BOC officers Outline Duties, Functions, Goals in 1966-67
The officers of the 1966-’67 Student Board of Control have
officially announced the goals which they have established for
their administration during the academic year, as well as statements on the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the student
government as a whole.
In a recent conference, Board of Control President Steve
Orhman, Vice-President Claudette Reandeau, Secretary Linda
Dryke, and Treasurer George Braly touched on four areas of discussion: (1) the function of “any” student government, (2) the
duties of the individual officers, (3) how the student government
operates at Peninsula College, and (4) their goals for the upcoming
school year.
The functions of “any” student government, as such, includes
the following: to organize the enthusiasm of the students and
direct it towards constructive ends, develop the capabilities of
the students, conduct student affairs, organize all the activities,
and be a group representative of the school. Most importantly,
however, it is the “link” between the student body and the administration.
As President of the Board of Control, Orhman presides over
the weekly meetings, coordinates the duties of the other officers
and aids them if necessary, and is the student body representative
at inter-collegiate functions, meetings, and activities. As the
Vice-President of the B.O.C., Miss Reandeau is in charge of all
activities, is the chairman of the Activity’s Council, and is in
charge of all elections. As secretary Miss Dryke records the
minutes of the weekly meetings. Treasurer Braly is in charge of
all student funds.
At Peninsula College, eight votes are cast in any decisionmaking process. These people on the Board of Control who have
a direct vote are the freshman and sophomore class presidents,
both class representatives to the B.O.C., and all of the officers
with the exception of President Orhman. The eighth and final
vote is from the A.W.S. since it qualifies from the stipulation that
it involves more than 15% of the student body. Orhman casts
the tie-breaking vole if and only if a 4-4 split in voting results.
The goals which the Board of Control officers have established
for themselves are five-fold: (1) to plan fewer, but better, activities.
The emphasis will be on quality, not quantity; (2) to have more
enthusiasm and participation in election activity; (3) to establish
more communication between the student body as a whole and
the student body officers as a whole; (4) to establish better relationships between the college and the high school by planning
public dances intended for both age groups; and (5) to be of
community service by organizing PUB Forums, with the tentative
outline being films on the first and third Thursdays of each month,
lectures on the second Thursday, and the debating of pertinent
issues on the fourth.
Dilling and Simon Elected Prexys, Largest Voting Turn-Out Ever
Sophomore Ron Dilling and freshman Chuck Simon were elected presidents of their respective
classes in the Peninsula College elections October 14 in the largest voting turn-out in the school’s
five-year history. t
Dilling, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Dilling of Port Angeles, will be aided in the administering
of sophomore class duties by newly-elected Vice-President Russ Dalton and Secretary-Treasurer
Lorraine Peters.
Freshman head Simon, son of Mrs. E. Camille Simon of Sequim, will be assisted by his VicePresident Mike McSherry and freshman Secretary-Treasurer Arlene Tjemsland.
Other election results showed that Donna Re ed, Lynda Franklin, Bev Snead, Shirli Rowe, and
Harriet Coventon were chosen
as cheerleaders for the 1966-67
academic year and George Niklason and Bill Steward were
elected pep promotors.
Women elected to posts were
Secretary Leslie Gentry and
BOC Representative Cecelia
Nite of the Associated Women
Students, and Secretary Jean
Hordyk, Treasurer Linda
Loucks, and Barbara Scott and
Karen Higbee, Point Recorders,
of the Women’s Recreation Association.
Student Body Vice-President,
Claudette Reandeau, announced that over 200 students attended the campaign assembly
on the afternoon of the elections,
and 180 attended the “Pirate
Night” dance that evening. The
results of the elections were
made public at that time.
Miss Reandeau also announced that over 200 students took
an active part in the elections
in the capacity of voters, nearly
50% of the college’s total enrollment. The number of candidates, students at the campaign assembly, the number of voters turning out, and the number of students attending the
dance, was the largest total
since this institution was inaugurated in 1961.
Senator Magnuson Vital Cog In Law Establishment
(Editor’s Note: This is in essence a
letter received from Senator Abraham Ribicoff to all publication outlets on the college level in the state
o’ Washington.)
It has been called to the attention of college newspaper
editors in the stale of Washington of the outstanding work our
Senator Warren Magnuson has
been doing in regards to being
invaluable in the passage of
vital legislation.
The Auto Safety Act, passed
unanimously by the Senate, approved by the House of Representatives and signed in early
September of this year is considered to be a landmark of
consumer protection legislation.
It is stated that this affirmative
action in Congress would not
have been possible were it not
for the leadership and hard
work of Senator Magnuson.
From his first success in Congress, that of establishing the
National Cancer Institute, Magnuson’s name now appears on
more than 100 laws important
to our nation and its people.
During 1966 alone, Magnuson
was responsible for the introduction and passage of bills on
Humane Animal Care, Truth-inPackaging, Hazardous Products
Labeling, Tire Safety and Child
Protection.
Says fellow Senator Abraham Ribicoff of Magnuson’s efforts and successes in the United States Congress: “The American consumers have a real
friend in Senator Magnuson,
and I for one want to express
my thanks to the citizens of the
State of Washington for making
it possible for him to serve all
of the citizens of our nation.”
Upcoming Events
October 25—Political forum in
Little Theatre (LT) 8:00 p.m.
October 27—Foreign Students’
Dinner, 7:00 p.m., and Community Players in LT 27-29.
November 2—U. of W. Air Force
ROTC in Student Center all
day.
November 3—VISTA Forum in
Little Theatre.
November 4—Political forum in
LT 8:00 p.m.
November 17-19 — Dramatic
presentations.
Peninsula Driving Students Face Parking Problem
Finding room to park is a
problem for many student drivers. About 400 student parking
permits have been issued, but
the present lot has accommodations for only 200 automobiles.
This results in many drivers
having to park in restricted
areas. This may lead to a fine
or the impounding of the car.
Fines will be issued to students parking on the north side
of 9th street in front of the brick
house (just east of Ennis Street).
Fines will also be given to students parking around the island
on the south side of 9th and the
north end of the parking lol.
Plenty of parking space is available on the north side of 9th,
west of Ennis street.
Many complaints have been
heard about the condition of 9th
and Ennis streets as well as the
parking lot. Peninsula College
has plans to pave these areas
in the near future. The lot can
be paved at a cost of $17,000
which will come out of the building fund. The $800 revenue
from the sale of parking permits will go to paint in yellow
lines and supply other minor
necessities.
The college also plans to double the present parking lot
westward. Most of the fines
issued so far have been warnings since they are issued to
students who haven’t mounted
parking permits. Only 2-3 dollars has been taken in through
fines.
Whats So Magic About 21?
By ROBERT LUDKE
One of our society’s most pressing and prevailing queries is
in resolving when an individual is prepared to accept all the
responsibilities of adulthood, or paraphrasing, at what age does a
person cease being a youth? The inherent questions associated
with this inquiry are (1) Is there one single age when a person
suddenly crosses the microscopic line between young adulthood
and adulthood, and (2) If there is not, then how can ruling bodies
establish responsibilities and privileges to age groups in such a
way that the result will have some semblance to logical thinking?
If you feel as though this project is beyond your capabilities, don’t
feel like you’re in a select group of one. Apparently the task is
too much for the Congresses of the United States and several
states since the rulings of these law-making groups are in many
cases paradoxical.
In March of this year in Washington, D.C. it was legal for
the 18-20 age group to drink beer. Now it is not. The House of
Representatives suddenly decided that adulthood there did not
begin until the age of 21. This decision complies with most stale
laws on drinking, but I’m wondering why young adults 18-20 in
New York, North and South Dakota, and Alaska can have a beer
legally any time they want? They must have a lot more mature
young people in Alabama, Georgia, and Alaska because they
can vote when they’re 18 in the first two instances and 20 in the
latter. But in all other states, you are not responsible or knowledgeable enough to cast a ballot until 21. Right. Nobody else is
old enough to drive until 16, except in North and South Dakota
when you can do so at 14. Girls can marry without parental
consent when 18 but boys aren’t old enough until 21. That is
except in Arkansas and other ‘hillbilly” areas where the ages are
14 and 16 respectively. The point is, what’s the point? You can’t
figure it. Simply, in some states you are an adult in some instances and in a neighboring slate you are not, when you’re the
same age. Right.
It is indeed staggering when you consider the responsibilities
that a young man in the state of Washington has to assume and
all of the privileges that he can enjoy. Why, he can hop in his car
(it’s legal to drive), go to that risque theatrical production of “Virginia Woolf” (if he is 18) and if he has a mind to he can sit in the
balcony WITHOUT the presence of a parent or legal guardian
(if he is 18). After the movie, he can go to a friend’s house for
a glass of milk or sarsaparilla, since, as we all know, this should
be the extent of a young man’s liquid intake. Right. But he has
to get to bed early because he may have to get up early to go to
Seattle for his pre-induction physical for the armed forces. Does
it make any sense for Congress to decree that a male at 18 is
old enough to use firearms in combat and possibly to lead other
troops, but remains too irresponsible to drink a beer? Congress
can scarcely expect to win friends in Asia if they forbid him a
beer at home but send him to Saigon with hand grenades.
Take the case of the young man who was inducted into the
army at 18. At the completion of his two-year active hitch he
returns home as a war veteran of 20. He cannot marry without
his parent’s consent. He cannot vote. He cannot have a beer.
What can he do? Well, he can hop in his car, go see “Virginia
Woolf,” sit in the balcony ….
A number of other odd contradictory rulings could be cited.
For example the insane assumption that a person of 16 is old
enough to be put in command of two tons of metal capable of
cruising down the highway al an excess of one hundred miles
per hour.
This could go on and on. The United Slates Congress passes
laws which are so paradoxical they could make you laugh, if they
were not so tragic. One slate says 18 is old enough while the
next state says the hell it is. If this country is ever going to crack
the riddle of youth, it is first going to have to set up some rules.
The first rule will have to state precisely the age at which youth
stops and adulthood begins. But as Congress realizes, at least in
part, this is not possible.
For an alternative proposal, I would offer this as an answer
to the problem of bringing youths to adults systematically,
but progressively. At age 16, those young people who are interested in driving should be given the opportunity of receiving
driving permits as they are at present. But, the chance to get a
driver’s license should be postponed until the age of 17. This
would give the young driver one year of valuable driving experience under the guidance of a parent or other qualified adult.
A person should have a driving permit for at least six months
before given the chance to drive
on the basis of his own judgement. The responsibility here is
much too great to permit a person to attain a license the day
after he is eligible. A six-month
controlled driving experience
should be mandatory.
At 18 young people should be
given a say in their government. At this point, they are
either “going out into the big,
cruel world,” on their own as
they say in all the graduation
addresses, or starting on a
course of higher learning. They
are actively involved in the nation’s business and are learned
enough to cast an intelligent
vote — more so probably than
many adults.
At 19 young people should be
given the right or privilege or
whatever you want to label it
of drinking. At this point, they
are old enough and in the overwhemingly majority of the time
mature enough to do so sensibly.
At 20 young males should be
considered eligible for armed
service duty, and not before. At
this point, young men are physically mature, mentally mature,
and much more capable of participating in combat successfully
than a person of 18. At any
rate, he would probably have a
hell of a better idea what he’s
doing there than a young man
two years younger.
At 21 young people should be
given the right to marry without
parental consent, both men and
women. Why a woman of 18 is
able to decide for herself and a
man of 20 is not I don’t know.
So, the proposal is to do thus
—At 16 driver’s permits can be
gotten, at 17 driver’s licences,
at 18 the vole, al 19 drinking, at
20 military duty, at 21 marriage.
It is not a cure-all but it certainly
makes a lot more sense to me
than the present situation of
contradiction and paradox. As
a sidenote, I saw an interesting
little cartoon posted on campus
here with the caption saying,
“Too young to drink, too young
to smoke, too young to marry,
too young to go steady. Won’t
your parents be surprised to
learn you’re not too young to
get pregnant?” Concrete and
definite changes are needed in
the laws determining when a
person ceases being a youth.
Somebody must wake up . . .
and act.
Theatre,Book Review “The Coups [Sic] Runneth Over”
By DAVID STARNES
Who’s afraid of Whos afraid of the virginia Wo olf? Three of more little prigs who would rather see no evil (Elizabeth Taylor), hear no evil (Adult Entertainment), or speak no good (“Who in the devils is Virginia Woolf?”). For audiences who are aware that love is a four-letter miracle,the film version of Edward Albee’s play is well worth the experience of seeing it spelled. Enough has remains a masterpiece of situation tragedy, a supurb plotting of love at a deadlock. There are some lines by a Russian poet,
Vladimir Mayakovsky, which
could easily serve as the marriage song of George and
Martha:
“To love means this:
to run into the depths of a yard
and, till the rook-black night,
chop wood with a shining axe,
giving full play to one’s
strength.”
At first appearance, Richard
Burton’s George seems like an
Ozzie Nelson with problems.
But he becomes a Clark Kent,
whose character is not milktoast,
but a steady diet of life-defying
“kryptonite”—in the voice and
soul of his wife Martha. To
twist this analogy, both of them
are superhuman, but only as
each other’s complement. And
until they have done their
worst, their total war, to become
just human, the coups runneth
over.
Richard Burton is nothing
short of Hamlet as the childmannered professor “preoccupied with history.” Most beautiful is his speech about the boy
who ordered “bergin”. As
Martha, Elizabeth Taylor is surprisingly great. She plays an
American Amazon to a meatgrinding perfection, with a bitchery that is somehow bewitching.
As Nick and Honey, witnesses
and participants in this spiritual orgy, George Segal and
Sandy Dennis achieve a pitiful
stance beside the towering,
staggering figures of their hosts.
The cinema reviewer of Time
wondered why George and
Martha’s neighbors were not
aroused. He should have
known they didn’t want to get
involved. Like every great love
story, from Romeo and Juliet to
Dagwood and Blondie, these intellectual Bickertons have no
time or place. It is rather their
timing and placement that fluctuates, and destroys, and is
renewed.
The movie ends with soft music and hand-holding. But it is
not a happy ending, at least
not in the HollywoodKleenex
tradition. It is instead a relief
ending, something like waking
up from a bad dream.
Leif or Chris — Who Was First?
By DAVID STARNES
In 1492,
As everyone’s been drilled and fed,
Columbus sailed across the ocean blue.
But why he felt so blue, they haven’t said.
Perhaps the sailor knew,
Or in a history book had read,
That this Leif Ericson had done it, too
(The number one son of Eric the Red).
For so it looks and seems,
Back in the eleventh century B.C.
(Before Columbus) that our land of dreams
Was first the Viking’s serendipity.
Columbus knew the world
As being round, at least shaped like a pear.
For this we thank him for his flags unfurled.
What for Amerigo Vespucci do we care?
In 1966
Columbus Day is yet observed,
With some historians still saying, “Nix.”
And nothing settled but the earth still curved.
If for the Viking who
Discovered Vinland you should strike a tune,
Or if you choose to take a liking to
Queen Isabella s clown—we’ll meet you on the moon.
Its Called “Pick The Winners”
By Butch Ludke
Baseball
It is perhaps almost cruel to reflect upon the past 1966 World
series in light of what happened to the defending champion Los
Angeles Dodgers, especially if your loyalties tend to drift toward
the National League champions.
The Baltimore Oriole sweep is not so much of a great Baltimoie effort or a sudden Los Angeles collapse as it is a combination of the two. Baltimore’s power was in actuality over-rated to
a certain extent (they only got three earned runs in the final three
games themselves) but their pitching was under-rated. The final
result was a rather accurate composite view of the American
League kingpins, however. They were strong.
The Dodgers, while not being noted for their over-aggressive
tendencies with the bat in recent years, proved worthy of the
reputation. One run-batted-in in four games is not exactly something to write home about. They were weak.
As for next fall, don’t be surprised to find the same two teams
in the annual classic. Baltimore is young and improving. Los
Angeles is still the best in the National and Will be again in 1967.
Only next year the ultimate outcome may be reversed.
College Football
As the football year nears mid-season, the annual powerhouses are once again leading the 200-odd major colleges to the
wire. Michigan State is currently pacing the field in both major
wire service polls, but I don’t think they will be at the top come
bowl-time. They have to play Notre Dame in their second-to-last
game of the year and the Fighting Irish will then prove conclusively that they deserve to be looking down on all the rest. They’re
only number two now, and you all know the bit about having to
try harder. They’ll succeed.
On the West Coast it’s UCLA and USC at it once again. They
have both had only one real test thus far, but they, too, will
collide in Los Angeles in the final game of the year. UCLA looks
much too versatile for the Trojans, so the Great Eight champion
and Rose-Bowl winning Bruins look to be in Pasadena on January
1 once again.
Pro Football
The issue is far from decided in either division of the National
or American Football League, but it looks as though Dallas will
meet Green Bay with New York taking on San Diego in the league
finals in December.
Green Bay has little opposition in the Western Division of the
N.F.L. but the Los Angeles Rams are staying up there. Dallas and
St. Louis are almost evenly-matched in the East, but the Cowboys
will eventually prevail.
The New York Jets and Joe Namath are riding on top in the
Eastern Division of the A.F.L. but are not the power they were
supposed to be. The Chargers are having to scramble in the
West this year but “the cream will rise to the top” so to speak
at the end.
As for the All-World Bowl in January, Green Bay will absolutely smother Namath and the Jets, that is providing the Packers
and the New Yorkers make it there through stiff play-off competition.
Boxing
Heavyweight champion Muhammed Ali has been inactive
for all of a month now, but plans to come out of his brief retirement in mid-November. He is scheduled to meet Houston s Cleveland Williams in that city’s astrodome on the 14th.
After Ali eliminates Williams and disposes of top-ranked Ernie
Terrell, the boxing game might as well fold up. What the public
will be subjected to are a run of re-matches, as there are no further
suitable matches after Terrell. Would you believe another AliPatterson match? Neither will boxing fans, but that is what is
up. Then would you believe another Ali-Liston fight?
on the comeback trail. I didn’t think you would.
Pirates’ Home Debut Dec. 1
New Coach – New Team
By DON FREY
The 1966-67 version of the Peninsula Collegebasketball team unveils on home court Thursday
December 1, as the Pirates host Olympic College. mursaay,
The home opener will mark the debut of Don Knowles as head mentor, successor to Bill Quenette.
This game will be the first played int he recently completed college gymnasium, where all Pirate home games will be staged.
For Peninsula College basketballers, it will be another season of trying to get established. Coach Knowles figures to accomplish this and more.
With four lettermen returning from last year’s starting line-up, the black and gold have a solid foundation for improving upon last seasons 9-18 posting. Jim
Ward, Norm Carson, Tom Lyons
and all-conference performer,
Bruce Shamp, will be the nucleus for this season’s attack.
Also returning from last season will be Art Bell and Salvador Sacapanio. Fifteen freshmen make up the rest of the
Pirate hopefuls.
Offensively, the Pirates plan
to do a lot of running. With only
two prospects measuring 6-5
(Greg Mason and Bill Weinman) Peninsula will have to rely heavily on their running game. Knowles figures his charges to be good outside shooters. This plus the proven work of guys like Shamp and Carson underneath the backboards seems to give Peninsula a balanced offense.
On defense, the black and gold will work with both the zone and man-to-man style, depending largely on the success of one or the other as well as the height of the opposition. To help incorperate the last break and overcome their lack of height, Peninsula will experiment with the press, both full court and hall. The Pirates will have to fight hard for the rebounds and try to get position especially against taller teams.
Peninsula College will have the home court advantage for most of the season, as 14 games will be played in Port Angeles (including the Holiday Tournament. December 28-29) while the remaining 11 are out of toen. Twelve of the first 14 contests will be at home for Peninsula.
Intramural Ball Now Operating At Peninsula
By DON FREY
For the football enthusiasts
at Peninsula College, an intramural program has been established to allow male students to
participate in the sport.
The program was organized
last year and carried over to
this year but with a different
format. Because there are only
four teams this year, the teams
face two double elimination
rounds, that is, any team has to
lose four games before it is out.
At present team number three
(names haven’t been selected),
headed by last season’s league
leading quarterback, Butch Ludke, rests on top of the heap with
a perfect 3-0 record. This team
is a carry over from last year’s
undefeated Devastators as several players with team three
also were part of the Devastators.
The teams were selected by
team captains drawing names
of persons signed to participate
out of a hat.
Six New Faculty members join staff at Peninsula College
By Kathi Rowe
Peninsula College has six
new instructional faculty members this year. Reorganizing the
library are Mrs. Looff and Mr.
Romerein; they have dropped
the conventional fine for books
in hopes that you, as college
students, will accept your responsibility to return your books
at the designated time.
Mrs. Dupont has added a new
flair to our language department by teaching German, her
native tongue, and French. Mr.
Tisch is evidently very busy in
his new position as instructor of
biological sciences here. I have
found it virtually impossible to
catch him when he is not peering into his microscope.
Mr. Knowles, our new coach,
shows promise as an exceptional impetus for success in our
coming basketball season. He
attended Wenatchee Valley College where he was active in
football and basketball. He then
rendered his services to the
country by serving in the Army.
He was in Germany and other
parts of Europe for 19 months.
The term in the army did not
discourage Mr. Knowles from
continuing his education. He
chose Central Washington State
College for his next stop on his
educational journey. There he
was head resident in his dormitory, ASB president, Vice-President of the Evergreen Conference Students’ Association, and
active in the sports programs.
Before coming to Peninsula
College, Mr. Knowles had five
years coaching experience at
Waterville High near Wenatchee, Washington. His team
finished second in their league
three years consecutively. They
won the league championship
for this past year. This dynamic team has gone to the district
every year, and to state this
year to win seventh place. THE
FUTURE SPORTS SEASONS
LOOK VERY HOPEFUL WITH
MR. KNOWLES AS OUR NEW
COACH.
Wenatchee Valley College
lost a great counselor when Mr.
Duncan came to Peninsula. He
is very concerned about the
small number of students utilizing the Guidance and Counseling Services. He attributes this
in part to the lack of valid information concerning counseling services.
After Eight Years of Work . . . . . . . . It’s Now DOCTOR W.C. Quast
By PATTI RODERICK and CURT OPPELT
It is rather doubtful that many of us have ser iously thought about the amount of work that is
required in obtaining a Ph.D. We certainly we’e no exception to this rule when we interviewed
Dr. Quast last week concerning his recent achievement of his Ph.D. last summer. Working toward
your Ph.D. is not a simple matter. There are many obstacles to be overcome. You must set your goals and constently strive to reach them.
The first goal that must be attained is the master’s degree takes one to two years and which includes, in most cases, a master thesis. Next you must pass a language exam. This was no problem for Dr.Quast since
his first one was in German.
After you have completed the
master’s, you then move on to
the doctoral program. You must
receive permission from five
professors of the graduate school
in order to continue. This program must be in five different
fields of study. Dr. Quast’s chosen fields were: (1) political
theory or philosophy, (2) international law and politics, (3)
international organization and
relations, (4) comparative government and (5) American government. Also you are required to take a second language
test. In Dr. Quast’s case, this
one was in the French language.
He also accumulated about 200
graduate credit hours, for which
the grades have to be B or better in order to be counted toward an advanced degree.
The doctoral program should
not take more than four years
but most doctoral candidates
for a Ph.D. require more time.
At the University of Washington
it must all be completed within
ten years, but you may petition
for a one year extension. Dr.
Quast needed this because he
had worked at the University of
Washington for three years in
an administration capacity and
therefore had little opportunity
to work toward his Ph.D. during
that time.
In 1961 he left his position at
the University of Washington
and again began going to
school full-time from 1961-1962.
In the summer of 1962 he came
to Port Angeles as he had completed all the course work required for his Ph.D. at the University of Washington. Dr.Quast took his “generals,” the
written exams, in February of 1964 Each examination—one
for every special field of study—
lasted between five and s i x
hours. For five days he had to
sit in a conference room and on
one occasion wrote from 8:30
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. without a
break. When he had finished
that particular exam he had
written 55 pages (legal size) in
one of his five chosen fields.
On February 14, 1964 (Valentines’ Day), Dr. Quast took his
oral exams. There were six
faculty members present and
the chairman allotted approximately ’Zz hour to each professor. In this time each professor
could question him about his
particular field and then there
was a free time when all the
professors could question him at
once. That is the real test and
according to Dr. Quast “a real
bear.” This really is the crucial
point in working toward your
Ph.D. because if you fail your
orals you must try all over
again. But a professor may
pass you with one or two reservations, which simply means
that he is passing you with reservation and wants you to do
more work in that particular
field. If this happens, you are
required to return within half a
year to a year to take your oral
and written exams in that particular field over again. If you
fail in more than two fields, you
must either wait one year or
more to try again or you might
be “washed out” for good. Doctor Quast passed with no reservations and so in 1964 was considered a candidate Ph.D.
From here the next step is to
begin your dissertation. In 1964,
he began the research for his
topic. He was still teaching
here in Port Angeles, so all his
researching was completed on
his own extra time. He decided
upon the fishing industry for his
topic and began his research in
the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Quast
bought a camper that summer
and began interviewing the fishermen in Neah Bay, La Push
and along the coast. He discovered patterns of behavior
among the fishermen and also
discovered that there is a lack
of communication and factual information among fishermen who
often base their views upon “rumor” knowledge. He also
found that politicians are using
the issue of the fishing industry
in their campaigns just to get
their names in the paper and
because they can usually say
what they want and get away
with it because the public does
not know all the details of an
issue or is simply not interested.
Dr. Quast interviewed persons on all levels of the industry, from the troll fishermen on
up to the international fishing
industry. Upon completion of
his interviewing Dr. Quast ttitled
his dissertation “Washington’s
Fishermen and the Law of the
Sea: A link between Local Politics and International Law.”
During the months of research, students helped Dr.
Quast gather data. The combined effort resulted in a 365-
page dissertation. Dr. Quast
states that he couldn’t have
made the deadline without
their help and the help of
some of the faculty members who proofread his manuscripts. Kathy Rowe, Shirli
Rowe, Kathy logger and Mrs.
Quast did most of the typing
and re-typing. Some chapters
had to be re-written five times.
On August 18, 1966, he took
his final exam in which he had
to defend his dissertation orally.
After the examination, the professors went into conference
and when they had returned,
they addressed him as Dr.
Quast and this was the moment
when he knew he had succeeded.
Peninsula is Third for Saad Khanifer of Arabia
By CHRIS YOUNG
One of the six Arabian students attending Peninsula College is Saad Khanifer. His native town is built around ARAMCo Oil Company which employs
the majority of the community.
On his way to the United
States to attend college, Saad
visited Frankfort, Germany.
While there he went sightseeing
and noted many points of interest.
Saad’s first taste of college
life was at Southern Illinois.
Next he proceeded to Oregon
where he attended Portland
State. Following his slay in
Portland he came to Port Angeles to attend Peninsula.
Saad’s 12-credit class load
includes Chemistry, Speech,
Math 104, and a P.E. Course.
His opinions of Peninsula College and Port Angeles? He likes
Peninsula campus life and also
is quite impressed with the Port
Angeles community.
One more think that is important to Saad is, of course,
the American women.
