The Buccaneer June 13, 1980.

Graduates Polled Sophomores feel PC educations worthwhile

By DAVE MASON
Because of classes at
Peninsula College, Gary
Steburg, small engine major,
feels he’ll have job security
for the rest of his life.
Cheri Benson, an engineering technology major,
said she will “get a full-time
job in the field that I am in.
PC has helped broaden my
awareness.’’
Other PC students
graduating tomorrow night,
though, aren’t so certain that
the college has prepared
them for the job market. But
of 16 polled from the 155
graduating, 11 said they felt
their education at PC has
been worthwhile.
The polled graduates said
they felt their education has
been worthwhile because of
PC’s small class sizes, the
one to one contact between
teachers and students, and
students willing to help each
other.
A friendly atmosphere and
good relationships between
older and younger students
were also listed by graduates
as this college’s good points.
Diane Pagel, a business
major, said she’s glad she is
in college because “I would
rather have a profession
than be’’ someone “who
stacks bricks.’’

Another business major
found fault, though, with
PC’s efforts to prepare
students for a profession. “1
don’t feel curriculum for the
majors is keeping up with the
business world,” said Cheryl
Blank.
“I don’t think we’re being
educated for the job
market,” said Ray Brown, a
liberal arts student.
“Subjects are taught well,
but they don’t apply to
money-making.”
Brown als’o said, however,
that he felt PC “is the best
institution that I have ever
been or ever hoped to be at.”
Several graduates said PC

has been worthwhile because
of good teachers. Two
students noted differences
between teachers at this
college and at four year
schools.
“The difference between
teachers here and other
schools is that they care,’’ Mark Mykleburg, a midmanagement student, said.
“At bigger schools they
don’t care. Teachers here
teach from the heart, while
teachers elsewhere teach
from the book.’’
Lea Heckman, another
graduate, said, “The
important thing is that
teachers are here because
they love being teachers—not
for research or publishing
books. In universities graduate students teach?’
Heckman, who has attended universities, said PC
students get a better program
than do freshmen and
sophomores at four year
schools.
“Instructors have time to
help students,’* said Ron
Foss, a math major.
PC’s “small enough everyone’s willing to help you.
You can always find
someone who’s taken the
class,’’ he said.

Teachers weren’t the only
reason PC students gave for
why the college has meant
something to them. “It’s
been very meaningful for me
because I’ve met a lot of
different people and learned
to understand human
nature,” said graduate Chris
Ballew.
And although midmanagement major Debbie
Camfield isn’t planning to
continue her college studies,
she said her education won’t
end after tomorrow night’s
commencement.
“It’s not the end of life,”
Camfield said. “Knowledge
keeps going on. A person
never stops learning. Everyday we learn something.”

Car thief suspect arrested june 6

By ROBERT CARTER
At approximately 3:50 in
the afternoon on Friday,
June 6 the Port Angeles
Police Dept, arrested an 18
year-old man on charges of
“five counts vehicle prowl.’’
The arrest follows several
incidents of theft from cars
parked on the main PC
campus parking lot. From
May 14 to June 6 five cars
had been broken into,
apparently with the use of a
coal hanger.
On each occasion, the thief
took a wallet or purse,
emptied it of money, credit
cards, and in. one case,
checks, and then discarded
the wallet or purse. The
containers were later found,
apparently dumped by the
thief.
Police were tipped off to

the suspect’s identity when
he apparently left a textbook
with his name in it in one of
the plundered cars.
As of presstime, a court
date has not been set.
Meanwhile, vandals struck
Peninsula College again.
Glass shattered to the tune of
$600 to date. Windows were
broken in the typing and
accounting rooms and Jeff
Ruble’s office window was
also attacked. The chemistry
lab though, has suffered the
most damage.
Vandals broke every
window in the lab.
Rocks were found sitting
on tabletops, not having hit
either the glassware or expensive “balances’’ (S3OO-S5OO).
Frank Thayer, PC
business manager, said, “We
don’t know who it is. We can

only go on pure speculation,
but it’s probably young
kids.’’ He called the acts
“adolescent.’’
Thayer doubts the vandalism incidents are overt acts
of destruction but instead
merely a “whim” on the part
of the person or persons
involved.
The Peninsula Security
Patrol, who safeguard the
campus nightly and have the
power to arrest, have been
asked to step up their guard.
Any youngster found on the
campus on weekends will be
asked to leave their names
with the Patrol in hopes of
cutting down on this kind of
behavior.
Thayer summed up “Of
course we would like to
apprehend, but our main
thrust is prevention.”

EEC to Review teachers

The letters EEC may not
mean much to students at PC
right now, but that may
change starting next school
year.
EEC stands for “Educational Evaluation Committee,” a committee designed to help the student and the
teacher. The EEC will
“objectively review teachers’
performance,” said Steve
Shirley, Student Council
president. This means anything from “reviewing” the

grading procedure of a
particular teacher to
examining a teacher’s
eligibility for tenure.
It’s function will be similar
to that of the present faculty
Teacher Tenure Review
Committee, but the EEC will
be completely independent of
that body. Also, whereas the
Tenure Review Committee is
composed of four faculty
members and only one PC
student, the EEC will be
made up entirely of students,

who are either volunteers or
are selected by next year’s
ASC president, Matt Young.
The EEC will be totally
student-run, but the real
power of the EEC will be
only to recommend a course
of action to the administration. They will not be able to
make “command decisions”
admits Shirley.
“But,” said Shirley, “If
we can get some people who
are willing to actually work
and be efficient, the EEC
may be effective.”

Editorials: PC fantastic place to be

Peninsula College has been a fantastic place this year.
And the 1979-80 year has been a fun one. And it’s all because
of one reason.
The people at PC.
No, PC students and teachers aren’t perfect; they have
their faults. But overall, this college is fortunate enough to
have a lot of kind, friendly people with a terrific sense of
humor. Overall, PC people are seen smiling, laughing, and
talking to each other.
Because PC students and teachers believe in enjoying life
to its fullest, it’s been a good year on campus. Pete’s Week,
Springfest, and other activities couldn’t have come off if
people didn’t believe in enjoying life.
PC students, staff, for the most part, respect each other’s
ideas and creativity. That’s why learning is such a great
experience here. Rarely is a student put down for his
thoughts, whether in a classroom discussion or conversation.
The good, though, can always be improved upon. It’s easy
to let the pressure of college work prevent a person from
enjoying life. It’s easy to become wrapped up in school work
and forget about enjoying life.
Our advice to others is this: Don’t try to do too much. Don’t
take on too big a load of classes or activities. The world
doesn’t have to be conquered in one day. Enjoy life. Enjoy
people. Society should be like a family.
Love others; it makes life a heck of a lot more pleasant.
And love yourself, people!
Overall, though, PC people have a pretty good idea of
what life is about. It’s here to be enjoyed—completely.
The Buccaneer wishes everyone a fun and happy summer.
We also wish the best of luck to everyone, especially the 155
graduating tomorrow night.
Take care, everybody.
— Dave Mason

Review criticized by drama student

Letters from readers

With the people that Jim
Lunt had at hand, I think it
was cast in the best possible
way.
I can only say one more
thing. If a reporter does not
know anything about a
certain subject, as this one
obviously doesn’t, he should
not be allowed to review it in
such a way that shows it.
Jeanne Rogers
Cast member
Keep up the
… work
TO: Mark Phillips, Critic
RE: The Buccaneer’s May
30, 1980 “Review of the
Arts’’
In response to the question
posed by the opening
sentence of your article: We
were hoping you would be
able to understand this play.
If you know of one more to
your liking, we will be happy
to consider it for the fall.
As for “the recorded
sounds of a dinosaur”: We
searched at great length for
such sounds, only to discover

that “dinosaurs died out 200
million years ago and mankind didn’t ‘make the scene’
(your cliche^ not mine) until
10 million years ago.”
Happily, because the script
didn’t call for dinosaur
sounds, we were able to get
by with more mundane stuff.
The most common sounds,
by the way, were birdies—
which may or may not sound
like dinosaurs.
Regarding the rest of the
review: while it was neither
particularly perceptive nor
particularly accurate in the
single quotation used (All the
words were used at some
point in the play, but were
never uttered by George or
any other character together.
George may have a fondness
for boobs, but he never used
the word in the play); it was
great fun to read, and served
to bring the cast together.
Congratulations on a job
. . . done. Keep up the . . .
work.
Jim Lunt
P.S. As a personal note.
I’m flattered you think 1
should stay a director. I’m
going to work hard to try to
become one and deserve your
confidence. J. L.

Editor thanks staff

I would like to thank the Buccaneer staff and the
newspaper adviser, Jerry Russell, for their great cooperation
and great help. There’s no way this paper could have been
published without the writing talents of these young people.
Thanks, guys. I appreciate your good attitude towards the
paper and your great work. The writing’s been excellent; the
cooperation fantastic.

— Dave Mason
Retiring editor

Editor, the Buccaneer

I am ashamed of the
Buccaneer staff for allowing
such a rotten piece of
journalism as Mark Phillips
review (May 30) of “The Boy
Who Changed The World’’
to appear in the paper.
Obviously he knows
nothing about the theatre or
he wouldn’t have written
such a shoddy review, if
that’s what you can call it. In
my opinion it was just a
putdown by an inept journalism student.
The theatre is a place for
fun and fantasy. This
reporter is crazy if he thinks
that this play caters to a third
grade mentality. There are
some lines in the play that no
eight year old could have
figured out.
Also when a reporter
reviews a play he should give
some indications as to how
he feels about the acting
abilities. Ken Dignam did a
very good job as George, the
lead character, and Mark
only put him down for not
fitting into the role as if it
was totally his fault. A
director has only so many
people to deal with when it
comes to casting a play and
at times it is rather difficult.

Expanding the college arts

Review of the arts

By MARK PHILLIPS
What can be done to
improve the state of the arts
on campus? Good question.
The arts, just like everything
else, is hampered by the
budget.
For instance, what about a
class devoted to play writing?
Sure, we have Musical
Theater and drama classes,
but they’re confined to play
production.
What about script writing?
It ends up without formal
guidance. That’s unfortunate. The script is the most
important element in a play.
Without a competent
script, you might as well
be shooting ducks. The finest
performances can make a

play endurable, the best sets
can excite your eyes, but if
the lines are bad or corny
you’ll end up groaning.
We have had original plays
at Peninsula College. Last
March’s play, Promotion,
produced by the Musical
Theater class, was very good.
Yet it was written by two
former PC students in
Sequim. An exception like
Promotion is fine but I’d like
to see more scripts originate
from present students. A
class in playwriting is worth
looking into.

Moving on to films, it
would be exciting to have a
film-making class. So much
could be studied: the
mechanics of creating a film,
the power of camera angles
to capture love and terror.
Again this is a community
college. It struggles with a
yearly budget.
Peninsula College is
making the attempt to cover
all the angles. We do have
the musical dramatic theater,
the film series, the yearly
Springfest, and the art
courses.
That’s not half bad for the
smallest college in the state.
Maybe one day . . .

PC tennis takes regional third place

Peninsula’s womens varsity tennis team placed third in their regional division this season. First in the region was Highline, followed by Clark
College. PC qualified four players for state but came back from
the tough meet with no wins.

Lawrence, Swickley, Pike win relay

The annual Canoe-BikeRun Relay was June 4 with
four relay teams participating.
The winning team was
made up of Lyn Lawrence, in
the canoe, Reed Pike, on the
bicycle, and Ron Swickley on
foot. Close behind them was
the team of Steve Kolar,
Lance Graves and Kurt
Betancourt. The winners
received an IM winner shirt.
Despite the rainy weather,
a few very enthusiastic spectators were on hand to cheer
on their favorite team. There
was a picnic at Lyn
Lawrence’s house after the
race.
This year’s course was the
Lawrence Loop which
started at Log Cabin Lodge
and continued along the
Piedmont Road around the
northern end – of Lake
Crescent.
Next year’s course will be
at Lake Sutherland or
Dungeness Spit.

Dorm life liked by residents

Dorm living is an experience you may never forget.
It can be frustrating, for
example, when you have 10
minutes to get to class, need
a quick shower, and three
others are already in line. It
can also be exciting, like the
sound of fire alarms going
off at 4 a.m.
It is also special in that you
make close friends, and there
is always someone to talk to

when you just can’t seem to
make it anymore.
To keep some of the
dormies occupied, the PC
dorm has a TV viewing
room, a ping pong table,
study rooms, and close
access to the tennis courts
and gym.
Dormitory rules are stated
on a sheet given to each
resident when he or she

moves in. Rules cover when
to be quiet, when to eat,
when the doors will be
locked, when linens can be
changed, when guests are
allowed, and much more.
To most residents, the
regulations are realistic and
are basically for the safety of
the dorm resident.
Cheryl Shaw, a dorm
resident for two school years,
had a choice between living
in an apartment with friends.
She said she chose the dorm
because she felt it was easier
living on campus.

Shaw said she liked the
idea of not having to drive to
school, having a place to go
to between classes, and
having easier access to the
gym and tennis courts. She
said it was easier to get to
know people faster and get to
know them better.
Another two year dormie
is Scott Wheeler, who is
staying in the dorm because
his dad is paying the dorm
cost.
Other residents had more
to say about dorm life. Roy
Wark said he likes living in
the dorm because it is so
convenient to the gym and

other school facilities. Wark
said he also enjoys the
Thursday night get togethers,
the social life, and feels that
there is never a dull moment
at the dorm.
Pete Sutherland had
previously lived in an apartment while attending Columbia Basin College and prefers
the dorm life because the
food is available and he
doesn’t have to go hungry
quite as often.
Sutherland said the price
was right for living here. But
he complained’about the
second-hand sheets he felt
the dormies were getting.

Estes to leave PC to study at Bowling

A familiar face to most PC
students will be missing next
fall. Jack Estes, English
department chairman, will
take his sabbatical leave at
Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in Ohio to earn
his doctorate degree.
Estes won’t grade any
papers there. Instead he will
be a student getting his own
papers evaluated and
analyzed. Estes said he is
looking forward to reading
different things and discussing them.
Going to BGSU was not a
happenstance. He had gone
to school there before and
was impressed with the
program. He respected the
people there and loved their
enthusiasm, he said.
The university is also the
center of the study of
popular culture. The univer

sity publishes journals and
books on the mass media.
At BGSU Estes will take a
course in American culture,
which will consist of various
subjects, an interdisciplinary
course.
During the one year that
Estes will be at BGSU,
Peninsula College will hire
another teacher in his place.
The school also will be
paying for Estes’s leave of
absence because the university work will help him in
teaching English for PC, he
said.
An agreement between
Estes and PC, concerning his
sabbatical leave, requires the
English teacher to return
after the leave and teach at
PC for two years. At present
Estes has no intention of
leaving this college permanently, he said.

German student goes to PC:Student standout

By DARLA SWEM
Ute Schneider is from
southeastern Germany,
known as Bavaria. She is
from Schweinfurt, a town of
60,000.
Schweinfurt is famous for
its industry of producing ball
bearings. Many farm crops
similar to those in the United
States are also produced
there.
Ute’s education in
Germany began with basic
school (first grade through
sixth grade) and then secondary modern school (from
seventh to 10th grade), which
she graduated from the
secondary school.
She then worked for six
months as a teacher’s aid in a
kindergarten class, which
helped her when she spent
two and a half years in a

nursing program in the
pediatric department.
Her main interests in
Germany were swimming
and ice skating. In the U.S.
her hobbies include swimming, jogging, raising dogs,
and guinea pigs.
Ute likes eating American
food and feels the main
difference in her diet is she
ate more pork in Germany.
Seeing deer at the Olympic
National Park is one of her
favorite pasttimes. She also
likes going to the beaches.
Ute’s parents and older
brother Michael and younger
sister Regina live in
Germany. Her parents and

sister visited Port Angeles
this spring.
Ute took them to Olympic
National Park and to the
Pacific Ocean and they loved
it, she said.
Ute started learning
English when she was 11, and
continued studying it for six
years. Her father speaks
English, but her mother does
not.
Ute married a GI while
living in Germany and
became Steve Schneider’s
wife. Steve is also taking
courses at Peninsula College.
They flew into McGuire
Air Force Base in New Jersey
last August and drove all the
way to Port Ludlow and
stayed there until school
started. They then moved to
Port Angeles.

60 courses to be offered in summer

Peninsula College has
scheduled more than 60
courses for its summer
program, according to Floyd
Young, dean of instruction.
Some of the courses will be
offered in four-week
modules, with some
scheduled June 18 through
July 17 and some scheduled
July 18 through August 15.
Others will extend over the
entire eight-week summer
session. Two-day and threeday courses in the Summer
Weekender program again
will provide instruction and
actual experiences involving
outdoor recreational skills. A

two-week calligraphy course
also is scheduled. • Registration for all courses
except Weekenders will be
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
June 17 in the college
Administration Building andl
continue there throughout
that week between 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. as space is
available.
Weekender course
registration will be by
mailing a coupon, available
from the college or signing
up at the first session of any
class.
Course schedules are
available from the college.

Childbirth course

Eight sessions of instruction in the LaMaze method
of prepared childbirth will begin Wednesday, June 18, at Peninsula College. Registration will be open at the first session, from 7 to
9 p.m. in the music room of the Student Center. Tuition is $10.20 per person or
$22.40 per couple plus a records fee of $ 1 per person.