Club guidelines to be written
Peninsula College’s Board of
Trustees decided at its April
meeting that some type of
policy in the form of new
guidelines should be drawn up
and submitted to student groups
seeking recognition as official
college clubs.
These guidelines are being
written by a group of faculty
members with Dr. Cornaby as
the head. The new policy shall
be based on regulations as
stated in the Washington State
constitution and in support of
Peninsula College’s
constitution. Any group seeking
official status at Peninsula
College will have to be in accord
with the requirements that the
guidelinesshallspell out.
At present the college has no
specific policy, which leavesthe
door open for any type of group
to meet on school facilities with
very little restrictions as to
their activities. All state
colleges are required by law to
have a set of guidelines, but
Peninsula College has been,
until now, basically without a
policy in the area of official
organizations. Dr. Cornaby
says the guidelines will give the
board a “specific concise
statement” to give to the groups
seeking to become school clubs.
The guidelines are not aimed
at abolishing any school clubs
already in existence, and all
clubs now on campus can meet
as always.
An article appearing in the
April 9 issue of the Buccaneer
which stated that religious
groups were ruled illegal, was
premature and misleading.
According to the article, the
assistant attorney general,
James D. Porter, was
portrayed as having ruled the
Peninsula College Christian On
Campus Club and the Latter
Day Saints group as illegal.
He emphasized at the board
meeting, however, that he “did
not say religious organizations
on campus are in conflict with
the United States and
Washington State constitutions.” The guidelines
being drawn up are specifically
designed to eliminate conflicts
such as these, dealing with the
legality of groups meeting at
Peninsula College.
A rough draft of the
guidelines will be submitted in
about two weeks to the student
body of Peninsula College for
response, then will be presented
to the board for further
suggestions and approval.
Dr. Cornaby says his main
purpose for wanting to set a
policy for organizations at
Peninsula College is that “all
organizations at Peninsula
College may be treated equally
and fairly.”
The Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare has
changed the basic grant
requirements, making more
students eligible for the funding
program.
When the basic grant
program began in 1973, one
requirement was that students
attending college before April 1,
1973, would not be eligible for
funding. This requirement has
been abolished, allowing any
student who is not involved with
graduate work, to apply for the
basic grants.
Peninsula College has
application forms for basic
grants available, along with a
manual outlining the program.
More information can be
obtained from the financial aid
office located in the student
center.
Election’s next week
ASB hopefuls interviewed
Elections for the Associated
Students’ positions of president,
vice president, and secretary
treasurer will be held May 14.
Appearing on the ballot for
president are Ron Allen, Linna
Hoelterhoff and John Nowak.
Vice presidential candidates
are Doug James and Scott
Kenyon, and running for
secretary-treasurer are Lois
Owens and TanyaThorp.
Although Ron Allen has never
run for a public office, he says
he gets along well with people
and is a good communication
mediator between the faculty
and students.
The Buccaneer staff was
unable to interview Linna
Hoelterhoff, who is also on the
ballot for student body
president.
John Nowak, a present
member of the Board of
Control, served as ASB
president of Port Townsend
High School in 1974. He says the
most important thing he can do
as ASB president is “to
represent the students on the
Board of Trustees.” If elected
president he plans to
“straighten out the economic
mess-up in means of letting the
students know where and how
their money is being spent.”
“I plan to direct my abilities
to the office as best as I’m
capable,” says Doug James,
who is on the ballot for vice
president. Prior to today’s
election, Doug has never run for
a public office. He says he
would like to get movies at
(Peninsula College that people
will go to, if elected vice
president.
Also on the ballot for vice
president is Scott Kenyon. He
ran for office at Port Townsend
High School but never won. “I
hope to prove Darrell Bessey
wrong about his editorial
concerning the mediocrity of
students, if elected,” says
Kenyon.
Incumbent secretarytreasurer Lois Ov/ens would like
to hold the office again next
year because “it’s so
rewarding.” She is an active
member in organizations
outside of school. “I enjoy the
job and working with the
students,” says Lois.
Tanya Thorp is also running
for secretary-treasurer. She has
served as treasurer at Stevens
Junior High. “I’m willing to do
what needs to be done and I
keep working to achieve a goal
or complete a job,” says Tanya.
Also appearing on the ballot
with the offices are certain
constitutional issues such as
revisions of outdated sections.
BOC completes revision of ASB constitution
The Board of Control finally
has completed its work on
changing the student
constitution and by-laws.
One of the most important
changes, and one that could
have applied directly to this
year’s BOC was that of
attendance at Government
meetings.
Any officer who missed two
successive absences deemed
unexcusable by the BOC was to
be automatically expelled from
office as the constitution stated
this year. However, it was
changed to two successive
meetings or three over the
course of his term in office shall
bring automatically expelled.
As reported in the lastissue of
the Buccaneer, one of the most
important proposed changes,
that of the grade point
requirement by BOC members,
was voted down by the board.
Also, the BOC president may
now call a meeting of the BOC
provided there is at least 24
hours notice, which was
changed from a requirement of
three days notice before.
Another change involved the
stipulation of full-time status to
be eligible to run for an elected
office.
The constitution now reads
that elective officers must
carry a minimum of 12 credit
hours each quarter, but this was
changed to have elective
officers complete the credit
load determined by this
institution to be full time.
John Nowak, freshman
representative, suggested at the
last BOC meeting to change the
Board of Control’s name to
ASG, Associated Student
Government, because few
people know whatBOCmeans.
The board approved the
motion to put it on the May 14
election ballot.
Ascent of Man to conclude
The last two films of the
Bronowski “Ascent of Man”
series will be shown at noon in
the Lecture Hall on
Wednesdays.
These last features are:
May 12, Generation upon
Generation.
May 19, The Long Childhood.
Crawford flying next year
Ron Crawford, PC science
instructor, will go on leave next
school year to study geology at
the University ofWashington.
He will commute back and
forth from school, he says, in an
airplane he is now purchasing.
This will have to be approved,
by a pilot licensing board, which
he hopes to appease this
summer.
Crawford learned to fly in the
Navy, because “the Navy
prefers to fly when it can,”
Crawford said.
When he took leave before to
study math and physics in 1967
and 1968 at Seattle Pacific and
University of Washington, he
commuted to and from his home
on a motorcycle, doing “most of
his homework on the ferry.”
This time, however, Crawford
is going for geology, because he
“needs to hone his knowledge of
the science.”
“God knowsit won’t be easy,”
he said. “I’ll be cramming three
years of undergraduate work
into one.”
Oil port forum helps educate community
A public forum to educate
locals about the proposed oil
port was held Thursday, April
29, in the Roosevelt Junior High
auditorium, sponsored by the
League of Women Voters.
Speakers, each in their own
area of expertise, were on hand
to tell how an oil port might
affect the community.
Clallam County Assessor Les
Lancaster told the audience
that an oil port located in Port
Angeles “won’t mean much to
the tax base of Clallam
County.”
Prosecuting Atty. Craig
Ritchie said that Northern Tier
has not yet paid the required
application filing fee of $25,000.
Ritchie also said the governor
has the ultimate decision on
whether or not Port Angeles will
become a major oil transfer
site. Advisory groups can
inform him, and then he will
make the decision.
Phil Jackson of the PUD said
it could supply the power for an
oil facility here only until 1982,
at which time “we’ll all be
looking for power.” After 1982,
Bonneville will no longer
guarantee power, he said.
The Chamber of Commerce
and the organization No Oilport,
stated their positions at the
meeting.
Dick Long, chamber
representative, said it
“cautiously supports” an oil
port in Port Angeles, but “the
decision should be made on
facts yet to be learned.”
Representing No Oilport,
Norma Turner emphasized the
danger of chronic daily spills in
the harbor due to oil handling.
She also said unemployment
in Port Angeles will not be
reduced by an oil port, stating
that in refinery towns of
Anacortes and Cherry Point the
unemployment rates are higher
than in Port Angeles.
Poetry series to end
The final poetry reading
sponsored by the 1976 Foothills
Poetry Series will be held at
noon May 18 in The Little
Theater.
Laura Jensen of Port
Townsend will share a sample
of her own work. According to
Jack Estes, Ms. Jensen is a
“quiet” poet with “fine work.”
The Foothills Poetry Series
has sponsored local and
regional poets to read
throughout the 1975-76 school
year.
Hang in there, Gov. Dan Evans
On Thursday, March 25, Gov. Dan Evans
announced, in a rather teary-eyed ceremony, that he
will not seek re-election. After three terms in office,
Evans has finally thrown in the towel. Now even the
sharpest tongued editorial writers are praising him
for his accomplishments while in office.
What has he accomplished? One side is:
He has expanded the state bureaucracy, making big
government even bigger. When Evans came into
office in 1964 the state had 33,000 full-time employes.
Now, 12 years later we have 58,000 fulltime employes;
an increase of 58 per cent. State property taxes have
tripled in the past 12 years, starting in 1964 at $761.6
million collected to a choking present $2,981.2 million
collected. The budget of the 1963-65 biennium was
about $2 billion. Now as Evans sees it, it is around $7
billion.
Evans maintains that the government has not grown
faster than the state’s economy and its needs of its
residents for services. We can agree with that, but
have our “needs” increased that much?
He will never get back on the state educators’ good
list again after not solving the school financing
problem. On school financing, Evans tried to get a tax
reform bill passed. This bill would not have solved the
problem, but it would have helped; it died because
Evans was not persuasive enough.
Evans is now unpopular with local residents
because of his views on the oil port, the Forest
Practices Act which would limit logging practices,
and the expansion of the National Park to include the
Lake Ozette area.
He supports these measures because they benefit
the state and its people the best.
The other side is; , .
As the nation’s youngest governor to be eiecrea
that time, Evans’engineering background has ne p
him considerably. His use of long term planning ana
his “cool head” has in most cases benetite
Washington. He guided the state through the Boeing
recession with a steady hand and he refused to panic
during the anti-Vletnam and civil rights rioting of the
1960’s; preferring to leave the National Guard at
home. He promoted foreign trade, bringing
Washington to the nation’s number one position in
exporting, and his pushing on environmental controls,
which might have gone a bit too far at the time, did
save the state from “urban sprawl,” which could have
meant complete disaster.
The consensus seems to be that he ranks with our
better governors, Clarence Martin and Arthur
Langlie. What is better proof? President Ford is
considering Evans for the job of vice president or as a
member of his administration. Early in Evans’ career
someone dubbed him “Straight Arrow” and it is still
with him, relating to how he runs the state. In the
shadow of Watergate, it is good to know there is still
an “honest politician” around. In spite of the problems
Evans did or did not cause, we believe the old trite
phrase still applies, “Honesty is the best policy.”
One cannot help respecting him, for his sincerity
and dedication has maintained throughout his years in
office.
We support the governor in his relatively young
political career. We feel he would benefit our state
immensely by accepting the position as Ford’s
running mate or in his administration.
—Jon Olson
Letters
Editorial blasted
Editor, The Buccaneer,
To say I felt your editorial
was in poor taste would be
putting it mildly.
I think it’s high time that the
Buccaneer eased off the BOC.
You apparently thought that
you couldn’t have done a better
job or you would have run
yourself.
I would also like to know your
basis for the statement that all
students with a 2.0 grade
average are “mediocre.” I am
planning on running for a BOC
office and am not carrying a 2.7,
however, I do not consider
myself mediocre. Nor do I
consider every student carrying
a 2.0 average to be mediocre.
Then you have to look at the
other side of the coin (which
apparently you have not done).
What about the students on
campus with the high grade
point average who are carrying
the “easy grade” classes. To
sum it up, I do not feel that you
did enough research before
writing the afore mentioned
editorial. I think you should
take a betterlook nexttime.
Thank you for your time.
SCOTT KENYON
Our ASB choices
Elections of ASB officers for 1976-77 are scheduled
for next Friday, May 14, and we will now express our
choices of the candidates running.
President—Ron Allen, Linna Hoelterhoff and John
Nowak are the candidates to lead the Board of Control
next year. While all three appear to be solid choices,
the edge must go to John Nowak because of his
previous interest and involvement in PC student
government. It may be said that a completely open
mind with no previously-conceived prejudices would
prepare the person for a better understanding of the
situation, but we will not follow that line of reasoning.
With nothing against the other candidates, John
Nowak is the preferred choice.
Vice-president—Doug James and Scott Kenyon are
the opposing candidates for this position. While
neither has been actively involved in the Board of
Control, Scott Kenyon has the edge in his amount of
interest shown and his willingness to express his
opinions. The vote here goes to Scott Kenyon.
Secretary-Treasurer—This may be the toughest
race of them all. Lois Owens has a known name and a
knowledge of BOC matters. Tanya Thorp, on the other
hand has a solid background and willingness to put
extra work into her office, and will bring in a new
approach to PC government. Lois has the edge in
experience while Tanya has the opportunity to bring
us a new approach. This race is tough to pick a
favorite, but a slight edge is given to Tanya Thorp.
The reason for this is It will give the students of
Peninsula College an entirely new outlook and it will
give someone else a chance in making the Board of
Control a strong working force at Peninsula College.
Nowak, Kenyon and Thorp? Allen, Kenyon and
Owens? Hoelterhoff, James and Owens? Nowak,
James and Owens?
The choice is yours. With almost 100 per cent more
candidates to choose from in comparison to last year,
you have a much better chance of electing the best
people available.
We urge you to try and get to know who these people
are. It is important to know who you are voting for. To
paraphrase Joseph de Maistre, “Every student body
has the government it deserves,” for as someone once
said, “Bad officials are elected by good people who do
not vote.”
—Darrell Bessey
Show of talent to be June 3
The spring talent show has
been set for Thursday evening,
June 3. Students and teachers
interested in performing should
be getting their actstogether.
All different types of
entertainment are welcome. A
representative of each act will
need to fill out a form available
from Koni Kitz, Don McKenzie,
or Mr. Pollard before May 25.
Film series continues
The spring quarter film series
which is a feature of Art 24,
continues Monday nights at 7 in
The Little Theater. If you are
not in the class, but are
interested in the classical films
being shown, you can attend by
paying a $2 fee at the door.
Everyone isinvited.
Here is the list of the films
remaining to be shown: May 10, ‘‘Yankee Doodle
Dandy” (1942); James Cagney
won an Academy Award for this
portrayal of George M. Cohan.
May 17, “War of the Worlds”
(1953); H. G. Wells invasion
story set in post-World ar II
America, starring Gene Barry.
May 24, ‘‘The Wild One”
(1954); Marlon Brando in
Stanley Kramer’s powerful
drama.
May 31, “Dr. Strangelove or
How I Learned to Stop Worrying
and Love the Bomb” (1964)
Stanley Kubrick’s bitter satire,
brilliantly and outrageously
done with Peter Sellers and
George C. Scott.
June 7, “Two for the Road”
(1967); Audrey Hepburn and
Albert Finney in a tragicomedy
set in Europe.
Campus briefs
The Security Department at Columbia Basin College recently gained a new staff member to its force. He is a 3 1/2 year old German shepherd who was obtained from a private home in Benton City. The dog will be on duty at all times and has been known to bite. Everett Community College has a new cable car in service aimed at prompting students to park in the lower lot and not in front of the area’s homes. The ride from the lot to the campus is free. The driver of the cable car hopes that it can eventually cover more of the campus area. A mass break-in during spring break at Washington State University’s Perman Hall is under investigation. Campus police refused to release pertinent editorial information on the investigation although one officer said “It’s going quite well.” The value of items taken from 25 Victims totaled $4,336. Damage to doors and locks of the 17 burglarized rooms totaled in excess of
A senior at Western
Washington College was
sprayed in the eyes with a fire
extinguisher containing a
sulfuric acid compound last
month by pranksters on
campus. The practical jokers
got away but the victim was
treated for chemical burns. He
only had partial vision in hisleft
eye three days later. The victim
said all his future plans have
been slowed down because of
those few seconds.
Finals week discarded
The only changes in this
years’ college instruction
calendar is the omission of
examinations week.
Spring quarter doesn’t
provide any specific time for
examinations. Instructors
planning on finals will be
scheduling them during the last
week of regular classes, andon
the last day of classes, June 11.
This procedure was adopted one
year ago, when the college
decided that more instruction
time could be gained by cutting
out exam week.
IM board discusses needs, objectives
The PC Intramural Board
took a major step toward
choosing this year’s Athlete of
the Year when it narrowed the
field of candidates down to
three; Steve Marchand, Brian
Baker and Larry Wood.
This was only one of the
decisions made at the meeting
of Tuesday, April 27, in the gym.
Board members are Jon
Livingston, Dan Mickel, Dave
Haguewood, Brian Baker and
Cindy Bennett.
The decision as to the winner
of the Athlete of the Year award
will be made at the next
meeting scheduled Tuesday,
May 11.
The April 27 meeting was
mainly concerned with
financial matters, and two
money-raising proposals were
passed. These will be effective
as of the fall quarter of 1976.
Under the first proposal
students will be charged a $2,
non-refundable fee when
checking out any camping
equipment (tents, back-packs,
rain flies, canoes and
snowshoes). The only exception
will be to students in classes
requiring the use of this
equipment.
The second money-raising
idea will allow part-time
students to turn out for
intramural sports, for a price.
Persons taking 1 to 10 credits
will be charged $2 per event or
$4 for one term.
Another topic of discussion
was next year’s budget. The
intramural department will be
asking for $2,800, less than last
year when it was allocated
$3,160.
The board also decided on
some changes in the program
for next year, moving one event
and adding three new ones.
Volleyball, previously held
during the winter quarter, will
be moved to the spring. New
activities include downhill and
cross-country skiing and a
showshoe race.
Intramurals move outdoors
The intramural sports
program has left the friendly
confines of the PC gym and
moved outdoors for spring
quarter activities.
The softball season began last
week and from the games
played so far it looks as if it
could be a very interesting
season. The games move along
rapidly and are, to say the least,
different.
Participating teams and their
rosters are:
Softballers—Larry Wood, Lyn
Dregger, Mark VanSickle,
Chuck Leach, Gary Gorss, Jeff
Crumb, Jeff Ralston and Win
Miller.
Smith’s Bangers—Murray
Smith, Steve Marchand, Dan
Mickel, Tom Anderson, Pete
Haggerty, Kevin Borde, Steve
Marsh, Gary Robinson, Jack
Estes and Dave Haguewood.
Larry’s Leapers, Larry
McFadden, Randy McElliott,
Scott Kenyon, Ken Graves,
John Abreau, Tony
Franulovich, Jim Foyston, Tom
Barry, Mike Hilt and Paul
Beck.
North Wing—Tom Robinson,
Steve Parkhill, Jeff McGowan,
Greg Howell, Kevin Malone,
Bob Myers, Matt Loveridge,
Jim Ward, Dave Whitfield and
Steve McConnell.
Extras—Matt Neal, Gerry
Gerringer, George Brakus,
Mike Nilson and Scott Braun.
The tennis tournament that
started this week will feature
singles, doubles, and mixed
doubles matches and will bring
to an end the intramural sports
programfor the year.
Who will be named athlete of the year?
Who will claim the title of
Peninsula College’s intramural
athlete of the year for 1975-76?
The field of possibilities was
narrowed down to Steve
Marchand, Brian Baker and
Larry Wood by the intramural
board at its meeting of April 27.
Here is a short profile of the
candidates:
Steve Marchand — has turned
out for nine events and claimed
first place trophies in
basketball, football, volleyball
and the table-tennis doubles
competition. Other sports he
has turned out for include
bowling, softball, horseshoes
and table tennis singles
Brian Baker — has also
participated in nine events,
receiving first place trophies
for basketball, basketball freethrow, and the turkey trot
(cross-country run). Baker’s
other activities include football,
table tennissingles and doubles,
volleyball, softball and the
billiards tournament.
Larry Wood — has taken top
honors in volleyball, horsehoes
and badminton doubles and
mixed doubles. He has also
participated in badminton
singles, basketball, football,
softball, table tennis, basketball
free throw and chess.
The intramural board will
announce its decision May 11.
Honor roll lists 144 students
Fifty-eight Peninsula College
students qualified for the
President’s List because of
outstanding grades in winter
quarter classes.
These students were enrolled
in at least 12 quarter hours of
credit, completed all their
courses, and had a grade point
average of not less than 3.75,
with 4.00 being perfect.
Eighty-six other students
qualified for the honor roll with
a grade point average of 3.25 or
better.
Listed on the President’s List
are Jacquelyn L. Baar, Robin L.
Baker, Carolyn Beard, Cindy
Jane Bennett, Linda BlissWhittier, Gary D. Brown, Ethel
J. Brueckner, David E.
Buehler, Laurie J. Bundy, John
M. Byczynski, Thomas Charles,
Steven D. Finneran, Carol J.
Foster, Brenda E. Fraker, Lynn
Gallagher and Martha J.
Hanley.
Also Dorthy M. Hegg, Roy T.
Hellwig, Harold J. Henderson,
Judy A. Ihrig, Cheryl L. Jensen,
Blanche I. Johnson, Claudia J.
Justis, Joseph P. Karaba,
David R. Kavanaugh, Larry E.
Kerschner, Cheryl L. Killman,
Koni A. Kitz, Deborah L.
Kneeland, Melvin A. Kossen,
Edmund E. Lake, Robert L.
Lawson, Carol A. Lemcke,
Patrick M. Magill and Edward
N. Marshall.
Listed on the honor roll are
David P. Alexander, Donna L.
Anderson, Sue Andrassy,
Stephanie J. Andrassy, Frank
J. Anstett, Brian Ralph Baker,
Henry F. Barber Jr., Michael
R. Barber, Charles O. Barnes,
Marlene J. Baze, Michael F.
Benoff, Darrell E. Bessey,
Jeffrey M. Butler, Susan Anne
Caughie, Susan B.
Chamberlain, Mary Chesnut,
Robert G. Clark, Rena C.
Cochran.
Also Margaret B. Corbett,
Charles S. Cox, Joseph R.
Dalton, Deeann M. Davidson,
Michael S. Deeney, Susan J.
Dohrmann, Sandra E. Dosey,
Bruce G. Edwards, Frances K.
Elliott, Debra J. Fisher,
Others were Rosemary L.
McCallum, Dan A. McClelland,
Wayne R. McClelland, Rita E.
McDevitt, Kevin J. Mclnnes,
Robert E. Ralston, Kye S.
Ramos, Richard E. Roberts,
Donals B. Rohde Jr., James A.
Rosand, Walter L. Sanwald,
Rebecca Sharnbroich, Gloria I.
Stone, Dave Stuart, Dan B.
Sunvick, Lynne B. Swanson,
Andrew D. Toothman, Cheryl A.
Totthman, Patrick A. Tyner,
Lynn A. Welch, Mark E.
Wheaton, Warren L. Whittier
and Sharon A. York.
Kathryn J. Goralski, Kris E.
Grier, Roger R. Hammond,
Charles B. Hanify, Donald D.
Harrison, Patti T. Herridge,
Thomas G. Hicks, Judith P.
Hill, Steven C. Hislop, Lisa Hitt
and Doug James.
Also Mark J. Johnsen, Paul
W. Johnson, Robert J. Johnson,
Barbara A. Kerschner, Darla J.
Kingman, Theresa M. Kirsch,
Tina L. Konopaski, Thomas
Kouremetis, Carla Lausche,
Carolyn Leaf, Inese M.
Leskinovitch, Richard B.
Martin, David A. McAlliter,
Patricia A. McCarty, Pamela T.
Morrison, John A. Morrison,
Tom C. Myhres, Kenyon L.
Nattinger, Michelle L.
Newman, Dana L. Osuna, Lois
E. Owens and Debbie J.
Perlman.
Others are Susan S. Pierson,
Judy L. Riebe, Bonnie K. Rubb,
Clayton E. Rolley, Thomas E.
Salts, James R. Sanford, Scott
J. Schreier, Michael K. Shirley,
Murray L. Smith, Sally B.
Sparks, Karl J. Stempel,
Vernon R. Tolliver, Linda K.
Toso, Owen F. Tovrea, Lucy A.
Tracy, My Vu, Alyson D. Walls,
Rowena F. Watson, Irene F.
Wilburn, Kristine M. Willits,
Lucille J. Wilson, Evert W.
Wilson and Kathleen R. Yarr.
Election dance next Friday
Rail and Company will
perform at the Election Night
Dance May 14 at Peninsula
College. Festivities begin at 9
p.m. in the Pub.
Mountaineering has its ups and downs
By JOHN NOWAK
The experience is like nothing
that I have ever felt. It’s
reaching for the impossible
goal, taking one more step than
you thought that you could, and
then another after that.
Climbing higher than you’ve
ever been before. Looking at a
rock face that a year ago you
wouldn’t have touched and still
going on.
It’s success and failure all
rolled into one. For it’s knowing
that you are high, but you can
go higher still.
I’ve been told more than once
that I’m crazy because I climb
and yet there is something
attractive about the mountains
that I feel. Something about
standing in a place that only a
few men have ever stood before.
The top of a mountain is a
strange and wonderful place.
It’s scary to stand there; you
feel as though you should be
thankful to the mountain for
letting you climb it. And yet itis
once of the few times that you
feel as though you have
accomplished something.
You’ve risked yourself and
come out on top, and you’re
standing there to prove it.
But the mountain experience
isn’t all success and summits.
It’s falls and failures, but that’s
part of it. Living through the
falls and overcoming defeats.
It’s growing and learning and
climbing things that stopped
you before.
Falling is like no other
feeling. It’s total trust in
another human or in your own
ability. That trust is one of the
strongest bonds that can occur
between two people, because
sharing with others is part of
themountain experience.
Each of you can share in the
mountain experience.
Peninsula College offers a fine
series of climbing courses. If
you would like to know more
about the mountains there are
many people on campus who
are really into climbing.
Probably the foremost of these
are Jon Olson, Ron Crawford,
and Rich Olsen. However there
is another way to feel the
mountain experience— climb.
I would recommend an easy
starter like Mt. Angeles. This
summit offers a good view of
the surrounding mountains and
will give you a taste of climbing
without straining too many
muscles. From there who
knows _ you may find yourself
struck with a strange and
wonderful disease called
“mountain fever.”
Faculty file
Switzer climbs high in forestry world
By Chuck Leach
California has its redwoods,
Washington has its evergreens,
and Peninsula College has
Craig Switzer, our man of the
woods who preaches the
economic values of making
your career forestry. When
forced to describe himself, he
replies, “Candid or straight
ahead,” and his life story
provesjust that.
Born in Los Angeles in 1942,
he moved to Spokane at the age
of three where he was first
introduced to farmlife.
He adapted quite well and in
the sixth grade began buying,
training and selling horses. His
last horse cost him $650, and
netted $1,300.
He continued this through
junior and senior high school
and worked on a wheat and
cattle ranch during the
summers.
When asked why forestry, Mr.
Switzer said, “I wanted to go
into farming, but I saw the
economic problems in owning
and operating a small farm.”
He said his first interest in
forestry came in his sophomore
year in high school when he met
a forester.
He went to Washington State
University and majored in
agriculture, spending his
summers in forest lookouts. His
biggest asset during his college
days was the “I’ve Never
Cooked Cookbook.”
“Itsaved my life,” he says.
After graduating he toured on
his motorcycle for a summer
and got his pilot’s license. He
still flies now, despite an
accident he and his instructor
had when they lost power
during take-off and brought the
plane down between two houses.
Mr. Switzer later joined the
Air National Guard, signing up
for six years in reserves and
five months active duty, then
returned to WSU to get his
mastersin forestry.
Afterwards he worked for the
Forest Service for one year
near Roseburg, Ore., then two
years near Quilcene, before
joining the PC faculty in 1972.
His forestry career hasn’t
done away with his desire for
farming. He and his wife
Marchia and their two children
Lon and Cristy live on an 80-
acre farm near Port Townsend,
where they raise cattle and hay.
It’s what Mr. Switzer calls,
“buying the lifestyle.”
Mr. Switzer never has enough
time for all of his activities,
which range from oil painting,
wood carving and welding, to
renovating their turn-of-thecentury home and caring for the
animals and crops, especially
their over-friendly dog, Rasty,
“who’s supposed to bark when
strangers come up the drive.”
Mr. Switzer also hikes and
skis cross country.
He says he enjoys doing
things himself, but admits that
his cooking talents are limited
to sourdough pancakes and
intermittently successful home
brew.”
He’s also involved in
activities outside the home. He
has spent the last two years
working with the ClallamJefferson Farm-Forestry
Association, helping raise
money for forestry
scholarships, and he’s made
several trips into the Olympics,
taking high school students,
though he now believes that
nature should be enjoyed by
smaller groups. _
He says his approach to life
is “Don’t expect things to be
perfect or improve too rapidly,”
but it doesn’t hold true for his
basketball ambitions, which he
gave up last year after breaking
his ankle during a noon faculty
game. It’s the worst injury he’s
ever had and he thinks the
world should know that
“basketball is more dangerous
than airplanes, motorcycles,
hiking and cross-country
skiing.”
Mr. Switzer’s plans for the
future include additional
upgrading on the farm and
home and spending more time
with the kids. He also hopes to
build an airstrip on his property
and buy a Super Cub plane.
When vacation time comes,
he plans to load his pack, take
his painting equipment and
spend about two weeks in the
Olympics.
Mr. Switzer has gotten
involved in almost everything
he’s been interested in, making
him an inspiration to those who
wish to learn the art of utilizing
life.
Parent-child group has open house
Peninsula College’s parent
cooperative preschool and
toddler group will have open
house May 3-7.
Visitors are welcome in any of
the class sessions. All meetings
will be held at Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church from:
—9 to 11 a.m. Mondays and
Wednesdays, Group One (3 year
olds) with Joan Ferraro,
teacher;
—9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays, Group Two (4 and 5
year olds) with Patty Welden,
teacher;
—noon to 2 p.m. Mondays,
Tuesdays and Wednesdays,
Group Three (4 and 5 year olds)
with Donna Dannenmiller,
teacher;
—9 to 10:30 a.m. and 10:45
a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Fridays,
toddler group (age 18 months to
3 years), Ginny Peterson and
Sue Moe, teachers, Diane
Johnson, parent educator.
All four groups involve
parents with emphasis on
helping them gain insights and
skills in working with their own
children through observation,
discussions and actually
working with the children.
Parents take turns assisting
the teacher in the cooperative
preschool sessions, a parent
accompanies his or her child to
each toddler session.
Fathers as well as mothers
are involved in these sessions,
making equipment and
participating discussions.
About 100 families in Port
Angeles and 200 families on the
Olympic Peninsula are
currently enrolled in the
program.
Play activities provide
opportunities for each child to
develop in many different ways
emotionally, physically,
socially and intellectually,
according to Barbara Clampett,
coordinator of family life
education for the college.
Registration for fall classes
will be open at each class
session during the open house
week. Preschool fees are $12 per
month for two day per week
classes and $16.60 for the three
day per week session. Toddler
classes are $16.60 per month.
For more information call
Kathy Northrop, 457-3198.
Drama students to give ‘ Black- Comedy’
“Black Comedy,” a farce
performed by college actors,
will be presented at 8 p.m. on
May 20,21 and 22.
The action of the play takes
place in a London apartment
owned by Brindsley Miller, a
young sculptor. The intelligent,
but rather nervous Brindsley is
played by Richard Waites.
Carol Melkett, his fiancee, is
a young English debutante;
spoiled, demanding and silly.
She is portrayed by Lynn
Welch.
The story evolves around
their expectation of a
millionaire art buyer who is
coming to see Brindsley’s
creations. Meanwhile, an
innumerable string of problems
begin to plague the sculptor and
the evening turns to chaos.
Doris Fourtner is Miss
Furnival, a prissy, middle-aged
spinster living in the flat
upstairs.
Chuck Lukey plays Colonel
Melkett, Carol’s brisk,
commanding father.
Another of Brindsley’s
neighbors is Harold Gorringe,
the refined but finicky owner of
an antique-china shop. His
character is played by Jerry
Stewart.
Clea, Brindsey’s dazzling exmistress, is another one of the
evening’s mix-ups. Her
mischief is seen through Dana
Osuna.
Ross Kavanaugh plays a
happy German electrician, and
the famed art buyer, George
Bamberger, is played by Gerry
Gerringer
Richard Waites, playing the
character of Brindsley, is also
directing this production.
Jim Lunt is in charge of
production. Students in his
production class are working on
set construction, lights, sound,
make-up and publicity.
Nursing program goes independant
The nursing program, which
has been under the rule of
Olympia Community College in
Bremerton, will become an
independent Peninsula College
program in the coming year.
Leonard Beil and the nursing
staff have been working on the
separation process, and the
LPN and RN licensing boards
showed satisfaction in the
programs ability to be
maintained successfully.
Peninsula College provided a
place for Olympia College’s
nursing program to exist,
though not be directly involved
with it.
Peninsula recently applied
for credit for a social degree
program of their own. The state
seemed impressed with plans,
nursing staff, and
administration programs that
were proposed. The state
controls approval of any
occupational preparatory
program. If the program is
necessary, and if it does not
have expensive duplication
programs, the state will usually
approve.
There will be no immediate
credit changes in Peninsula’s
nursing program, and no major
changes for at least a year,
because Peninsula will still be
operating on some of Olympia
College’es policies.
World religions being taught here
Five remaining free lectures
will be presented by Rabbi
Raphael Levine as a public
service of Peninsula
Community College.
Each lecture is scheduled for
Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the Little
Theater.
On May 11, the topic will be
“Buddism—Why do we Suffer; ”
May 18, “Confucianism—The
Harmony of Life;” May 25,
“Modern Religions—Ba’hai,
Religion of Brotherhood;” June
1, “Unity and Science of Mind;”
and the concluding lecture June
8, “Unity in Diversity.”
A question period will follow
each of the remaining lectures.
Rabbi Levine is coming to
Port Angeles each week from
his home in Seattle, and is
staying in the Peninsula College
dorms.
He is rabbi emeritus of
Temple De Hirsch, Seattle, and
remains active in civic work,
especially involving better
understanding among all
peoples.