
And make it quick!
Quantity, sir?
Oh . . -six
Or so.
O.K. (click)
Now in keeping with the
Practice around that fair city
They immediately set up a
Special committee of handPicked experts complete with
Security clearances singing in
Unanimous unison:
Nothing’s too nice for the
Prince of the union!
We’ll lavishly embellish
With pickles and relish
And slices of bacon, tomatoes
And onion
On the choicest ground beef
Soaked in wine, dipped in rum,
All on six slightly warmed
Sesame seed buns Yum!
Meanwhile while they made
Out their intricate blueprints
Of rubegoldburgers, our
Somewhat impatient and
Blue prince sat in his study
Drumming his many thumbs
On the mahogany desk,
Up and down, up and down.
Then, (for it had been over
An hour) he took out the old
Peanutbuttersandwich and
Devoured it in a gulp (ugh)
And he wasn’t hungry
Anymore.
Quite relieved, he reached
For the receiver to call a
Cancellation of his
Previous order.
Hello? he said and the
Other end said
Yes?
Let it go.
Your order, Mr. President?
Yes.
All of them?
Yes, all of them.
And he hung up and the time
Was then both hands fused
Slightly past ten past two
O clock and the world began
Its long last moan but
He never lived to learn he
Had used the wrong phone.

Music Review: The Neo Beatles

The latest in Beatle albums is released near L and already a
The LP features 12 new song , 11 of them written by Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney The twelfth one, Think For Yourself,” was written by
another Beatle, George HarnThe songs in “Rubber Soul present a marked contrast to earlier Beatle recordings. The group’s first album, Meet the
Beatles,” was all commercial rock’n’roll, featuring such songs
as “I want To Hold Your Hand and “I Saw Her Standing
There,” fast songs with a driving beat, usually sung in harmony by at least two of the Beatles and often by three them.
In the two years since they first burst upon the world music scene, the Beetle’s overall style
has changed radically. Hearing their first album and then playing “Rubber Soul” will confirm that, but due to the two year spread between them, it is not generally noticed. Late in 1964 the big sound was rhythmand-blues, or soul music. The group most successful with this sound was The Rolling Stones.
The Beatles were still playing their original style of music, songs like “A Hard Day’s Night.” Then, as if to recapture first place in the record scene, they came out with the doublesided hit, “I Feel Fine,”
“She’s A Woman,’ both in rhythm-and-blues style.
Both these songs were eluded in their album, “Beatles “65,” and thus the Beatles shifted into their second year as the top rock’n’roll group in the world. The groups next big hit was “Help!”, the title song from their second movie. It wasnt R&R, but it wasnt the same as the early Beatle hits, either. The versatile group had made their third major style of the The six other songs from “Help!”, All followed the style of the title song, and now “Rubber Soul” shows yet another style, some what more bluesy than “Help!” but still different from preceding Beatle albums.
One facet of Beatles music that hasnt changed much in two years, though. Is the ballad. The combo has had one in almost every album, and they have all been hits. The first was “This Boy” from the quartet’s first album. Next came “And I love her” then “Yesterday: and now “Michelle.” All four are compositions of John Lennon and Paul McCarney.
A group cannot stay the same and prosper. Many an artist has had a hit song. Only to turn out nothing but copies of it and plunge swiftly back into obscurity out of which he climbed. Tastes change, and artists have to change with them or be left behind. Last Year’s big sound was rhythmand-blues. Now it’s folk-rock, and groups that became famous because they happened to be playing soul musicat the right at the right time are now forgotten. The Beatles, sensitive to trends, now have released a “Message” song, “Nowhere man.” As long as they continue to come up with new sounds I think they’ll remain on top.

Book review:
Steichen

In Peninsula College’s library are several eye-holding books by acclaimed photographers, their methods and motives, their touches, their teachings. Among these, two bear the hand and the eye of the Edison of photography, Edward Steichen.
As reading, My Life in Photography is one man’s homily for his own techniques, art for
Steichen s sake. It becomes obvious that a picturetaker is, surprisingly, not worth a thousand words. In recalling the unknowns and the masters of his youth, he trifles with verbatim conversations that seem to have a staged significance. He spends as many words in dropping great names as he does in portraying them; Like an autograph hound baying around dara Duncan, and brother in law Carl Sandburg.
Steichen’s camera,however, has not suffered by his own ventriloquism. His people wear the same expressions as his street scenes or nature studies.
They all spiral within the eye with the same blinking beauty; They mouth proof that “The instant ages on the living eye.”
Further proof is given by Steichen’s creation of humanity on film, The Family of Man. In Carl Sanduburg’s prologue, it is called a “A camera testament, a drama of the grand canyon of humanity, an epic woven of fun, mystery and holiness” A collection of 503 photographs from 68 countries, the book is every man and everything wombward on.

17 Students sold as Slaves

Seventeen Peninsula College students were auctioned off as
slaves last Tuseday. Sold to the highest bidder in each case, the slaves had to undergo two
hours of hard labor each day for the following four days.
Auctioneers were Mr. Evans who teaches math and has a good eye for figures; Mr. Fisch,
who teaches history, and knowing the students in his history classes, sold them accordingly.

The last auctioneer of the day was Mr. Maloney, who teaches economics and B.A. and knows his merchandise as well as the value of a dollar. The event took place in the student center between classes. The individual slaves sold for a record high of $17.50..
Proceeds from the event went to the fund being raised for the future construction of a fireplace in the new student center. The auction took in a total of about $90.
Slaves sold included: Kathy Rowe, Linda Conroy, Carl Keller, Lynn Minker, Gail McGuiness, Leslie McGuire, Margaret
McGuinlie, Gwen Collins, Donna Sienko, Claudette Reandeau, Pamela Ward, Marianne Tooper, Cathie Temple, Bob Jones, Sandy Fullerton, Bob Bernard, and Mary Lynch.
The slaves -were given duties such as carrying books to and from class for their masters; changing tires; washing windows and cars; ironing clothes;
holding doors open for their “gentlemen” masters; and typing term papers. Slave Sandy Fullerton was put to work playing barber on Tuesday afternoon. Handed an electric razor
by her master, Ed……………….. “close shaves” were given to Ed and Bob Jones. On that same day she was employed greasing Ed’s logging boots. Bob Jones had to carry his owner, Carol Ellofson, to class. And Margaret McGuintie had to change her “master’s” tires.
A group of gentlemen students pooled their resources and purchased slaves Margaret McGuintie and Leslie McGuire. As their first job, the girls had to entertain the students in the student center by standing on a table, singing “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window.”
The slaves were relieved of their tasks on Friday at the closing of the homecoming events.

Biology Flying Squad visits P.A. Schools

“Biology Flying Squad” missions, flown by Mr. Feiro s zoology class, are visiting Port Angeles’ elementary schools this month. Students in the biology sequence at Peninsula College aide showing second through sixth graders some of the elements of science in this four week a year program, now in its third year.
The people working in the “Flying Squad” are those with an interest in teaching. They talk to the children and give them demonstrations, allowing an actual teaching experience for those taking part in the program. Mr. Feiro feels that the program gives the squad members a “feeling for the children and an understanding of The problems of a new teacher. Ten of an expected 20-25 visitations have been made. The Peninsula students, in groups of three, prepare themselves to discuss and demonstrate a basic understanding of a particular life system, like the skeletal, circulatory, or respiratory system. Each student is expected to make four or five visits, which are scheduled to occupy one half-hour each, but which Mr. Feiro says usually last no less than an hour” because of the interest of the children. Flying Squad participants are required to make bulletin boards to precede their visits.
The grade school children can see and feel science through the efforts of the Flying Squad. The college students give them a chance to touch a real heart, see slides made from blood samples and projected on screen through a microscope, and have many new experiences with science. A live animal usually accompanies the students on their visits. The program offers a fine opportunity for the future teachers from Peninsula, and for the children, who make a first hand acquaintance with science.
The grade school children express their gratitude in letters, which turn out to be the most rewarding part of the experience for the Flying Squad. From the skeletal system mission, returns were most appreciative. One girl wrote, “Thank you for showing us George the Skeleton. I didn’t get as sick as I thought I would.” The skeleton was called “Gord, Gorge, and Gornde,” but was unanimously loved.

Scholarships offered by Washington U.

The University of Washington is offering scholarships to outstanding students entering the
University from the community colleges of the state, as reported by William L. Baker, Director of the Committee on Student Financial Aid.
Any student who will enter the University fall quarter, 1966, is eligible to apply, provided he will have spent at least one full academic year at the community college prior to transfer.
Scholarship applications are evaluated primarily on the basis of academic excellence. Faculty recommendations and participation in school and community activities are also considered by the Committee. Stipends are usually set on the basis of financial need as determined from the resources of the applicant and his family. Awards are announced in May or early June.
Each applicant should have his college attach a transcript of his record to his scholarship application, which is available in the office. Two confidential reports should be attached to the application or sent in separately. These forms will also be available to students interested in applying for the scholarships. If the applicant is less than twenty-one years of age, the parents’ confidential statement is required.
All application materials should be sent to the Office of Student Financial Aid, University of Washington, before March 18, 1966.
Mr. Baker stressed that a scholarship application is not an application for admission to the University. Application for admission is made on a separate form which is sent to the Registrar.

Students attend classes in “Grubs”

Grubby clothes and pie eating contests climaxed the third official day of Peninsula College Homecoming week. The Wednesday activities were underway when students came to classes wearing grubs—that is dressed in shoddy apparel Students such as “barnyard” Russ Balton, Rene Adams, Dana Britton and Sandy Fullerton typified the general guises of the day with outfits ranging from the farmer and tramp look to pirates and French incognitos. The student center, at the end of the third, fourth, and fifth periods, was the scene of pie eating competition between students.
In each of the three pie eating rounds, two teams of two eaters each, competed against each other. In their first frame, the twosome of Kris Morrish and Susan Hoff out consumed the team of Sandy Fullerton and Peggy Lancaster. In round two the Bill Rinehart-Bob Jones pair were victors over Jim, the stomach, Elbrador and Carl Keller. Results at the end of the 12th hour action showed the dynamic duo of Tom Lyons and Dave Denny speeding past the Robert Ludke-Mike Barns Lemonmeringueers in a close match.

Book Review, Truman Capote

Truman Capote used to be photographed in shirtsleeves, vest and bow tie, reclining on
Victorian sofas, his hair combed down like that of a Roman emperor. As the author of
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, “Other Voices, Other Rooms”, and “The Grass Harp”, he was hailed as a “master of fear and the borderland between sanity and the neurotic wastes of the mind.” Two of his stories in a
collection called “A Tree of Night” won O. Henry awards.
A different picture of Capote emerges with the publication of his non-fictional “In Cold
Blood. Already a best-selling book, it is Capote’s detailed coverage of the murder of a
Kansas family a few years ago. The author’s intimacy with the two young men sentenced to
die for the act recalls a passage from his 1949 novel, “Other Voices, Other Rooms”: “If concealment is the single weapon, then a villain is never a villain:
one smiles to the very end.” An issue of Life Magazine last month included an article
dealing with Capote’s approach to the story and his omni-present reporting. Needless to say
a filmed version has been planned.

From the Crow’s Nest

By Gary Del Guzzi

From the sounds of the conversations overheard in the student center yesterday, big plans for a big week-end are in the making.
Seen: A certain Gay Dubeck looking forlorn after a hard bowling game last Wednesday. Students are beginning to feel the great panic before vzinter
quarter finals. (Only 10 days left.)
Another day, another Volkswagen lost in a chuck-hole in the parking lot.
Seen: An excited Mr. Quast discussing ordeal in the student
center. Mr. Quenetle’s bowling class
started off on the wrong foot one day last week. Seems the ever-popular “channel balls”
were outnumbering strikes and spares.
ALAS, Donald Kirner made it to math class! One of the biggest disappearing acts took place on the P.C.
campus Wednesday afternoon. A huge mountain of dirt was removed in the landscaping project now underway.
Last week, editor Phyllis Johnson was seen running around like a headless chicken worrying about “that” paper.
Mr. Vogel giving up on keeping order for a full class period. Grub day found Jim Elbrador “bursting out at the seams.”
Mr. Prevost got so excited during one of his lectures, that he continued class discussion
in the student center.
P.C.’s campus was visited by high school students after the college conference held at P.A.
H.S.

Mr. Quenette Recognized for outstanding Record

Mr. Quenette, coach and instructor at Peninsula College, is
a sportsman from way back. Having received numerous awards for his outstanding ability, he is interested in all kinds of sports. Born and reared in Fargo, North Dakota, Quenette attended West Fargo high school, from
which he graduated. After completion of high school, he attended Concordia College in Moorehead, Minnesota.
Receiving the recognition of being awarded honorable mention as small college all-American player in football, Quenette was named outstanding player in the Christmas holiday basketball tournament as a sophomore in college. In his senior year, he was named Most Valuable Player in football by a
team vote. “I’m interested in all sports,” Mr. Quenette commented. He especially enjoys mountain climbing, hiking and golf. “And I like to fish when I get a chance,” he added. As head of the physical education department, Mr. Quenette has been on the P. C. teaching staff since 1961. Before coming here, he taught at Concordia for four years. He has coached freshman basketball, football, and baseball.
A four year resident of the Port Angeles area, Mr. Quenette commented that he enjoys living on the Olympic Peninsula. “I especially enjoy the mountains and the weather in this area,” he said. He pointed out that he particularly likes the new Peninsula College campus. “It’s a dandy,” he said, “but it’s going through growing pains right now. As it grows, the college will become more organized and as a result, it will eventually become an even better
school.”
Mr. Quenette is married and has three small children. David is seven years old; Suzanne,
three; and the youngest, Stephen, is four months old. Referring to his plans for the future, Mr. Quenette said, “My goal in life is to be a four year college basketball coach.” While 90 per cent of the nations of the world use the metric system (meter, liter, gram), the United States sticks to inches, feet, yards and miles.

Peninsula fun

Taking attendance in his political science class one day, Mr. Quast noted that a student had been absent two days in a row. Commenting about this, the student replied that he had pneumonia.
The next person on the roll list had also taken two absences during the week—one on Tuesday and the other on Thursday. “I suppose you had pneumonia, too?” questioned Mr.
Quast. “That’s right,” replied the student. “Double pneumonia, huh?” asked Quast. “Yes I know —once on Tuesday and the other on Thursday.”

Highways opened

More than 125 miles of superhighway recently were opened to motorists in West Germany
bringing the total to 2,094 miles.

Random Qoutes

Droll thing life is—that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose.
The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself —that comes too late—a crop of unextinguishable regrets. I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine. It takes place in an impalpable grayness, with nothing underfoot, with nothing around, without spectators, without glamour, without glory,
without the great desire of victory, without the great fear of defeat, in a sickly atmosphere of tepid skepticism, without much belief in your own right, and still less in that of your adversary. If such is the form
of ultimate wisdom, then life is a greater riddle than some of us think it to be.
—Joseph Conrad

“Each time I reread, I realize I had not read. That is the trouble with a letter. You find in it what you look for. You are pleased and you put it away. If you come upon it later, you read another letter you had not read. . . Books play the same trick on us. If
they upset us, we criticize them, and this criticism obscures the books and keeps us from reading them faithfully. What the
reader wants is to read about himself. When he reads what he approves of, he thinks he
might have written it. He may even dislike the book for taking his place, for saying what
he has not said and what he believes he would have said better.”
—from “The Journals of Jean Cocteau.”

Devastators Extend Win Streak to Thirteen Straight

The intramural Devastators extended their unbeaten season string to thirteen last week, and in the process ran up a new Peninsula intramural team scoring mark as they pasted the Mets, 103-50.
The defending intramural football champs, now 6-0 in basketball, appear to be heading for their second consecutive intrmural title. The Crushers, however, kept the pressure on the pace-sellers as as they turned back the Lions, 75-32. The Crushers, now 5-1, in league play, must defeat the Devastators next time around.
The Devastators scored by quarters 27, 26, 23 and 27 in amassing their one – hundred – plus total. Butch Ludke’s 34 and Steve Mashburn’s 24 paced the victors. League – leading scorer Barry Truman had 23 for the out-classed Mels.
Games that were cancelled because of the heating problem a couple of weeks ago will be rescheduled before March 5,
if they are necessary for final play-off positions. If the Devastators can retain their number one status until then, they would take on the league allstars in the preliminary to the Peninsula-Clark game on March 5 at 6:00 p.m. in the high school gym. Two players from each of the remaining five teams will be selected for the all-stars. Truman continues to pace the league scorers with a total of 140 points in six games for a 23.4 per game average. Ludke is second with 106 points in five games for a 21.2 average, and
Ron Nevaril of the Four-Stars is in third with a 21.5 average in four games. Following is the complete listing of the intramural program’s lop marksmen:

1. Barry Truman 23.4
2. Ron Nevaril 21.5
3. Butch Ludke 21.2
4. Frank Oney 18.0
5. Jeff Anderson 15.0
6. Steve Mashburn 14.3
7. Don Wilson 14.2
8. Steve Counter 13.0
9. Mike Barnes 11.6
10. Wake Mayberry 11.4
11. Bob Jones 11.3

Anyone for Horseshoes, Dancing?

Peninsula College’s Pirates, apparently permanent residents of the Western Division’s basement for this season, can take hope in one aspect of their season’s activity—several of their
contests were very close and others could have gone either way. Unfortunately, closeness
only counts in horseshoes and dancing.
Contributing to the Pirate lodging at the bottom have been two overtime setbacks to Lower Columbia, the team one notch above Peninsula. One basket at the right time in either
loss and the Red Devils would hold down the inevitable position of last.
Peninsula has been in several other games right up to the buzer, but inadvertently came out on the short end. They gave Bob Sloan and his league-leading Choker teammates trouble before falling 73-68 in the first game of their week-end series a week ago. The story was the same last Saturday before stumbling before the Centralia Blazers 7768 in their last outing.
On the brighter side of the ledger, the Pirates have made some fine showings this year,
knocking off such teams as Olympic, Skagit, UPS freshmen, and Centralia. However, if
you’re trying to pinpoint one or two games in particular, look to the two overtime defeats by
Lower Columbia as the prime factors contributing to Peninsula’s present situation.
Peninsula still has a chance to catch Lower Columbia, but the task seems formidable. The
Pirates trek to Centralia March 1 to try to split the four-game series with the Blazers. They
lost by twenty points down there last time around. Then it’s home for the final two
games of the season, those being with Clark’s powerful Penguins. Clark dumped the Pirates by a total of fifty-five Individually, Dave Denny has been hitting in double figures
every game, and the play of Norm Carson has been improving. Jim Ward has been playing steady, consistent basketball, and Pat Digby is working hard off both boards, breaking
the college record for rebounds with 29 recently, Bruce Shamp will always be Bruce Shamp.
Denny leads the Pirate point barrage with a total of 290, although Shamp has the better
average with 15.1 Shamp has been the top marksman from the floor with a 44% accuracy mark, while Tommy Lyons is leading from the foul line with 44 conversions. Danny Green is shooting 85% from the charity line, 11-13.

Pirates Road Trip North Nets Victory

The Peninsula College Pirates, after the Centralia game March 1, will have taken eight road
trips this season in quest of a position in the State Junior College Tournament in Everett March 10-12.
They did not reach their objective, but the road games provide a lot of fun for the basketball players. It’s nice to be at home, but traveling can be fun, too.
Take January 22 for example. The Pirates had a game set with the University of Victoria for
that night, so the entire entourage, which consisted of the team, coach Bill Quenette, athletic director Art Feirro and team manager Carl Keeler, boarded the ferry at eleven in the morning and got
through customs and checked
in at their hotel by one.
After that everyone was on their own. Entertainment on road trips is self-improvised and this leads to a variety of activtiies, to say the very least. Some go window-shopping, others go girl-shopping, then there
is always bowling and pool. Some, Tommy Lyons in particular, tried their hand at five-pin
bowling with a considerable amount of failure. Dinner was in the luxurious dining rooom of the elegant Strath, Pirate headquarters for the week-end. At 6 p.m. players from the Victoria team took the Pirates out to their gym that is all but two unidentified Pirates, who got left behind and had to take a cab the eight
miles out of town! Peninsula won going away, 82-65, and returned downtown about ten. Sunday several members of the team attended services at various places of worship around Victoria. After that, it was pack and back on the ferry for the journey home.

Sleep can be a scarcity sometimes on the trips, but food, fun and basketball are in abundance. The Canadian visitors come to Port Angeles for another game this Saturday, February 26, and even though they aren’t as experienced in basketball as many of the other teamsaround here, they provide good competition. If they have as much fun down here as the Pirates did up there, the competition between the two institutions will probably last for a long time.

Treasure Chest

For five days, annuals will be sold for only $2.50. This sale will lake place next week, February 28 through March 4. After this five-day sale, annuals will be sold at the regular price of $3.00.
For the first time, the annual has a color page, and we plan to include a group picture of the graduating sophomores.

PC Grad Named Peace Corpsman; Goes to Nepal

Lawrence Michael Dempsey,
Rt. 7, Box 42, Port Angeles, has
been named a Peace Corps Volunteer, having completed 10
weeks of training at the University of Washington, and is now
on leave at home. The new
Volunteers will leave for Hawaii for further training on January 2 and for their assignments
in Nepal on February 1.
The majority will teach English, mathematics and science
in secondary schools. A few
will teach in universities and
others will work in forestry.
They will replace Peace
Corps Volunteers completing
their two years of service and
expand Peace Corps efforts in
these areas in Nepal.
With their arrival some 150
Volunteers will be working in
Nepal in agriculture, education
and community development.
During training the group
studied the Nepali language,

the history and culture of the
country, United States history and world affairs. They received special training in forestry and in teaching Engish,
math and science. They did practice teaching near the training site. The departing Volunteers join the 10,000- other Peace Corps
Volunteers now working in 46 nations of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Despite these numbers, many more Volunteers are needed. Persons interested in starting a two-year
Peace Corps assignment this winter should complete and submit a Peace Corps application as soon as possible and take the Peace Corps placement test, which is given throughout the country the second Saturday of each month. All pertinent information can be obtained at
post offices or by writing the Peace Corps, Washington, D.C. 20525.

Schedule Of Activities

February 24, 25, 26
Drama Dept, presents three
one act plays.
February 25, Friday
Pirate B-squad plays Green
River there.
February 26, Saturday
Pirates play University of Victoria here.
March 1, Tuesday
Pirates play Centralia there.
March 2, Wednesday
AWS function-details to be
posted.
March 4-5, Friday and Saturday
Pirates play Clark College
here.
March 5, Saturday
BOC sponsored activity after
the game.
March 11-13
CLOSED WEEKEND
March 12, Saturday
College sponsored Olympic
League high school debate
tournament.
March 16-21
FINALS
March 18-20
CLOSED WEEKEND

The conquest of the earth,
which mostly means the taking
it away from those who have
a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves,
is not a pretty thing when you
look into it too much. What redeems it is the idea only. An
idea at the back of it; not a
sentimental pretense but an
idea; and an unselfish belief in
the idea—something you can
set up, and bow down before,
and offer a sacrifice to.
—Joseph Conrad.