Brooke Taylor visits campus
Prosecuor Brooke Taylor blamed frustrations in dealing with a sometimes ineffective jury system and having to work with insufficient funds and manpower as two of the main reasons for increasing criminal control problems. Mr.Taylor made these remarks during a press conference held Friday by the Peninsula College journalism class, in which he outlined problems facing law enforcement agencies in Clallam County.
He said that better communication between these agencies and the public would help alleviate many of the problems they are now facing. Clallam County commissioners are hesitaint to appropriate funds for needed services because of the public sentiment against the current tax system and increased spending, he explained.
He also said that the public is getting a one-sided view of the judicial system in this country because of misrepresentation on television shows. This lack of understanding of court processes is especially evident in jury trials, according to Taylor, as jurers are often influenced so strongly by their “Perry Mason” and “Storefront Lawyers” ideas of the courtroom that their capacity to consider evidence fairly is impaired.
Mr. Taylor said “the wall of protection around individuals charged with crimes is beginning to be so steep that cases are lost on technicalities.” This frustrates polive who often feel that because of unreasonable loopholes, they do not have the law behind them, he said.
One of the major problems now facing the prosecutor’s office is the large backlog of cases in Superior Court. Approximately 20 to 30 cases are scheduled for the spring term that should have been tried earlier.
Asked if high bail in justified, considering the delay in trying cases and inadequare jail facilities, Mr.Taylor said he believed high bail is needed to reinforce both his power and that of the sheriff’s department Especially now when he is trying to catch up on the back cases, he cannot afford to spend the time to prepare a case and not be able to prosecute because of the failure of the defendant to appear. The adequacy of the sheriff’s office is threatend because the fear of arrest becomes less of a crime deterrent when people see alleged offenders apprehended one day and freed the next, he said.
Mr. Taylor said the problems the county is now facing “will be alleviated when we stop piecemeal spending and face the fact we must spend comparatively large sums of money now for necessary services.” He believes that, in the long run, this willa ctually be less expensive, and pointed tot he courthouse as an example. “Money is being used to hold the place together when we will inevitably have to invest in a new building,” the prosecutor said.
PC to buy sign making machine
A proposal to purchase a sign making machine for the college was accepted by the board of Control at its meeting Monday. The cost will be divided equally between the college and the BOC.
It is expected that the cost of the machine to the BOC, which will come from the general activity fun, will be approximately $500. Action was taken immediatly on the proposal because the college must have the machine in hand by June in order to use monies from this year’s budget. No encumbered item may be carried over into the next biennium.
Mr. Thayer announced that a work party, composed of faculty and students , had begun work on a lecture-park area to be situated southeast of the administration building. The group plans to continue work Friday at 2p.m. All interested students are encouraged to help with the project.
It was announced that Cal Monis, Peninsula College WAASCG representative, has been elected regional chairman for the organization. The BOC allotted $135 to send Cal and the new BOC officers to the spring state convention at Holden Village May 21-23.
Other business discussed included:
– An announcement that admission to the graduation party will be by reservation. Only.
-The all-school picnic will be held June 4 at Maple Grove on Lake Sutherland. Jack Weir reported that the cost to the school will be $100.
BOC Officers elected for 1971-72
May 7 was the day student body members went to the polls to vote for the 1970-71 BOC officers.
Polling was moderate; approximately one third of the student body at Peninsula (Or two votes) took time out to vote.
When the vites were tabulated, the results were as follows: John Hall edged over Gunter Richter to gain the presidency; Jack Weir won out over Larry Stamp for vice president; and Sue Haley won unanimous support for secretary, as did Terry Clawson in the position of treasurer. (See page 2 for personality profiles on the new BOC officers.)
Tuition increase
the Washington State Legislature now set the rate of increase for the 1971-72 tuition hike. To attend Peninsula College next year will cost an approximate total of $83 per quarter for full time students. Broken down, this includes $41.50 tuition, $27 operating fee and $14.50 service and activity fee.
For a non-resident student the cost will be $131.50 for tuition, $81 operating fee and $14.50 in service and activity fees, bringing the total for non-residents to $227.
Outdoor lecture circle clearing begun
For those of you (students and teachers alike) who have become frustrated because you must stay indoors in a classroom on a sunny spring day, Peninsula College has done something for you. Work began Firday on an outdoor lecture circle and semi-park.
The circle is located north behind the Humanities building. One trail to the circle has already been cleared. The trail starts between the Business and Humanities buildings.
Another trail starting from between the Social Science and Humanities buildings is now in the planning stage. Mr.Thayer, one of the instigators of this project, went to the BOC meeting Monday to elicit the help of students to work on this project. Any interested students are asked to see Mr. Thayer or meet him at the board room Friday, May 21, at 2p.m.
Mr.Thayer also brought up the idea of building a barbecue and picnic complex on the patio directly behind the PUB. The college, hesaid, would “foot the bill” for the barbeque. Mr. Thayer would like to see students helping on this project rather than hire outside help.
More plans for campus beautification include building a fence around the unattractive incinerator receptable near the Humanities building. Sometime in the Future, campus officials would also like to see a posted directory of the college put near the entrance to the college. A concrete bench for visitors would probably be erected next to the directory.
Profile of new BOC officers
Sue Haley Leads an Active Life
Petitely packed in a 5 ‘2 1/2″ bundle of energy is newly elected BOC secretary Sue Haley. Perhaps the best way to describe Sue is “always on the go.”
During her first year at Peninsula she has been president of the Associated Womens Students, a member of the Women’s Recreation Association volleyball and basketball teams and Phi Theta.
While attending Port Angeles High School she was a member of the pep club, vice president of the honor society her senior year, and active in GAA.
Skiing, both water and snow, rank high on Sue’s list of hobbies, as so all sports. She also likes to sew when she finds time from her busy schedule. Currently, she is participating un the intramural tennis competition. Besides playing singles, she and Terry Clawson have paired up for women’s doubles, and Dave Carr has joined her for mixed doubles. She was born on July 27, 1952 in Bremerton and since then has lived in Port Gamble and Bainbridge Island before coming to Port Angeles in the second grade.
She says she had been considering running for BOC secretary previously, but it wasnt until she saw no one else was running for the position that she seriously decided to run. As she said, “Someone had to take the position and Im willing to work, so I ran.”
Terry Clawson is P.A. Native
Terry Ann Clawson was born in Port Angeles in 1952. She has attended school here since and graduated in 1970 from Port Angeles Senior High School. She is a freshman, attending as a work study student for Mr. Feiro.
Aside from her studies Terry likes to sew and water ski. She is an active member of WRA and AWS.
After college, Terry plans to go to Western Washington State College and major in education. Her plans are tentative at present but she thinks she will become a teacher when she gets out of school.
Jack Weird wants to be involved
To the office of Board of Control vice president, Jack Weir is bringing a genuine interest in student activities and the benefit of his varied past experiences – the most interesting of which unfortunately cant be printed. He ran for this office because it will give him the opportunity to be directly involved in school business. He feels that “If I can make this a better place for me and everyone else to go to school.”
Jack was born and raised in Moosic, Pa. When he graduated from high school in 1963, he chose to fulfill his military obligations by serving four years in the Coast Guard – an unlikely selection since he had a tendency toward getting seasick.
From 1967 to 1969 he installed electrical engineering charges at Boeing, employed at plants in Everett, Renton and Seattle. He is now enrolled as a business major in the mid-management program at Peninsula College. He and his family, including his wife Janna and their two children Laurie and John Jr., Enjoy the recreational opportunities of the Peninsula. Jack is an enthusiastic Lake Sutherland and Lake Aldwell whenever he gets the chance.
In talking to him it is immediately apparent that he is well acquainted with the school constitution, and has the desire to bridge the gap between talk and action. Jack believes the BOC is an important instrument of student self-direction and believes the charges that the BOC is a puppet student goverment are unfounded. He states that “anyone whos ays this just doesn’t know what they’re talking about.”
Editorial- Letter to BOC officers
Elections are over and now there are four new BOC officers: John Hall, president; Jack Weir, vice president; Sue Haley, secretary; and Terrie Clawson, treasurer.
If you had the oppurtunity to listen to the campaign assembly, you will know that if the new officers can live up to their campaign promises, Peninsula College can be assured of a productive and efficient student goverment next year.
The main themes brought out at the campaign assembly were participation and envolvment. Jack Weir, as student activities council chairman, has already started to work in this direction. On Wednesday, May 12, he asked returning students to write down activities they would like to see on campus next year. He will then compile a calendar of events for next year.
Congratulations to the new officers and best of luck next year in your respective positions. The offices demand a good deal of hard work as shown by this year’s officers, but we’re confident you can serve Peninsula College well.
– Marilyn Mayor, Editor
John Hall remembers
John was born in Ogden, Utah March 29, 1948. He lived there for about one year – and doesnt remember where he went from there, but eventually ended up in Spokane at age five. This gave John a year to play around with all the little girls he could find to bring into his fort before starting grade school at age six. He finally made it to junior high school and then to Central Valley High. (By the way, Mr. President mentions that his high school was undefeated for three consecutive years).
Upon graduation from hifh school he went into the Coast Guard from Spokane, on to Alameda, Calif. . for his basic training for three months. Eventually he found himself in Seward, Alaska, for a duty of 19 months on a buoy tender. Then John was transferred to Seattle, where he drove rescue boats. Figuring that it was time to get out of the Coast Guard, after four years he went to work for the parl service in the Olympic National Park. He spent his time hiking around the woods all summer looking for bears, and watching girls skinny dipping- with his binoculars of course. From boy to a man – and that’s it. He again came back to school this year “thinking” he would make an outstanding ASB president.
But thats not all, our man John is going to be a state trooper, he says if he lives that long. With his idol as Don Rickles imagine the kind of Trooper he’s bound to be.
Campus Personalities: Native Midwesterner Likes our Peninsula
Miss Marjorie Avalon came to Peninsula College to teach in 1961, when it first opened at the High School. She had previously taught at the University of Michigan, Texas, and a college in Yakima. She also was a high school teacher at Annie Wright Seminary in Tacoma.
She came to Port Angeles primarily to teach, and because she liked the location. She likes living in her home up at Heart o’ the Hills and plans to stay there.
Miss Avalon teaches English composition, literature and poetry. She is advisor for the School magazine Tide Pools, and has been director of several plays here at the college. She is a member of Port Angeles Community Players and attends many of the plays at the Seattle Repertory Theater.
She was born in Storm Lake, Iowa, graduated from high school in Evanston, III., and from the University of Michigan.
Her travels include serving the Red Cross in France and England during World War II, where she was club director on an air base.
Treasure Chest Arrives
The 1960-70 Treasure Chest has finally arrived! Those who paid for the book last year may pick it up in room SS-3 if they have not already done so, or it may be purchased for $3.
The 61-page yearbook, edited by Gloria Hoffman, is a round-up of last year’s activities while following the theme “Profiles in growth.” Others who helped put out the yearbook were Sue Crutcher, Staff; Debbie Trantor, Illistrator; Foy Dent, Hal Hause and Brian Lemcke, photographers.
Longtime newsman turns to teaching
By Chryl Nielson
With the addition of his teaching duties at Peninsula College Earl Clark has added yet another experience to his extensive background in journalism. He has brought to his students the benefit of an impressive career as a newspaper publisher and free-lance writer. He was attracted to this field because he “always loved the excitement and thrill of following a good story” and has found that his choice of a profession has given him the opportunity to be a strong influence for good in the community.
Mr. Clark was born and educated in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio State University, where he was news editor of the campus daily in his senior year. His ambition was to work on a small town paper because it offered “more variety and opportunity.” His first position was as general office handyman on an Ohio Valley weekly in Follansbee, W.V. After six months he was selected manager of a Girard, Ohio, weekly newspaper, serving in this capacity for two years.
In 1939 he bought the Deshler Flag, a weekly newspaper in Deshler, Ohio. In 1946 he was elected president of the Buckeye Press Association. He sold the paper after seven years and spent the summer traveling the western United States.
He returned to Clairton, Pa., where he managed a weekly paper for two years. Then in 1948 Charles Webster, late publisher of the Port Angeles Evening news, offered him the position of city editor. The six years he worked in Port angeles was the only time he spent on a daily paper.
He bought the Edmonds Tribune-Review in 1954. His election as president of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association gave himt he distinction of being one of the few men in the United States to be president of two state press associations.
In January, 1969, he moved back to Port Angeles. Besides being on the Peninsula College teaching staff he is also a public relations consultant for the First National Bank.
His career as a free-lance writer gives him the excuse to travel and charge it off as legitimate expense. He has contributated articles to over 40 magazines, including Science Digest, Better Homes and Gardens and Today’s Health. He has stories scheduled for the August issue of American Heritage and the current issue of American West. After working under deadlines he finds the independence of freelance writing a welcome change.
Mr. Clark and his Wife Maxine, plan to stay in the Port Angeles area indefinitely. He lists hiking as one of his hobbies, and has walked about 1500 miles in North Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges. Mr. Clark is also a self- proclaimed “nut” about trains. He use to collect pictures of steam engines, and in the near future plans a trip east by train.
Peninsula College is not Mr. Clarks first experience with young adults since he has trained many young people in all areas of newspaper work. However, his recommendation of such a career comes with the warning that “you have to tolerate fools fladly. ” Judging by his success in this profession it would seem that Earl Clark has coped successfully with not only fools, but with all of the challenges of a professional journalist as well.
Jon Livingston still keeps physically fit
By Minnie Walmsley
Jon Livingston was born in San Jacinto, Calif. December 21, 1935, which makes him about 36 years old. After living here for a year his family moved on to Redding, Calif., where he went to high school and started his college life.
Mr. Livingston’s direction inhigh school was in journalism and English, and in college matha nd biology.
Can you imagine Mr. Livingston only weighing 130 pounds, standing only 5-8, and participating in track only? Incredable!
He continued his education in a small college in Southern Oregon for 2 1/2 years, where he was sophomore class president and lettered in football, boxing, basketball and track, not to mention being sports editor of the year book and school paper. After college he went into the AirForce for four years, where he was a basic training instructor.
Doing his part in the armed forces he again continued with his college education at the University of Oregon. In his junior year where he finally began his career in P.E. where he lttered in varsity wrestling twice, was an officer in letterman’s club; active in intramurals, and was voted the outstanding member of his fraternity in 1961. Upon graduation from Oregon in 1962, he taught in Eugene in a junior high school for three years. After being exhausted by the public school system he decided to retire from teaching. He kept himself busy doing odd jobs, such as selling women’s cosmetics (where he said he made four times as much money as he had teaching) a soda jerk, worked for athletic department at the University of Oregon, and managed apartment houses.
After playing the field in odd jobs, he was off to New York where he became administrator of a New York State Rehabilitation Center for more knowledge, he returned to Ithaca College in mid-state New York to work on his Masters Degree.
In July 1967 he was married at Ithaca to a nurse who was working in the same hospital as he was.
Mr. Livingston has never paid tuituon throughout his entire career, but recieved a track scholarship. When he completed his studies at Ithaca College he began working for Federal Electric Corp., traveling to 82 cities int he United States teaching safety procedures to Post Office supervisors.
About August, 1968 Mr. Livingston went to WSU for a fulltime teaching position and went to school parttime to work on his Ph.D. At the end of his one year contract Dr. Wiley (Dr. of Men’s at WSU ) got him a position in Port Angeles, teaching P.E. at Peninsula.
Mr Livingston’s present schedule includes nine different activites; jogging, archery, golfing, bowling, volley-ball, judo, weight-lifting and hiking. In addition to daily classes he is the intramural director, and advisor to the Judo Club. His philosphy on P.E. is that on the college level it should consist of activities which man can use to keep himself healthy and take up his leisure time. These activities should be mostly individual and dual sports, each individual should be capable of playing at a reasonable skill level since they are taught all through lower schools. As a result he feels team sports are no longer of any value at this level.
He is impressed at Peninsula College with student apathy. The majority of students he thinks are more concerned with what kind of music is being played in the PUB or why students cant see eachother when theya re eating; instead of more crucial matters such as teacher evalutation, or voting in ASB elections.
Mr. Lingston enjoys teaching here and likes the area; and thinks the students are well mannered, intelligent, and fairly responsive. He suggests for improvement of the apathy is that students become more involved and untilt he students become concerned enough with what is going on, nothing will improve. He adds that one problem causing this situation is the isolated area the college is in; “Too many cliques, and no one cares what other persons do.”
As for other sports, he likes to hunt and fish, play golg, or anything connected with sports. He has no plans to leave Peninsula for quite awhile however when he recieves his Ph.D. he hopes to teach in a four-year school in the Northwest, providing it isnt in one of the larger cities.
At the present he is pleased with the intramural program. Last year almost 50 per cent of the ASB participated, and this year the number of students is almost the same. Another problem that disturbs him is that classes are being offered fifth period, which cuts into intramural program, so he suggests that it should be open entirely.
Mr. Livingston never plans to retire, and declares if he’s too old to work, they’ll have to bury him.
His family includes his wife Mary, a daughter, Ann born in April 1969, and a son Mark who was born five months ago.
In the future he is looking forward to getting the new gym addition, new fields behind the gym, for archery and baseball and he hopes that he will be able to offer courses in scuba diving, horse back riding, canoeing and fly fishing.
As for girls, he makes the generality that girls are underworked;out of condition, babied, and for their own health’s sake should work harder. He is disappointed that girls dont participate in greater numbers int he clubs available on campus, for example WRA. “You dont have to be muscular to be involved in athletics,” He says.
In the fall Mr. Livingston plans to start a bowling club, and possibly an archery club.
A last comment and health tip from someone who knows what he is talking about is, “a mile jogging a day keeps heart attacks away.”
PC Judo Club elects officers
The Judo Club has been busy electing new officers and elevating members through the ranks.
Calvin Hayashi was re-elected president. Other new officers are Allan Mollar, vice president; and Dave Smith, secretary treasurer, The club also voted to affiliate with the United States Judo Federation and the National Amateur Athletic Union for 1971-72.
Five persons have been elevated within the Judo Club. They are Cal Hayashi,Norm Bright, Al Mollar, Pam Phillips and Eleanor Dody. Cal Hayashi, at 19, is the youngest person to be promoted to the rank of second degree black belt by the United States Judo Federation. This includes the judo clubs of Idaho, Washington and Oregon. The other four members that were reclassified wen from whtie belts to green belts.
Bowling winners
The winners of the Faculty Wives bowling league were Mrs.League were Mrs.Lucas, Mrs.Moore, Mrs. Carr and Mrs. Hofer. They each recieved a cash award and a free luncheon at Aggie’s.
Intramural results are in
The intramural tennis matches are still in the semi-final stages, So far the results are as follows:
Men’s Singles; Out of 14 starters there are only seven left and out of these only Blank and Parker are undefeated.
Girls Singles: Only Haley, Kushman and Goin are left.
Men’s doubles & mixed doubles: This event is still in the early stages so it is too soon to tellw ho will be the likely winners.
Girls’ Doubles: The remaining teams are haley and Clawson, And Kushman and Goin. The were to play Tuesday, May 18. The table tennis matches have advanced to the quarter only finals. Out of 14 players only five are left. Theya re Steve Englund, Dan Huley, Dapo Kujore, David Carr and Dick Fisch. All of these are as yet unbeaten but it looks as if it will be between Kujore and Fisch.
In the Men’s singles Archery Tournament there were only six contestants. Through a double elimination process only Kiesser and Caccioppoli are left.
The Intramural Department is sending two five-man teams to the junior college Bowling Tournament which will be held at the Bellvue Community College on May 22.
Be sure to sign up for the intramural cross-country run by May 19. The run will take place on May 26 and cover a distance of about two miles. Anyone wishing more information on this event should see Mr. livingson.
There will be no intramural awards banquet this year. Mr. Livingston would to have the intramural winners top by his office awards.
Baseball figures listed
The baseball season is finally over and all of the statistics are in. In the pitching department Gary Hussey, went to the mound for 47 innings out of nine games, winning one and losing eight. His earned run average was 4.02. Coy Stark went 63 innings during 11 game and lost 11. His earned run average was 2.67. Smith and Sanfo Sanford were the best base stealers with four and six respectively. Runs batted in goes to Baker with five RBI’s and Hussey, Greeny; and Haley each with four RBI’s.
The player with the best battling average was Burfitt with 389. The team average for batting was only .160. The team voted on the following titles: Most inspirational player and honorary captain: Dave Sinnet. Most valuable player; Coy Stark. Coaches award for Hustle and Enthusiasm on and off the field: Tim Haley.