183 graduating from PC June 14.
Practice for the 183 graduates
will start at 12:30 on June 13.
Commencement itself will start
at 8 p.m., June 14. Graduates
should be in the PUB at 7:30.
This year 92 people will
graduate with the associate of
applied arts degree, 71 with the
associate of arts degree, 12 with
a certificate of practical
nursing, six with the heavy-duty
diesel technician certificate,
two with the automative
technician certificate and one
with the electrical mechanical
technician certificate.
This year’s graduation will be
the last year at which E. John
Maier, college president, will
preside, as he is retiring after
heading the college since its
start.
BOC approves budget
The BOC has approved a
budget for next school year
totaling in excess of $39,400. The
approved budget now moves to
the Board of Trustees for final
adoption.
Close to $20,000 was allotted to
athletic-related expenses for
the 1975-76 school calendar, with
$7,303 going to men’s basketball
and $4,440 allotted to women’s
athletics. The logging sports
team, golf team and first aid
supplies were each budgeted at
$1,000. A total of $1,500 will go
toward athletic scholarships,
$700 to the soccer team, and
$3,161 to intramural activities.
Increased from $2,900 this
year to $3,800 next year will be
special events, such as films,
the Victoria trip, concerts and
speakers.
The social activities budget
will be cut $1,000 next vear to
$5,000. This fund pays for ASB
activities such as dances and
related expenses.
The total budget is
approximately $2,000 less than
this year.
Student fees will generate the
bulk of the funds needed for the
budget, with $39,000 expected to
be collected in this manner.
Other budgeted accounts
include $800 to the music
department, $5,301 for
publications, $1,825 for BOC
printing, $750 to Tidepools, the
literary magazine, $425 for AS
Boosters, $1,100 to the drama
department, and $300 for
promotional expenses.
Revenue from the
publications and literary
magazine are estimated at $100
each. Special events are
expected to take in $700, social
activities $1,500, drama $200,
and basketball gate receipts are
expected to total $2,000.
Japanese program finishes Spring stadium generale
Mr. William Lucas, PC
English instructor, spoke on
“Classidal Japan” to finish the
spring quarter Studium
Generale series June 5 in the
Little Theater.
Mr. Lucas, who spent two
years in Japan after World War
n, presented a slide program
accompanied by an informative
lecture on the daily life,
customs, religion, and history of
Japan before the great
industrial revolution.
Mr. Lucas worked in Japan
from 1947 to 1949 as a civilian
U.S. Government employe.
On May 29, Mr. Ross Maloney
spoke on the “Psychology of
Economic Conditions.” Mr.
Maloney explained how
economic conditions are
changed in America, and the
best methods for assuring
prosperity in the future.
He remarked that the best
way to insure prosperous times
is to be optimistic toward the
future. When people are
optimistic, they tend to spend
more money, thus helping the
economy, Mr. Maloney said.
When people are pessimistic
about the economy, they tend to
save what money they have,
hoping for better days. With
less money in circulation, the
economic conditions become
worse, he noted.
BOC approves VETS club
It took a while to reach a
quorum of seven but the BOC
was eventually assembled on
May 27 to discuss and approve
the Veterans’ Club constitution,
the student activities budget
and decide on the type of
salmon to get for the salmon
bake.
A representative from the
Veterans’ Club presented its
constitution and explained the
club’s aims, financing and
possible activities. Among these
was a revolving loan fund to
help vets in the sometimes bad
times between their checks, a
book dump, getting together
with other veterans
associations, and fund-raising
activities ~uch as bake sales.
The group will also study
legislation which affects
veterans.
Mr. Lunt said that veterans’
clubs have been extremely
successful and well organized—
so well organized that at times
they have run the BOC’s at
some colleges. At one time the
BOC of Clark College had only
veterans as officers. There are
200 veterans at Peninsula, he
said.
The club’s constitution was
approved.
PHI THETA welcomes members
Seven students were initiated
into Peninsula College’s Phi
Theta Club at a Kentucky Fried
Chicken dinner Wednesday May
28 in the Camp Fire clubhouse.
They were Lois Owens,
Cameron Field, Carlie Johnson,
Eleanor Floyd, Koni Kitz and
Elizabeth (Buffy) Herman.
Those students eligible but
not present at the dinner were
Mary Pearce, Lisa Rosenboom,
John Hill Jr., Leona Selin and
Josephine Pinnock.
Mr. Jerry Spicer and Mr.
George Van Deusen were guest
speakers. Mr. Spicer told about
his athletic endeavors, and Mr.
Van Deusen told about his
paintings and carvings.
Teresa Jones, secretarytreasurer, urges interested
members to see her or Mrs.
Spillaine about helping as
ushers and hostesses at the
upcoming graduation
ceremonies.
Council changes credits,numbers
Changes in course numbers
and credit allotments directly
affecting students were
approved by the Instructional
Council in .:s May 19 meeting.
Journalism instructor Earl
Clark’s recommendation that
the Journalism 10 through 15
courses be given above 100
numbers, and Journalism 200,
201, and 210 be listed in the
humanities distribution, was
passed on a motion by William
Lucas.
The council also passed George Galies reccomendation that
Principles of Accounting, B.A.
151, 152, and 153, be raised to
five creditsfrom four since they
are all five-hour classes.
A new list of Law
Enforcement classes
comparable to those offered at
Olympic College was presented
by Leonard Beil. The courses
were approved as outlined and
it was suggested that
prerequisites for these courses
be recommended by the Law
Enforcement Advisory Board.
All changes in course
designation or credits must be
approved by both the Faculty
Association and the Board of
Trustees before they are put
into effect. The proposals were
expected to be presented to the
faculty at the June 2 meeting. If
they approve the proposals,
then they will also decide when
the changes will take effect.
Book buyback June 12
Students will be able to sell
back any textbooks that appear
on the buyback chart, from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. June 12 by the
fireplace in the PUB.
The Washington Bookstore
will conduct the buyback for the
PC bookstore as well as
purchase books for itself. Books
appearing on the PC list will be
purchased at half their original
price. Other books will bring
somewhat lesser prices.
The PC book list is made
according to which books the
instructors have chosen to reuse next year.
Any students with questions
regarding which books are
eligible for the buyback should
consult the lists in the bookstore
or talk to bookstore manager
Alberta Wilcox.
Tidepools still afloat
The “Tidepools” staff will be
working on the student literary
publication this summer.
Students are invited to submit
their own photography,
drawings, and creative writings
to Miss Avalon for
consideration.
Editorial
Open door closing
The goal of community colleges is to provide postsecondary educational opportunities to the greatest
number of people at the least possible expense. This
basically is the concept of the open dooreprollment
policy. Although this policy is mandated bV’state law,
ways are being found by the state to circumvent it in
order to save money.
An example Is the recent controversy over the
biennium. According to the legislators, the
community colleges are overstaffed for the amount of
students they serve. They also object to the discreet
juggling of monetary accounts at the individual
colleges. If they pass the college budget as it is
proposed, faculty will be cut from colleges around the
state. No other personnel will be hurt, no
administrators, classified workers, or student
services people—just faculty. Is this perpetuating the
open door policy? One would hardly think so.
According to a survey just completed and published
in this issue, graduating sophomores are leaving PC
with a good feeling for having been here these last two
years. They praise the school, its courses, and
particularly the staff for its help and consideration.
That best grades the job PC is doing to provide a
worthwhile academic atmosphere combined with
excellent facilities and staff. PC will continue to do so,
too, unless the state succeeds with its budget and
messes the whole system up in order to save money.
—Ed Mund
A look at the artists
Sedaka is back !
ByJEFFBIALIK
Neil Sedaka is back, much to
the delight ofthe children of the
50’s when rock was king and he
was a part of the elaborate
kingdom.
It’s not only members of the
over-30 club enjoying Sedaka’s
comeback, though, as much of
the sellout crowd that filled
Seattle’s Paramount Northwest
May 24 appeared to the current
rockers.
And as his tune “The
Immigrant” climbed to the top
of the charts, Neil Sedaka made
his first Northwest appearance
since 1961 an eventful one,
proving he has the ability to
make it in the entertainment
era of the “fickle-70’s.”
Contrary to popular belief,
Neil Sedaka hasn’t acquired
new talents which have finally
enabled him to receive the
recognition he deserves; he
simply is using the abilities he
has rarely been attributed with
having.
During the show Sedaka
performed completely by
himself during three numbers,
including his opener, “The
Other Side of Me;” a dynamic
classical piano concerto from
his “long-hair” keyboard
background; and a mellowedout bluesy version of “Breaking
Up Is Hard To Do,” with which
he closed the program.
Even though he obviously has
put on some pounds and lost a
bit ofhair, Sedaka’s voice isstill
aSqJ?lsp’ c ea” 311(1 as ever
The dity of his
performance was exceptional
and flawless. His group
‘ousted of bass, lead guitar
and drums, plus a male and
female vocalist; but the sound
peared completely
chestrated for no one wasted
a note.
To realize the full impact of
the sound, put “A Little Lovin,”
from the “Sedaka’s Back”
album, on your turntable and
crank the volume up for the best
highs and lows; add a graphic
equalizer for definite claritythrow in an extra set of
speakers (quadraphonic if
possible); open all the windows
for a live atmosphere of
freshness; rock, clap and sing
along with the music; then
while realizing the entire scene
multiply it by ten. I haven’t exagerated (Not to much) the sound is that good.
The concert couldn’t proceed
too far, of course, without a
nostalgic look at yesterday.
Sedaka provided a “medley of
old favorites” that teased the
crowd and raised smiles from
the 30-year-olds sitting next to
me.
Sedaka banged out “Oh!
Carol,” “Next Door to an
Angel,” “Stairway to Heaven,”
and naturally, “Happy
Brithday Sweet Sixteen,” but
made it clearthey were only fun
songs from long ago.
The highlight was the long list
of new tunes and he played as
many as time allowed,
including “Laughter in the
Rain,” “The Immigrant,”
“Love Will Keep Us Together,”
“That’s When The Music Takes
Me” and “Standing on the
Inside.”
Neil Sedaka actually isn’t
really making a comeback; he’s
just establishing as fact what
he’s been all along; a performer
with style, grace and musical
talent. He moved the keys of the
concert grand with more
flowing sweetness than Elton
John or Keith Emerson, and
proved beyond a doubt that
even though he’s never been
away, Sedaka is back.
Library corner
By THE LIBRARY STAFF
Spring quarter is coming to a
close and finals are just around
the corner. The library staff
would like to remind all
students to check for overdue
materials and return them as
soon as possible. This includes
books, magazines and records.
All overdue items must be
returned by June 9 in order to
clear a student for graduation,
grades or transcripts, so be sure
to look on your desk, in the car,
wherever . . . and get all those
overdues returned. Check the
overdue list which is posted on
the counter at the library
entrance.
We hope everyone has a great
summer. Many will be
returning to their home towns,
lots will have summer jobs,
some will even attend the
college summer session, and a
few lucky ones will be able to
laze around all summer soaking
up the sun. But just to make you
feel better, the library will be
open. So come up to do some
studying, or fun reading.
Browse through our growing
fiction section, that’s a pleasure
you can’t take advantage of
during the school year. Summer
hours will be 7:45-4:00 pjn.
Come up and see us sometime
and if you can’t make it we’ll be
seeing you in September.
Conversation planned for Ceramics
Funds left over from the new
art building to be completed
sometime inAugustwill be used
to convert the ceramics room,
FA 24, into a music and drama
room, according to Mr. Ross
Maloney, chairman of the
faculty planning committee.
The room will be used
primarily by the music
department. Areas for set
building and prop storage will
be provided for the drama
department.
Mr. Marvin Pollard, music
instructor, believes music
students need to have a place
where they can rehearse
outside of class. “Whenever we
finish a class we have to pick
everything up. The students are
displaced. It will be a music
room for music students,” he
said.
Mr. Jim Lunt, who teaches
stage production, prefers to
have the area for set building
and prop storage ratherthan for
dressing rooms. The dressing
rooms will only be used for
three nights while it takes much
longer to build the sets.
Mr. Maloney says he wants
“to getthe maximum utilization
out of the building with the
minimum amount of funds.”
Mr. Milton Hunt, part-time
Peninsula College instructor, is
the architect.
Campus briefs
Students at Washington State
University have elected a
woman president, Linda
Carlisle, with 50 per cent of the
vote for 1975-76. She has served
on the associated student
assembly. She is known to give
her support to many diversified
causes, critics say “too many.”
She had two opponents. Voter
turnout was slightly over 3,000.
Blind students at Tacoma
Community College will find it
much easiertomove from place
to place, and will be able to
receive more educational
benefits as well. The reason is a
set of two maps: one a scaled
down model of the campus, the
other a portable thermal form
map that can be carried in a
briefcase. Both the model and
the map are inscribed with
Braille script identifying not
only each building, but
landmarks as well.
Songfest held by PC duo
Jeff Pope and Jennifer
Blomgren presented a song fest
in the Little Theater on June 3.
The duo sang songs by varied
folk artists accompanied by
Pope on the guitar.
Ms. Blomgren described the
program as “just for fun,”
“simple but enjoyable, and
mostly mellow.”
Old favorites performed
included, “Don’t Think Twice,”
“4 plus 20,” “Helplessly
Hoping,” and “Here Comes the
Sun.”
Barry Bauska gave a poetry
reading in the Little Theater on
May 27.
The Tacoma poet read
selections from his soon-to-bepublished works “The
Fisherman,’’ ‘‘The
Homecoming,” “Of Cats and
Men” and “Tribunal.”
Design display
According to Instructor
Elizabeth Frick, students were
required to plan the
development of their own or a
friend’s parcel of unimproved
property, first by a scale plan
and then construction of a
model showing the finished
product in miniature.
Floral beds, shrubs, rock
gardens and hillside contouring
were among the problems to be
incorporated in the final model.
Scale models of landscape
design created by evening class
students went on display
Wednesday in the library foyer.
Show spoltlights student talent
By NANCY WHITE
The words “talent show”
often bring to mind the forced
high school assemblies where
one could painfully watch
friends flounder through their
acts. However the Peninsula
College Talent Show ’75 was
nearly free from this malady. It
was a case of almost but not
quite, and the almosts made for
an enjoyable evening.
The audience nearly filled the
Little Theatre, in spite of the
fact that it was held on May 29,
the night before a three-day
weekend. They were then
subjected to a show that moved fast and furiously, if not always smoothly. Koni Kitz, Bruce Burwell and Steve Marchand did an excellent job of organization.
There were some especially good acts.
The college choir not only sand well, but it added some extra entertainment. Harold Walter had to give a single line during the closing, song, “On a Wonderful Day, It was “I’ll pay the bill” Steve Norris
punctuated the line by throwing
a pie in Harold’s face, who was
the only one in the choir who
didn’t know about it. Harold
paid the bill and the audience
got a big laugh.
Phil Bunch was also good. He
came on twice during the show.
Once he accompanied himself
on the piano and the other time
with a guitar.
However, he shouldn’t have
been introduced each time as
“everybody’s favorite.” There
were others that deserved
honorable mention.
An ensemble made up of
Kathy Freeberg, Bruce Burwell
and Charlie Reidel was a good
example. Nancy and Marvin
nollard, Dan Fraser, Tom
Ciiaplin, and the Sunshine Trio
made up of Tina Konopaski,
Koni Kitz and Buffy Herman
also gave fine performances.
Kent Brauninger and Mary
Wilcox capably added some
comic toL .es with their acts.
Mr. Brauninger bravely sang
“Poisoning Pigeons in the
Park.” Mary, dressed in a
country skirt and blouse, sang
“I’m Just a Girl Who Cain’t Say
No.”
Other acts were the Swing
Choir, Larry McFadden and
Harold Walters as a
ventriloquist and his dummy,
Paula Watson accompanied by
Carol Stockdale, Ed Tisch, a
jazz ensemble with Kate Silves,
Bruce Burwell, and Steve
Marchand, a barbershop choir
made up of Harold Walters,
Larry McFadden, Tom Chaplin
and Dan Frazer, and
“Desiderata,” read by Dan
Frazer and accompanied by
slides taken by John Thompson.
The biggest problem of the
evening seemed to be finding
where the curtain parted—not
in finding talent. Because there
is talent at Peninsula College. It
is good to see it displayed.
Counselor, coach sought for women
Plans have been approved by
the administration to hire a
women’s counselor and sports
coach to start next fall. She
would not teach P.E. classes.
Dean of Students Art Feiro
said “We don’t have enough
funds to justify a women’s
counselor. We need a coach to
make it go.”
Presently, there isn’t a
woman on campus to counsel
female students, although there
are male counselors. There
have been counselors in the
past, but they haven’t stayed
long, according to Mr. Feiro.
Debbie Hammerquist, a
Peninsula College student, said,
“I would feel more comfortable
with a woman as a coach and as
an advisor.”
Craig Roberts is also in favor
of it.
“There is a male counselor, but girls really dont have anyone to go to unless their advisor is a woman. It would be good to have someone to go to. ” He said,
Bob Wilson sees the necessity
for a counselor but would not
limit the job to a female. “The
woman may be equal but she
will be separate. The counselor
doesn’t have to be a woman but
should be able to comprehend
the problems of being a
woman,” he said.
He did agree that the person
hired should also double as a
sports coach. “I don’t think
there are enough students here
with problems to justify
. someone with just one
function,” he said.
Cathy Clevenger also thinks
the woman could do two jobs.
“There are probably some
people who might feel the need
to talk to a female, but I’ve
gotten along fine with a male
counselor,” she said.
Kathy Freeberg called it “a
fantastic idea,” and said “She
would have a better feeling for
what a woman puts up with in
finding a vocation. She would
know your feelings, your
problems. A man also doesn’t
always understand that a
woman wants to get into sports.
We have felt so ill at ease with a
male coach.”
She said her male advisor was
encouraging her to go into
engineering. “But I don’t know
whether he is doing it because
there aren’t many women in the
field or because I would really
be good at it,” she continued.
“A woman would be able to be
more honest.”
IM tennis all over
Spring quarter intramural
tennis results are in, as the
remainder of the IM
competition was finished this
week.
Jerry Allen, IM Athlete of the
year, beat Tom Adkins to
capture the men’s singles
competition in tennis. Allen
defeated Ron Neber in the semifinal game.
Adkins and Allen teamed to
defeat Byron Kallahar and Bill
Morris to gain the men’s
doubles crown.
Stacy Baker defeated Darcy
Caso to gain the women’s
singles title in a match that was
expected to go the other way.
Mixed doubles results were
not available at press time.
Nursing instructor resigns for new life
“I’ve worked for 30 years and
now I want to go enjoy my new
home in the country, its garden,
and my flowers,” says
Gagnon.
She was explaining
reasons for leaving
Peninsula College nursing
program in which she has
taught nursing skills and ethics
to practical nurses since 1965.
She said she did not really have
much to say during the
interview other than that she
had loved her work here.
Mrs. Gagnon originally came
from Canada and went through
nurses’ training in Portland,
Ore. In 1946 she came to Port
Angeles and worked at Olympic
Memorial Hospital until 1965,
when she came here.
She said she is looking
forward to being a housewife and indulging herself in hobbies such as tole paint, and maybe learning a new one, pottery.
Student artist shows work
Clarence Chow, a PC student,
presented an exhibition of some
of the art works he has created
in the last two years.
The pictures which were hung
in the foyer of the Little Theater
from May 19 to June 2,
represented various media such
as oil paints and acrylics,
colored pencil, water color, pen
and ink, and even a self protrait
done on a typewriter.Several of the paintings are
products of Clarence’s
imagination and tell a definite
story. The “Dragon and the
Phoenix of China” has a great
deal of Chinese symbolism in it.
The dragon represents
strength, bravery and power as
opposed to the phoenix, which
symbolizes beauty, love and
gentleness. The red ball
between the two is the essence
of life. The whole outline of the
two creaturesshows the symbol
for the Chinese Yin Yang
religion.
The mountain tops and clouds
in the bottom of the picture
mean that the struggle between
these two forces takes place on
a spiritual level, above the
earth’s physical limitations.
The clouds surrounding the
whole scene form the outline of
the country of China with
Taiwan shown as a dark patch
in the lower right corner.
Clarence will graduate from
PC this quarter and plans to
attend Washington State
University in the fall to further
pursue his biology major. He
also plans to have more
exhibitions to display his art
work to the public in California
thissummer and while in school
next year.
Loggers take third at Centralia meet
The PC logging sports team
finished its 1975 season with a
third place standing in a fourway meet held at Centralia
Community College May 24.
Other teams in the
competition were Spokane,
Wenatchee Valley and
Centralia Community colleges.
PC captured two first places,
including a sweep of all four
places in the single bucking
event by Steve Poppe, Eric
Anderson, Bruce Edwards, and
Jim Ward, respectively. The
other firsts went to Poppe and
Anderson in the double bucking
event.
The team also took a second
in the caber toss by Ward, and
.wo third places, one in log
carrying and one in the tug-ofwar.
Jim Foyston placed fourth in
choker setting and Anderson
followed his compass to a fourth
place finish in that event.
Poll finds PC productive, pleasant
By BRIAN FINK
A poll of spring graduates at
Peninsula College indicates that
most students have found their
stay at PC productive and
pleasant, citing faculty concern
and helpfulness as the strong
points at the college.
Graduating students were
asked to talk about their
memories and impressions of
Peninsula, and to speculate on
how the college may help them
in later pursuits.
Mary Milici, a speech and
drama major, was indicative of
most reactions:
“Peninsula College is such a
versatile institution that it has
been many things to me. A
beginning for my education and
a stimulant for my mind. The
openness and closeness of the
faculty and students is a rare
occurrence and a special gift
that graces this campus,” she
says.
Jerome Eberharter. a student
involved in many extracurricular activities, including the Board of Control,
hasfond memories of Peninsula
but feels he’sready for a change
of schools.
“It was a good experience and
well worth every moment.
But now it’s simply time to
move to bigger things.
Peninsula College is a place I’ll
always want to visit again,” he
says.
Richard LaFountain found
more than an education at
Peninsula: “I had a farout time
here. I really gained great
insights into life, (liberally
educated). PC has been like
being reborn to me. Besides, I
even met the girl of my dreams
here. What more can I say
except that I appreciate all the
extra efforts by the faculty, who
are outstanding people.”
Mike Anderson, a math major
who plans to continue his
education at the University of
Washington nextfall, had a high
opinion of the math curriculum.
Says he:
“I came to Peninsula with a
specific educational goal: To go
through the beginning calculus
sequence in an environment
where I could make up a weak
mathematical background and
conquer a deathly fear of the
subject. PeniriSula proved to be
the right place. Kent
Brauninger deserves particular
thanks for his understanding
and his standards of
excellence.”
Mike, who transferred to
Peninsula from the UW, also
commented on the problems a
student faces at a small college.
“This year was not without its
share of hassles,” he says. “It
was hard being a freshman
again and no matter how you
slice it, a junior college does
lack the facilities and diversity
of a large university. But all in
all, it’s been an excellent
experience.”
Craig Roberts, a student
faced with the possibility of not
being able to graduate because
of a missing physical education
credit, was laudatory in his
remarks about the faculty, but
had serious reservations about
the administration.
“I like PC because of the
atmosphere,” he said. “It’s
calm, beautiful and peaceful
enough to study easily. I like the
faculty. The administration is
anotherstory. The faculty cares
about the students. The
administration really only
cares about itself and the
financial welfare of the school—
not the welfare of the students.
If you really want to improve
the college, change the attitudes
of the administration.”
Board of Control Vice
President Jeff Pope remarked
that PC has been of tremendous
help to him in the pursuit of his
goals.
“I came to Peninsula with the
thought in mind that I’d like to
find out if I’m cut out for
education or not, and
furthermore, if I am, what field
of study I should go into. I feel
that the pace of Peninsula
College and the personal
attention I have received from
my instructors has helped me
achieve my goal.”
Jeff, who will attend Western
Washington State College next
year, also reminisced on his
duties in PC’s student
government:
“As far as being involved in
BOC, I feel that the experience
has been very valuable to me as
far as working with people. I
only wish there could have been
more participation by the
students. But all in all the
students, the faculty, and the
pleasant experiences and even
some of the hassles have all
somehow made it worthwhile. I
would strongly recommend PC
to any student—especially those
who just aren’t sure where
they’re headed.”
Another Western-directed
student, Wanda Curtiss, said:
“I feel that PC has given me a
great background for my
further education in biological
science. I feel that Art Feiro
and Phil Churchley are
fantastic instructors and have
given me the knowledge I need
to go on to Western.”
“One of the most excellent
junior colleges in the state. PC
has a good background in
sciences and life,” commented
Sarah Frazee.
Harry Connors was terse in
his evaluation of PC’s faculty.
“I feel that the instructors at PC
should be required to be priests;
being pure and clear of heart
and mind is not enough.”
Buccaneer editor Ed Mund:
“I am leaving PC glad that the
two years is over, but sorry to
leave such a beautiful campus
and so many good people
behind.”
Commenting on the situation
a student faces after 20 years of
non-academic activity Roberta
Lenhart said that “coming back
to college after 20 years had-
opened my eyes to a lot of things
I never even knew about. The
faculty has been a big help in
getting me through. The
students are great and I’ve
learned more from them than I
could ever guess.”
Pete Davis, a sophomore
majoring in mid-management,
and education student Alice
Richbourg, had similar feeling
regarding Peninsula.
Said Alice: “Peninsula has a
nice campus. It has a variety of
classes a person can take. It’s
helped me prepare for my
further education. I found
people here very nice and
helpful toward my studies.”
“I have mixed emotions about
leaving here,” commented
Pete. “I must say there are
some really fantastic
instructors here. I am
extremely grateful and
indebted to Peninsula College.
Thank you.”
Charles Simon was a bit more
philosophical about his
departure from Peninsula.
“Peninsula College has been
a unique mental experience for
me. I’ve learned more than just
the competitive grade
syndrome. I’ve learned to be a
listener and appreciate people
for what they have to say other
than exterior appearance.
“People need to express
themselves and by sharing
experiences I can relate to
myself. Knowing oneself is an
important step toward learning
about life and learning about
life is the absolute lesson,” he
says.
Sharon Boddy said that the
faculty was instrumental in her
stay at Peninsula. “My stay
here at Peninsula College has
been made possible my many of
the faculty members. School is
fine, but what I appreciated
most was working for someone
else and enjoying it. My sincere
thanks goes out to my
employers and friends.”
Shelly Bauer, long involved in
many extracurricular
activities, said she’s sorry to
leave. “I like it very much here.
Peninsula has excellent
teachers. Just in general I think
it’s really good. I wish it was a
four-year school.”
Perhaps Clarence Chow, an
Asian art student, best
exemplified the feelings most
graduates-to-be expressed with
his quiet understatement that*‘I
like this place so much two
years seems to be too short for
me.”
Advocates on aging establishes group
Clallam and Jefferson CountyAdvocates on Aging met May 28
to draw up their constitution.
The central idea is to bring
together people organizing
programs for senior persons for
exchange of information.
Article II of this constitution
reads: “The purpose of the
Councilshall be to stimulate the
development of an environment
which will offer the older
members of the bicounties the
opportunities for active
purposeful living and will help
them meet advancing years
with confidence and
contentment.”
Barbara Clampett, who is
now co-chairman with Jean
Hordyk, said the objectives
were to coordinate existing
programs for senior adults,
serve as a clearing house for
proposed programs, and give
mutual support for funding
requests to state and federal
sources. These programs range
from nutrition and Senior
Citizens Centers to those
concerning continuing
education.
John Craig, a specialist from
Olympia, came to help develop
objectives and bylaws. Their
next meeting will be held June
24 to approve the constitution.
Peninsula College is now cosponsoring (with the Nutrition
Project) a senior adult program
called “The Art of RetiringSpeaker and Discussion
Series.” Guest speakers will
address such problems as
health maintenance, personal
and home safety, stretching the
retirement income, consumer
fraud, senior adult benefits and
estate planning. They also will
speak on ideal leisure and
personal relationships in later
life.
Auto student selected as national rep
A PC vocational student has
been selected as a Washington
delegate to the national
Vocational Industrial Clubs of
America meeting to be held in
Washington, D.C., June 19-26.
Walter J. Bishop, a freshmen
in Mr. Doug Gilleland’s
automotive class, will be
traveling to Washington as a
state VICA voting delegate.
Bishop is president of the PC
VICA Club.
Bishop was selected because
of his enthusiasm and interest
in VICA, according to Mr.
Gilleland.
VICA is designed for women
and men enrolled as full-time
prep students in secondary or
post secondary vocational
courses in trade, industrial,
technical and health education.
The program develops
leadership and promotes high
standards in work ethics,
craftmanship, and safety.
Anyone interested in A JJA
and enrolled in any full-time
vocational program at PC,
should see Mr. Gilleland in the
automotive shop.
BOC to hold salmon bake, jam session
The BOC salmon bake and
jam session will begin at 5:30 in
the PUB tomorrow night.
Admission to the event will be
by ticket only. For anyone
wishing to purchase tickets, a
limited amount will be
available at the door at a price
of $2 for adults and students,
and $1 for children 12 and under
The salmon bake and jam
session will be the last AS
activity of the year.
Musicians interested in the
jam session must see Jeff Pope
prior to the event for
consideration. Pope said the
musicians will be selected on a
first-come, first-served basis.