AWS officer elected Oct. 13
On Oct. 13 a meeting was held
in H-9 at noon for all women
students interested in forming an
Associated Women Students
Club.
Approximately 20 girls showed
up, but the election of new
officers went on. Elected were
Susan Haley, president; Dana
Rygaard, vice president; Karen
McFarland, secretary-treasurer;
and Terrie Clawson, BOC
representative.
The newly elected president
and vice president will be
accompanied by the club’s
advisor, Miss Hale, at a tri-state
AWS convention at Seattle
University Oct. 23-25. The
purpose of the convention is to
apply the general theme of
survival to the AWS organization,
to women today and to mankind.
Language club now meeting
This year’s Foreign Language
Club is now organized and
meeting Thursdays from 12 to
12:30 in room H-4.
Mrs. Haimberger, German
instructor, is advisor of the club.
According to Mrs. Haimberger
the club has about ten to fifteen
members. The Language Club,
formed two years ago as a
German Club, became the
Language Club when Frenchspeaking students joined last
year. Some Spanish-speaking
students joined later in the year
to make up the three language
groups that now comprise the
club.
The purpose of the Language
Club is to accustom the students
with the language of the countries
studied.
The club is run by the students,
with the advisor directing
discussion. Activities range from
meetings to dinners typical of the
native lands.
Election of officers was held
Thursday.
College GOP backs Nixon with telegram, petition
The College Republican Club of
Peninsula College sent a
telegram of support last week to
President Nixon. With it went a
petition carrying the signatures
of over a third of the school’s dayclass enrollment.
The petition supported the
chief executives’ recent speech
concerning American prisoners
of war in Vietnam. In the speech
Nixon stressed five basic points
in his latest peace efforts in Asia.
The first proposal called for an
immediate cease-fire and for
troops on both sides to hold their
present positions. The second
called for the formation of an
Indochina peace conference. His
third offer asked for a continuing
of the present troop withdrawal
program, which has cut in half
the number of American forces
since he took office. Next would
be a political settlement that
would truly meet aspirations of
all South Vietnamese.
The fifth and final point which
was the reason for the petition
concerned the immediate and
unconditional release of all
prisoners of war on both sides.
Mr. Nixon’s final proposal is
based solely upon the
humanitarian aspect of the
POW’s situation, and concern for
the suffering their families have
endured, local signers felt.
The signature drive took place
on Oct. 7 and 8. Petitions were
located at the student center, as
well as in certain classes.
Heading the drive was the
Republican Club.
Dr. Werner C. Quast, assistant
professor in political science and
philosophy, who is the advisor to
the club, summed up his feelings
about the proposal’s prospects:
“I am convinced’ that the
prisoners will be released by the
North Vietnamese assoon as they
realize that they are losing the
moral support of students on
American campuses. Now with
this unconditional offer to release
the prisoners, the Hanoi regime
has to prove that it is truly
humanitarian in their struggle
for what they call their peoples’
liberation.”
In order to develop added
support among the campuses the
Peninsula College club is sending
a letter to each of the community
colleges in the state, as follows:
“Dear Student Body President:
“President Nixon in his speech,
Oct. 7, called for the release of
prisoners of war in North and
South Vietnamese P.O.W. camps
without any conditions. The
welfare of these prisoners of war
must be the concern of every
citizen of the United States
irregardless of political or
philosophical differences.
“The P.O.W.’s have been the
pawns of different administrations in the U.S. and
the Hanoi regime. The time has
come to bring forceful pressure to bear on these governments for the P.O.W.’s relelease. Since it is impossible for the prisoners themselves, it is our responsibility to act in behalf of
the prisoners, both North and
South Vietnamese as well as the
U.S.
“Our beginning is small but
can and will evolve into a
movement that either
government can ignore.
“You will find attached to this
letter a petition that has been
circulated at Peninsula College.
We are simply acknowledging
the humanitarian proposal of
President Nixon concerning the
prisoners of war and nothing
more. We would like you to make
copies of this petition or design
your own. Then make the
petitions available to the students
by placing them in every dorm,
classroom, and recreational
center. Also have the student
newspaper make each student
aware of the petitions’ existence
and where they can be signed.
After a period of time send the
signed petitions to the President
of the United States. Also some
sort of statement could be sent to
your representatives in
Washington, D.C.
“Such an ‘opinion making’
procedure could alleviate the
suffering of both Vietnamese and
American P.O.W.s.
“The question is, can we
stimulate public opinion so that
the victims of some policy
mistakes in the past can come
home again to raise their
families?
“Best wishes for peace and the
release of all prisoners (the true
victims), of war.”
Adventure is Fiero’s game
By MARILYN MAYOR
“It was a topnotch and exciting
outdoor experience, definitely the
highlight of my summer,” says
Mr. Feiro, director of student
activities, in relating experiences
of his summer expedition.
In 1804-1806 the Lewis
Clark Expedition traveled
along the Missouri River
eventually arrived at the Pacific
Ocean. One hundred and sixtyfour years later, Mr. Feiro and
his partner Clayton Rennie, also
traveled down the Missouri River
in canoes.
Mr. Rennie, a social science
teacher at Port Angeles Senior
High, has gone on several
expeditions with Mr. Feiro and
recently returned from a twoyear stay in Africa.
The trip began during mid-low
water period in the second week
of July. The starting point was
Fort Benton, Mont., which was
well known as the starting point
for steamboats in the West.
But before an expedition of this
sort could be made, some
research and preparation had to
be done. They read the Lewis and
Clark journals and corresponded
with the Montana History Society
to obtain all the knowledge they
could ofthis still wilderness area.
The only available map of this
area was made in 1897. In
addition, they made visits to
museums to examine some of the
artifacts from earlier
expeditions.
Mr. Feiro and Mr. Rennie also
studied paintings ofthe area done
by Bodmer in 1833. During a visit
to the United States in the 1830’s,
Austrian Prince Maximilian was
fascinated by tales of the Lewis
and Clark expedition and decided
to organize an expedition of his
own. The artist he brought along
to record the scenery was
Bodmer.
“It was like visiting an old
friend,” Mr. Feiro recalls when
they recognized the surrounding
area as that described in
Bodmer’s paintings. The canyon
walls and land still looked as they
did when Bodmer had painted
them years before
The purpose of their trip was
twofold: they were attracted by
the challenge of the trip: and
because they are concerned with
ecology they wanted to see one of
the last areas of real wilderness
waterway left in the United
States before it too disappears.
The actual voyage down river
went quite well. Deer, elk, big
horn sheep, antelope, and birds
were among many of the animals
seen living along the river. “I
also saw the very first golden
eagle I had ever seen,” boasted
Mr. Feiro.
On of the most unusual
experiences during the trip
happened while they were on
some quiet water about 600 feet
wide, when out of nowhere came
an 8 to 10-foot long paddlefish,
right alongside the canoe. Mr.
Feiro said it “was quite a
startling experience to look over
and see a thing that big and ugly
swimming right by my canoe.”
They discovered an old “wood
hawk’s” camp still intact. During
early expedition days, “wood
hawks” were men who gathered
wood along the river and sold it to
the passing steamers.
They also found a buffalo jump.
By chasing the buffalo into them,
Indians could trap the buffaloes
and later kill them.
Since his return to
“civilization,” Mr. Feiro has
given numerous talks on his
expedition to various local clubs,
including the Kiwanis Club, the
Port Angeles Women’s Reading
Club, a Grange, and the Rotary
Club.
Mr. Feiro is now interested in
starting a canoe management
class for people interested in
learning canoeing techniques
before going on an actual river
expedition.
So the next time you see Mr.
Feiro, you’ll know he isn’t just a
science instructor and theDirector of Student Activities; he has done a lot of adventurous things, including “shooting the Rapids”
Dorms get monthly treat
In order to provide dormitory
residents with a change from the
ordinary, special dinners have
been slated to occur once a
month. These special dinners as
specified in the contract call for
nine meals to be prepared.
Entertainment, such as a band,
to go along with some meals is a
distinct possibility.
Head cook Dale Wilcox
explained about the meals: “It is
up to the dorm members
themselves as to just what they
would like to have.” Mr. Wilcox
said he would welcome
suggestions for possible dinners.
The first dinner has already
been given and the general
consesus was that it was a
success. On the night of Oct. 8
salmon, provided by Hegg and
Hegg canning company, was
prepared.
Editorial
Welcome!!!!
We wish to convey a welcome to all students
attending Peninsula College.
It makes us proud to know that someone from
across the United States would like to attend a college
located out among the trees.
We have at Peninsula students from Alaska, New
Jersey, Texas, Oregon, Virginia, Louisiana and
California.
A vast majority of these students attending here
reside in the new dorm.
When asked how they enjoy Peninsula, they
replied with smiles and remarked that ”it is peaceful
and different.” They also said that there are special
courses available here that are not at other campuses.
So our staff would like to welcome you all, whether
from across the country, or here in town.
Letters
Mickey Mouse?
Editor, The Buccaneer:
Last year the editor and
editorial advisor held the policy
of committing student opinions to
print — this was I feel an
excellent policy. The Medium is
the Message — if you print only
Micky Mouse news (A and W
shoptalk, kiddie gossip or triviafiller, pick your metaphor) it will
show us what the school is and is
hell bent on remaining — Mickey
Mouse. “Every thing is fit to
print” even this.
ED CARTER
I would like to offer my
contribution to the Buccaneer
poetry comer.
Thank You
Ken Gilliam
THRUTRAFFIC
The most Beautiful sound I have
ever heard is your voice when it
can’t stop saying “Don’t Stop”!
BEYOND YOUR HEAD
All people are one person
Some are the feet, always looking
up
There are those in the middle
not knowing where to look
A small few are the head,
never looking down
SHARING
Sharing like cool water
Leaves me forever thirsty.
Frosh plan car wash
Cal Monis, newly elected
freshman class president, called
this year’s first class meeting to
order at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 14.
dter the BOC minutes were
read by class representative
Jamie Woodward, the floor was
open to ideas for class fund
raising projects.
It was decided that a car wash
will be held Saturday from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cap’s Drive-In.
Sixteen freshmen are now signed
up to help wash cars. Any other
freshmen interested in helping
raisemoney forthe classis asked
to see either Debbie Watz or
Marilyn Mayor.
A six-member committee was
set up to gather needed
equipment and make posters.
Kathy Root volunteered to look
into the possibility of having a
“Kids Day at Cap’s.” Several
students would work at Cap’s
Drive-In in return for one half of
the days profits.
To raise ideas for future
activities, an Activities
Committee was formed. Marilyn
Mayor, vice president, will head
this committee, assisted by
Cheryl Dederick, Vicky Duncan,
Janine Poulson, Pat Dore and
Rick Shaw.
Larry Stamp brought up the
idea of a suggestion box for any
class suggestions. This will be
looked into further.
Three volunteersto work on the
freshman section of the Treasure
Chest, the college yearbook, are
Scott Nichols, Janine Poulson
and Cheryl Dederick.
Constitutional revision will be
on the agenda for the next
meeting.
Colligans confer
Hotel Sorrento in Seattle was
bustling with activity last Friday
and Saturday. The occasion was
the fall general assembly of the
WACCG (Washington
Association of Community
Colleges Governments).
Lynn Risberg, Cal Monis and
Larry Stamp were the
representatives from Peninsula
College.
A visit from Governor Dan
Evans highlighted the
conference. Several other
meetings and assemblies
occupied the representatives’
time.
The aim of the organization is
to bring together and exchange
new ideas from the different
community colleges in the state.
Other conferences are now
being planned for the winter and
spring.
Pep band is organized
The Peninsula College Band is
now preparing for basketball
season. The band consists of ten
members and is directed by Mr.
Freeman.
The ten-member band will play
as a pep band for the Pirates and
their 700-member student body at
the first home basketball game.
The bands main purpose is to
help the cheering section of the
Pirates. Addition of members to
the band may come in the winter
term.
Who done it?
To Whom It May Concern:
Will the person (or persons)
responsible for the recent pop
pilfering and fake fire alarm
fiasco in the dorm, please step
forward. There is a bouquet of
onions and thorns waiting for you
in the dormitory lounge.
PC get’s itself a Toyota
Peninsula College was one of 35
Washington state vocational
schools and community colleges
to receive a Toyota motorcar in
Seattle last summer.
The donation was sponsored
jointly by the 27 Toyota dealers in
Washington and Toyota Motor
Sales, U.S.A., Inc. It was the
largest donation yet made to
educational institutions.
The purpose was to give aauto
mechanic students a model from
which they could work. The cars,
damaged from production, will
never be on the road again, but
serve as the only small car
engine on campus.
Soph’s set hayride
A hay ride was suggested at the
sophomore class meeting on Oct.14. The hayridewould be held just
before the Pirate costume party
and dance on Oct. 30. It was
mentioned that no cost would be
involved.
A committee of Chris Benson,
Coy Stark and Dean Reel was
formed to head the activity.
Another committee of Jean
Everett and Jane Baker was
appointed to head activities at the
fireside. Yvonne Lewis and
Janice Springob are in charge of
publicity.
The idea also was brought up to
have a Thanksgiving dinner, with
proceeds to go to charity.
President Chris Benson
appointed Yvonne Lewis and
Janice Springob to look into it.
It was brought up that the
partition in the PUB should be
removed because of the
separation between dorm and offcampus students. David Stock
said the partition could be moved
after each meal. Mr. Young
mentioned that a snack bar will
be built within a month and meal
time confusion shouldn’t be as
bad then. He also suggested the
matter be brought up at the next
BOC meeting. Chris Benson
suggested music be played in the
PUB, using a PA system.
Yvonne Lewis discussed the
need for participation during
Pete’s Week in February. Chris
Benson suggested different types
of posters. Coy Stark suggested a
bazaar and costume day.
The nextmeeting is planned for
Monday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Volleyball has girls out
Intramural volleyball practice
sessions are in the gym from 6 to
8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays.
The girls participate in drills
pertaining to serving, position of
the ball, and other basic skills of
the game. Practices are mostly
experimental, presently, until a
first game is scheduled. The
team has approximately 20
members; six of these are
traveling members.
Miss Sherilyn Hale, advisor for
intramurals, joins in as an active
participant. Peggy Boleck,
president of WRA, assists Miss
Hale in coaching the members in
volleyball techniques.
When Peggy was asked the
significance of the game she
replied that “the girls on the
team are all out there to
accomplish a goal; to have fun,
but come out winning.”
For those who missed playing a
part on the volleyball team, the
active sport for the winter season
will be basketball.
Jordanian war victim sends appeal her for aid funds
Dr. Quast recently received a
letter from Abe Al Qualghasi, a
former PC student, appealing for
financial aid to help those
victimized bythe recent civil war
in Jordan. Abe was a student at
Peninsula College in 1963,1964-65.
He later received his Bachelor of
Arts Degree from Central
Washington College.
Anyone interested in
contributing toward this cause is
asked to mail contributions to
either Fred Zoesch, a friend of
Qualghasi now living at Rt. 3,
Box 1766 or to Dr. Werner C.
Quast, Peninsula College. Checks
should be made out to:
Qualghasi Aid — co Fred
Zoesch and Dr. Quast.
The letter follows:
Abe Al Qualghasi
P.O. Box 9008
Amman, Jorday
October3,1970
Dear Mr. Quast:
Thanks God that I am still
alive. I write you from the town of
hell, “Amman.” I say hell
because it meansmore than I can
describe to you or what the news
media can convey to you. What
we see here no news media can
convey to you. What we see here
no news media can even
describe, because I am a first
hand, eye witness, on the spot
information. If you remember
Hitler days during the Naziz’s
regiem (sic) you may recall it
now. I was taken to a
concentration camp by the Army
for no reason whatsoever, the
only reason is that I was a victim
of circumstances. I am here on a
visit to see my sick mother and
then leave back for the States.
While I was in such prisoners’
camp our house was directly hit
by rockets and bombs, as a result
my mother was rescued out of the
fire, our house was totally burned
down and was entirely looted out
all cash money, clothes, etc. . .
was taken out. You see I am
temprarly (sic) staying with
some near neighbour (sic) where
they gave me some kind of
lodging and clothes. I have
nothing at all, no money or
clothes to manage with. We have
faced lots of difficulties, because
we have no light, water, or food
supply.
We hear no news because you
are the ones that hear about us
and know what will our fate here
will be like. Please let me know
all about it. I really don’t know
yet. I can tell you that we have a
great famine here, perhaps a
dangerous apedamic (sic).
Things are too stagnant and too
slow to move ahead. You know
how it is when civil war like
Jordan’s civil war goes on.
I ask of you and all the
Peninsula community, Port
Angeles and Sequim to contribute
financially as much as they can
and send it to me in a check
drawn on the same Bank or any
well known N.Y. Bank. Please
contact Mrs. Mary Brown, Post
Mistress of Sequim Post Office. I
am sure she will help once she
hears about me. Also contact Mr.
Sahar of the Bay Shore Inn Hotel
of Pt. Angeles and he will
contribute too. If you can contact
all charitable and non-profit
organization I am sure they will
extend a helping hand to all of us
here.
I am sending this letter to you
because I have lots of confidence
in you and your able
management of handling such a
humanitarian matter. I don’t
have any more letter to write
because there are not letters to
buy in the post office. Things are
estimated by millions of dollars,
losses are still yet unknown. But
thanks to God that we are still
alive. My best regards to all of
you.
Abe Al Qualghasi
Reflections on Autumn afternoon
By MIGNONETTE WILMSLEY
The sky talked to me. I reached
out and I became a part of it. We
exchanged places and the world
was in my care. I painted
everything blue with a clearness
that could not be removed by the
rain, or destroyed by the clouds
that formed against us.
He thanked me; took his brush
and resumed his role.
A warmth protected me from
the chills that passed me by; an
overshadow retained its position
about me; while the creatures
made their way to their wooded
homes. We knew this was our day
to enjoy the seasonal retreat. The
insect underworld possessed
secrets we could never know, but
they came up just to delight their
friends with the beauty.
We became the sunshine, and
we smiled.
Raising their heads above the
crowd the perennials laughed at
us, with an innocence we
understood. They knew we
depended on them. We carved
our names on their stems to
remind them of their
significance, and they renewed
their images with the colors
that grew upon them.
I was hypnotized by the
perpetual quality of the day; my
thoughts were no longer
misconceptions, but purities
belonging to the splendor. This
was my resting place; my soul
was here and we made the mood
possessive with our reception.
Our material Universe
bestowed us with a gift that
presents us our freedom to
respond to our visions. If we
enclose these feelings we fail to
share these glorious reflections.
Someone’s reading my mind;
I’m being interrupted.
A leaf having played its part,
tapped my silence and
challenged my silence and
comfort. It brought me back to
those who missed their chance to
be possessed by the magic.
Perhaps I will return again
tomorrow. But if the season
moves on without us; we’ll hold
on to our reflections and wait for
its return.
Look around, it’s “falling” out.
Busy month for GOP club
The month of October has been
and will continue to be a busy
month for the College Republican
Club.
Today at noon, in SSI the club
will sponsor Cindy Wolstenholm,
state president of the College
Republican League, who will
report on the “Vote 19 Effort by
the College Republicans” and the
campaign efforts in behalf of
Charlie Elicker, candidate for the
U.S. Senate. Everyone from on
and off campus is welcome to
attend.
Next on the political calendar
comes Oct. 23 when the club will
sponsor a talk by State Attorney
General Slade Gorton, at 2:15
p.m. in the Little Theater. Mr.
Gorton will speak in favor of the
tax reform measure on the Nov. 3
ballot. The College Republicans
are in the process of finding an
opponent to tax reform who
would be willing to appear with
Mr. Gorton on the same platform.
On Thursday, Oct. 29, at 12
noon in the Little Theater, the
Community Service Committee
of Peninsula College in cooperation with the College
Republican Club will sponsor a
talk by Stan Pitkin, U.S. District
Attorney in Seattle. Mr. Pitkin,
who called for a grand jury in
Seattle to investigate corruption
in the Seattle Police Department,
will speak on “Campus Protest
and Violence versus a Law and
Order Society.”
Intramural Football
Oct. 8—Razorbacks 18, Willys 6
Oct. 9—Lagnaf HI 20, Kamakazi
Raiders 0
Oct. 12—Shifty Shays 22, Snakes
12
Oct. 14—Razorbacks 31,
Kamakazi Raiders 0
Oct. 15—Lagnaf III 32, Snakes 7
Oct. 16—Razorbacks 35, Snakes 0
Oct. 19—Shifty Shays 43, Lagnaf
IH 6
Schedule next week (Oct. 26-30)
Oct. 26—Willys vs Kamakazi
Raiders
Oct. 27—Razorbacks vs Shifty
Shays
Oct. 28—Lagnaf III vs Willys
Oct. 29—Kamakazi Raiders vs.
Shifty Shays
Oct. 30—No game
