The Buccaneer, January 16, 1970

18-year-old vote before legislature

By Bruce Ellis
What is youth? Youth is the period during which a young person is asking who he is, who he will become, what he really feels, and what kind of a society will he live in. The task of youth is self-definition; that is a (1) establishment of a value system, (2) separation from one’s parents, (3) Choice of a vocation, and, (4) definition of ones sexual role. From youth the person emerges with the particular abilities and idiosyncracies that he brings to his adult responsibilities.
The search for identity is very real and very important. One of the teenage songs has the lyric, “The last word in lonesome is me. ” They know their names, area codes, social security numbers, zip codes, addresses and checking account numbers. But today’s college students, despite such identification, are deeply worried over their search for identity.
So then, youth is not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.
The Problem
Youth and youth groups respond they do in very large part because of the way adults and adult social institutions respond to them. Adults read their own hopes and fears into the actions of adolescents. They project onto them their own conflicts, values and prejudices.
They take desperate measures to protect the young from imaginary menaces, and to guide the young to imagined successes.
As Edgar Friedenberg points out, ” Fear of disorder, and loss of control; Fear of aging, and envy of the life not yet squandered lie at the root of much adult hostility to adolescence. All these emotions, so inconsistant with their picture of themselves as the benign guardians of youth, are kept from conscious awareness, and thereby become stronger and more dangerous. “

Most of our society doesnt want to accept this explination. Yet, when youth becomes skeptical, I submit, it does not indicate that anything is wrong with youth, but rather something is wrong with the Established society.
Bob Dylan, whose songs of protest, like “Masters of War” and ” It’s Alright Ma (I’m only bleeding.)” Are bitter and despairing attacks on the prevailing social order. In the Dylan cosmos, the individual is trapped in a cruel and absurd social system run by cold impersonal managers. Kids grow up “trying to be so good, ” in the words of one Dylan song. When they find out the world is not as they have been told it is, there is a rude awakening. And it’s a quick jump from saying to yourself, “What they taught me is a lie,” to saying “So they must be liars.” The feeling is that the adult Establishment is phony or self interested, composed of people you cant trust.

This, young people can be regarded as another discriminated minority group. Witness: “. . . (they) are usually carefree, exuberant . . . Noted for athetic and (it is whispered ) sexual powers . . . essentially child like, irresponsible and given to outbursts of unrestrained violenece . . . (and) undisciplined. ” That is widely a acceptable desciption of the contemporary youth, yet it was said 30 years ago about another discriminated minority group, Negreos.
In Washington State 200,000 youths are between 18 and 21. This growth interval is characterized byincreases in youth activity, aggressiveness, mobility, and social interaction. At the same time, this nation and other industrially developted nations have not redesigned their significant social structures to provide for the significant participation of the next generation. Thus far, the public response has been to prolong the age of dependency by extending educational preparation for work.
Today’s youth is confronted not only with managing the changes accompanying psychobiological development, but with the unprecendented change of the population, knowledge, technology, communications and human aspirations.
All the while, youth is confronted with a society which ahs no purpose of its own, other than to insure domestic transquility by suitable medication, and thus has no use for youths, and which fears them. It has set up sedative programs of guidance which are described as therapeutic, but those whose apparant fuction is to keep young minds and hears in custody till they are without passion.
If this spark of idealism should be snuffed out, then the way will be open for the younger generation to be dominated not by reason and compassion, but by violence and hate.
We must realize then, youth’s point of view. Their view of the established Society is harsh, but it is their view. They, like other segements of society, try to brinng about their desired changes. But, unlike other segements of society, they are excluded from the peaceful decision- making process. As a result, some say lets go slow – do things through the process. Others say no, the peaceful decision – making process bars us so we much use the alternative, violence Still others say the peaceful decision- making process does not represent the will of the majority – so we must use the alternative, violence.
As Time magazine reported in 1966, a Russian revolutionary once suggested that everyone over 25 should be shot. His proposal was not adopted, but he might feel reasonably comfortable in the United Staes today. Half of all Americans are now 25 or younger and the rest of the population, while not yet in danger of being liquadated, appears rather nervous and definitely on the defencisve. It seems some feel they are on trial for their lives, and will not be aquitted. It may be for the best that those over 25 are not on trial, with those under 25 serving as judge, for the verdict ( as reported by Ttime) is rather harsh:
“Look at you, brainwashing a whole generation of kids into getting revolving charge account and buying your junk. (who’s a ‘junkie’ ? ) look at you, needing a couple of stiff drinks before you have the guts to talk to another human being. Look at your, making it with your neighbors wife just to prove that youre really alive. Look at you, screwing up the land and water and the air for profit, and calling this nowhere scene the Great Society! And, you’re gonna tell us how to live? “
“C’mon, man,. you’ve got to be kidding!”
What is happening to us? This nation was built by people of courage. It is now being torn down by those who lack the courage to speak out against those whose single goal in life is to drive a late model car, take part in the weekly bowling league, and not get involved in people’s problems.
The fact of the matter is there is discrimination in this world and slavery and slaughter and starvation. Goverments repress their people. Millions are trapped in poverty, while the nation grows rich and wealth is lavished on armaments everywhere.
These are differing evils, but they are common works of man. They reflect the imperfection of human justice, the inadequacy of human compassion, our lack of sensibility towards the suffering of our fellows.
But we can perhaps remember, even if only for a time, that those who live with usare our brothers, that they share with us the same short moment of life, that they seek as we do nothing but the chance to live out their lives in purpose and happiness, winning what satisfaction and fulfillment they can.
Surely this bond of common faith, this bond of common goals, can begin to teach us something. Surely we can begin to work a little harder to bind up the wounds among us and to become in our own hearts brothers and country men once again.
And youth points out that this isnt a free country. You cant drop out of school because you’d be drafted, and you have to study certain things to get a degree, and you have to have a degree to make it, and you have to make it to get what you want, and you cant even decide what you want, because its all programmed into you beforehand. You can say whatever you want, but you wont be heard because the media controls that, but if you do manage to be heard, the people have been told what to like. And if they dont like you, they might even kill you, because the goverment endorses killing by exemplification. Pick the side and slogan you prefer: ” The War is good for the Economy, Invest Your Son,” or ” Make Love not War.”
Youth’s voting power is effectively eliminated by two factors. First, most are excluded by the 21-year-old age requirement. And those who still manage to qualify, those 21-29, half are excluded by restrictive residence requirements.
It is at this point that some suggest using their right to revolt. For whenever any goverment fails to reflect the will of the mahority there is the right to overthrow it by force. This right is written very clearly in The Declaration of Independence. In such a case it says, ” . . . it is their right. it is their duty to throw off such goverment, and to provide new guards for their future security. ”
The first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, reserted this right when he said, ” The country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing goverment, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary rights to dismember or over throw it. ”
Yet this is only when the will of the majority is not being followed, and on that point there is much debate. However, in no case, should we attempt to enforce any type of conformity upon anyone else.
Our founding fathers, those long haired patriots with frilly clothes, believed that society should not use the power of goverment to enforce conformity. This means that each individual has the right to dress as he likes, behave as he will, or say what he thinks, so long as he or she does not violate the rights and liberties of others. Not because you or I approve of their dress, or speech, or behavior, but because this is the precious heritage of freedom which distinguishes our society from those in which one political party, or the goverment itself, enforces conformity on all citizens.
When you defend the right of others to be “far out” in dress,speech, or behavior, you are also defending your own right to be “in” – in a free society. Daniel Webster said, ” God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it. ”
This also implies we should be willing to listen to others. In his Keynote Adress of the 1968 Republican National Convention, Gov. Daniel J. Evans said:
” We have heard another vouce in this land- the voice of youth. It has served notice that satifaction cant be measured alone in dollars – that there is a need for service and contribution beyond the attainment of material success
For Each of our youth who have dropped out, there are a hundred more who have stayed in: Some radical. Some demanding, some searching, some hoping- but all concern to serve their country have set out across the land to participate in the exercise of political power.”
“Who give their time to the poor, the uneducated, the mentally retarded, the blind and the helpless.”
“Who, In their search of a brighter future for America, may have found themselves.”
“We are not the bank the fire of that hopenor should we try to remake the young in the image of ourselves. For their’s is a new spirit- a spirit of giving service, spirit which treasures the values of brotherhood and human dignity and proclaims that they shall not be sacrificed by the pursuit of personal gain. To break the spirit would be to bankrupt out future. Instead, let us find the programs, the resources and the opportunity for these young people to serve society and the nation – to participate in the polotical system, to be heard not for the wisdom of their years but for their dedication, aspirations of our country. There are not the pleadings of a weak and useless generation; Theya re the strong voices of a generation which- given a chance- can lead America to new unity, a new purpose and new prosperity. “

New teachers at Peninsula

By John Pope
For the year of ’69 to ’70 we have seen many new faces on the teaching staff of our college. Two of these new instructors are Will Tebbs and George Van Deusen.
Will Tebbs formerly taught for Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Ore. He moved to Peninsula to replace John Evans who has left the college temporarily.
Tebbs recieved his B.A. in physical science from Central Washington State College, M.E.D. in science at the University of Oregon, an M.S. in math. He is teaching exclusively math classes at this college. Mr. Tebbs feels that Peninsula College is an extremely good school, espcially where student-faculty relations are concerned. He seemed impressed with organizations displayed by this college, and feels President Maier should be commended for this college’s structuring. Unlike Tebbs, George Van Deusen is a permanent member of the faculty at Peninsula. Previously he worked on a rocket fuel developtment project in California. Mr. Van Duesen received a B.S. and M.S. from the University.
Van Deusen is impressed by the efforts being made by the faculty to improve student-teacher relationships.
Both of these men like the area and hope to stay for some time. They represent a new concept in teaching, one which is on the increase at this college: that is an improving relationship between teacher and student.

An Editorial, Our Goverment Divided: bipartisanism

By John Pope
George Washington, our first President, was opposed to a two-party system of goverment which was advocated by Jefferson because of political rivalries. John Adams,second president of the United Staes, was also nonpartisan, but also under a great deal of pressure from elected president in 1801 until the present we have had a party system which has varied greatly. I wont go into the history of his system, except to say that it has evolved into a two-party system with infrequent and very weak attempts to add additional parties.
The Democratic and Republic parties are now the power strongholds of American politicians. Though these parties dont disagree on what the world problems are generally, they do fail to align on which problems are more pertinent, and which solutions are more effective.
To me this represents the lack of organization that any lack of orgnization that any good goverment should try to avoid. Our system of goverment has severed politicalintintellectually into two bodies and has employed their divided efforts for party betterment.
This is not to say that the individual has division in mind, but to be powerful in his position he must retain his aprty’s support, therefore he is at least partically governed by their doctrine. This demonstrates the inhibition of the individual to work freely for the best results. In my opinion these hindrances greatly deter from effectiveness our democratic system. On the over-all concept, the observation can be made that one body of individuals can come to a more acceptable solution to a problem than the present two-party system. The power party usually carries the vote, getting its way, so to speak, which doesnt necessarily show the feelings of the majority, but more likely the feelings of the more powerful members of the given party.
Granted, in some cases this would produce most satisfactory results, but if once there is a difference between the ruling vote and the actual majority feelings then I would say that the American people who do not subscribe directly to the ruling party are not being represented. Moreover, those individual partisians who may disagree (possibly but not probably the majority) with their party were not being properly represented.
You may consider this bone picking, but if you were aware that the majority of the population in your district cast their vote for Nixon, you might find yourself reason to be a little upset.
On the individual level, it is very obvious to me that if the partisan politician has independant ideas which conflicts with the partys majority feelings, his ideas, no matter how good, would be inhibited unless the majority of the members of his party of the members of his party could agree on them. These ideas mgith be something which the opposition party may unanimously agree on.
However, if the first party were in power, only a little more than one quarter of the overall number of individuals in both parties would be opposed to the issue and it would not be accepted. This usually results because most partisians tend to vote with their party, even if they may disagree, for the sake of their party’s unity.
I propose in my unprofessional view that a nonpartisan goverment would eliminate many of these problems. Instead of two or more intra-opposing bodies there would be only one body, with a fairer majority rule, making major political rivalry going on, that of Democrat vs. Republican.
Now I ask you, How can the President say that a display of opposition to the war is dividing this nation, when it is already divided?

Yachting news
A ferro-cement boat a-building

By Steve Jones
Herman Husen, who last year taught the mentally retarded children at the highschool, and his charming wife gail, a teacher at Roosevelt Jr. High, are presently building a 60 foot “wishbone ketch” out of ferrocement at the shipyards in Port Angeles. A number of interested college students have been assisting and closely observing the growthof this craft. Many people dream of having their own craft someday. They want a yatch, either sail or power, large enoughto travel the far corners of the earth at a price suitable to their budget.
The ferro-cement boat provides a safe, dependable, fire reisistant, inexpensive and storng hull, and is easy to maintain. There is no problem from rot or borers. With the aid of wooden mold frames you can achieve your desired hull design.
Many yacht designers,including Ed Monk of Seattle, are now designing many craft for the custom buyer.
The husens plan to have two showers and even a bathtub in addition to bunk arrangements for 10 people. Their craft is designed by Jay R. Benford of Seattle, who regularly assists Husen with the many problems.
The yatch, which is not named at the moment, will be powered by a 170 hp. Rolls Royce deisel engine.
As this goes to press, Husen has the wooden and steel mesh frames up.
On Sunday, Jan. 25, he plans to have an open house where he and Benford will display and explain the many different aspects of th eprocess at the shipyards.
The charge will be $1.
Dont miss this chance if you ever plan on owning your yatch some day. It will be more than a worthwhile experience.
More information on this and other yatching news to follow.

An Editorial
Our government divided: Bipartisanism

By John pope
George Washington, our first president, was opposed to a two -party system of goverment which was advocated by Jefferson because of the political rivalries. John Adams, second president of the United states, was also non partisan, but also under a great deal of pressure from Jefferson, then Vice President.
From the time Jefferson was elected President in 1801 until the present we have had a party system which has varied greatly. I wont go into the history of his system, except to say that it has evolved into a two-party system with infrequent and very weak attempts to add additional parties.
The Democratic and Republican parties are now the power strongholds of American politicians. Though these parties dont disagree on what the world problems are generally, they do fail to align on which problems are more pertinent, and which solutions are more effective.
To me this represents the lack of organization that any good goverment should try to avoid. Our system of goverment has severed political intellectually into two bodies and has employed their divided efforts for party betterment.
This is not to say that the individual has division in his mind, but to be powerful in his position he must retain his party’s support, therefore he is at least partially governed by their doctrine. This demonstrates the inhibition of the individual to work freely for the best results.
In my opinion these hinderences greatly deter from the effectiveness our democratic system. On the overall concept, the observation can be made that one body of individuals canc ome to a more acceptable solution to a problem then the present two-party system. The power party usually carried the vote, getting its way, so to speak, which doesnt necessarily show the feelings of the majority, but more likely the feelings of the more powerful members of the given party.
Granted, in some cases this would produce most satisfactory results, but if once there is a difference between the ruling vote and the actual majority feelings then I would say that the American people who do not subscribe directly to the ruling party are not are not probably represented.
You may consider this bone picking, but if you were aware that the majority of the population in your district cast their votes for Humphrey, but because of their political commitments your district electors cast their vote for Nixon, you might find yourself reason to be a little upset.
On the individual level, it is very obvious to me that if the partisan politician has independant ideas which conflict with the party’s majority feelings, his ideas, no matter how good, would be inhabited unless the majority of members of it’s party could agree on them. These ideas might be something which the opposition party may unanimously agree on.
However, if the first party were in power, only a little more than one quarter of the overall number of individuals in both parties would be opposed to the issue and it would not be accepted. This usually results because most partisans tend to vote with their party, even if they may disagree, for the sake of their party’s unity.
I propose in my unprofessional view that a nonpartisan goverment would eliminate many of these problems. Instead of two or more intra-opposing bodies there would be only one body, with a fairer majority rule, making major political rivalry going on, that of Democrat vs. Republican.
Now I ask you, how can the President say that a display of opposition to the war is dividing this nation, when it is already divided?

A thank you for the Republican Club book

Last year the Young Republicans Club held a book drive to provide reading material for our servicemen. A letter was received this week from Joe Altig, a serviceman presently stationed in San Francisco. His letter reads as follows:
” I just happened to pick up a paperback book the other day and I found a small note stating that the book was sent to us by your club. I think it was sent for Christmas, 1968. But it really doesnt matter. I just want to say thank you for sending it.
I am from Oregon and I plan on returning to school after my tour with the Army. I havent decided on the school as of yet, so I would appreciate further information on Peninsula College. I’d also like to correspond with anyone who cares to write. Thanks again for your efforts, for they are appreciated. ”
Sincerely, Joe Altig
Anyone who wishes to correspond may write to: SP 4 Joe Altig, E-540 58 0433, 18th Surgical Hospital, APO San Francisco 96495

Scene around campus

Ray Yovino shaved. . . Julie Robinson’s wig’s wig. . . Mr. Fite’s tests . . . Whatever happened to 1 Phelta Thi? . . . White VW with it’s headers open roaring through the parking lot. . .One out of 26 nurses are eligible compared to one out of 25 last year. . . Somebody stole the library clock. . . Grass reported to be growing on campus near the administration building. . . Morale is up two oercentage points over last quarter . . . Mr. Tisch went to New York. . . Co-ed judo class, “Too many people on the mat” . . . Noah’s Ark found in N.E. Turkey 14,000 feet up. . . the Three Musketeers are back . . . Wheres Ralph? . . . Santa Claus reported to have crashed and burned over Idaho. . . The difference between nothern and Southern cops, “Up North they shoot first and ask questions later, but down South they short first,second,third,fourth, fifth,” . . . Mr. Kelsey was back from Alaska . . . New paperbacks in the book store . . . Thanks to Mr. Lunt . . . Israel steals a radar station and someone puts the Star of David on the lecture hall seats. . . Hey, Sundance, I got an idea and I know it will work, Iv’ve worked out everything. . . Forks used to have a police department but somebody put him in jail on a 19th Centurary morals charge . . . Pat and Calvin are still dating . . . the Black Knight has 77 scores. . . So far . . . Herman Heusen is building a 60-foot ferro-cement in the shipyards . . . Dr. Quast is back from a trip to Germany and Europe . . .Mickie goin found a rose in her icebox . . . Nine out of 10 virgins are not married. . . Rocky is doing great in basket ball . . . Mr. Young’s plaid suit is wrinkled . . . Larry Drake is at University of Utah . . . Western has 6 to 1 ratio . . .
– Ron and Steve

Message from the president

Peninsula College, beginning its ninth year, continues to grow. Our growth has not been spectacular, but it has been steady. We are off to a good start and are looking forward to a splendid year.
The 650 of you who constitute the day-time enrollment are responsible for the caliber and extent of the activities on campus – and for the spirit which prevails on campus.
Particularly we want you to know that Peninsula College administrative officers believe in the “open-door” policy – their doors are always open to students – they’re happy to talk to students; and, further, that students are invited to participate on the important committees dealing with college policies.

Peninsula opens to foreign students

The students of Peninsula College would like to welcome Saunders P. Ebuwei and James O. Oretimehin. They are from Nigeria, Africa.
They both have attended the School of Science at the University of London.
Saunders and James hope to attend Peninsula for two years and then complete their education at the University of Washington. Both are studying for their degrees in medicine.
The courses they are taking this year include Englush, Physics, Chemistry and Physiology.
Its been very pleasant having them attend our college, and we do hope they can continue as much of their education here as possible.

Students give Halloween party for retarded

On Halloween night 37 college students and four faculty members came to the PUB to assist in giving a party for 25 retarded students from Roosevelt Junior and Port Angeles High Schools. However, only five of the retarded students came.
The college students and faculty were womewhat disappointed at the poor show-up. The problem was simply poor resarch ont he part of the sophomore President Steve Jones, who made arrangements for the activity.
Contributions of food were made by many students with the nursing students delivering cup-cakes, cookies and brownies.
The young people had an opportunity to try their hand at a number of games and were waltzed around the floor by the Fred Astair of Peninsula, Dean Mook.
The young people had a great time overall and were all disappointed to leave.
The volunteer help that came forth from Peninsula was incredable, especially to those who untiringly point out the so-called “apathy” at Peninsula. The students on this campis are not apethetic to ideas if they have purpose.

Community programs stay active

The college Little Theater reverbarated Tuesday, Oct. 21 to the power of Mrs. Virginia Peterson’s electronic organ. The concert was a part of Community Services Committee efforts to provide culteral opportunities for the college and town.
The organ’s versatility and talents were demonstrated in a program of moods that varied from “Jean” from ” The Primejuana Taxi” To Bach’s ” Fantasia in a Minor.”
It was difficult to pick any number as being more beautiful or spectacular than any other; however, the audience seemed particularly spellbound by the haunting Lara’s theme from ” Dr. Zhivago.”
There were a number of lighter-hearted pieces besides the Herb Albert number. Particularly enjoyable were Mrs. Peterson’s musical satires, “Scratch my bach,” and a stiring anthem arrangement of “Pistol Packin’ Mama. ”
Adding to the musical moods was a variety of lighting effects was handled by Mr. Lee Freeman. Community Services Committee, which sponsored the concert, is a standing committee of the college, composed of students and faculty. Programs planned for the future include speakers on a variety of subjects, dramatic artists and musicians.
Oct. 28 and 30 the committee presented noon programs featuring local candidates for city and county offices. This public forum was broadcast from the Little Theatre by radio station KAPY.

C.S.: it stands for community service

Community Services is an organization of student and faculty members concerned with providing extra culteral services to this area to benefit the college and the community.
Community Services is supported by funds from the college to hold programs during the year that have educational as well as artistic significance. T he Buster Keaton documentary, slides of the Olympic Peninsula from the Sierra Club, Mrs. Peterson’s organ, the documentary on “Scott’s Last Journey” and John Stuart Anderson’s performance are some of the events previously sponsored by the Community Services.
Future plans include a Canadian speaker in January; a “chemical show” by our chemist on campus , Mr. Churchley; a foreign film series; many more movies, and some poetry.
Community Services aims at obtaining outstanding and varied programs in an effort to provide a “rounded” culteral background for the interested person’s benefit. It also serves as a key for criticism and knowledge of any particular subject of concern.
The Community Services people urge all students to attend the programs offered. This is an excellent chance to expand your knowledge in the fields open to you.
If the students dont respond, the faculty will choose for them.

Activity Club has outing, plans dance

After an enthusiastic weekend at Camp- David Jr., where over 50 students and faculty members met to discuss student activity on campus and in the community, SAC is planning a dance with the local Free-ups providing the music.
The student Activity Club hopes to have the PUB moving and growing.
And there will be more.

John Stuart Anderson does his thing

By April Douglas
John Stuart Anderson performed a large audience on Tuesday evening, Nov. 4 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Peninsula College Little Theatre.
Communtity Services sponsored this program which featured Anderson’s solor theatrical productions.
Anderson presented selections in his repertoire including, “The Werewolf,” “Little Dialogues of Don Quixote,” and excerpts from Marlowe’s ” Edward II”
Special music, costumes, and lighting were utilized to give the program a stylized and colorful effect.
Anderson has given many performances in Canada, South Africa, the British Isles and the United States.
After his performance at Peninsula College, Anderson remarked on the beauty of the campus and area. He also enjoyed acting in the Little theatre.
He and his manager, Mr. Church, commented on the friendly spirit of students and faculty which, they mentioned, was quite rare on other campuses they visited.
Anderson said that he would be delighted to return to Peninsula to act and to visit the campus itself.

Dover Beach

By Mathew Arnold
The sea is calm tonight, the tide is full, the moon likes fair
Upon the straits;on the French coast, the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window,sweet is the night air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-
blanchedland,
Listen You hear the gratting roar
Of pebbles which the waves draw
back, and fling,
At their return, up the high strand,
Begin and cease, and then again begin,
With tremulous cadence slow,
and bring
The eternal note of sadness in.
Sophocles long ago
Heard it on the Aegean, and it brought
Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow of human misery: we
Find also in the sound a thought,
Hearing it by this distant northern sea.
The sea of faith
Was once, too, at the full and round earth’s shore
Lay like the folds of of a bright girdle furled.
But now I only hear
Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,
Retreating, to the breath
Of the night wind, down the
vastedges drear
and naked shingles of the world.
Ah, love, let us be true
To one another, for the world,
which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor
live, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
where ignorant armies clash by
night.

Poetry corner

Four Corners. . .
How can I communicate what my heart feels,
My mind cannot sort into words. How can I illustrate to you I want to share with you I want to applaud your pain
your sorrow
How can I show you I want to
applaud your joyous steps?
How can I touch. . .
Can I show you with a caress
Can my tears truly indicate
I want to listen
I want to see
I want to feel
I want to share
I want to help
But I dont know how.
Carol Zeger
(Note. . . This was written about retarded children. There is an organized effort on campus to help these kids, think about it. . . better yet, do something. )

Haiku
Forever walking, high
tide erasing footprings, but
sea and shore forever.
Micki Goin

Loneliness
Loneliness is that thing that comes crawling from
deep inside you.
A dark thing
That takes the light and love away.
Its the creation
of a need, to shrre and to love;
That’s what it is.
It comes from far away
And takes you back with it.
There you are;
Stranded in an endless world
of little meaning.
Sorrow is its name;
A deep and lonesome agony.
Renee Renninger


Spirits
A window opened at the pane
Began to wail on that windy
evening
And I thought i could hear the
cries of a man
The deeds of men so sorrowfully told.
A blanket of low and dark clouds
Was pierced through the center
with the reaching
Rays of sun
And all the living and dead
were judged.
The sky was heavy and the rain poured down
As though it had never raised
before
And I thought I was watching
Mankind yearn
For all that should have been
done.
April Douglas

Huge painting restored for big Auction

John Pogany, Peninsula College art instructor and muralist, is accustomed to handling big problems int he world of art. A recent taskwith student aid, was restoring a six by nine foot painting, which will be auctioned Saturday ngiht at the annual Rotary dinner in Harrington’s.
The large panel was donated for the auction by Larry Winters, Crescent Lake, Pogany said. The paitning, done by Congress, inwhich many lives were lost, Pogany reported.

Here they are:
Letters to Cool

Dear Cool:
I use to think that riding a harley “74” with triple womper carburetors and a 12-stroke engine was the greatest thrill in the world. However, since the mini-skirt era evolved I find this most unladylike. Have you any suggestion other than jeans? I want to maintain a feminine image, and finacially I cant afford to sell my bike.
Hayley Davidson
P.S. Please, no suggestions for better thrills are needed.

Dear Dave:
Just quit wearing underwear. -Cool

Dear cool:
To whom it may concer, girls. We are innocent, fun-loving type boys not the usual kind of crum who loves them and leaves them (girls). And we are sick unto death (may he rest in peace) of being accused of being the latter dog-type male. How can we swing with them (girls ) when they only think of one thing- namely, that we are thinking of only one thing, namely them (girls).
We dont want to be drafted either, baby. Do you, perchance, have any suggestions that will wear down their entirely needless defenses? So they can understand that we are only, at heart, just innocent fun -loving boys.
D’wart & D’scab

Dear Disease:
We publish this pure funk only to let you girls know that there’s a couple of eunuchs running around this crazy place.
-Cool

Dear Cool:
After reading your last two articles in the past two issues of the Buccaneer, the thought crossed my mind that you might want to write your column for the millions of Americans that the circulation of Buccaneer does not reach; therefore by talking to Daddy and pulling a few strings of my own I managed to get you on the staff of Time, Life, the Womens Circle, Playboy and Harper’s magazines via a syndicated organization that I myself have set up with your wallet and future in mind.
Of course, for my services I will take a 70 percent cut which will probably leave you, dear Cool, with about $3.56 a week. At first this figure may sound discouraging but as you progress you will be 1 percent raise with my share increased to 99 percent (for all my hard work).
I beg of you; please accept this unprecedented opportunity; it is completely to your advantage, while I am just doing this out of the goodness of my heart so that I can see you, Dear Cool, aspire to the puter limits of success.
Operator with plain, Simple Middle Class Business Ethics.

Dear Simple:
Our disgust ith your letter’s content surpassed only with its absurdity. The mentalilty required to misspell every other word in a sentence is incomprehensible to our editors, who are working diligently to decode your mess.
Kindly bore a hole in yourself and let the sap run out.
-Cool

Dear Cool:
I have a stuffed kiwi at home that I bought at a rummage sale a few years ago. Now im trying to get rid of it, but nobody wants a stuffed Kiwi.
What shall I do?
Kiwki-crazed

Dear K.C. :
Take your kiwi and stuff it in the most appropriate place.
-Cool

Dear Cool: Perhaps you can help me with two probems. (If you cant, dont feel bad about it.)
1. What is the square root of the student “I dont care” attitude? And after you solve that one, you mental giant (if you can),
2. Please enlighten me on suggested rememdies for a nervous stomach and shot nerves brought on by a visitation to an instructors office.
In closing, I would like to mention that I recognize your “genius” in answering almost any question (as I observed in the last issue). So, Tune in on the two above, but dont drop out if it means mental fatigue for you.
Touche’
P.S. Just how cool are you? (32 Farenheit or do you prefer 0 celsius????)

Dear Touche’:
Thank you for such a poignant insight concerning your inert student body. Your first question can be answered quite simply by applying a few easy steps:
1. Interpolate the logarithm of the number of Oriental students to the number of Negroes in your college
2. To this, add the amount of millitant chance in your pocket, and finally
3.Divide above by the mean age of all faculty members who shave. (You can subsitute for step 3 the amount of odor given off by female students in the P.E. program. )
Unfortunately, the only remedies to your nervous condition are temporarily unavailable due to Operation intercept.
-Cool

Dear Cool:
Maybe you can help me expose a very dirty problem here at Peninsula. While enjoying myself in the men’s room, I have been disturbed by the vulgar comments written on the men’s room walls. What can be done about this?
Not only are the words vulgar, crude and nasty, but they are usually misspelled. But also the pictures are very inaccurate. To top it off, when I dialed one of the numbers, I was dismayed to hear a little old lady answer the phone and claim that she had never heard of Roberta Rotencroche.
What solution do you have for this problem?
-Very Distressed

Dear V.D. :
We refuse to answer on the grounds it may incriminate us.

Pollution in Port Angeles? You bet! Wait until next issue!

Advice: get to the woods and take a breath; it may be your last

Community college cut back

OLYMPA – Plans for carrying out budget reductions and construction delays in the community college system in line with Gov. Evans’ request will be considered next week by the State Board for Community College Education.
The board met Thursday, Nov. 6, at 1p.m. on the campus of Columbia Basin Community College in Pasco.
“The administration recognizes the difficulty of reaching a community college budget in mid-year in the manner prescribed by the govenor’s Oct. 10 executive order, ” Dr. A.A. Canfield, state director, said.
” They have, as a result,a sked us to propose our own plan,” he added.
The savings target for the community college system is $1,155,000.
The community colleges are also being asked to delay up to $9 million in building projects in connection with the govenor’s slowdown on construction.
“Criteria are being recommended to the board to minimize the delay of the most critically needed buildings,”
Dr. Canfield said.
“It is our purpose to avoid having to delay critical projects just because their bid dates happen to fall during the period of slowdown, October 1969 through June 1970,” He said.
“In light of the already serious lack of facilities our system faces, the determination will be a difficult one.”

Frosh to hold rummage sale

The Freshman Class is planning to hold a rummage sale at Peninsula College from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22.
Freshmen are urged to contribute to the cause by depositing rummage in the large box beneath the coat rack in the PUB.
If you have a white elephant at home and want to get rid of it, feel free to contribute to the cause.
(I dont know, who would want a white elephant – perhaps a green one! )
The money received from the rummage sale will go into Freshmen Class funds.

Poetry corner

Graffiti
The universe is but
an empty shoe box
in God’s closet
Stuffed in a corner
Forgotten
Dust covered
and alone
God’s closet is but
A dog’s hair in the
N’th dimension
with it’s stench
fleas
and buried bones
The dogs hair is but
an eyelash on a
dying soldier’s face
stuffed in a bag
forgotten
blood covered
and alone
The dying soldier’s face
is but a pimple on
general motor’s ass


-Love, Budd

Halloween party held by nurses

Those sneaky girls on the upper campus have done it again!
While the rest of us were sweating away in our classes, those little tricks were treating. Swedish Hospital has never seen the likes of the wild, rubbing alcohol drinking, marathon that took place.
The girls did show some imagination, however, as they substituted apples with kidneys and hearts in their bobbing contest.
Instead of playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey, they played pint he Digit on the Skeleton. In place of Spin the Bottle, Spin the Urinal was a big attraction.
It was finally broken up by Undersecretary of Health, Education and Welfare.

Frosh plans:
A memorial to the men of Vietnam

On Tuesday, the 18th of this month, the Freshman Class of Peninsula College shall direct it’s Moratorium efforts towards honoring the lives of American soldiers in Vietnam. Though debate is important in this controversial subject, so is the paying of tribute to those men who have lost their lives these past years, and those men who are still in danger these coming months.
From 7 until 10 p.m. the community of Port Angeles shall have the opportunity to pay their respect to the soldiers of the Vietnam confrontation, together. Partisan views shall be set aside and seven of the major churches in Port Angeles will open their doors for silent prayer.
I encourage the community of Port Angeles, college and city, to participate for as long as they wish during the three hours on Tuesday evening.

We give our most sincere thanks to the following churches who have helped in making this evening of the 18th possible:

Queen of Angels.
Holy Trinity Lutheran
St. Mathew’s Lutheran
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
First Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
Methodist, United

Scott R. Whitcutt
Freshman Class President

(Editor’s Note: Nationally, the Moratorium will be held on Nov. 15 and 16. This is on a weekend. The Moratorium at Peninsula College will be held the 18th and 19th of November. )

Soph plans:
Speaker obtained for moratorium

The Sophomore Class Moratorium is shaping up for its Nov. 19 presentation on campus. Mr. Penny, a professed pacifist from Orcas Island, will speak. He spoke two years ago and according to a number of faculty members, he gave an excellent and fascinating speech.
At press time only Mr. Fisch rounds out the list however, at least two more speakers will be added.
Attempts are being made to find a talented speaker from the “right” but there is a reluctance to associate with the left wing- founded Moratorium. Every effort will be made to fairly represent this attitude.
The position of the class has been simply neither the left nor the right wings are given preference. All ideas submitted by the Sophomore Class are accepted. It is hoped that all that desire to participate will take this opportunity to make their ideas public.
It is a fear that the activity will simply “rehash” all the standard arguments that present themselves each time the subject is brought up. In order to redirect this problem, perhaps, those who intend to participate will consider these ideas:
1. What is in America’s best interest as an economic power?
2. What are the dangers to our political stability at home?
3. How has the war affected our domestic policies at home?
4. If domestic issues are to be of primary concern over foreign issues will we be able to readjust beofre the domestic problems that America is trying to solve?
5. What are to be the future guidelines for our nation in regard to future intervention?
6. How will our actions affect China policy?
The above are perhaps pragmatic which is an uncommon devation from the moral issue of the war. I suggest you consider this approach that we dont like to see the Viet Cong murder women and children and we dont like to see Americans dying trying to stop it.

Commission suggests:
Turn activism into positivism

Student activism is a foce that has both positive and negative aspects. Educators have a responsibility to understand its causes and implications in order to help translate it into positive action for the betterment of society.
This was consensus of the Joint Commission of the Association of Classroom Teachers and the American Association of School Administrators, which met September 19-20 in Washington, D.C.
“Far – reaching plans should be developted in order to exploit the positive aspects and preclude the negative effects of student activism,” the commission declared in a statement issued following the close of the meeting.
On the positive side, the commission saw students activism as –
-A source of energy that can be focused on improving the educational program.
-An opportunity to analyze social forces and the institutions that affect them.
– A concern for enhancing the rights of individuals.
– A concern for improving humanity.
On the negative side the commission saw-
– Irrational group action resulting in unreasonable demands for hasty action.
– Potential damage to persons or property
– An attitude of irresponsibility for the results of one’s actions.
In order to maximize the positive aspects and minamize the negative aspects of student activism, the commission said, the teaching profession should-
-Initiate for all professional staff members in service education programs emphasizing human relations training and aimed at facilitating cooperative teaching procedures.
– Take steps to release education from the confines of the school building and project students into direct involvement in community activities.
– Provide opportunities for students to become involved in planning and evaluating learning experiences, in keeping with their readiness and maturity.
-Free existing structures in the schools to provide for students more opportunities for individual choice and responsibility.
– Provide educational experiences that help young people develop viable value systems and standards of personal behavior.
The commission, composed of seven classroom teachers and seven school administrators, meets twice annually to discuss subjects of mutual concern to the Association of Classroom Teachers and the American Association of School Administrators.

The enviroment:
One alternative

By April Douglas
This article could be written int he urual run of the mill fashion, leaving as a result little or no urgency in the message. But that is all going to change.
One could not over emphasize the urgency of the pleas of conservationists and people who are extremely aware of our environmental situation and who are attempting to educate everyone else as to the facts and serious implications of a frightful problem.
The natural enviroment takes into account the entire planet – its plant and animal life, its geography and climate. These factors are intertwined within a precise pla, and anything or anyone that interferes with that plan acts as a catalyst to a chain reaction of imbalances in the natural scheme.
The catalyst has been and still is man himself. In mans attempt to divorce himself from nature and live an artificial life, he has produced many imbalances. Man’s striving to control nature has led to growing problems of enviroment everywhere.
There is no escape from the threat if we continue to do little to nothing. The problem wont just blow away. If we dont work or support any measures to fight against the enviromental crisis, we wont be around to do anything at all. (Peggy Lee would then have real cause to sing “Is That All There Is?” )
Putting it quite frankly, we’ve got to emerge from our little cocoons and start thinking and doing together and individually. It will probably mean extra time and work, but isnt it worth it to help insure clean air and water in another five years?
Some way we will have to realize that we are fallible and unable to control nature, that we are part of the natural balance and that we should learn to live within it, that, no matter how hard we try, we cannot play God.
It is quite probable that “advancement” in knowledge is moving faster than we have the chance to assimilate and comprehend it. The confusion that arises from this pace may explain the lack of communication between those who have assimilated the knowledge and those who have not.
The Atomic Energy Commission is exploding nuclear bombs and weapons at liberty at sites in our country. Radioactive materials, of course, find their way into our atmosphere, our land and into our sea. Does the AEC know that radiation is as harmful to living things , including human beings? There certainly are other people that know its danger.
DDT is a poison sprayed on crops to deter insects. Instead of deterring insects, DDT is becoming deposited in the bodies of most living things, man included.
One could list many more harmful results of man’s interference with nature. There is a great need of educating and informing everyone of these problems to provide a foundation to plan enviromental restoration.
In an answer to the need of education of the matter, a nationwide “enviromental teaching” will takte place on April 22 on college campuses through out the country. A program for Peninsula is already being planned.to provide speakers who are aware of and educated in the enviromental programs. Everyone is encouraged to attend this program to begin thinking about what they can do to help.
Talk to local goverment officials and business men to find out what is being done (or not being done ) to cut down on or eliminate air and water pollution from indistrial and private sources for further action.
We’ve got one alternative to survive and that is to heal the wounds that we have inflicted on the natural enviroment. Time is running out and the sooner we get started ont he right track, the sooner we “get back to where we once belonged.”

Poetry corner

Lady in Nightie

My lady whisperes across
the room to me.
to touch her arm on mine.
my hand on her hip
her cheek,her neck.
Her eyes go up not wanting to see.
To feel, to feel – we feel to love.
her hip next to mine,
I bring her down.
smooth sailing Lady in Nightie.
-1969 – Ed Carter


Becoming Me


Becoming me
Becoming God
Becoming close to me.
God to God, Gut to Gut
liking you liking me, liking me
sharing our caring.
My back tingles, my soul straightens up
flying smooth, acting like Ed.
How do I do? I love to meet me.
You help me to go the way I say to go
Two souls glowing lighting up each other’s way.
May I help you on your way?
You’ve helped me on my way.

-1969 Ed Carter

Life Is But. . .

Life is but
An adding line of lines
put into something called sentences
to communicate with
even though we, ourselves,
hate
each
other. . .

Shakespeare said everyman is an actor and must be ready
to play his part
on the stage of life;
but what if
the
play
fl
o
p
s
.
.
.
They say, at least I have heard it said,
That we are the generation that will answer all the questions. . .
But what are they?
Some people stand so alone that it is frightening to stand . . .
Together. . .
– Anon

Whats happening in Alaska

Alaska is one of the last places in the United States where wildlife runs free, erosion and disorders are natures doing- not mans.
But now “progree” is setting in, taking the form of a monsterously long pipeline extending from the North Slope to Valdez. This pipeline, four feet in diameter, stretches across the tundra for a thousand miles barricading the migratory routes of the Caribou, Moose, and other animals.
This constitutes a grave imbalance of life cycles of the tundra animals – all for oil that will contribute more carbon monoxide and ethylene into the air that we breath.
Does this make any sense to you?
Another disaster presently feared by Alaskans, espcially conservationists, is the breakage of the pipeline and subsequent spreading of oil over the tundra as a result of further earthquakes and tremors. The faults along the continental shelf lead scientists to believe the earthquakes can and will happen again.
Pollution of the Northwest waters and Hudson’s Bay area in northern Canada is almost non-existent. The possibilities for adventure, hunting and fishing are open to those with money, time and courage.
But if protective measures are not put into effect, these waters as well as other areas will suffer the consequences that Lake Erie and the oil-slicked coasts are suffering at this moment. It will be a sad day indeed when the opportunity to experience the challenge of the outdoors will be limited to the local library.
How far will man go without heeding the danger? Perhaps when money and prejudice cease to be all important, a refreshed and industrious attitude could mean the restoration of our enviroment and the restoration of ourselves.

For those Pirate fans who so far have been unable to distinguish Dan (left) from twin brother Art, Dan offers this simple solutions: “Im the good looking one.”

Intramurals: Weight lifting

The weight lifting competition drew a good contestant turn out before the holidays, placing winners in three categories in each weight division.
Using the universal gym, each contestant could do one or more lifts for each division. Starting with the bench press, which is done by lying on the back and pressing the weight from the chest up, the next press was the military press, which is done sitting on a stool and pressing the weight over the head. And, as the final lift, they were required to do the leg extension, which is done by istting in a chair and pushing the weight with the feet.
Each weight division and winner with the amount lifted is shown below.

123-131 Pounds:
Bench Press, Jim Kovach, 160 Ibs. Military press, Don Ronney, 150 Ibs. Leg Extension, tie, Ronney and Kovach, 330 Ibs.

148-164 Pounds:
Bench press, Dave Sanford, 220 Ibs. Military Press, Dave Sanford 140 Ibs. Leg Extension, Dave Sanford, 510 Ibs.

165-180 Pounds:
Bench Press, Jerry Norman, 190 Ibs. Military Press, Vincent Cipriano, 160 Ibs. Leg Extension, Jerry Norman, 480 Ibs.

181-197 Pounds:
Bench Press, Jim Volkman, 180 Ibs. Military Press, Jim Volkman, 120 Ibs. Leg Extension, Jim Volkman, 420 Ibs.

198 Pouds and over:
Bench Press, Norm bright, 220 Ibs. Military Press, Mark Bowes, 210 Ibs. Leg Extension, Norm Bright, 480 Ibs.

Basketball

With eleven teams vying for that first place trophy for the intramural basketball championship of Peninsula College, it looks like it might be an exciting season.
The schedule for the double elimination tournament will come out at 12:40 on game days, to cheer their favorite team to victory.
Jan. 12 – Game No. 1 Evergreens Vs. Heistons. Game No. 2 Evergreens vs. Cunning Runts.
Jan. 13 – Game No. 1 Faculty vs. Bouncers. Game No. 2 Speedsters vs. Lagnaf No. 2.
Jan. 14 – Game No. 1 College All-Stars vs. winners of Jan. 12 game No. 2.
Jan. 16 – Game No. 1 Road- runners vs. winner of Jan. 13 game No. 1. Game No. 2 Losers of games No. 1 and No. 2 on Jan. 12.

New records set by Pirates

Assuming that you’ve bought a Pirate pressbook and have been following the hot Buc team this year, the changes in the all-college records may not be news. However, in case you havent been keeping up with your basketball homework, some of it is done for you here.
To no one’s surprise, Bernie Fryer has already firmly embedded himself in the Pirate record book. His 39-point out put against the tought Seattle University freshmen puts him in second place in the all-time high game list behind Mary Branch’s 40 and 42 in 1963-64.
Also, his 362 points in the first 11 games already place him 8th in the list of top season scorers. And he still has 15 games to play this season.
Capt. Bob Jones smashed another Pirate record only last weekend as he accumulated 14 recoveries (that means he stole the ball or picked up a loose ball 14 times). That cracks the old record of eight.
Freshman Harley Robinson has shown that he is a man to be reckonded with as he has hauled down 19 rebounds in two games this year. This feat ties the all-time single game 4th place rebounding mark.
As might be expected, the Pirate team marks are falling rather fast as well. In the very first game of the season, the Bucs set a new high game mark (125 points), high field goal attempted mark (109-tied old mark), High field goal made mark (49), and high half (72 points).
In their second game they set a new free through attempted mark (48) and tied the free throw made mark. (37).
There is only one more important mark the Pirates want to set. They want to go to State.