Bookstore profits are explained
By RICHJENSETH
Does the bookstore on campus
make a profit? Ifso, where does
themoney go?
Recent rumors that have
begun to surface have created a
new interest in these questions.
These mmors imply that profits
from the bookstore are going
toward the repair and
maintenance of the dormitories
in spite of the fact that only
about 100 people live in the
dorms, while approximately
2,100 use the bookstore.
Is this a fair use of bookstore
profits when ideally they could
be used to lessen somewhat the
high costs of books and
materials?
The answers to these
questions were found in the
office of Peninsula College’s
business manager Frank
Thayer. Mr. Thayer informed
us that the bookstore does make
a profit some years. For 1975
the figure was approximately
$16,000. He also revealed that
these profits, along with the
profits from the snack bar, are
being transferred to reserve
funds that are related to the
financing of the dorms.
Mr. Thayer offered the
complete story about the
building of the dorms as relates
to the use of these bookstore
profits:
In 1968 it was true, as it is
today, that housing was a
serious problem for students
wanting to attend PC. The plan
for building dorms was put into
effect after all the various
problems were met: Where to
build, what design to use, but
first and foremost, where to get
the money? Funds were
secured from HUD, but to
qualify for these funds certain
requirements had to be met.
First, a fund of $28,000 to
insure against default on
payment of the loan had to be
established.
Second, a fund of $52,000 was
required for “repair and
replacement” and to insure that
funds would be available in the
event of a “catastrophe.” This
fund was to be established
within 10 years after the
building of the dorms, the
school putting in one 10th of the
total payment each year.
The question of where these
funds were to come from had to
be answered before plans went
any further. To help establish
these funds it was decided that
profits from the bookstore and
the snack bar, in addition to any
excess ASB funds remaining at
year’s end, would be used.
The Board of Control
approved this plan, as did the
Board of Trustees. This money
was not for use in the actual
maintenance and running costs
of the dorms but was to be used
only to help establish these
funds that were required by
HUD.
Now that it has been
established that bookstore and
snack bar profits are being
transferred to these reserve
funds, several questions arise.
Is this the fairest way to
establish these funds? Is there a
viable alternative?
The answer to these questions
are of course value judgments
but one thing is obvious — until
someone comes up with an
alternative funding plan the
campus will have to live with it.
Tidepools needs contributions
The staff of the Peninsula
College literary magazine
Tidepools reports the need of
contributions in the form of
original poems, short stories
and essays. Any work by
students or faculty members
will be considered.
Material may be submitted to
Miss Avalon in her office or can
be given to editor Cheryl
Jensen
Subject: TM
Rabbi Levine to speak
Rabbi Raphael Levine of
Seattle, an enthusiastic
advocate of Transcendental
Meditation, will give a free
introductory lecture on “TM”
Tuesday noon in Peninsula
College’s Little Theater.
A rabbi for 46 years, he has
been active in “TM” for the
past three. Skeptical at first,
Rabbi Levine became involved
in “TM” after seeing the
change it brought about in the
son of a friend. According to the
rabbi, the young man, a dropout
and a drug user “changed from
a confused kid to a mature man
at 22.”
Transcendental Meditation
can be defined as a simple
mental technique which allows
the body to rest deeply so that
stress can be released.
“Transcendental Meditation
has literally nothing to do with
religion,” said the rabbi in a
recent interview with the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. “If it
had been a religious technique,
as a rabbi and as a Jew I would
not have been interested in
something that came from
India.”
According to Bob Schulz, an
instructor of Transcendental
Meditation in Port Angeles,
“over 600,000 Americans are
now using TM to relieve tension
and aniety, and it’s growing at a
rate of 40,000 a month.”
Rabbi Levine is familiar with
TV viewers as a panelist oh
“Challenge,” where he
appeared for 14 years with
Father William Tracey and a
protestantminister.
The rabbi also will speak at 8
Tuesday evening at
Haguewood’s Restaurant in
Port Angeles.
Both lectures are being
sponsored by International
Transcendental Meditation.
‘Dont want to be lumped with others’ Says Feely
Frank Feeley, one of the three
Clallam County Commissioners, said he “does
not want to be lumped together
with the other commissioners”
when considering the recall
movement, at a forum held in
the Peninsula College Little
Theater Tuesday,Jan. 20.
Originally, invitations had
been sent out to all three
commissioners, but Feeley was
the only one who appeared.
The forum started with
Feeley and the spokespersons
for the recall committee, Jack
Estes, Ron Richards and Judy
Jensen, each giving a threeminute statement, followed by a
question and answer period
from the audience.
Commissioner Feeley refuted
three recall charges against him, and said he opposed
actions taken by fellow
commissioners Bill Knapman
and D. J. Caulkins that now are
listed as recall charges against
them.
Feeley denied the charge that
the commissioners incurred a
$60,000 courthouse expense
without public benefit, and said
he never authorized plans for a
Roosevelt courthouse by an
architectural firm. The money
has not been paid to the firm,
and the matter is still in court,
he said.
The other charge, that the
commissioners violated the
state’s Open Public Meetings
Act, was also denied by Feeley.
He said he remembers former
Prosecuting Attorney S. Brooke
Taylor attending the meeting,
and he believed a prosecuting
attorney wouldn’t allow any
illegal action to take place.
The final charge against
Feeley is that he, as well as the
other commissioners, illegally
received fringe benefits from a
Teamster’s Union contract
which all three entered into.
Feeley claimed that he pays for
all his own benefits, and doesn’t
receive them free as he said
other county employees do.
Feeley also said he had
nothing to do with the firing last
June of the county planning
commission, and hopes that it
will be reinstated.
Darrell Bessey, editor of the
Buccaneer, served as
moderator for the recall forum,
and BOC President Jim Cox
was the timekeeper.
Editorial
Forum shows lack of concern
A meeting to discuss the question of the recall of the
present county commissioners was held in the Little
Theater on Jan. 20, under the sponsorship of the
Buccaneer.
This meeting ’ was widely publicized in the
community and through local media, including radio
and newspaper.
The attendance, however, showed two things: the
apparent apathy of the public to find out anything
about this issue that confronts it, and the lack of
concern by elected officials of serving the people who
elected them.
Only Frank Feeley of the Clallam County
Commissioners took the time to discuss the charges
that are being levied against him.
Commissioners D. J. Caulkins and Bill Knapman
were conspicuous by their absence. Both were asked
personally to attend this meeting. Both declined. Both
were informed that a representative of their choosing
would be acceptable to us. Mr. Caulkins declined this
option also. We were never informed what happened
to Mr. Knapman’s representative. Mr. Feeley was then put on the spot in a public meeting against three members of the recall committee.
This was not our intention in the beginning. We had hoped for a panel of equal numbers to field questions from the audience dealing with all aspects of recall. As it was, we could only concentrate on three of the seven individual charges, those involving Frank Feeley, personally.
There is something wrong when public official’s wont answer to the people they serve. A pro-recall vote is not being asked here: we are asking you to think bout what is happening in local goverment. Failure to attend an open public meeting is not anywhere near grounds to ask for the resignation of an elected official. Failure to face the opposition and the voting public, however, and the failure to accept an opportunity to give honest straightforward answers to aliegations may be interpreted as fear of the truth.
It is said that truth hurts. However, in this instance we may never know exactly what the truth is.
-Darrell Bessey
‘Explore ourselves’
By LYNN WELCH
“Now during this year, we are
going to explore ourselves
through others as a necessary
and good element in the art of
loving.”
Dr. Philip Tenhausen, dean of
Harrad College, sums up the
plot of the movie, “The Harrad
Experiment,”, which wasshown
at Peninsula on Jan. 25, in his
welcoming remarks to new
students.
James Whitmore plays the
soft-spoken, but dedicated
Tenhausen, the director of a
select hand-picked group of
students at Harrad. He and his
wife Margaret portray the only
“adult” figures in the movie.
The story centers around the
growth of four individuals, two
of them needing to overcome
their inhibitions and their fears
about themselves, and the other
two having to learn a little
something about “real”
compassion and loving.
Harrad College develops a
foreboding, yet enticing name
for itself. As the locals put it,
“Oh yeah, Harrad’. That’s the
place where they teach you sex,
isn’t it?”
The characterization in the
movie was believable, but the
whole idea of a college that
advocates intimate relations,
and further more encourages
them by rooming boys and girls
together, is a bit far-fetched.
The principles, however,
behind Tenhausen’s
“experiment” are admirable.
At the end of the movie, all the
characters do exhibit a growth
of maturity stemming from
their “experiment” at Harrad
College.
BOC must take stand
We feel it is time for action to be taken on the issues
that are facing the students on this campus.
The BOC must step forward and act on these issues
that are confrontinq it, instead of sitting back and
letting them quietly disappear.
The tuition increase — This is an issue that will
possibly be affecting more than half the students on
this campus within the next year. While a statement
from a student body government probably won’t
affect the outcome of this issue in Olympia, we feel it
is a student problem and their government should take
a stand on it.
ASB president Jim Cox has made a statement to the
local press on this matter. Now it is time for the ASB
as a whole to state its position. Something must be said
now.
Mandatory PE requirements — This is an issue on
which the BOC could have a lot of influence. The BOC
is supposed to be the voice of the students. The
administration should also be happy to hear what the
students have to say.
While the Board of Trustees has the final vote in this
matter, we are sure they would listen to what the
students feel about this personal issue.
The BOC must state its position on this issue in its
role as spokesman for the students.
Minimum GPA for BOC offices — A controversy
raged last year on this problem, but now seems to
have been swept under a rug somewhere. As it stands
now, a person needs only a 2.0 GPA to serve in
Peninsula College student government. The average
GPA of a Peninsula College student in 1974-75 was 2.73.
This means that in the vital areas of student
government and policy making, the below-average
student, the student who probably should be spending
his extra time on his studies, could be making the
decisions that will affect everyone in both the present
year and the years to come.
We feel this must be changed. Raise the minimum
to, say, a 2.5 GPA. This is moving the lesser achievers
out and making the student government a place for the
people who can do the job. Higher grades show a
willingness to work harder. The BOC is a place were
hard work is needed.
We have taken our stand on these issues. The BOC
must now make its own position known.
— Darrell Bessey
Tuition increase as inevitable as request
What’s the attitude here at Peninsula concerning
Gov. Dan Evans’ proposed tuition increase?
The governor recently requested a 30 per cent
increase in community college tuition, a 24 per cent
hike at the University of Washington and Washington
State University, and a 10 per cent raise at
Washington’s four-year colleges.
If enacted, the tuition hike will be the first since
1971.
The increases are necessary for compensation of
inflationary costs and to meet the growing need for
more money, the governor says.
For Peninsula students, it means $27 a quarter more
than the $83 they’re paying now.
Mr. Floyd Young, Dean of Instruction, says that
although an increase is definitely expected, it might
not be as much as the governor proposed.
Many PC students feel they will just have to accept
the price jump because they don’t have much control
over the decision. “It’s still cheaper than somewhere
else,” commented one freshman.
Some people, however, see the subject from a
different point of view: If the proposal is finalized it
might be more profitable to attend a larger school
with a wider subject selection, rather than a “less
expensive” community college.
We view the proposed tuition hike as an inevitable
although perhaps unpleasant request. And as one
student observed, we’d rather see an increase in
tuition than a decrease in the quality of education.
—Lynn Welch
Studium generale
Studium Generale presented
a program Thursday featuring
Composer John Verral and Port
Angeles Symphony Conductor
Dr. David Andre.
Mr. Verral, an instructor of
music theory and composition
at the University of
Washington, was commissioned
by the Port Angeles Symphony
to compose a symphonic work
for the Port Angeles orchestra.
The composition, entitled
“Radiant Bridge,”’ was
representative of the Olympic
Peninsula and based on Indian
Shaker tunes. It was
commissioned for the
bicentennial through a grant
left by the late Ben Phillips and
matched by the Washington
State Arts Commission.
The program was a special
preview of the Symphony
concert coming Sunday in the
Senior High auditorium. The
concert will feature John
Verral’s composition along with
otherselections.
This was the second Studium
Generale program this year. All
programs, held in the Little
Theater, are open to the public
with no admission charge.
Pete’s week revealed
Pete’s Week 1976 is about to come to an end, and some facts have to be set straight.
First, it should be pointed out that Pete’s Week is not something that just happens every year.
Pete’s Week is a string of carefully scheduled activities that are the culmination of a lot of work that began last summer.
Second, ASB vice-president Lisa Hitt must be considered the instigator and main force behind the many activities of the past week.
Third, Pete’s Week will probably be the major event of the 1975-76 year at PC and should be viewed as the major social attraction of the year.
We would like to thank Lisa Hitt and the BOC for the event-filled week, from “The Harrad Experiment” to the pie in the face dance tomorrow night.
Thank you, for a job well done.
-Darrell Bessey
Beers lead in IM basketball
Intramural sports are in full
swing, with basketball
highlighting most of the
activity.
In intramural basketball, it
appears that no team will be
able to catch the league-leading
OlympiaBeersteam, with a 10-0
record at press time. In second
place, the Unaffiliated isn’t too
far behind, sporting a 7-3
record, and Lunt’s Leapers
follow with a 6-3 record.
There have been numerous
complaints, however, about the
Olympia Beers team this year,
which have literally won almost
all of their games by uneven
scores. The complaint is that
the Beers, who have five of their
six players on the same city
league team, shouldn’t be
allowed to sport a team which is
obviously of superior talent.
There have been some rumors
that next year, a limit of not
more than two city league
players will be allowed on the
same intramural team.
In other intramural sports,
bowling is now under way at
Laurel Lanes, in a double
elimination tournament.
The due date for signing up
for intramural badminton is
Feb. 5. There will be a
tournament for singles, doubles
and mixed doubles.
For rules concerning
badminton, consult your
intramural handbook, or see
Intramural Director Jon
Livingston.
Editorial
Answer to PE dilema
As stated in the last issue of the Buccaneer, the time
has come for the final decision on the mandatory PE
requirement for graduation with an Associate of Arts,
an Associate of Applied Arts, and an Associate
Certificate.
The question basically is whether a student should
be forced to take a PE activity course that he or she is
not in the least interested in taking, but must in order
to graduate. We feel that it is a question that needs to be
answered, and that it has taken too long as it is to get a
solid answer to this problem. It was discussed and run
around last year to no avail. An answer must come
this year or it probably never will.
Our solution to this problem is simple. Abolish the
requirement. Mandatory PE involvement does not
usually create a healthy atmosphere in which to enjoy
the activities anyway.
Physical education is an area of development that
all should be interested in. To enjoy a full, complete,
healthy life one must be in good physical shape and be
willing to keep oneself that way. The people who
refuse to keep themselves fit will be the losers in the
end anyway.
It has been stated that if the PE requirement was
done away with, the position of Mr. Jon Livingston
may come into jeopardy. We do not follow this logic.
We feel he has done an outstanding job with the PE
and intramural programs. If this requirement is set
aside, his classes would then be filled with the people
who wanted to be there and wanted to learn, thus
creating a solid base for an outstanding program.
The people who attend this college should be treated
as they are: adults.
Physical education should be an important part of a
person’s life. If it isn’t, they should re-examine their
priorities.
Physical education is important, but it shouldn’t be
forced on anyone. They should be grown-up enough to
decide to do it on their own.
—Darrell Bessey
Summer jobs open
Because many summer jobs
have early application
deadlines, now is the time to
begin looking forsummer work.
Application deadlines for jobs
with the U.S. ForestService, for
instance, is Feb. 15. Most
National Park Concession jobs
will be filled by the end of
February. Many private
employers do their summer
hiring before the end of March.
On campus, information on
summer jobs is available in the
Job Referral Office in the
Student Services Building. That
office also maintains listings of
part-time jobs available locally
and full-time jobs available
locally and throughout the
state.
Although the unemployment
rate in our area is high,students
who are both persistent and
flexible in seeking employment
nearly alwaysfind it, according
to Sue Hammond, PC job
referral counselor. Students
who need help in finding work
may see Ms. Hammon
between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. or
between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. in the
Student Services Building.
COC elects officers
Members of Christians on
Campus elected Steve Parkhill
as their new president Jan. 9.
Others elected were Eric
Anderson, vice president; and
Akiko Shiga, secretarytreasurer.
“Weekly fellowship meetings
are still held Friday nights at
7:30 in Room SS2, and everyone
is invited to attend,” says
member Dave Best.
“There will also be gettogethers Tuesday noons in
Room 5 and it’s a chance to
enjoy your lunch over Christian
fellowship,” he added.
The COC is in the process of
planning field trips, special
speakers and movies
throughout the winter and
spring quarters.
Scholarship winners
Helen Charneski and Sue
Chamberlain each received a
$300 scholarship at the
President’s Luncheon held
Thursday, Jan. 21.
Ms. Chamberlain received a
scholarship in the amount of
$300 from ITT Rayonier. She
had originally been chosen to
receive the scholarship for the
1974-75 school year, but had the
opportunity to study in
Germany and Austria for a
year. The scholarship has been
renewed for the 1975-76 school
year.
Dr. Cornaby announced that
he has expectations from the
legislature, particularly
regarding tuition. While
Governor Evans has proposed a
tuition hike which would cost
resident students an additional
$27 per quarter, other proposals
have been offered as well.
Among them is a proposal that
tuition would be by credits, so a
student enrolling for 20 credits
would pay twice as much as a
student enrolling in 10.
Poetry series scheduled
The Foothills Poetry Series,
after bringing poets Tess
Gallagher, Mike O’Connor, Tim
McNalty and Sam Green to the
Little Theater, will continue
with writers from the Olympia
Peninsula and nearby areas.
All readings except William
Stafford will be held in the Little
Theater at 12 o’clock. ,
Feb. 3, Ed Tisch, Peninsula
College instructor will do
readings of Robert Frost,
accompanied by slides of New
England, and his own works.
Feb. 17 the poetry series will
have an all-college line up with
Cheryl Jensen, Richard
Jenseth, Jerry Stewart and
Jack Estes.
Feb. 25, William Stafford,
respected Northwest poet, will
be presenting his works in the
LittleTheater at 7 p.m.
March 9, Tim Machin, a
former student at Peninsula
College, and David Biber, a
local actor-poet, will do
readings ofLew Welch’s poetry,
among others.
April 6, Port Townsend poets
Michael Daley and Ru Kirk will
read their own works.
April 22, Frank Maloney and
David Brewster, both Seattle
poets, will present their own
works.
April 27, Margaret Holm
Spillane, Peninsula College
instructor, will read British
poets.
May 4, Georgia Richards,
Port Townsend poet, will
presenther own works.
May 18, Laura Jensen, a poet
from Tacoma, will read her own
works.
Phi theta initiation Sunday
Phi Theta will hold its annual
initiation of new members
Sunday at 7 p.m. in the
Peninsula College Student
Center. Freshman and
sophomore initiates, as well as
faculty, friends and relatives
are welcome to attend.
Dr. Paul Cornaby will be
guest speaker. Mrs. Spillane,
Phi Theta advisor, said this
initiation and reception should
provide an excellent
opportunity for honor students,
faculty and friends to become
better acquainted.
SAGA develops new program
SAGA Food Service is
developing a nationwide
program aimed at increasing
nutritional awareness. The
program isthe first of its kind to
be implemented on such a large
scale by a food service
management company.
According to Chuck
Urbanowicz, food service
manager at PC, it will be a
modified program based on the
basic four food groups. The
specific goals of the program
are to create awareness of the
basic four food groups — milk,
meat, vegetable-fruit, breadcereal; to create awareness of
what foods each group contains,
and to create awareness of the
minimum number of daily
portions a person should eat
from each group to maintain a
nutritionally sound diet.
The program consists of 12
colorful posters which are
posted in the dining room and
cafeteria. The theme of the
program, “Making Good
Nutrition Simple” is introduced
in the first poster which lists the
basic four food groups. The next
four posters list the contents of
each of the four food groups,
while the sixth poster states the
number of daily portions one
should take from each group to
maintain a nutritionally sound
diet.
The program usually lasts
about eight weeks, but has been
reduced to four weeks to
stimulate greater interest and
publicity. SAGA nutritional
awareness program is aimed
only at promoting basic
awareness. The program is a
beginning, and has been needed
in industry, education, health
care and business.
WSU rep here for interviews
Stan Berry, a representative
from Washington State
University, will be available in
the Pub Gallery today. Any
student interested in attending
WSU should see him between 9
a.m. and noon.
Dixy Ray backs new energy source
Dr. Dixy Lee Ray, former
chairperson of the Atomic
Energy Commission and a
possible candidate for
governor, spoke on the
development of new energy
sources and the phasing out of
old ones in a talk in the Little
Theater on Jan. 16.
Nuclear power and the
reintroduction of coal are the
most viablemethods of averting
a power and energy shortage
when our present oil reserves
reach a low point, according to
Dr. Ray.
“There’s no question we have
been careless in the past,” she
stated. She added, the only
thing to do now is to maintain a
solid conservation program.
Dr. Ray pointed out that “half
the world’s coal reserves are in
the United States,” and that
coal is one of the most easily
accessible sources of energy
available to us.
On the side of nuclear energy,
Dr. Ray pointed out that
actually only a small minority
of the people in this country are
opposed to the concept of
nuclear energy. The figure was
set at five per cent, with about
63 per cent favoring the
development of nuclear power
plants. Nuclear energy is also
the least expensive of the
possible types of energy to
produce, Dr. Ray pointed out. .
Other sources of energy
included solar, windmills, and
water (tidal and hydroelectric)
City college opens here
The newly founded Port
Angeles City College officially
opened its first classes on Jan.
19, offering a new educational
opportunity to area residents.
Dr. John Evans, head of the
school here, has served as a
mathematics instructor at
Peninsula College since 1964,
and has been president of the
Clallam County Cancer Society,and president of the Community
Players.
“Since I have lived in Port
Angeles, there has been an
increasing number of requests
to bring classes here that go
beyond the two-year program.
The city college of Seattle
agreed to set up an extension
program here, and we are
renting public classroom space
and are gearing our classes in
the late afternoon, and evening
so working people can attend,”
said Dr. Evans.
Peninsula College is
cooperating in renting
classroom space, and many
faculty members will teach
courses.
Dt. Evans says a minimum of
seven students is necessary to
set up a class, and he hopes to
limitany classto 20 students.
Dr. Evans urges people with
any question about their status
for credits from previous
experience to call him. He said
many people have two years of
college credit from service
schools or work experience
which might possibly count as
credit. The number is 452-3393,
and the office islocated at 102%
E. First.
The City College program of
studies leads to Bachelor of
Science in Social Sciences, and
Bachelor of Science in
Administration degrees. Also
available is a two-year
associate program.
For further information, a
brochure describing the college
program is available from the
City College office.
RAP hotline welcomes college volunteers
By KONI KITZ
“Winter, spring, summer or
fall, all you have to do is call,”..
.452-3366. . .“You’ve got a
friend.”
This appears to be the motto
for people in a group known as
Really Allright People (RAP)
that operate a hotline to help
people in our community.
The hotline, sponsored by the
“We Care Youth Council,” an
organization of Port Angeles
agencies and groups that deal
with youth and their problems,
is operated by volunteers who
“like people and can
communicate,” according to
one of the volunteer
coordinators, Mrs. Bobby
Overton.
Volunteer work is available
for anyone willing to help. Mrs.
Overton stated that volunteers
range from teen-agers to senior
citizens.
“We welcome any college
volunteer,” she said. “They can
receive college credit by
working on the hotline.” Dr.
Morgon has the needed
information for interested
students.
The RAP line in Port Angeles
started Dec..5. The letters vpere
thought of by a senior high
student.
“It means the caller is an
alright person with a
temporary problem, and the
listener is alright,” according
to Mrs. Overton. “It’s the idea
of I’m OK, you’re OK.”
The volunteer workers are
trained in a series of six
sessions. These sessions are
usually held in the evening or on
weekends; however, special
training sessions can be
arranged around a person’s
particularscheduled.
Training involves learning
about crises intervention,
communication skills, resource
and information, community
panels and role training.
Through special seminars and
discussion groups with experts
in mental health, youth
problems and lawenforcement,
the workers learn how to handle
almost any situation, said Mrs.
Overton.
Some of the main services of
the RAP line include helping
people find and get involved in
activities, help with solving
problems and dealing with a
crisis. Some people are simply
lonely and need someone to talk
to, Mrs. Overton said.
The hotline has information
on many people around the area
with special talents. If someone
would like to learn to do
macrame, play a musical
instrument or other skills, the
RAP line is a good place to turn,
Mrs. Overton said. They know
of several places to put people
in contact with who have little
money and would like to learn a
special talent or trade.
They are also equipped with
special facilities to help
handicapped people with
problems and finding jobs.
“We’re starting a book,” Mrs.
Overton said, “listing all
different services we can find to
help as many people as
possible.”
Complete anonymity for the
caller and volunteer is kept.
As for the RAP line itself,
everything is going extremely
well, according to Mrs.-
Overton. Now they need more
people to begin using the
community service.
“I guess we haven’t got the
word out well enough yet,” she
added. “We have ordered over
1,000 stickers to let people know
about the hotline.” She hopes
that will stimulate some
interest.
Mrs. Overton explained one
case handled by the RAP
hotline involved someone who
called in panic when apparently
someone was trying to break
into their house. The volunteers
went right to work by calming
the caller and calling the police.
Another person called for
some advice while under
pressure at a drug party.
Many people have called just
to have someone to talk to, or to
find out about activities around
town, she explained.
Many organizations around
the community have supported
the new service. It received a
grant of $300 from the Appleton
Foundation plus support from
die Jaycees, Kiwanis, Rotary
and Handicapped board.
Any student with a problemor
seeking information that might
be available by the “Really
Allright People” are urged to
phone 452-3366 and “rap” with
one of the volunteers. Any
students interested in volunteer
work with this organization
should see Dr. Morgan or call
Mrs. Bobby Overton either at
work (452-2373) or home 452-
9884)