Ron Swickly and Karen Wright rehearse a Fleetwood Mac number in preparation for tonight’s performace in “Still Crazy After All These Years.” – photo by Rick Ross
Variety show is ‘craziness‘
“Still Crazy After All of These Years” is the theme of a variety show scheduled March 16, which is centered around craziness. The stage band will perform at 7 p.m. and the show will start at 7:30, in the Little Theater. A variety of musical instruments will be used such as piano, guitar, harpsichord, dulcimer, and mandolin. The show is alive with many “off the wall” songs and skits, along with clowns like Melissa Trivich, Vici Hall, Je Hoessly, and Tanya Thorpe while the stage scenes are being changed. The show will feature two original songs by Sandy Hereld. Guest stars include Kevin Wright, Barb Bodzien, John Allman, Diane Grier, Ron Swickly, Mike Foley, Jim Vail, Dave Bialick, and Jim Harris. “We’ve been working very hard and expect to give a truly fine insane performance,” said Karen Wright. Production staff includes Scott Guggenmos, lighting; John Wright, sound; and Dr. Marvin Pollard, faculty advisor.
Biologists to meet
The West Coast Estuarian Society will hold its annual conference here April 27 and 28. The group of marine biologists will come from all over the west coast to present research papers on various marine topics. The society is one of three groups of marine biologists in the U.S. The group is now in its second year, as it joined the East Coast and Gulf Coast Societies a little over a year ago. “It will give the students a great opportunity to talk to a variety of marine biologists and to see how a research paper should be presented,” dean of students Art Feiro said.
Kathy Good holds Pat Williams in their part of “Stop The World, I Want to Get Off”. This PC musical theatre production was held March 8, 9, and 10. – photo by Rick Ross
Book store sets buyback
Marian McMicken, PC bookstore clerk, announced the winter quarter book buy-back, which is scheduled for March 23 from 7:45 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. She said lists of the books which will be purchased will be posted outside the bookstore and on the sandwich boards around campus.
Springfest planning progresses
PC English instructor Jack Estes has announced tentative plans for the second annual Springfest, a “celebration of spring.” This year’s celebration, however, will be a week-long schedule of activities now being planned by a faculty-student committee. The plans currently include a grand kickoff on Monday, May 7, with balloons, streamers, contests, and performances by the Musical Theater improvisational group. On Monday evening, the film “Woman of the Year”, starring Katharine Hepburn, will be shown in the Little Theater. On Tuesday, poet Bill Matthews will give a noon reading, and a faculty arts sampler is scheduled in the evening. Musci will fill the Little Theater on Wednesday, a combination of jazz, classical guitar, and chamber music. The cult film “King of Hearts” will be presented Wednesday evening. Thursday will boast a triple treat: poet Dick Bakken will read at noon and a film double feature is scheduled in the evening. The Marx Brothers’ “Night at the Opera” and “Zachariah”, a rock-western will be shown. Friday’s plans include a noontime stand-up comic and a poetry reading by PC and area poets in the evening, followed by an ASC dance in the student center. Any faculty members interested in sharing their talents are asked to see Jack Estes or Todd Jefferson.
BUC seeks evaluation funding
The Buccaneer is seeking ASC funding of a spring quarter student evaluation of daytime instructors. The evaluation was designed by the University of Washington and is conducted there annually. The funding is necessary to have the evaluations processed through the university’s computer. If funding is allocated for the survey, it will be conducted on a voluntary basis for returning students at spring quarter registration. The results of the evaluation will be published in the Buccaneer during spring quarter. The evaluation is designed to serve several purposes: to encourage instructors who are rated highly, to suggest areas of improvement for instructors who could upgrade their teaching, and to give students an overall view of instructors and classes which will enable to make wise choices in their selection of classes. Estimated cost of the evaluation is $300 to $400.
Ludwig slides shown
The mad King Ludwig II of Bavaria was the subject of the March 15 Studium Generale slide lecture program presented by Dr. Werner Quast. The show portrayed three elaborate castles which Ludwig had built to satisfy his love for the arts. Neuschwanstein, built 1869-1886, was designed by Ludwig and architect Eduard Riedel. This neo-Gothic castle which towers atop the Bavarian Alps was a collage of medieval styles. Linderhof, 1870-1886, broke every rule. It has a palace in the middle which incorporates a style of Baroque architecture, characterized by curved lines and elaborate ornamentation. The premises are graced by a 100-foot fountain and a life-sized bust of Marie Antoinette. Close to this palace, Ludwig built an entire Moorish house and a kiosk, a primitive but exotic hut built around an ash tree, with walls of bearskins. An artificial grotto containing a small lake is positioned on the hillside above the palace. It is equipped with a man size boat in the shape of a shell, and a group of lights that could change the color of the grotto from pink to midnight blue. The slide show was accompanied by the music of Richard Wagner, who devised the entire concert for Ludwig’s delight. Ludwig made Wagner who he was. Ludwig summoned Wagner from the depths of debt. The theme of Dr. Quast’s presentation was that the world should love eccentrics. The presentation was also a preparation for those who plan to attend the Oberammergau in Bavaria in 1980. The Oberammergau is a passion play which is presented every ten years. The castles are only a few miles from the site of the festival. Ludwig had a history of mental breakdowns, probably due to close interbreeding. His court doctors and cabinet members declared Ludwig in an “advanced stage of mental disorder”. They had him stripped of his powers shortly before he drowned in 1886 when he was 40. The dream king is also now the subject of a show at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York. It features hundreds of drawings for the projects which were either actually built or never left the planning stage such as Falkenstein, a towering mock-Gothic castle first sketched by scenic designer Christian Jank. The display also features an array of furniture, porcelain, and robes Ludwig wore.
Editorial
Don’t censor language
A current topic of conversation around campus is language-specifically, what language should or shouldn’t be allowed in classrooms and college functions. Recent criticisms of language used both in the classroom and in poetry readings has reminded us that differences of opinion exist as to what is “proper” for a college campus. We feel that language is our most important creative tool. It should not be shackled by fear that certain words or ideas will corrupt us. Humans have a strong tendency to reject what does not blend in with their value systems. Two of the basic premises of higher education are the rights of free speech and the academic freedom which belongs-indeed, is a necessary part of- the college experience. Words don’t contaminate or damage us; they color, describe, enlighten, and intensify the world around us. They make us think, feel, and react. Word define and clarify; they make us sort out, accept, and reject to form basic values. Words are our friends. We cannot afford to fear the use of language because someone will not like what we say, or how we say it. It is not the function of a college to censor the speakers within it. Colleges need to be intellectually honest; to concern themselves with the educational needs of the communities they serve in the broadest possible realm. shielding those communities from the realities of the world in which they live serve only to make the citizens more vulnerable. Language is a judgment. We must be conscious of the purpose and intent of the words we use, yet not restrict ourselves by rigid standards. Words are experiences and associations and must be shared to extract their real value. We need to encourage people to react to experiences and become involved by discussing and sharing positive experiences and ignoring or protesting negative ones. It is important to remember that a valid form of protest against something which conflicts with our principles is to get up and walk away-without embarrassment or fear of reprisal. As an education institution, we must encourage people to think for themselves-to adept what is just and valid, and to deny what is incorrect or improper. But if we deny them the opportunity for the experience, they an hardly make such value judgements. We must not fear language, nor encourage or allow censorship, with its inherent dangers. Words and ideas don’t corrupt. People do. – Cathy Logg
Letters
Coffee needs milk
Editor, the Buccaneer:
We all know the nickel cup of coffee is a thing of the past, but coffee without fresh milk? Surely a national corporation like Saga can afford to cop quantity when buying milk to satisfy its many patrons who enjoy a wee bit of milk with their daily “cups of mud”. So unite milk lovers and let Saga have a piece of your mind. -The Coffee Break Kid (Name withheld by request)
Campus Comments
A look at the artists
Poet paints in words by Cathy Logg
Jim Mitsui is an artist without a canvas. he paints bright, vivid pictures of places and times in his life so that the listener feels and sees the experience clearly. His poetry is a blaze of color and description-an almost sensory experience that brings the textures of his subject alive; one can smell the salt air and see the flickering lights or the growing intensity of the sunrise he describes. Mitsui is a high school English teacher who writes sensitive poetry, often with long, descriptive titles. he brings subtle but important touches of his culture and his past into his poetry, which is done skillfully; it sharpens the edge of remembrance and gives it warmth. “I like poetry to be practical,” he says. ” I like it to be as clear as possible without being too clear. Beginning to write poetry at 28 changed my life. It was like being able to get a fresh start. It gave me the self-confidence to be honest and open up my life. It helps me continue to grow. I enjoy the act of writing itself more than anything It must be the same feeling that a sculptor gets when he’s in the midst of shaping a piece of art, clay all over his hands. It is this, more than being published, that motivates me. I’d say that poetry is thriving right now. there are an awful lot of good young poets around. I like it that contemporary poetry is less academic, appeals more to people on the street, in bars and farms.” Mitsui suggests that beginning poets “listen, look around you. Don’t be afraid to get a little mud on your boots. Read good contemporary poetry and fiction. seek out criticism that you trust. Work hard. don’t be too proud to revise. some poets are born with the instinct; others have to work at it. I used to go through as many as two dozen drafts. Lately I seem to get the job done with five or six. Very seldom does it take less than two or three. I like to tinker a lot.”
Counselor’s Corner
Placement concerns counselors by Nancy Kilmer
One of the functions of the counselling center is helping students with job placement. According to dick Hendry, counselling director, the center’s philosophy is to encourage students to work on self placement. This gives the student the opportunity to discover with the employer the possibility 9of using talents and abilities. It develops a relationship and establishes employment ties. Often school breaks ties with the working world. Mr. Hendry suggests that volunteer work in the community can be invaluable in opening doors to the employment world. It is important for students to begin working on placement as early as the freshman year. Often an employer can suggest a course that could help a student develop skills valuable to the available position. It is also possible that a position can be created for persons who show real interest. This spring, Kathy Murphy will be teaching resume writing and interview workshops on a one credit basis. She will be teaching skills for the step by step formation of a resume and conducting in employment interviews. Mr. Hendry says he likes to see students adapt their school schedule to their personal characters. “What we’re really trying to do here in the counseling center is develop a sense of uniqueness. In doing that, the person becomes a much more desirable employee.”, he continues.
Scene around campus
“Gang of Four” touring campus… Fog horn practice between PUB and library… Open house in the PC gym… a student trying to break into the biology lab… Shawn Moore poking Dr. Quast with a dagger… a balloon blowing contest-the instructor won… a strange fender bender in the parking lot… a fire in the dorm; a student burned his hands… Al Rhoads retiring this month (we’ll miss you, Al!)… Jack Estes vigorously denying he’s 40, but the rumor still persists…
3 ASC jobs available
The ASC secretary-treasurer post will be open after this quarter. Nancy Bridges, the present secretary, will be leaving school after winter quarter and Jim Cameron, ASC president, is looking for a replacement. He is looking for the replacement himself but says anyone interested should talk to him. A freshman representative and dorm representative position are also open according to Cameron. The dorm representative must be a dorm resident. The ASC Constitution is being up dated this spring. It was first written is 1961 and revised in 1976. Even with the revision the constitution is still out of date, according to Cameron. “Many things just don’t apply anymore”, he said.
‘Sidewinder’ band to play
A dance featuring the band “Sidewinder” will be held March 16. The local rock band will be playing from 10 p.m. until 1 a.m. in the PUB. Admission is $2.25 per person, and $4 for couples.
Clayton resigns
Pirates lose coach by Rick Ross
Peninsula college basketball coach Mike Clayton had a brief two-year stay coaching the Pirates, as he turned in his resignation shortly after the last game of the season. “I just can’t make a living on a 50 per cent contract.”, said Mr. Clayton. He was disappointed that he didn’t get the job in the anthropology department at Peninsula, which would have given him a 100 per cent contract. With a 3.8 grade point average in graduate school, a master’s degree in anthropology and post grad work in Sweden he thought he was qualified for the job. It would have worked out well, as his basketball contract was for one third and the anthro opening was for a two-thirds contract. “I really don’t understand how they arrived at their decision.”, said Mr. Clayton. Dr. Dennis Shaw, who was hired to fill the job, must also be having a little difficulty without a full contract, he added. The administration did provide him with a little extra work to give him 50 per cent but it’s simply not enough to live on these days. Peninsula Dean of Instruction Floyd Young said he was sorry it didn’t work out and tried to explain the situation. “There’s no automatic employment just because a vacancy occurs,” said Mr. Young. “Just because he’s here doesn’t mean he will get the job.” Several excellent candidates applied for the job, said Mr. Young. A faculty committee reviewed the applications with Mr. Young and made its recommendations to the president. Dr. Shaw received the highest recommendations and consequently go the job. Where does that leave Mr. Clayton? Well, he said he has been looking around the job market, but first plans on a relaxing year in Hawaii. Art Feiro, Peninsula Dean of Students, is presently looking for a coach to fill the job. He has already received several applications. Whoever does get the job will have his work cut out for him. According to Dale smith, team manager and ex-Pirate, there will not be anyone from this season returning to play under a new coach next year. Regardless of all this, Peninsula is still losing a good basketball coach and a really nice guy in Mike Clayton who after this year’s contract terminates, will be leaving Peninsula College.
PC tennis team boasts depth
Leslie Reed hustles for a return in a recent practice match. Leslie is a good candidate for the number one spot, as the girls tennis squad nears opening play. Their first match is April 3 at home against Everett. -photo by Rick Ross
“We have more depth this year then we’ve ever had before,” says Peninsula College girls tennis coach Kathy Murphy. Kathy will be coaching 11 or more girls who have tuned out for the team this season. Of these 11, four are returning from last year. “This is really the first year we have had several girls returning.” said Kathy. “It’s amazing what one year of experience will do.” Last season the tennis squad finished with a dismal season record. They did finish on a good note however, as they grabbed a clean sweep over the Olympic Rangers in the last match of the season. The 1979 team opens against Everett, April 3. This number one position will be held by either Leslie Reed or Wanda Creelman, according to coach Murphy. The four returning players are Reed, Vici Hall, Dotie Webster, and Creelman. Wanda will not be working out with the team until spring quarter. She is presently going to school in California. The newcomers to the squad this year are Wendy Parks, Sheila Murphy, Karen Hopkins, Pam Beard, Pam Christensen, Jenny Webber, and Cheryl Shaw. The team began practicing March 2, and is on the PC tennis courts every day from 3-5 p.m. A tennis match consists of six singles matches and three doubles matches. “It’s really a good way to run it,” said Ms. Murphy. “I like to see as many girls get a chance to play as possible.” The Pirates are slated for 12 matches this season, with the first two at home. After three matches, with Everett, Olympic, and Skagit, Peninsula will face the real test against the league power, Bellevue.
Golf squad readies for Oly opener
Jeff Cays drops a 6-foot putt in the 11th hole at Sunland Golf Course in Sequim. Jeff, and the reat of Peninsula’s varsity golf squad are preparing for their home opener, April 2, against Olympic. – photo by Rick Ross
The Peninsula College gold ream is out in the sun and working hard in preparation for the season opener against Olympic, April 2, at the Sunland Golf Course in Sequim. “I think we’ll have a pretty good team this year,” said coach Mike Clayton. “We have more depth and they’re playing better than last year.” Coach Clayton has several returning this season and is looking for a competitive season. Turning out this year are Jeff Johnson, Jeff Cays, Rod Antolock, Randy Thomas, mike Lex, Nick Chard, Dave Swinford and Rick Gott. Mr. Clayton said there will be a lot of competition for the “medalist” position, or top spot, and it will probably change considerably throughout the season. The golf team will be competing in 10 matches this season, with four at home. Last year “home” was Peninsula Golf Course in Port Angeles, but this year the team decided to play the Sunland Course. Six students will complete in a match and the four best scores will decide the outcome.
Pirate Pete’s Pal
Knudsen likes all kinds of sports
Rob Knudsen
Rob Knudsen, a sophomore at Peninsula College, likes sports. While attending Port Angeles High School he played on the baseball and football teams, receiving all-league honors in football. Rob played intramural football last fall on the team that won first place. This quarter he is playing basketball at noon for the Board Hoarders team. At present his team is in first place, he says. Rob says he intends to play intramural slow pitch this spring. Nancy bell, intramural director, says, “Rob shows good sportsmanship in all intramurals.” In addition to intramural sports Rob play the City League. He plays soccer for North Coast Electric, slow pitch baseball for Washington Floors and basketball for Angeles Concrete. Rob says he enjoys them all. This spring Rob plans to turn out for the Schlitz intramural competitions which will be held in Denver, Col. In his spare time Rob likes to ski, both downhill and cross country, and water ski. Rob was graduated from Port Angeles High in 1977. He is presently enrolled in technical engineering, a two-year program. He says, “I would like to get a job in town as a survey engineer after I graduate from Peninsula.”
Robbie Mantooth is one busy lady who enjoys making good use of her time. – photo by Glory Bradley
Mantooth is promoter
Robbie Mantooth’s job as the college’s information services coordinator keeps her busy. She works primarily through the media in Clallam and Jefferson Counties to promote college evens and to generally let people know what is going on at Peninsula College. Mrs. Mantooth attends board meetings, prepares advertisements, writes articles for newspapers, and twice a week, tapes interview programs for Port Angeles radio stations KAPY and KONP. Recently, her programs have dealt with the Women in Film program to be offered spring quarter at Peninsula, classes to be offered spring quarter, and an interview with Pat Williams and Bonnie Graves concerning the college musical. “People are really fun to work with,” she says. “And I feel dedicated to letting people know about the what we, here at the college, have to offer. This is a tax supported institution, owned by the citizens, and we have a responsibility to let them know what they can take advantage of here,” she continued. Mrs. Mantooth received her B.A. in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. After graduation, she worked for the Daily Oklahoman and the Oklahoma city times, doing feature writing and reporting. Relocating in Seatttle, Mrs. Mantooth wrote a weekly column for the Seattle Times on discovering Seattle. in the summer of 1969, the Times decided it wanted a feature on how it felt to be a Seafair Princess, so she became a Seafair princess. “Probably the oldest one in history,” she says. She and her husband moved to Port Angeles is 1971. For three years, Mrs. Mantooth served as public relations director for Port Angeles Schools. She began working for Peninsula College in 1975. She and he husband have two children and live on some acreage where they raise chickens, cows and grow a vegetable garden. Mrs. Mantooth says she likes the balance between her job and her home. She says it’s like being in touch with earth but not far from the city. When she isn’t working at school or home, she says she likes to play tennis, and cross country ski. Currently, she’s doing volunteer work in her son’s class at the alternative primary school, helping the children put together their own newspaper. She also teaches a Sunday School class and serves on the Port Angeles Symphony Board. “I try to make time count,” she says.
Art show due Apr. 17
Art work by the Clallam Art League will be on display in the PC Pub gallery from April 17 through May 17. The paintings which will be on exhibit for a month were done in three mediums, oil, acrylic, and water colors.
Women in film class slated
“Great Women in Films” will be featured for the spring quarter film series. Dennis Shaw, sociology instructor at Peninsula College, will reach a class to coincide with the film series. Dr. Shaw said there will be a discussion about the role of women and how women are portrayed in films. The course will discuss movies shown in the film series, he added. The class will meet on Mondays and Tuesdays at noon and use the book “Popcorn Venus” as a text. The film series will display some of the most famous women in American film history. 13 features, along with seven special shorts. A written discussion of each film plus brief comments about the works will be presented for those interested. All movies will be shown in the Little Theater Mondays at 7 p.m. Series tickets cost $8.50 for Peninsula College students and $10 for others. The movies include: April 9 “Mary, Queen of Scots”, stars Vaness Redgrave and Glenda Jackson. April 16 “Mrs. Miniver”, starring Greer Garson. It was directed by William Wyler, and both received Academy Awards. April 23 “Klondike Annie” starring Mae West. Also, Jean Harlow in “The Blonde Bombshell” April 30 “Madame Bovary” starring Jennifer Jones. The film was directed by Vincente Minelli and co-stars James Mason. May 7 “The Woman of the Year” starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. May 14 “Barbarella” starring Jane Fonda. Mary 21 “Marie Antionette” starring Norma Shearer. The film co-stars Tyrone Power and John Barrymore. May 28 “Mildred Pierce” starring Joan Crawford. Miss Crawford won her only Oscar for this film. June 4 “Camille” starring Greta Garbo. Also, Marlene Dietrich in “The Blonde Venus” with Cary Grant. June 11 “All About Eve” starring Bette Davis. The film co-stars Anne Baxter and George Sanders, who won an Academy Award for his performance.
Irma Lindsay works part time in PC’s reading department as well as maintaining full-time status as a student.
Student Standout
Student wants to teach
Irma Lindsay enjoys being a student, but she’d really like to teach. Right now Irma is working at Peninsula college as well as maintaining her full-time student status. Irma works in the reading lab, conducting diagnostic reading tests. “I really like working with individual students,” says Irma. “No two people ever exhibit the same type of reading pattern.” Irma was raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She took her nursing training at the Royal Alexandra hospital there. After she obtained her RN license, she moved to Prince Rupert, B.C. Irma and her husband raised their four children in Prince Rupert, and Irma devoted a lot of her energy to community work. In 1973, when Irma was serving as board chairman for the construction of Prince Rupert Regional Hospital, she had the privilege of meeting Queen Elizabeth, Prince Phillip, and Princess Anne, who were present for the opening of the hospital. Irma is interested in history and languages. She already has her Associate of Arts degree and is considering the possibility of take a degree from Evergreen College, through Peninsula. “I’ve enjoyed going to college,” says Irma. “There is kind of an age variance. If age makes any difference, though I haven’t been aware of it and that is a good feeling. I think every age has something to offer and I think it means something when each age is accepted for what they have to offer.”