Reflections 1969 january by Pacific Lutheran University Archives

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UNIVERSITY

JANUARY 1969

CONTEN TS

A Matu ring University

Someth i n g Different

A l umnus

H o n o red

The Grow i n g Edge

L i b rary CoHection Growing

News

Notes

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A MATURING UNIVERSITY by Rob rt Mort

tiona l scene is wracked by changes of al most u n be l ievabl ' e proport i o n s .

Infancy, child h oo d , youth, ado lescence, and mat urity are words u n i versally use d , a l t h o u g h so metimes di fficult t o define in c o n n ection w i t h h uman be i n g s . The di ffi cu lty p ro g resses with the seq uence. There is no ques t i o n abo u t i n fancy or c h i ldhoo d , but w h at abo u t "maturi ty"? What does the word rea l ly mean? When do c learly d e f i n ab l e characteristics of "mat u rity" appear w ith certainty? My p u r pose in rai s i n g the q uest i o n is to suggest an analogy; and h av i n g done that, to comment on some imp licat io n s . When does an educational institution become "matu re?" What can we expect of it and those related to it after it has attained "mat urity?" Harvard, for example, was fou nded in 1 636. When d i d it attain "ma t u r i ty?" Pac i 'fic Lutheran U n iversity was founded in 1 8 90. Has it attained "matur ity?" If n o t, when wil l it be "matu re?" If it is "mature," w h at o u g h t we expect of it? These are not i d l e quest i o n s , and especial ly so in a day w h e n t h e American e d u ca-

A plant, a n anima l , a man can be called mature w h en characterized by compl ete ness of g rowth , or f u l l develo pment, or r i peness. N o n e of these c o n cepts exactly fits an ed u cat i o nal i n s titutio n . H arvard i s , beyo nd doubt, "mature;" yet it is continu o u s l y chan g i n g . If it did not, i t would soon become mo ribu n d , or, conceivab l y , i t cou l d die. I am not bas i cal l y interested in seman tics, but I am concerned that faculty, stu dents, constituents a n d a l umn i beg i n to t h i nk of Pac i fic Lutheran University i n terms of "maturity;" for u n til that time comes, the Un iversity w i l l command neither the respect nor the s u p p o rt it merits and deserves. Here we face a paradox. When a youth becomes "mat ure," he is "on his own;" parents no loriger support h i m. He us ually

gets S job, marries, buys a house, and rears a family. He is "his own man," dem onstrating responsible independence. He does not ask his pareclts for money , or ask whether he should buy a car or a house. He makes his own decisions. Paradoxical ly, the more mature an edu cational institution becomes, the more likely ft is to be in need of assistance particularly financial assistance. In its in fancy and youth, Harvard managed pretty well with a few hundreds or a few thous ands of dollars. Today, even with an en dowment worth more than a billion dollars, it is always in financial need. I know, be cause I receive appeals for assistance.

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permit faculty members to meditate, coun sel, write , publish and be proud o f their relationship to an institution which has not arrived but is always emerging. Of one thing I am certain: An instit ution is not really mature when alumni and friends repeatedly say, "W h y are we al ways receiv ing re quests for mo ney?" Such an attitude suggests that the critic does not yet understand that he himsel f received a hidden s c h olarship of hundreds of dol lars which he ought to want to repay; or it suggests that h e feels his alma mater is something he can "manipulate" or "pun ish" or "reject." An institution is begin ning to be mature when its alumni and friendS are proud to have a part in the perpetu ation and development of its program when they want other students like they once were to receive its benefits.

sic Cau e for the Paradox

The basic cause for the paradox is simple. The extraordinarily rich and varied educa tional programs of Harvard, including fabu lous research projects, are extremely cost ly; they cannot be sel f-sustaining. If they were, only the sons of millionaires would be enrolled. To carry out and sustain cre ative and vital projects, Harvard (possibly our most mature educational institut ion) must continuously extend its hand for as sistance; and fortunately many friends and alumni respond. If they didn't Harvard would decline in usefulness and service.

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Still another measure of maturity is the record of an institution's graduates-doc tors, lawyers, scientists , inventors, musi cians, teachers, ministers, bus inessmen, civic leaders , and all the rest. Wh en the graduates of an institution beg in, in in creasing numbers , to hold pOSitions o f re spect and distinction, that institution which nourished them is beginning to be mature. Although it would be imprudent to name names, I can proudly assert that the list of graduates of PLU who are beginning to be recognized as leaders in their chosen fieldS Is becoming larger for each year that passes. We should be proud of them, for their fame reflects credit upon their alma mater. But we shall be even more proud when they and their friends and acquaint ances begin with regularity to say, "I want to make an investment in the institution which produces leaders of this caliber. " Such giving is not charity; i t i s an invest ment in the deepest sense of the word.

The Cle res 51 n 0 sometimes feel the clearest sign o f ma turity for a university is the realization on the part of alumni that their alma mater is in serious need of financial assistance not assistance merely to exist, to keep the doors open, to pay current bi lls; but as sistance to carry on dynamic programs which attract ab,le and eager students and fa culty-programs which suggest that the institution is pushing toward greatness programs related to vital experiments in !eaching and research-programs which 4

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YOu may be i n terested in kno w i n g that s i n c e 1963 t h e Un iversity has i n vested $118,006 in Al umn i Relati o n s. That is a s i zeab le sum of money, b u t we c o n s i d er i t a good i n vestment. Si nce 1963, t h ro u g h an n ual g i v i n g and the library drive w h i c h be gan in 1966, the a l u m n i have res pond ed by giving $22 8,430 to the Un ivers ity for o p erating and ca p i tal purposes. We are pro u d of t h i s ach ievement-this movement to ward maturity. However, it sh o u l d be noted that o n l y S50,310 of the total was g iven for o p e rating purposes. Thi s is co nsidera b l y less than the s u m the U n i vers ity h a s i n vested i n the developme n t of the a l umni prog ram.

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Un der no c ircumstances should the con cept of "maturi,ty-g i v i n g" be restr icted to a l u m n i . Some of the most v i tal l y involved s u p porters an i n st i tu t i o n s h o u l d have are parents, for they were i n v o l ved in a very impo rtant decision when they shared i n t h e decision t o have a s o n o r daugh ter atte n d PLU-poss i b l y one of the most im portant d e c i s i o n s t h e fam i l y has ever made. In many i nstances across the land, parents have organized themse lves for effective s u p port of the coll eges of th eir c h o i c e . N o r o u g h t w e forget the person w h o , a n general p ri n c i p l es, b e l ieves in the va l u e o f a Christian-o r iented i n s t i t u t i o n . He knows insti tutions h e l p shape the f u t ure of Amer ica; h e n c e he often gi ves genero us ly, even t h o u g h he had not en joyed a co l l ege edu cation h i mse lf. If alumni, pare nts and other fri e n d s jo i n hearts and hands i n con ce rted and e n t h u si asti c s u pport of a flouris h i n g i n st i t u t i o n , a strong and mature instit u t i o n w i l l be assured.

How long w i l l it be before the alum n i organ izat ion i s completely se lf-sustai n ing? I n my jud gment, t h e t i me is ra p i d l y ap proaching. The Al umn i Board, u n der the stro n g direct ion of Jo n O l s o n , is working d i l i g ently towards this end by setting c h a l leng ing par t i c i pation and d o l l a r goals for the 1968-69 fiscal year. A l ready they have received cash or p l e dges totaUing more t h a n $18,000 towa rds the 1969 minimum goal of $30,000. I hope t h at h u n d reds or even t h o u sa n ds o f you w i l l jo i n i n respo nd ing to t h i s effort. E n c o u rageme n t of t h i s k i n d wou l d b e en ormo u s l y hel pfu I . In ad d i t ion t o the gifts men tioned , ther e have been some important i n d i v i d ual g i fts in the form of a n n u ities and beque sts from a l u mni; and, as time passes, we are con fi dent these wil l i n crease. A good program of widespread a n n u a l g i v i n g , however, is of bas ic importa n c e . U n ti l t h e re is wi de a l most u n iversal-s u p port in some meas ure, the University cannot consider itself mature. Last year 418 a l umni contri b u t i n g units gave t o the ann ual f u n d . T h e g o a l f o r 1968-69 is 1,000 c o n tributing u n its. Won ' t you jo i n the effort right now?

Something When Peace Corps/Washington asked in early 1966 if I were interested in jo ining its overseas staff for two years, my reply was a polite declination. I was reluctant to leave teaching , somewhat concerned about living conditions in a developing country and the effect they might have on my young family, and, like many others, hesi tant to make any drastic change in my way of life. The latter reason was, perhaps, the most important. So a letter went out stat ing that, although I was pleased with the inquiry, I was dec lining the offer. All of this was done without consulting my wife, who was away. I had reasoned that if I, as the man in the family, were rel uctant, certa'inly Nina would not be in terested.To my surprise, her response to my recitation of what had transpired was, "Why not?". After serious discussion , we decided that the experie nce of living i n a different culture, of studying and working with anothe r people, would be beneficial to all, and ce rtainly not least to the chil dren. And separation from the security o f relatives, friends and familiar surroundings might bring our family even closer to gether. Another letter was sent to the Peace Corps, instructing that the first one o

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main in their classrooms for an average of twenty years, the PCV will have had some influence upon the education of approx i mately 18,000 Nigerians. When one also considers the influence that these indi viduals will have upon education, govern ment service and business, the ultimate effect is beyond measurement. But in addition to the growing demand for additional teachers. there is also the need to improve the qualifications o f those already in classrooms. Of the North's 16,000 elementary school teachers, only 4,000 can be considered adeq uately edu cated and trained. Another 4,000 are class i fied as untrained teachers, while an equal number are certified as Grade III teachers. These latter teachers have completed the seven years of elementary school and three years of teachers' college. Although they have 'had some professional training. neither they nor the Ministry of Education considers their preparation sufficient. While other teachers obviously need in struction more than do the Grade I I I teachers, the fact that they possessed some professional training made it easier to mold a program for them which stood a reasona bly good chance of being success ful.

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elementary school age are presently en rolled in school. If enrollment is to increase substantially, as the government desires, many more teachers will have to be pro duced by the teachers colleges. This can be accomp lished only if the colleges are expanded and a great deal more funds and instructors made available.

Peace Corps Teachers As Peace Corps' purpose is neither to establish goals nor set priorities for de veloping nations. its activities in these countries are aligned with the needs and aspirations of their peoples. In Nigeria since 1962, Peace Corps has worked pri marily. although certainly not exclusively, in education, s upplying teachers to the secondary and teacher training institutions. along with a few to craft schools and uni versities. Wit hin the area 01 education. priodty is being given to teacher-training . because of the so-called "multiplier ef fect." This permits a q ualified Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) teacher to extend his ef fectiveness and influence far beyond the length of his tenure in the host country. One volunteer, for example, will probably instruct thirty future teachers, each o f whom in turn will teach thirty students in the course of a year.I·f these teachers re-

With the government's limited resources. t h is was all that it could do. But such a program would have to provide instruction during school breaks, Saturdays, and late-afternoon sessions , since teachers could neither be spared from their teach ing duties nor absorbed by the already crowded teachers' colleges. The Teacher In-Service Education Program, a joint ef fort o f the Peace Corps and the Ministry of Education, came into being in late 1 966. and I was assigned as its first supervisor and advisor.Over 1,500 teachers were en-

Re arding Years

rolled d uring the first year. Instruction, mainly tutorial, was provided by fifty Peace Corps Volunteers. who traveled over long, dusty roads by Honda to meet their stu dents. Because of the diligence of these tutors and the determination of their stu dents, the program's first phase was suc cessflcJl beyond the most naive and opti mistic expectations.

The two years my family and I spent in Africa were the most rewarding years of our lives. The children enjoyed their sc hool, their playmates from several nations and occasional tours into the African bClsh, while my wife and I enjoyed the freedom from the hectic pace of American life. I especially enjoyed the exhilaration of em barking by Land Rover or Jeep upon ten day 2,000 mile tours over the vast North, my vehicle l aden with books, materials for Volunteers, and tins of petrol, The lat ter item was essential , since in most areas there were few petrol stations, and those that could be loc ated were often out of their principal product. Freq uently driving for hours, sometimes an entire day, to go from one volunteer town to another, the reward would be an opportu nity to wash away the dust of t'he latorite road and din ner with a Volunteer-which might vary from peppered ch�cken prepared in the local market to a f ull-cou rse, American style meal-followed always by interesting and animated conversation. The greatest pleasure was certainly the opportunity to work with young Americans who felt pro foundly the responsibility of their tasks and who freely witnessed the respect in. which they held their Nigerian colle agues, fr iends and neighbors. My advice to the reader who has been tempted to do something different, but who has been reluctant to break ties, is that the satisfaction of wo rking in a de veloping country with people who have grand plans for themselves and for their nation is worth all the frustration and con cern that might attend the decision to pack up your family and depart for some strange land. Within weeks, months at the most, the sights, sounds and customs that once appeared strange will become familiar and comforting.

Clearly, much of the credit for the pro gram's success must be given to the Volunteers. These young people, many of them choosing to live in villages and towns so that they could ac quire a better under standing of the c ulture of thei r students , overc ame problems that would be con sidered impossibly vexing in this country: textbooks arrived monttls late; lists of stu dents' names never arrived from Kaduna, the capital: a postal system that often did not include the small villages in which many students li,ved made the correspond ence phase of the program virtually unwork able; and there were many other frustrating obstacles. Vo lunteers lived as far as 500 miles from Kaduna, a distance that req uired two days of difficult travel, and frequently three weeks for a letter. Since there were no telephone connections with most of the posts, Volunteers were very much depend ent upon their own resources and innova tiveness. It might be assumed, however. that the program's success was due to these factors, rather than impeded by them. Although I as an adm inistracor and advisor felt that I carried out important functions, such as working closely with the Ministry of Education, helping to de vise programs and being involved in their implementation so far as the affairs of the capital were concerned , I frequently won dered if my presence were essential, especially after the first year had wrought a mature, self-dependent and highly pro pessional PCV.

AL,UMNUS HONORED

LlIlt to right, Dr M. Roy Schwarz. Dr Lloyd M Nyhus Alumm PrG$ dent Rober! N'SISd

Organ Transplants Symposium

him with the PLU Distinguished Alumni Award in honor of h is m any outstanding contributions to the medical profession. The third such award ever presented, it was bestowed du ring the annual alumni lbanquet. Dr. Rieke ('53) is professor and head of the department of anatomy at the Univers ity of Iowa School of Medicine. He is among the international elite in the area of transplant biology. Symposium panelists incl uded Dr. M. Roy Schwarz (,58), assistant dean o f the University of Washington School of Medi cine; Dr. Erving Severtson ('55), associate pl'ofessor of psychology at PLU; and Floyd Newland (, 54) , a graduate of the University of Washington Law School and a prom inent Se attle attorney. Dr. Alfred Stone, pastor of the University L utheran Church in Seattle, also participated on the panel.

The PLU Alumni Association, complement ing the frequent scholarlY contributions of the university's faculty, invited several dis tinguished' alumni to the campus to partici pate in a symposium entitled "Organ Trans plantation: Blessing or C urse?" A highlight of-Homecoming Week in No vember, the symposium featured alumni prominent in the medical, legal and teach ing professions. Attending were more than 600 interested professional and lay people. Dr. Lloyd M. Nyhus and Dr. William O . Rieke were the featured speakers. Dr. Nyhus ('45) is the Warren H. Cole Pro fesso r of Su rgery and head of the depart ment of surgery at the University of Illinois School of Medicine. H is alma mater visit also gave the Alum ni Association the opport unity t o present

Without a doubt, man has been commissioned in the command given with creation to subdue the earth; not to accept her pas71aterial: pesponc-ibla creativ:t'" :v I but to us II

reject i o n phen omena. Initial methods used to combat rejection i n c l uded radiation treatments, anti- inflamatory d r u g s and pur ine analogs, a l l of w h i c h re d u ced body immu n ities, leav i n g the patient susceptible to other d i seases. Dr. Sch warz interjec ted, "We're at an i m passe; t h e tec h n i q ues are available, trained perso n n e l are avai lable, but we haven't been ab le to solve the rej ection r i d d l e." A serum now in early stages of deve lop ment is a h o pe d for answer, but its effects are still unknown," Riek e said. As these problems are solved, l ess c riti cal patients w i l l benefit from transp lants and the risk factor w i l l be g reat ly reduc e d , accor d ing t o Ny hus. He maintained that many of these fac tors aren't general ly u n d e rstood by the public, which insi sts it be informed o f the s mal l est detai l s in heart cases, "probably due to the Va lentine's Day image of the heart as the center o f love," he qui p p ed. Less roma n t i c are other organ s, such as the l iver. on which trans p l ant research is conti nuin g . Some of these or gans are much more sens i tive and complex than the heart, Ny hus i n d i cated. Both phYSic ians believe that there ne eds to be a new c l i nical defini t i o n of death "the center of the real con troversy," Nyhus asse rted. "We must determine a central ne rvo us system type of deat h , " he co ntinued. T h i s , h e maintained, would be a m u c h more

O r i g i n ally uttered by Helmut Th e i l icke, a Lutheran theo lo gian. t h e statement was quoted by D r. L l oyd M. Ny hus d u ring the P L U Ho mecom ing Week o rgan transplanta tion symposium. I t seemed to s u mmarize attitudes expressed by Dr. Nyhus and his col leag ue Dr. W i l l iam O . R i eke. Responsible creativity in this instan ce desc ribed the efforts o f surge o n s ex p l o r i n g the relatively new rea l m of o rgan t rans plan tat i o n . which. like many scientific breakthroughs, has become a c o n t roversial target of critici sm. The tech nique. admitte d l y . is s t i l l in its expe rimental stages, according to the physiCians. "Kid ney tra n s p l a n tati o n is the o n l y k i n d that is the rapeutic, the others are sti l l of an experimental nature," Nyhus exp lained. Because heart t ransplan t ation is sti l l ex pe rimental, the ope ration is being per formed only on patients who h ave no other hope. ''There are secorldary problems in many heart tran s p lant cases," Dr. Rieke pointed out. "There is a g reat deal being done. but the bod y's rej ection of foreign tissue is the primary obstac l e , " he ad d e d . "The basic mechanism of this phen omena is still not understood." Due to the rejection factor and sec o n d a r y problems. mo rtality rates amo ng heart transp lant patien ts is hig h . "There have been mor e than 60 transp lants, sti l l n o ne have lived fo r a f u l l year," N y h u s observe d.' Both phy sicians were o p posed to a heart trans p l ant moratorium, advocated by a number of peo p l e both inside and outside the med ical p rofess ion, Instead, they em phas ized a "s l o w ing down." Rieke maintained that the technique must be c o n t inued in an effort to so lve the

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accurate life indicator. He explained that a number of organs, including the brai n . cease f unctioning sooner than the heart. so the patient is often "dead" long before the heart stops . By the same token , there have been instances where the heart has s topped for extended perious of time, but the patient has been revived . The definition of death aroused the moral issue: Is the transplantation of vital organs mo rally acceptab Ie? Theilicke's quotation again seemed ap propriate. but the physicians also offered a number of reservations. Most important, they believed, is the right of the recipient and donor (or respon sible relatives) to make the critical deci sion regarding transplants. "The h u man being has every right to make the decision about what he wants done with his body," Nyhus emphasized. "He also has the right to refuse," Rieke added, raising the question of sui cide, which was not resolved, A lso noted was the present practice of. in effect. choosing who is to live and die d ue to limited availability of cadaver and /or arti f icial organs . "We're going to fuss about this until mechanical, cheap devices are available for everyone," Nyhus said. "Choosing is a method for this point in time, but i t is not the answer ." The physicians also believed that the medical community itself could, and must, act responsibly in regard to organ trans plants to avoid the need for intrusive legis lation, which they insisted would hinder progress in the field . Nyhus summarized, " Surgeons must be allowed to continue their search. The ex periments are valuable to the entire soci ety. B u t the basic rights of the individual must be maintained; the right to live and the right to die with dignity."

THE GROWING EDGE by Clayton B Peterson Vice PresIdent for 0 v lopmenl

From the days of Bjug Harstad and that courageous band of founders, Pacific Lutheran University has been nourished by voluntary gifts. All of us who have shared in the great Pacific Lutheran tradition are heirs of the concern and generosity of thousands of people whose gifts have sus tained the institution. These gifts are direct evidence of their interest that this home of learning shall live and grow . Each gift has been a sacrifice willingly made so that an ideal might be preserved and others might benefit from the educational opportunities offered at Pacific Lutheran. Every college and university, public as well as private, today requ ires voluntary gifts if it is to keep pace with the demands for first-quality edu cational opportunities. It is so much a part of the American way of life that the Congress of the United States has passed laws that make gifts to educational instit utions tax-ded uctible. In passing these laws, the Congress has enunciated the principle that a donor may make his or her gift in the manner that produces the greatest benefit. This avoid ance of taxes should not be confused with tax evasion. J udge Learned Hand has said, "No one should pay one cent more in taxes than is required under the law ." 12

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For just a few minutes, visit the PLU campus during Homecom ing Week. Sit in on the Alumni Board of Directors meeting. You may find yourself

Getting Reacquainted A grin of recognition; time races baCk wards an your mind is filled with campus memories. Then President Bob Nistad (Seattle, '53) opens the meeting and you bow your head as Phil Falk (Reardan, Wash. , '50) offers a prayer. You've been to board meetings. "Dry drag on and on. This group's seems to be moving along. Fairly lively too, for early Saturday m0rning ." They're accepting a constitution of a new alumni chapter - Golden Gate in San Francisco. Jim Kauth (San Francisco, '53) is up from the Bay City to accept the charter. An incentive award is approved, named after the late Rev. Merlin Zier ('50). The alumni director Jon Olson (Tacoma, '62) summarized the activities on tap this week end. "Sounds like they're having a good turnout." He outlines his upcoming visits to alum ni clubs across the country: West Coast in January and February: Midwest in April. "He's doing a lot of traveling; seems some of the alums are really active . " Then you remember hearing about the

m ai l e rs rrom the PLU Alumni Office. They've c used a re sponse: usual ly a few moments of reflec tion - those good 01' days back at You keep receiving those

school. But you're in a different world now. The brief nostalgi a is s oon forgotten. But a ce rt a in curiosity lingers, just what is hap pening back at school? What part does an alumnus pl ay ? Who is rep res e n tin g you? Then one day you get a sudden im pulse and your curiosity gets the better of you; you rind yourself visiting the campus. "It's been a long time; there really have been some ch a nges in the p ast few years. I guess I should have paid more attention to what's been happening." It's Saturday 01 H om ecom i ng Week, 0vember 2. According to one of the mailers there is an Alumni Board of Directors meeting this morning. Yo u he i lat e as you walk into the presi dent's conference room where the Board meets. There's a g rou p of 20 just getting . no! Th e re s a seated, all strangers familiar face over there near the window! And enother next to him!" _

Bob Nistad

Ross (Tacoma, '54), a member of the Underclass Committee, is talking about efforts to gather a list of alumni with vo足 cational talents to aid in counseling stu足 dents. Student summer job information is also part of the project. "I could probably help out on something like that." Anita Schnell Hendrickson (Seattle , '57) is reporting on efforts of the Planning and Development Committee. There's a total lack of alumni activity in Seattle , she says . There seems to be a lack of pride and ignorance about what the school is doing. Her group is trying to find out the reasons; they hope to do something about it. She asks for help and gets three ex officio members for her committee: Luther Wat足 ness (Portland, '49), David Wold (Seattle, '56), and her husband Morris ('50).

club in your area. You decide you're really going to try to make the next get together. An organ transplantation symposium is mentioned.' Roy Schwarz (Seattle , '58) was in charge. Lloyd Nyhus (Chicago, '45) and Bill Rieke (Iowa City, la., '53) were featured speakers . "All the way from the midwest; that was quite an ambitious proj足 ect. I should have been here a day sooner! "There's Dr. Mortvedt, PLU's president . . .say, he really is concerned about the alumni program . . . but says it still isn't paying its way .. . if guys like me would get on the ball, maybe it would. But still-" Schwarz reports on the actions of the alumni presidential selection committee. "Alumni even have a hand in that! "Hey, now this really makes sense!" Bob

PLU ALUMNI BOARD PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

SECRETARY-TREASURER

Robert A. Nistad '53

Dr. M. Roy Schwarz '58

DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI

Seattle, Washington (1969)

Seattle, Washington (1970)

RELATIONS Jon B. Olson '62 Tacoma, Washington (eX-Officio)

TERM EXPIRES SEPT., 1969

TERM EXPIRES SEPT., 1970

TERM EXPIRES SEPT., 1971

Dr. Jess Bumgardner '49

Duane Berentson '51

Rev. Philip Falk '50

Beaverton, Oregon

Burlington, Washington

Reardan, Washington

Gerry Dryer '61

Lucile Larson '56

Rev. Robert Keller '55

Spanaway, Washington

Tacoma, Washington

Olympia, Washington

Dr. Anita Hendrickson '57

Robert E. Ross '54

Rev. Edgar Larson '57

Seattle, Washington

Taco ma, Washington

Corvallis, Oregon

Terry Sverdsten '57

Malcolm L. Saine '5 2

Susie Nelson '55

Kellogg, Idaho

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma, Washington Dr. Raymond Tobiason '51 Puyallup, Washington

REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS Rev. Lowell Knutson '51, Everett, Washington (1969) Carl T. Fynboe, '49, Tacoma, Washington (1970) Esther Aus, '32, Portland, Oregon (1971)

Ex-officio Jim Widsteen

'69

Senior Class President Rev. Luther Watness '49,

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Portland, Oregon

Dr. James H. Kauth '53, San FranCisco, California

Past President

President, Golden Gate Chapter (1969)

(1969)

" I hate to a d m i t it, but h e r problem is a l o t of

peo p l e

l ike

me.

But

I just

haven't

h a d the time . "Th e re's

i n t e re st i ng

P o w e r or P LU

does seem to new

pride.

thought."

D r.

But

is Beautifu l . giving bl ack

you

need

"We l l , it people

m o re

than

a a

sloga n . " Then she suggests t h a t a lums be asked to

m a i n t a i n t h e i r g i v i n g habits deve l o p e d

during

the

library

fund

d rive

after

they

c o m pl e t e t h a t o b l igat i o n . " T h a t would h e l p s o l ve s o m e o f t h e fin a n c i a l pro b l e m s , rela tively

I know

pai n less l y .

t h a t w i thout a n y

could

handle

prob l e m .

"She's right. T h e l ibrary d r i ve d i d cause me to

look back to the

was p r i de

University. T h e re

. . a n d i m petus. "

You a re

shown

the

p l aque

pre

sented to Dr. Nyhus at the alum n i b a n quet, th e

Distinguished

only

t h e th i r d

A lum n i right,

Alumnus

one it

Award.

eve r awarded

Assoc ia t i o n . making

ity to c o n t ribute a n d a n a l ysis o f their p re v i ous

H e n d r i ckson suggests so m e k i n d of slogan: PLU

groups, based upon t h e i r o c cu p at i o n , abil

"They ' re v e ry

doing

select

that

the

seems

relatively

i n itial

c o n t ributi o n s

setti n g

" I f we

all

our s h a re

it w o n 't

p ro b l e m for any of us . . . What is Watness chuck l i n g

about?

It's

the

fastest shuffle

I guess i t was. B u t

he's ever seen? Yes,

h e seems pleased w it h h i s h a n d . A n d s o am

I. "

You w rite a c heck an d give

it to O lson

before i t s l i ps your m i n d . T h e n you make a pho n e c a l l . " H e l lo? Liste n , w e won't b e Sunday.

After

W h it m a n

this

alum n i

all,

the

Lutes

after n o o n

ban quet

an d

and

back u n t i l

are

playing

there's

Ho m e co m i n g

dance

th is eve n in g," •

Organ Transplantation Symposium-see page 10 (White Section).

• •

Distinguished Alumnus Award-see page

(White Section).

m e a n s m o re t h a t w a y . T hat's rea l l y a tre

it's organized. T h e a n nual

example, s o to speak. ···

the

award;

"Again,

fund comm ittee a n d t h e B o a rd are m ak i n g

HIt's by

giving.

easy, the way

• • •

Annual Fund Drive-see page 5A

mendous h o n o r!" You f i n a l l y get a c h a n c e to greet those

CHAPTER·CHARTERING

two old fr i e n d s during a coffee b reak. The m i nutes

fly by,

and t h e

next part

of the

meetings c o m es a l l too quickly. T h e re's a t e m pta t i o n to slip away before

and

i n c reased

But aga i n curiosity

aware n ess

make

you

want to hear what it's all about. Sc h w a rz, t h e a

b lackbo a rd,

It's r

ra p i d, Ily a

B o a rd v i c e-pres i d e n t , c o lo red

the

chalk

po i n t.

and

"Why

has

slides,

this

plea, this is a program. And

isn't the

a y i t's o rg a n i z e d , it should be a cinch!" G reat scholars, sistance,

l ib rary a n d

un d e rc lass

activities,

student as con i n u i n g

educ a t i o n , e nd o w m e n t bu i l d i ng. They're a l l covered.

Alumni

will

recorded

at the

N o ve m be r

m e e t i n g of t h e A l u m n i Associat i o n B o a rd

this session gets started. I t's go i n g to be a n appeal f o r mo n e y .

A f i rst was

part i c i pate

t h rough

Directors.

official

Dr. Kauth and Robert Nistad

b ra n c h

c hapter

of the Alumn i Association was granted to th e Golden Gate Chapter in the San Fran cisco Bay area. D r. James H. Kauth '53, president of the Go lden Gate Chapter, was at the Home com i n g B o a rd meet i n g and p resented the necessary documents needed for charter i n g . Robert N i stad '53, president of the Al umni Asso ciation, accepted the docu men ts on behalf of the Board a n d a unan i mous vote was cast in favor of g ra n t i n g t h e charter. Officers of the new ch apter are Ka uth, p resident; W i l fred U�inge r '54, v ice-presi dent; and Robert E. Johnson '63, secre tary-treasu rer. Dr. Kauth was elected member-at-Iarge for a one year term on t h e Board o f Directo rs.

C h a p l a i n Jaeger is not a sanctimonious man. He h as a sparkling sense of h umor, a w arm, k i n dred fee l i n g fo r children as w e l l as great respect fo r th em. He carries in his pockets small Testame nts for chil dre n , books of Bible stories i n verse for read i n g a lo u d and a pipe he smokes during h is coffee br eaks . The hospital has two ki nds of patie nts , those in for correct ive surgery o r minor i l l n esses, a temporary co n d i t i o n , and those wh ose i l l nesses are a l most a l ways term i n a l . The n umbe r of daily patients averages around 1 50. (Ort h o pedic patients now usua l l y are treated by the outpatient c l i n ic.) Much has been written and discussed on "how do you tel! a ch i l d about death?" Death, genera l l y, a n d specifica l l y , the child's own death. W h e n a terminal ly ill pat ient at the Or t h o pedic asks his physiCian, "Am I g o i n g to die?" t h e p h y s i C i a n says, "Yes, b u t we don't k n o w w h e n . "

CHAPLAIN'S JOB IS ONE OF JOY, SORROW by Dorothy Brant Brazier

Says Chap l a in Jaeger: "You must be honest with c h i ldren. They are peo ple, too. If they are smart enough to ask a question, they are smart eno ugh to be g i ven the right answer. They' l l find out if you don't g ive i to them.

Great success ca n be measured in very small ways. The tall, young, soft-spoken man in the gray staff coat and the st riped bow tie, who "walks the wards," finds success when a small vo ice p i pes from a bed: "Chaplain, c'mere." ' Or when a ch i l d says : ''We are friends and I believe you." Or ano t h e r ch ild holds his hand an d says: ''I'm not afraid." The man i n the striped tie is the Rev. James Jaeger, '54, Lut h e ran pasto r, who co nducts an interden omi natio n a l ministry at the Ch ildre n's Ort h o pedic Hospital. He is the first chaplain o n th staff, when he jo i n ed last June, and his work, which fi l l s six days a week and some nig ts, i s varied and, in most cases, un scheduled.

"Children take death better t h an adults do. A c h i ld is not afraid o f death. It's an adventure. C h i l dren face it directly and h oneslly and they are more unquestioning i n th ir fa t h . " Mot hers. he says, a r e better abl e to s i t by t h e bedside of an a i l i n g chil d than are fathers. And fathers have a more difficult time admitt i n g to themselves as read ily that a ch ild is morta lly i l l . The physician g i ves a ch i l d h is o w n prognosis b u t the ch a p l a i n often must con sole grieving parents or explain to other ch i l dren i n a ward why their mate has n o t returned from surgery.

"I te l l t h e m

p l a i nly the c h i l d

has d i e d .

T h e y m us t b e w i ll i n g t o l e t h i m g o , t h a t God

has

received

him

and

1969 DRIVE OFF AND RUNNING

H is

h an d s . "

E a rly l a s t fal l whi l e t h e results of the 1968

Th ree- m i n ut e a re

like ly t o

talks

w it h

small

b e two-s i de d .

young d re a m s a n d

patie nts l i stens

a nnual a l u m n i fu n d d rive w e r e st i l l b e i n g

tabulated ,

1969 A n n u a l

Fund

thing

t h e succ e ss f u l p ro g ra m o f a l u m n i invo lve

fo r t h e n e x t y e a r's

i n t e rest i n g

A l u m ni

Co m m ittee (AAFC) quietly b e g a n p l a n n i n g

g i es c o u n s e l . The

the

h o p e s as much a s he about

Jaege r's a p pointment is that

C h a p l ain

had

the

ment

and

program.

res p o n s e

B ased u p o n

1968,

the

c h aired b y D r.

pital c h ap l a i n at t h e same time h o s pital of

sented i t s p l a n fo r '69 t o t h e A l u m ni B oard

fic i a l s w e re c o n s ider i n g conducted a

such

post.

2nd

c h a p lain.

h o s p ita l,

wishing

m e nts

send

who

cannot

l eave

monds the h ave

T h e R e v . J a m e s J a e g e r i s a Seattl e n a ve rs ity and

stu died in

at P a c i f i c

Tacoma

S e m i n a ry

and

L u t h e ra n

Capitol

CO l u m b us,

plan,

a p p roved

These

goals

the

goals

'58,

fo r

made

Malc o l m

seg

and a

the

d rive"

h a rd w o rk

n u m b e r of

C h a i rm a n ,

d rive

fo r v a r i o u s

po p u l at i o n upon

efforts

the

" d r ives w it h i n

much

large

AAFC's

Plans

and

peo p l e .

The

Dr.

Roy

K e n neth

L. S o i n e '52, D r . J .

Rev.

Dav i d

'53,

and

C. Wo l d '56,

R o b e rt

Jon

'62.

respo n s i b i l i t i e s

O lson

f o r s e g m e nts

Each of the

m a i n effo rt.

Uni

T h e f i rs t g r o u p p l e d g i n g s u p p o rt f o r t h e

U niversity

Ohio.

'64,

Nistad

p i tal c h a p e l . He

p re

Ray Tob i a s o n '51, R i c h a rd E. W ie s n e r '39,

the

wards to go to S u n d ay s c h o o l in t h e h o s

tive .

The

were

B o a rd .

our alumni

c o m m ittee S c h w a rz

youth

g ro u p s t h e re o n S u n days to talk w i th t h e i r contem p o raries

the

dollar

o f these

effort by

cOLi n s e l from one o f i ts o w n d e n o m i n atio n . m i nisters

meeting. g oals,

begun.

d e pe n d s v e ry

m e d i c a l treatment. H e

h a s pastors o n c a l l s o a fa m i l y may have asked

success

H e fo l l ow s t h r o u g h f o r a t i m e a f t e r a c h i l d

h as

a l ready

establ i sh e d

The c h a p l a i n has i n st i tuted a few t h i n g s .

the

I m plem entation has

add to t h i s s p e c i a l fu nd, s h o u ld so s p e c i fy.

i s discharged from

'58.

a re 1,000 c o n t r i b u t i ng u n its giving $30,000.

c o m e o u t o f t h e h o s p i ta l 's o p e ra t i n g costs. the

w i th

unan imously

A s p e c ial fund h a s been set u p to take

H o m e c o m ing

gether

c a re of the e x p e nses; the m o n e y does n o t Co n t rib uto r s

o f Directors for a p p ro v a l a t the N o ve m b e r

pilot program i n c h a p laincy

before becoming

Roy S c h w a rz

AAFC,

idea o f offe r i n g his e x p e rience a s a hos

1 969

d ri v e

was

the

AAFC

i t s e l f,

T h ey

estab l i s h e d a d o l l a r g o a l f o r t h e i r p a r t i c i

terned i n cha p l a i n c y at C h i l d re n 's H os pital

pat i o n , T h i s g o a l was exc e e d e d . N e x t t h e

i n Co l u m b us.

A l u m n i Board was c o n ta c t e d . A g a i n a g o a l

He h as s e rved t h ree L u t h e ra n c h u rc h e s he

w a s set a n d ag a i n i t w a s e x c e e d e d . Th i rd l y,

p refe rs, a p a r i s h o r a h o s p i t a l , h e w i l l n o t say. H e o n l y knows t h a t , at t h i s p a rt i c u l a r

fo r t h e i r s u p po r!. T h e i r goal was s u r p assed

i n t h i s area and i f you ask him

which

a " p i l o t" g ro u p of 100 peo p l e were asked as well.

t i m e, he is at t h e C h i l d ren's O rt h o ped i c Hos

To date each s e g m e n t of the 1 969 d ri v e

p ita l , and that i s w h e re he i s needed most.

h a s e x c eeded I t s s t a t e d do l l a r g o a l .

Over

(Reprinted with the permission 01 the Seattle

$ 1 8,000 h a s e i t h e r been g i v e n o r p l e d g e d

Times)

t o t h e 1 969 p ro g ram, T h i s a m o u n t a l ready

passes

the

best

efforts

any

P L U a n n u a l f u n d d rive. Yo u w i l l b e c o n tacted e i t h e r by

MERLIN ZIER AWARD C REATED

phone,

i n p e rs o n , o r by m a i l between n o w a n d t h e end

o f h e 1 969 d rive, J u l y 3 1 , 1 969.

Yo u r

respo n s e

Alumni

Asso c ia t i o n

the

actions

and

yo u r

At t h e N o ve m b e r

the

Luth e r a n

i n t e rest

2 meet i n g o f t h e P a c i f i c

U n i v e rs ity

Alumni

Asso c i a t i o n

B o a rd o f D i recto rs a n ew i n c e n t ive award.

yo m a l m a mate r w i l l b e a n d i s a p p re c i ated.

n am e d afte r t h e l ate Rev. M e r l i n

Zier '50.

was esta b l is h e d . T h i s awara i s o pe n to a n y member

DR. RANSON SHAKESPEARE FUND

f u l p r o g ra m s w h i c h w i l l be of b e n e f i t t o t h e

The d e partment of E n g l i s h , in c o o p e r'ati o n

U n i v e rsity a s w e l l as to t h e i n d i v i d u a l .

w i t h t h e A l u m n i Asso c i a t i o n , estab l i s h e d a

T h e M e r l i n Z i e r Award w i l l b e g iven d u r

s p e c i a l D r . H e r b e rt R. R a n s o n S h a ke s p e a re

i n g t h e s p r i n g term of e a c h year. It m ay be

F u n d l as t year to h o n o r D r . R a n s o n , l o n g

d i v i d e d a m o n g a n u m b e r of i n d iv i d u a l s . A

t i m e c h a i rm a n o f t h e d e pa rt m e n t o f E n g

s p e c i a l A l u m n i - F a c u lty C o m m i ttee w i l l

l is h . o n h is r et i re m e n t . Most

English

alumni about

h ave

been

s u ppo rti n g

c o u ra g e yo u t h is

of Pacific

Send

your

and

c o n tacted

this

fund.

t o j oj n w i t h

o utsta n d i n g

friend

m a j o rs

profes s o r L u t h e ran

contribution

many

and

ommend

Tac o m a ,

the

Wast1 i n gto n

rec i p i e nt .

honoring l o ng-t i m e

ANTIQUES ANYONE ?

Ranson

From

Fu n d . c i 0 A l u m n i O f f i c e. P a c ific Lut h e ra n U n iversity,

its

U n i v e rs it y . to

view t h e a p p l i c a n ts fo r t h e a w a rd a n d rec

other

i n d i vi d u a l l y M ay

of t h e U n ivers ity f a m i l y a n d is to

b e used to h e l p foster i mag i nat i ve and use

t i m e to t i m e , t h e re

h ave

been

p ro

d u c e d p l a q u e s , p l ates , c u ps , paper w e i g h t s .

98447 .

e t c . o f v a r i o u s m a t e r i a l s s u c h as c e r a m i c , po rce l a i n o r metal , c o m m em o rat i n g pa rt i c

Enjoying his students, Dr. Herbert Ranson leads

u l a r events i n t h e h i sto ry o f Pac ific L u t h

a discussion in one of his upper division classes.

e ra n U n ivers i ty . D o y o u have a n y s u c h o b j e c t , o r k n o w l e d g e o f t h e i s su i n g o f p a rt i c u l a r i t e m s ? I f so , p l ease w rite t o M r s . L u c i l l e G i ro u x , Ad m i ni strative

Assistant

P re s i d e n t

M o rt

vedt, P a c i f i c L u t h e ran U n iversity. She i s i n t h e p ro c ess o f asse m b l i n g a d is p l a y o f t h i s type of o bj ect. T h e d i s p l ay w i l l b e c o m e p a rt of t h e p e r m a n e n t c o l l e c t i o n of t h e U n i v e r s i ty , w i t h p ro pe r r e co g n i t i o n of d o n o rs . Yo u r h e l p i n estab l is h i n g th is h isto ri c a l co l l ec t i o n w i l l b e dee p l y a p prec iated.

1 939 R I C H A R D E . W I ES N E R is f l i g h t mana g e r f o r the D C-8 c rews at t h e Seattl e-Ta c o m a I nternational A i rport. H e has been a pilot fo r Un ited Air L i nes

fo r 2 7 years.

1 942 A R V I D S. O D D E N

is c o m m a n d e r of t h e

HS-64T1 , a twin-jet S i ko rs ky Sea K i n g h e l i copter

Statio n .

San d

These

Point

(Wa s h . )

u n i ts

are

Naval

used

fo r

Air anti

sub m a r i n e warfare and f o r rescue. The Sea K i n g f loats if i t sits d o w n on water. I t can rise o n

one

engine.

necessary .

c a r

SANDVIG

sta

r i e s a c rew of fo u r.

1 949 Chaplain

EDW I N

t i o ned aboard the USS I s l e R o ya l e (A D-29). h o m e p o rted in Long Bea c h , C a l i f . P ri o r to t h i s d u ty. h e s p e n t two years at the Naval Air Station at W h i d bey I s l a n d .

1 95 1 LAZA R U S S . P O L I T A K I S h as b e e n e l e ct ed to t h e p o s i t i o n of v i c e p re s i d e n t o f t h e P u get j o i ned has

Sound PSNB

spent

p h ases

N at i o n a l as an

most o f

Bank.

P o l it a k i s

adj u ster i n

1 954 a n d

his

consumer

career

c re d i t .

vari o u s

P rior to

his

e l e c t i o n t o v i c e p re s i d e n t . h e was assistant manager

the

consumer

c re d i t

depart

ment. MAJ O R

ANKER.

USMC,

has as

s u m e d c o m m a n d o f the a r m e d fo rces exa m i n i n g stat i o n i n P o r t l a n d , O re.

1 953 The

Rev.

CHARLES

G U N N ERSO

and

h i s wife J OA N N E (SCHWARZWAL T E R '54) .

are l i ving in A u b urn , Was h . , where Charles h as accepted a c a l l as as soci ate pasto r at Mess iah Lutheran . D R . G RA C E ( F O E G E ) H O L M E S is wor k i n g two fu l l d ay s each week as an instruc tor i n ped i atrics at the B i rth D e f ec ts Cen ter in ansas C i ty , Kansas. H e r husband Fred is now ful l-time assistant p rofessor i n the department of me d i cine at K an s as U n i versity. T h e H o lmes and t h e i r five c h i l d ren are committed to go to East Africa In Ju n e of 1 970. The Lutheran C h u rch through the Good Samaritan Fo u n dation of Ta nzania is b u i l d i n g a $5,500,000 teac h i n g hos p ital in M o s h i , Tanzania, on the s l o pes of K l l iman j aro ; it w i l l be t h e K i l iman j aro C h rist i an Medical Centre. Fac u l ty from Eu ropean an d American medical s c h o o l s are bei n g as sembled to i n iti ate t h i s u n i q u e ven t u re in med i c al missions in 1 9 70. The fa m i l y w i l l remain in Ta n z a n i a u nti l 1 97 3 .

te ac h i n g physic s a t Ce ntra l C liege, Pe ll a,

Iowa, w h ere he is also chairman of th e physics d e p ar tme nt . He and h i s wlf JULIA ( S R NNER '58) ar3 livi n g in P e l l a. V E R N O N R. HANSON has been awarded a g ran t by the un ited States Ch i l d ren ' s B u reau and is c u r rent l y d o i n g graduate work at he Un ivers ity of Ch i cag o in the c o m m u n i ty organization a rea of social work. He is doing fie l d work in t he Wood l awn S ocia l Serv i ces Cente r wh i ch is a new p rog ra m p l anned to se rve t he ne igh bor in g l o w I n come bl ack co m m u n i ty a n d sponsored b y the Un iversity o f C h icago ' s Sc hool of So c ial Service Ad mi n istrati on . H e a n d h i s fam i l y are l ivi n g i n the Wood l awn co m mu n ity w h i l e at the Un ver s ity , G E RALD SCH I M KE is the n e w d i recto r of financial plan n i n g and t reas u ry at Heath Te c n a C orp. in Seattle. P rio r to accepting this pOSition, G era l d was financia l man ager on the firm 's corporate staff.

1 954 D R . D O N A L D K E I TH is in private general prac tice i n the Lake Forest P a r k area of Se attle. I n 1 969 h e w i l l become Ch ie f o f Staff o f Stevens M emo rial H o s p i t al , E d m o n d s , W a s h . H i s w i f e BETIY ( R I G G E RS '5 3 ) , is w o r k i n g in her seco n d year as East S h o re l i n e area c h airman of t h e Mothers Marc h o f D imes .

1 956 S H I RLEY

( R O GE RS )

C HA R NELL

n o u n c e d s h e has resig ne d as pres i d e nt of t h e South K in g County (Was h , ) League o( Women Vote rs to be c ome a Republ ican can d i date for Position 9 on th e n e w King Co u nty Co u ncil . M rs. C h arnell has been a south cou nty resident mo s t of the past 1 0 y ars, she l i ves with her h u s an d , a So i n g

1 955 A L L E N M O E N r eceived a

octor of ph i losophy deg ree in physics from W as h i n g t o n State U n ivers ity i n A u g u st. He is n o w

and

s u pe rviso r,

Co.

c h i l d ren

their five

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t h e Twin Lakes a rea of Federal Way, Wash. DON a n d KATY ( KOLKOWSK

Thank You

'60) M O R

TENSON received their M . Ed. degrees from Eastern

Washington Don

spring.

the H igh l i ne School

last

College

State

p r i n c i pal

now assistant

Alumni check

A n n ual

l ive i n

They

Dist rict.

I am happy to be a part of t h e P. L. U . Associati o n . as

Alumni

P l e ase

contri bution

Fund

the

1 969

Drive.

Kent , Washington. N ame

Class

1 957 _ __ A d d re s s_

RUTH ( D U VALL) DAWSON has "retired" after five years of teac h i n g in

g ro w i n g f m i ly .

k i ndergarten care

Alask ,

Pettersburg,

her

fo r

______ __

ZIP

My e m p l oyer, ( P l ease f i l l i n )

1 958

M I L O SCHERE R was guest psyc h o lo g i st at a parents night at C h ri st t h e Sh e ph erd

is n o t a

matc h i n g ·fund firm.

in San C l e m e n t e , C a l i f. i n ea rl y Novem ber. Mr. Scherer i s a doc to ral candidate in cl in ica l psyc h o l o g y at Lu th eran C h u rcl1

the U n iversity of C li fo r n i a at Los A n ge l es a n d he c u rre n tl y h o l d s a fo u rt h year fel lowsh i p at B ren twood Vetera n's Psych iatric Hospital I n Los Angeles. H i s prior tra i ni n g i n c l uded wo rk with c h i l d re n at the Menta l Hea lth and

Resea rc h

Institute

Was h i n gton

N e u ro ps y c h i a t r i c

the

I nsti ute

. C L.A. SHARON ( HA G EN ) t h e Cu lbertson

WOODS, di rector of

( Monta na)

Schoo l s '

m usi c

de part me nt, has been selected as an O ut standing 1 968,

Young

and

wi l l

Woman appe a r

A m e r i ca

the

nnal

fo r bio

g ra p h i ca l compi l at i on , "O utsta n d i n g Yo u n g Wo m e n of A m e ri c a . " Mrs. Woods i s the o n ly you ng wo m a n i n Montana to recei ve t h i s n ati onal honor this year.

S h e has been honored because of

her outstand i n g accompl ishm ents i n com

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m u nity servi c e and professional en deavors.

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The Rev. A R O N LD C. O L S O N has re s i g ned from h is positi o n as pastor of G race Lutheran C h urch in O phei m , I I I . . after five yea rs, to accept a call to SI. L u ke in Mo l i ne, I I I . , a new m i ssion.

news of an a d d ress change, new promo tion,

h o n o rs,

a p p o i ntments,

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REUBEN KVA M M E is a member of the pa rt-time faculty of Weste rn Wash i ngton State C o l lege as a s u perv isor of student teachers in the Tacoma area. REV. R O B E RT R O I K O was guest s peaker at Our Sav i o u r ' s Lutheran Church in Aber deen. Wash .. in October. Rev. Roiko and h i s fa m i ly are m i ssion aries in B raz i l . Portland w i l l be t h e headqu arters of Pa c i fic Natio nal Lease, a new natio n a l auto motive leasing firm recently formed by Don H. Frank of Fra n k Chevrolet and D O NALD V. ETZEL, formerly with I n terstate Veh i c le Management. A l l types of cars and t ru c ks, both foreign and domesti c . will be offered. The c o m pany is prepared to h a n d l e the lease needs of i n d i vidua l s as we l l as fleets of any s ize.

1 960 D E N N I S FATLA N D is a member of the part-time facu lty of Western Was h i ngton State College as a s u perv iso r o f student teachers in the Ta c o m a area. JEROLD L. AR MST R O N G is pres ident of Uto pia I n strument Company. instru ments fo r i n d ustry and resea rch . The c o m pany is based in Jol iet, I I I . ---- �---- ---�-- .

(Send to the A l u m n i Office. PLU. Tacoma. Washington 98447)

M Y R O N L. "R O N " BA R B O U R . JR. g radu ated from Luther Theol o g i c a l Se m i n a ry in May. O n June 23 he was o rdained in to TALC m i n istry in A u b u r n , Calif. He was c a l led to World M issions in C o l o m b ia. South A merica. From September '68 to

1 0A

Donald V. Etzel

J nuary '69 he s t u d ied the S p an ish l a n g u age in Mexico. D u r i n g October he an d his family visited the Olympic g ames in Mexico City.

1 961 LORE LIE ( I H LE N F E LDT) O LS O N received h e r M . E d . deg ree from Seattle Pacific Col lege in June. S h e is teach i n g fifth g rade at N o rth City Sch o o l i n the S h o rel ine Dist rict of Seattle. DR. DAVID HAALA N D will complete two years as a N aval medical officer stationed w ith the Marine Co rps in July, 1 969. He will then be g i n ort h o pe dic s u rgery resi dency at the Un iversity of O regon Medical Sch o o l i n P o rt l a n d . He will be there four years. G E N E SCHA U M B E RG h as been pro moted to associate p rofessor o f chemistry a t Son om a State Col lege (Calif.) He was also named c h a i rman of t h e dep artment o f chemistry. PET E R GA H L H O FF h as taken over the position as P u rdu e U n ivers ity's adviser fo r veterans' affairs. He h as been a co unse l o r a t P u rdue s i nce J u n e , 1 967. ALAN W . S L i N D is an acco untant for Kemper In s u r ance Co. in Seattle. JOH N A. EDLUND was recently trans ferred to Computer Sciences Can ad a , Ltd .. Cal ga ry, Alberta, as a member o f the tech nical staff. He was formerly at R ich l an d . W as h . , w i t h Computer Scie nces C o r p . CHARLES L A R S O N is project bio log ist for the Copper R i ver red salmon investiga tion for the state o f A l aska dep artment of fish and g ame. H i s duty station is G l e n n allen, A l aska. JA M E S E. JO H N S O N is assistant vice pres ident for t h e F i rst N ational B ank o f Ancho r age i n An cho rage, A l aska.

1 962 J O H N S. H A N S O N is a member of the p art-time faculty of Western W as h i n gton State Co l lege as a su pervis o r of student teachers in the Tacoma area. D E N N IS S C H M IDT h as been p romoted to supervisor of systems and p rog ramm i n g a t Bethlehem Steel Co rporation i n Chester ton , I n d i ana.

1 963 PAT R I C I A ( C H A N EY) N E LS O N and fam ily are l iving in M ai n e , where her h u sband C apt. Ned Nelson. Jr. is stationed at Lor ing AFB. C H A O - L I A N G C H O W h as fi nished her degree i n architecture at the Univ ersity of Wash i n gton and is p rese n t l y associated with the R o l a n d Terry and Associates arch i tectu re f i rm i n Seattle. DR. E L D O N A N DE R S E N wil l complete the f i rst year of his residency in i nternal med icin e at the Univ. of Oregon, afte r wh ich he w i l l be i n d ucted into the army. JO S E P H KISTLER is D is trict Class room Teacher rep rese ntative fo r Central Avenue Elementary Sch ool ( Frank l i n P ierce School Di str ict, Tacoma). He is also a member of the Mayfair Association Bo ard an d the Summit Youth Center Bo ard. H i s wife A N N ( B R O T E N ) was elected treasurer o f the American Asso c i ation o f U n iversity Women for a two year term. Her other offices in clude a two ye ar term on the P L U Gamma Ch apter Board, 1 st vice p resident of her l ocal PTA, secretary-treasurer of the Sum m i t Yo uth Center's Fam i l y Nig ht. c h a i rman of the P ark l an d even i n g sect i o n of the League of Women Voters, soci al c h a i rman of the F ranklin P ierce E d ucation Associa tion and ed itor of the Mayfai r Assoc i ation News.

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1 965 DALE and GA NT I (S I LABAN '64) GUTH R I E are living in Culver C ity, Calif., where Dale is on loan from Douglas United Nuclea r to the McDonnel Douglas Corp, as an on-site consultant, nuclea r effects group, aero-thermodynamics. CHRIST I E (AAS EN) M ILL E R is working as a medical technologist while her hus band Ray completes his internship at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane , Wash. KEN and KARE N ( M E H US '68) FRED E R I C KS have been transferred f rom NAS. Whi dbey Island, Wash . , to Kenitka, Moroc co. where Ken will be stationed for the next two years. DR. D E N N IS LANGSTON announced the opening of the Parkland Vision Clinic in Parkland, Washington in early November. MARTHA (DUNN) J O N ES and her hus band Charles are living in Eugene, Ore . . where Cha rles i s working toward his Ph .D. in geology at the Univ. o f Ore. JACK D O E P K E is doing g raduate work at Washington State Unive rsity on an NDEA scholarship. He is also teaching h igh school biology in the Clove r Park Schoo l District (Tacoma) and at Fort Steilacoom Community College (Steilacoom, Wash . ) .

1 966 R I C HARD EHL I N G E R is a SP5 in the U.S. A rmy stationed in Vietnam. He plans to enter graduate school after being d is charged next summe r. PAT (JOHNSON) S K I F F I N GTON is now living in Fairbanks, Alaska, where her hus band Jim is stationed at Fort Wainwright. Pat is teaching junior high English and reading at Fo rt Wa inwright Junior High School. A RD E N and CAROL ( G ILB ERT '68) BAR D E N are living in Eugene, are., whe re A rden is interning at Central Luthe ran Church. They will return to Luther Sem inary in September of 1 9 69. 1 Lt. DAVID E K B E R G is a member of a unit that has earned the U.S. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. Lt. Ekberg, an aircraft maintenance officer in the 9th Weathe r Wing at McClellan A F B, Cal i f . , will wear the d istinctive service r i b bon to mark his affiliation with the unit. His unit was cited for exceptionally me ritorious service for demonstrating an outstanding deg ree o f professionalism in conducting its as signed weathe r reconna issance, sampling , and special missions. He and his wife MARY (SATRU M ) live in Sacramento, Calif.

J I M S K U R D A LL a n d w i f e M A R Y (SC H NACKENBERG '66) received their MA degrees in June f rom Washington Univer sity in St. Louis, Mo. Jim in German liter ature and M a ry in French literature. M a ry is now full-time instructor in French at For est Park Community Col lege in St. Louis. Jim is completing course-work for his Ph.D. They spent the summe r in Stuttgart, Ger many, where Jim was doing in dependent study under a government fellowship.

SP5 BRENT OLS E N returned from a year's tour in Ko rea in September. He is now assigned to the B roadcast Media of fice o f the Sixth U,S. Army Information Office at the Pres idio of San Francisco. They produce programs for distribution to 172 radio stations th roughout the eight Western states. SP5 Olsen received a cita tion and certificate of achievement award for his work. 1 2A

S U S A N N O N N EM A C H E R has been

DOUG school C alif.

OTTEN

Fuller

center s u pe rv isor at the C h e rry P l an t serv

atte n d i n g

S e m i n a ry

ice cente r (Seattle). She is respo n s i b l e fo r

g rad uate Pasad e n a ,

'68)

L l N D E B LO M

H is w i f e K A Y ( M O R LEY

�I�

s o c i a l worke r in G le n d a l e . GAYLE med ical

(T I E D E MAN) tech no logist

Olympia,

DID YOU KNOW THAT the department of physical education was

Was h .

reorganized i n to the department of health, physi

H e r h usband , D a v i d i s a h i g h schoo l teach

c a l education and alth l etics last fal l . I t is n o w a p a r t of t h e C o l l e ge of Professional Studies.

e r i n Y e l m , Wash. PA U L B E N S O N is in g raduate school at Colorado l ish

State

l i terature.

f e l lows h i p

U n iversity

study i n g

will

lead

. Dr. David M . Olson, former d i rector of ath

leti cs at Wartburg College, was appoi nted c h a i r

Eng

man of t h e department and d i rector of ath letics.

H e has an N D EA g raduate

wh ich

p ro

moted by Pacific Nort h west B e l l to service

1 967

M.A.

. . there a re seven m a l e coaches on the staff

with respo n s i b i lities for coach i n g ten i n tercol

d e g ree.

l e g i ate s p o rts.

CAROL

KUBOTA

teac h i n g

fou rth

and

J O H N E L L IC KS O N i s atte n d i n g t h e Luth e ra n School of Theo logy i n C h icago , I I I . K U B OTA

teac h i n g

Roy Carlson is i n h i s seventh year as head

in J o e Broe ker, l i n e coach, head base b a l l coach

in Lih ue, K a u a i , Hawaii.

ADELE

footb a l l coach. Roy has two f u l l t i m e assistants

g rade science at Kapaa Eleme ntary School

and

Paul

Hoseth, defensive back field coach and

assistant

d i rector

athletics

head

track coach. · . . cross c o u n try was added as an i n tercollegi ate sport this year w i th Jon Thieman, a 1 968

Kan a i

H i g h School i n K o l o a , Hawa i i .

Wartburg graduate, as head coach. ·

. Ken Christopherson, assistant professor of

rel i g i o n is the ski coach. The ski team is one of

1 968 LESL I E CO LLA R g raduated from med ical

fo r

a d u lts,

feat u r i n g

seco n d

program

for

teen-agers

variety

. Miss Sara Officer a n d Mrs. Carolyn P h i l l i p s

. . n o t to be outclassed by the men, M i ss Offi cer is c o a c h i n g wom e n 's f i e l d h o c key and vol

leyball and Mrs. P h i l l i ps i s coach of the women 's

and

instrume nts

'59.

basketbal l tea m .

y o u n g a d u lts . It w a s a n eve n i n g of rhythm p lay

. Gene Lundgaard '51 , i s i n his e l eventh year

department.

M r. AI Seaman is t h e trai n e r for a l l P L U

and b l ues, plus rock and ro ll. Both y o u n g people

m a ke u p the w o m e n ' s side of the h e a l t h a n d P . E .

va riety of B a c h , B a ro q u e , b l u es and pops.

The

i nterco l l e g i ate

R i c h i s a l s o advisor t o t h e P L U water p o l o club and varsity ten n i s c o ac h .

PETZOLD

you n g o rgan-duo presented two varied pro f i rst

PLU

swi m m i n g is coached by R i c h a rd Alset h .

certs i n B e l lev u e in early Septe m b e r. The The

golf coach . He is ably assisted i n basketball by

a n d her b roth e r G E O R G E '70, prf: s e ntad t ..... o con

g ra m s .

sports

former Lute star Jim Van Beek

G e n e r a l Hos p ita l at San Francisco, Cal if. (WA G N ER)

newer

as head basketball c o a c h . Gene also serves as

field s e rv i c e school at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in December as a 1 Lt. i n t h e A N C . U . C ol l ar w i l l b e stationed a t Letterman TESSA

the

c o m peti tion.

athl e t i c teams.

a d d ition to t h e o r g a n .

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the main tenance of plant department rec o rds. Susan joined Pacific No rthwest Bell as a plant servi c e clerk in 1 965 . SALLY (WILLIAMS) J O N ES is teaching Fre nch part-ti m e at Sho reline High School in Seattle. Her husband Tom is a student at Seattle Univers i ty. G E RALD R O LOSON has recently joined the staff of ITT Rayon i e r 's No rthwest Tim b e r Division as assistant to the supe rviso r of lands reco rds and p rope rty taxes. M I K E and MARY LYNN (RAMSTAD) FORD are at Beale AFB, Marysvi lle, Calif. Mike is a Chaplain S e r vices Specialist and Mary Lynn is teaching second grade at a nea rby school. C H R IST I N E M O R K E N is teach i n g kinder garten at Heartwood Elementary School in the Clover Park Schoo l Dis t r ic t of Tacoma. JUDY R EAD is teaching at Edmonds J unio r High School in Edmonds, Wash. 2 / Lt. GARY L. BEARD is a member of the 3561 st S tudent Squadron of the Air Training Command at Webb A F B , Texas. R O B E RT YOST is attending Portland State College and his wife ANN ( E R I C K S O N) is teaching second g rade at Canby (Ore.) G rade School. Ensign A.OL I V E R HANLEY is a gunnery officer aboard the USS Mount McKi n ley (AGC-7), conducting operations in the West e rn Pacific.

Oliver Hanley

2 / Lt. ROB E RT J. MEYER is attending the A i r Force Institute of Techno logy (AF IT) at W right-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Lt. Meyer has entered c u r riculum leading to a master of science degree in systems analysis. The program, which p rovides an extensive background in the mathematics of a nalysis , ope rations, research, ec onomic analysis and allied areas, is c o nducted by AFIT as part o f the Ai r Force's profes si onal m ilitary education system. 1 4A

DEATHS

Gertrude Whitehall

G E RTRUDE WHITEHALL '69, was fat a l l y i n j u red i n a car-train ac cident in G e rmany in early December. A rmy W O R I CHA R D W. STR O N G '70, was k i l led when the h e l i copter he was p i loting was shot down by enemy g r o u n d fi re. T h e 20-year-o l d so l d i e r w a s ass igned to Co. A of the 1 st infan t ry division at P h u Loi, V i e t n a m . H e is survived by his parents, M r . a n d Mrs. R i chard W . Strong o f G reenacres, Was h . ; a brother, Doug las E., at the home ; a g randfather, H. O. Holmgren, Spokane, a g r a n d mother, M rs. L. W. Strong, Otis O r chards; a n d an aunt, Mrs. Homer Shin, Otis O rchards.

MARRIAGES December, 1 967: J. Mac Jo nes to Marcia J o h nson '66, Spoka ne, Was h. December 29, 1 967 : James H. Skiffing ton to Patricia Joh nson '66. J u l y 27, 1 9 68 : Doug Otten '67, to Kay Mo rley '68, Everett, Wash. A u g ust 3, 1 968 : L l oyd D. S u n d h e i m to Pamela J . P o i n t '68, B l oomington, M i n n . Aug ust 5 , 1 968 : Dav i d C. L i n d e b l o m to Gayle Tiedeman '67. Aug ust 10, 1 968 : Wayne H. Sch utz to Nancy A. K rogel '63, S po kane, Wash. Aug ust 24, 1 968 : Paul C. Wise '62, to Pamela VanDen Bosc h , Tiga rd, O regon. Augu st 26, 1 9 68 : Cha rles A. Martha D u n n '65.

Jones to

Aug ust 3 1 , 1 968 : G e rald A. Corne l l '67, to Margaret A. Ch ristensen '69, Port An geles, Wash. September 1 5, 1 96 8 : Ronald D. Austin to J e n n i fer J. J e n kins '72, Tacoma, Wash .

September 28, 1 968: Thomas D. Jones to Sally W i l l iams '68. October 1 9, 1 968: Gary B. Utter to Kar lene G. Rutherford '68 , Vancouver, Wash. November, 1 968 : Lee E . Davis '68, to Karen S. Ugstad '68, Bon ners Ferry, I d aho. November 1 6, 1 968 : Walter W. Fleury to She rry R. Lee '57, Kent, Wash. November 23, 1 968 : Larry M. Wi lso n to I re n e C. U n d e rh i l l '68, Centralia, Wash . N ovember 30, 1 968 : Fra n k V. G re i f to Jean E. Kn utson '68, Bel levue, Wash.

BIRTHS B o rn to M r . a n d M rs. Gene Tetrault ( N a d i n e B r u i n s '62) , son, J o h n Travis (Trey). J o i n s brother Gene Tyler (Ty) 3 a n d s i ster Ta nyia Lyn 2. (No date g i v e n . ) E l d o n D. A n derson ' 6 3 (Joyce L u n d m a r k '63 ) , tw i n s o n s , E ri k C h r i s t i a n a n d P e d e r A n d rew, born Novem be r 4, 1 967, ado pted September 3D, 1 968. Donald Fro i l a n d ( Ma rj o r ie Mo rris '62), son , David John, born January 20, 1 968. Mel Tossey (Tina Dem pster '64), son , Thomas James, born February 4, 1 9 68. B rian B iggs (Col leen Estenson '61 ) , son , An d rew E ri c , born M a rch 1 3 , 1 9 68. J o i n s b r o t h e r Char les 1 112 , and siste r Kaye 7. Henry Howe (Peggy O g den '65 ) , son, Henry E r ic Ogden, born April 1 , 1 968. Ronald P e r ry (Pat Lingelbach '63) , daughter, Jill Marie, born May 6, 1 9 68. Don Mo rtenson '56 ( Kath ryn Kolkowsky '60), son , E r i n Paul, born May 13, 1 968, adopted Septe mber 30 , 1 968. Joins sister E r i ka Lyn 4, Charles Larson '61 , son, E r i k Cha rles, born May 29, 1 968. Joins sister K risten Marie 2. A rden Flom '65, son , Eric Lee, born June 1 0 , 1 968.

1 5A

Matthew

E rnst

born

Kristi n ,

ado pted

'61 ,

July

1 968.

son , Brad E ric, born October 1 9 , 1 968.

d a u g h te r ,

Joins

s ister

len

H u ffman

born July 7 ,

s on,

'53,

Brian

M atth ies

( Pa u l i ne

Robert

d a u g h te r , Rachel A n n e, b o rn J u l y

1 7 , 1 9 68 .

E r i c kson

Ann,

R . B e rg '64 (

Lynn

Gerald A . Fosen '60 ( J a n i c e A . K a r lstad G rethe

so n ,

'60

( Marri

Nelson

vember 7, 1 968.

J o ins b ro t h e r J e r r o l d 2 V2 . daughter

'60 ) ,

5 , 1 968 . J o i n s

'62 ) , daug h ter J ea n n i n e Marie, b o r n N o 足 ve mber 6 , 1 968 . Dav i d G ru b e r '67 ( B e v Westgard '67) , twin daug hters, H e i d i a n d Uru l a. b o r n No足

61 ) s o n , A n d rew R o b e rt, b o rn J u l y 1 1 , 1 968 . R i c h ard O l se n '59 ( C l intena We l l s '60 ) ,

born

A ug us t

( Karen

Mehus

aren

L. G r u ys '65) ,

daug h te r , Ka ri L o u i se , b o r n November 28,

1 968. J o i n s s i ster L i n nea Kristine 2 '12 .

1 5 , 1 968. Kenneth

'68),

Ke l l y

( Ma r io n

Newton

b ro t h e r Darre l l 2.

Rentto,

1 96 8. Joins s ister Anne 2.

W i l l a rd G ro u n ds

'65),

De re k

D a v i d Eric, b o rn N o v e m ber

H e i d i 2.

Fredericks

d a u g h ter,

Amy

'65 Ly nn,

b o rn

A u g ust

1 9, 1 968. Bruce

( S h a ro n

Anthony

da u g hte r,

Mary A n n ,

Larson

'65 ) ,

Septe m b e r

born

Attention Authors:

1 2,

1 968. J o i n s b r o t h e r P a u l l .

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED !

'57) , a d o pted Septe m be r 1 2 ,

Walter Dawson ( R uth D u v a l l son.

Darre l l

1 968.

Joins

W a l te r,

born

b rother D a n i e l

s ister Diana R u th

Royal

The alumni office h as begun a c o l lection of a l l

known books, pamph lets a n d separate

R o d n e y Be rntsen ( J o A n n Storaas l i

'62),

son, Mark A la n , b o rn Septe m b e r 1 3 , 1 968.

b ro t h e r Malco l m Ca va rly

gathered

2 , 1 968. J o i n s

b o rn

Septe m b e r 22,

C i n y 8 , L i s a 5,

J u l ia

R o s e m a ry ,

a n d b rother T e d d y 1 . J o n B . O lson '62

(C a ro l M a n i '63), s o n ,

Eric J o n , b o rn O c t o b e r 4. 1 968. Ned

Nelson,

son, Ned

J r.

(Patricia

C h a n e y '63),

I l l , b o r n Octo b e r 5 , 1 96 8 . J o i n s

s isters K ri st in 4 V2 , an d H e i d i

R o b e rt A. N i st a d '53 ( M a r g a ret Kutz d a u g h te r ,

Kath e r i n e

G race,

born

5 2)

Octo b e r

1 6, 1 96 8 . J o i n s s ister Marjorie 1 5 . James E . S n y d e r ' 6 2 (Jacqu e l i n e Haver足 b e rg

'62),

d a u g hter,

Jill

Suzanne,

born

October 1 7 , 1 968. J o i n s b rother Jeff 3. Tore

N ie l s e n

'56

( B o nita Hanson

61 )

this

you know o f any titles that the

alumni

office

w i l l be

you have one. The materials kept as

p a rt at

the

alumni

section of t h e University Archive col lecti o n .

Fred H o l m e s ( G r ace Fo ege '53), d a u g h 足 1 968. J o i n s s isters Heid i 9,

collection

send us a copy

Peter M . M c Le l l a n ( B etty S a i n e '57) , s o n , J o n Dav i d , b o rn Septe m b e r

faculty mem bers . would

w o u l d appreciate hearing from you. Better yet

J o i n s sister Lisa 3 .

ter,

rti c l es

that h ave been wri tten by our a l u ms or former

1 6A

the University. This kind o f gift has the same advantages as the gift of stock men tioned above. All kinds of appreciated property : secur ities. real estate. objects o f art. e tc. can be used in the making of gifts. It should be noted, though , that such property should not be sold by the donor. Rather, title should be given to the University which will help the donor determine the fair market value. Depreciated property should be so ld be fore giving and a capital loss taken on one's income tax. The gift of cash can then be taken as a charitable deduction. 3. Lifetime Trust. A friend of the Uni versity h as established a trust with prop erty valued at $97,500. This p roperty orig inally cos t S900 so the capital gain would be enormous if the land were so ld by the owner. The tr ust will sell the land and in vest the net proceeds in high-yield deben tures (generally paying about 7 per cent per year). Dur ing the lifetimes of the donor and his wife, they will receive t h e inco me from the trust. When they no longer need this income. the corpus of the gift will belong to the University. The same tax ad v a n tages of the stock gift mentioned above. but not one particular point. T h e donors will have a total t a x deduction of $49.000 which can be used over a six-year period s ubject to the 30 per cent maximum in any single year. 4. Endowed Scho larship. A retired Por t land busihess executive has given S5,00 0 in stock to establish a scholarship fund for pre-ministerial stud ents. The gift will b e placed i n a restricted endowment fund and

Recently Pacific Lutheran has received several gifts that il lustrate how gifts may b e made in a variety o f ways to secure maximum tax benefits. Here are some of the gifts with an emphasis on the tax advantages. 1 . The Lifetime Income Gift. A PLU alumnus recently gave $32.000 in appreci ated stock to the University with the pro v ision that he will receive the income throughout his life. U pon his death the stock belongs to the University. This type of gift has these advantages : 1 ) he will have a lifetime income of the total earnings of the stock . 2) he will not have to pay a capital gains on the appre ciation on hi stock, 3) he receives a sub stantial. immediate tax deduction that is based on his age at t h e time of his gift, 4) t h e stock will not become a pa rt of his taxable estate. 5) he has made a gift to his Alma Mater during his lifetime and he knows that what he has worked to accum ulate during his l ife will be used as he desires. 2. Gift o f Property. Ano ther PLU alum nus has gi ven title to her house appraised at $ 1 0,500 to PLU. Du ring her lifetime t h e net income from renta ls will be paid t o her but upon her death the property passes to 13

the

p r i n c i pa l

income

kept

earned

i n tact.

the

Each

fund

wi l l

year be

the used

to a s s i s t needy s t u d e n ts w h o are p l a n n i n g t o enter t h e will

m i n istry.

p e r p et u a l l y a i d

s ec u re

This

wo rthy

g i ft

yo u n g

that

peo p l e

th e i r e d u c a t i o n .

I n t h i s case t h e d o n o r avo i d s t h e c a p i t a l

LIBRARY CO LECTION GROWING by J

m s

P I rson

g a i n o n the a p p re c iated s to c k a n d g e t s a tax d e d u c t i o n fo r t h e fai r m a r ke t v a l u e o f t h e sto c k o n t h e d a y t h e g i ft w a s made.

Bargain Sale. A m e m b e r o f t h e fac

u l ty h a d some s t o c k that h ad a pp r e c i ated in

value.

offere d

se l l

the

stock

t h e U n i v e rs i ty fo r e x a c t l y w h at he h a d p a i d fo r i t . I n t h i s way h e recovered a l l

of his

o u t-o f-poc ket cost a n d s e c u re d a tax

d u c t i o n f o r th e d i ff e r e n c e between h i s cost a n d the fa i r m a rket value o n t h e day o f h i s g i ft. H e , t h e refore, tion

gave

l ess t h e c a p i t a l

u p t h e a p p re c i a

g a i n s t h at

would

have g o t t e n i f h e h a d so l d t h e s t o c k . B u t h e a l s o g o t a tax d e d u c t i o n e q u a l t o t h e total

appreciation.

T h es e e x a m p l e s d e m o n s t rate t h e o p p o r t u n ities that e x i s t fo r p l a n n i n g o n e ' s estate

" Th e l i b rary is t h e beat i n g heart o f t h e u n i v e rs i t y , " D r. R o b e rt M o rtvedt. P a c i f i c Luth e ran

U n iv e r s i t y

preSident.

At t h e t i m e h e h ad j u st been that the

n ew

u n iversity

l i b ra ry

S h o rt l y

t h e reafte r,

was tran s p l a nted n ew

fac u l ty .

vo l u m e s ,

films

and

r e l ated

s u ccess.

"patient"

has th rived a s

l i b ra ry

serve

U n iv e rs i ty

Planning

has

s e rv i c e

estab l i s h e d

u nder

the

has

S i n ce

g rown

campus

new

Estate

d i re c t i o n

h ea rt " to

the

8 0 , 000

PLU

stu

fac u l ty vo l u n teers. was a n

l i fe

that

time

its

c a pa c ity

c o m m u n ity

and

un the

n e v e r before a s

p u m ped

the

been

mate ri a l s .

c o n d u c ted

q u a l i fi e d the

" b e at i n g

Xavier H a l l

aspect o f u n i v e r s i ty l i f e .

g i fts,

i nfo rmed had

I n c l u d ed w e r e n e a r l y

T h e o p e rat i o n , dents a n d

the

from

t h e re a r e so

making

two

n a m e d i n his h o n o r .

t o sec u re max i m u m tax b e n e f i t s . B e c a u s e many ways o f

asserted

y e a rs ago.

e n e rgy

and i nto

to has

every

I I

A rt h u r P e de r s e n . H e se rves as a c o u nse l o r

S i g n i ficant

w h o c a n s u g gest t h e best m e a n s w h e re b y

academ ic

a n i n d i v i d u a l c a n h e l p P LU g row i n e x c e l

d e d i c a t i o n w a s refl ected i n L i b r a r i a n Fra n k

l e n c e a n d serv i c e. H e i s ava i l a b l e fo r c o n su ltation

without

cost

o b l igat i o n .

J u st

w r i te or c a l l h i m at the Deve l o p m e n t O f f i c e . Pacific

L u t h e ra n

moving

forward

a l l f ro n t s , s t ri v i n g to b e a f i rst-q u a l ity e d u c a t i o n a l i ns t i t u t i o n w i t h a C h r i s t i a n i m p e r ative. It can a n d w i l l c o n t i n u e th i s p ro g ress if it rec e ives t h e vo l u nta r y s u ppo rt that i t needs a n d

deserves. Each y e a r t h e n ee d

fo r a d d i t i o n a l

s u p port

i n c reases

o rd e r

t o k e e p pace with t h e e x p l o s i o n o f knowl edge. spi rit."

" T h e re

a re

many

g i fts

but

one

p ro g ress year

d u ri n g

since

th e

the new

fi rst

full

l i b ra r y ' s

Haley's

re c e n t a n n u al

report to t h e

year is a c o m p l ete m i c rofi l m c o l l e c t i o n o f

pres

ident. In m a n y areas, due p r i m a r i l y to the

Lond o n

now ava i l a b l e

"T h i s c o l l e c t i o n s p a n s t h e e n t i re l i fe of o u r

fa c i l i t i e s ,

advances

fa r ex

the

acad e m i c

1 967-68

This was a

th e

bu dget average

paper

$229,-

p e r c e n t i n c rease over

of the

fro m

1 785-1 966.

T h e o n l y file of t h e d isti n g u i s h ed news

year the

l i b rary o p e rated o n a total b u dget of

707.

editions

n a t i o n , " H a l e y c o m m e nted.

ceeded records o f rec e n t yea rs. During

Times

four

ava i l a b l e

the

Pacific

private c o l l eges represents

N o rthwest per c e n t o f

t h e year's co l lecti o n -b u i l d i n g b u dg e t .

prev i o u s

years . A m a j o r sou rce o f f u n d s was a federal g ra n t o f

made ava i l a b l e last year

$67,907,

A fi l e of N ew York T i mes e d i t i o n s from 1 880 to the p re s e n t was also c o m p leted,

u n d e r Title II o f t h e H i g h e r Ed ucat ion Act of

The g ra n t m a d e poss i b l e a c o l lec

1 965.

tion

b u i l d ing

c a m pa i g n

u n p recedented

i n c l u d i ng a c o m p lete

res u l t .

another

m i lestone

Other

c o l lection

i n c rease

a n d c o n t r i b utes to a

within

one

i n c l ud e

the

C h ristian

Encyclopedia

and

the

I n t e r n a

t i o n a l E n c y c l o pe d i a of S o c i a l S c ie n c e a n d cata l o g s o f t h e B ri t i s h M u s e u m , L i b rary o f

m a rk and now n u m be rs

vo l u mes. T h i s represents an

1 0 1 , 4 49 cent

1 00,000

additions

Catho l i c

was

reac h e d . The l i brary's cataloged c o l l e c t i o n p a s s e d the

m i c ro

S c i e n ce M o n itor I n dex, new e d i t i o n s of the

t h e l i brary c o l l e c t i o n . As

i n dex to the

f i l med c o l lectio n .

PLU L i b ra ry . For t h e fi rst t i m e m o re than $1 00 ,000 was s p e n t to b u i l d the h i s tory of the

C o ng ress, a n d t h e N a t i o n a l U n io n L i b r a ries

per

from

year

1 956.

A n o t h e r recent p u rch ase riva ls t h e above

per cen t i n c rease

t i t l es in i m portance t h o u g h i t is not n e a r l y

i n the past t h ree years .

w e l l -known.

among

the

The

P it t s b u rg h

d is t i n g u ished

C o u ri e r,

Afro-A m e ri c a n

p u b l i c a t i o n s i n t h i s c o u n t r y , i s now ava i l

P l ay i n g the n u mbers g a m e , H a l ey asserts,

able

i s s ti l l not

1 923

to t h e present. "Yo u ca n n o t be a seri

ing

nearly

a d isti n g u i s h e d ,

i m p o rtant

b u i l d

h a rd-wo rk i n g

m i cro f i l m

i ts

e n t i re

run

from

ous student of b lac k c u l t u re w i t h o u t refer

c o l l e c

ing to that doc u m e n t , " H a l e y noted.

t i o n . Th i s means t h at the c u rr e n t total of not been

T h e addit ion i s vital to t h e studies and

ach ieved by pu rc ha s i n g reams of material

proj ects p resently c o n d u cted by a n u m b e r

and

o f PLU stu dents and fac u l ty. These, as o u t

m o re than

1 00 , 000

v o l u mes has

reta i n i n g o o s o l ete t i tles f o r stati s t i c a l

pu rposes.

R a t h e r,

t h ere h a s

been

l i ned in the fa l l i s s u e of R EF LE CT I O N S , i n

c a re f u l

s e l e c t i o n i n c lo s e c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h facu lty

cl ude

and

prog ra m s , Teacher C o r ps a n d i n volvement

constant

weed i n g

out

vo l u m es

that have o u t l ived t h e i r u s e f u l ness. The re

i n c reased

e m p h as i s

by students

refer

e n c e materials i n a l l med i a : f i l m s , records P LU

m i c ro fi l m

collection

ican

o f Wash

ington.

in the

l i st

of a d d i t i o n s

this

in d i sadvantaged areas th ro u g h

Ta coma C o m m u n ity Col lege to estab l is h a c o m p lete

Head i n g

re l at i o n s

The l i b rary staff is also c o o perating with

now

the l a rgest in t h e P uget Sound reg i o n with U n i v e r s i ty

h u m an

tee ( U S SAC) .

t h e exception

of the

and

U n iversity Students S o c i a l A c t i o n C o m m it

a n d tapes. For exam p l e , H a ley bel i eves the c u rrent

b l ac k c u l t u re

past

l i st of

references to

p u b l i c ations

P i erce Co u nty .

and This

Af ro -A m er

v o l u mes

ava i l a b l e

l ist , to w h i c h

the

C o u r i e r is a p r i m ary a d d i t i o n , i s expected

to be published in mid-Feb rua ry, accord ing to Haley.

media to support the degree programs of the institution, acco rding to guideli nes est ablished by the state library associatio n. In spite of accele rated g r owth, this ratio has not substantially inc reased in recent years. " Each academic depa rtment was ab l e to make significant additions to its co llection (this year) , " H aley explained. "However, e xcept i, n mathematics, chemistry, nursing and physics, we have yet to ac q u i re what is needed to support ou r bachelor's de gree, not to mention o u r maste r ' s pro g rams." Most private universities face the same pro blem, he indicated.

Continuing a reas of li,terary st rength in clude a superb mathematics libra ry and one o f the top chemistry collections in the Pu get So und a rea. Em phasis has also been on literature of management, experimental psychology, social sciences and human iHes. There has been a ten-fold advance in reco rded media se rvices, due in large part to a complete integ r ation of reco rdin gs with the co nventional lib rary operation. Thus, the maturation of the collection, coupled with nume rous ope rational ad vances and s·taff reo rganization, is expand ing the impact of the P LU library upon No rthwest scholarship. T h e re h as been a 20 pe r cent increase in media circulation this past year though the student population has increased less than five per cent.

10 i

He also emphasized that i f a $1 00,000 a ye ar acq uisition p rog ram could be main tained, which he hopes will happe n in the nea r futu re, PLU could step off the t read mill and make real gains. " Even so, it would take eight to ten years to cl ose the gap," he admitted. Haley believes that the staff and facil ities are now sufficient so that 50 cents on every ADD IT IONAL budget dol lar avail able in the future can be used fo r collec tion building. In this milestone year, the Robert A. L. Mo rtvedt Library has come a long way since the days of J. U. Xavie r , the school's first tib rarian. In 1 904, the library co llection had "grown " to 1 , 300 volumes . Even i n 1 951 , the yea r Haley bec ame lib ra rian at PLU, the co llection barely ex ceeded 40,000 volumes, mo re than 60 per cent of which h ave been disca rded as obsolete in the past 1 7 yea rs. But "a journey o f 1 , 000 miles begins with a single step , " a step taken by Xavier 65 years ago. And still the question in respect to the lib ra ry remains, " H o w fast a re we going and how far do we go ? "

A hard-working co l lection must also reach beyond the campus physical facilities , si nce no one location can house t h e infi n ite va rieties of materials available. To accomplish this, the lib rary's staff has as sembled a bibliographic collecti on which controls over 1 5 million volumes. Over 700 volumes were exchan ged this past yea r with nea r b y libraries. H aley is p resently active in several areas which a re helpi n g to improve co ope rative 'effo rts between l ibra ries. Among t h em are the lib rary division of the No rthwest Asso ciation of Private Colleges and U n ive rsitie s , an adviso ry committee t o the Washington State Li brary Commission a nd the Paci fic Northwest Association o f Church Libr a ries. At present. the lib rary is maintaining approximately 75 pe r cent of the requi, red 16

flew flott�

The C h o i r of the West w i l l travel to N o rway in J u n e , 1 970, to partici pate in the 900th ann iversary of the fo u n d i n g of the c ity of Bergen. The i nv i tat i o n came from the board of d i recto rs of The No rse m e n ' s Leag u e , an i n ternat i o n a l cu l t u ral o rgan ization with headquart e rs in N o rway. Th is o r gan ization spo nsored the Choir's 1 9 63 tour o f N o rway and w i l l book 22 conce rts for the 1 9 70 trip i n a d d i t i on to the two days w h i c h will be spent at the B e rgen Fes t iv a l . I n a d d i t i o n t o concert i n N o r way, t h e 70voice c h o i r , which is d i rected by P rof. M a u r i ce H . Ska n e s , w i l l a p pear in E n g l a n d , G e r m a n y and D e n mark. It is expected t h a t the c h o i r w i l l l e ave fo r E u rope on May 29, 1 970 via c h a rtered jet. T h e retu rn d ate is J u l y 7 from Copen h ag e n . T h e re w i l l be p l a ces o n t h e c h a rte red p l a n e fo r fa m i l ies of students, a l u m n i , stu dents, fac u l ty a n d anyone c o n nected with P L U . P e rsons des i ri n g i n fo rmation may ad d ress t h e i r requests to : M i l ton Nesv i g , Man ager, C h o i r of the West, PLU, Tacoma, Wash. 98447.

SCHOLARSHIP FU HE AB

A bequest of $20,533.72 from t h e estate of C l i ffo rd James H i c ks of A u b u rn , Wash . , has been g i ven PLU to set u p a s c h o l a rs h i p f u n d . H i c ks , w h o was associated with the N o rthern P a c i f i C Rai l road fo r many yea rs , set up the f u n d in memo ry of h i s s i s ter-in law, Helen Cl ift B e l l . The t rust capital w i l l provide funds fo r s c h o l a rs h i p s t o be awarded over a 1 0-year period to deserv ing students.

Fjellman,

Seattle,

Pacilic

Northwest

Synod (LCA) president.

1 .

. FO UNDERS

DAY

14)

(Oct.

was

cele

brated with a tea sponsored by Harstad Hal/, residence

unit

were,

left

for

right,

granddaughter

women.

Greeting

Ka thleen

guests

Watness,

great

Rev. Bjug A . Harstad, founder

of PLU; Pamela Bach, assistant head resident; Louise

and

Lydia

Harstad,

daughters

the

l ounder (Lydia was born in Harstad Hal/); C h ris tie

Stevens,

president

the

hall;

and

Mrs.

Dorothy Olson, housemother. 2 .

REGENTS

ENTERTAIN - The

Regents mem bers took time

0/1

Board

at their Novem

ber meeting to enjoy a smorgasbord dinner at which

this

they entertained the

laculty.

From leN,

group includes Rev, Ivar Pihl 0 1 Corvallis ,

Ore.,

Mrs.

Erickson

Pihl,

Roll

Corvallis,

Erickso n , Ore . ,

Dr.

and the

HOMECOMING

QUEEN - Cathy

hom ecoming

1967

Yost,

November

Ann

Erickson

queen.

Y O U C A N ' T TELL THE PLAYERS W I T H

OUT A PR O G R A M- Two laculty wives read the h o mecoming

game

program.

Stewart G o vig, lelt, and Mrs,

They

are

Kenneth

Mrs. Chris

topherson. HANDSOME HARRY-AI Kollar, Tacoma

junior and varsity basketball star, was crowned Handsome Cathy

Harry

Severson

at at

homecoming halltime

01 Ihe

Queen Powder

Pull game.

Kenneth

Rev.

renowned baritone, appeared recently

Dr.

Sever

son, Salem, Ore. senior, is crowned queen

SINGER VISITS-William Warlield, right, in

con-

cert o n

the

S t u d e n t Arlist Series.

V I s i t i n g with

coma.

him

Or.

Vernon

artist

Orthopedic

Utzin g e r.

s e ries

REGENTS

Regents for

the

went

Guild.

Here Craig

Pattee. a p a ti e n t

a t the h os p i t a l . visits with M r s . R ud olp h V a l e n

c h a irm a n . 7

The e v e n t is s p o n s ored b y t h e Parkland

gave

E N T E R T A I N - The

its

fa c ul t y in

through

annual

sm orgasbord

November.

the

B o ard

s e rvin g

C h a t t in g

line

din n e r as

were.

they

left

r i g h t , Mrs. G e orge G r e w e n o w . R e v . G r e w e n o w o f

t i n e , c o n c ert c h airman, a n d G o rd on O. Gilbert son.

band

d i r ector .

THE SPER R Y

OA T / O N

h as

given

H U TCHINSON FOUN

$ 1 ,900

gr ant

PLU

s u p p o rt a n u r b a n a I / a i rs c o n fere n c e to be h e l d

Portl a n d , R e v . Lloyd R o h olt of M i lw a u kie , O r e . .

this s c h o o l year.

Mrs.

a s s o ciate p r o fe s s o r o f political s c i e n c e who is

, 0 c l OlogY

K n o rr a n d and

G r ew e n o w

Dr.

retired

Kn orr,

academic

professor dean .

Revs.

and Roholt are b o a r d m embers.

From

lelt. O r .

L owell Culver,

ch ar ge o f t h e c o n fe ren c e ; President Robert

M o rtv ed t, receiving t h e

check

from John

How

ar d a n d R i c h a rd R o b e r t s , S & H r ep r es entativ es .

KATHY JOHNSON.

reigned

o ve r

the

Lucia

Tacoma

Bride

fres h m a n .

Fesli v a l

K A R E N W I K , L E F T . P O R T L A N D F R E S H

c e m b e r. M e m b e rs o f h e r family v i s i t e d w i t h h e r

M A N , A N D THE R E S A A P P E L L O , Seattle s o p h o

at the reception f o l l O W i n g the program.

more.

p a rt i c i p a t e d

the

L u c ia

B r i d e Festival

and o a rade h e l d in S t o c k h o l m , Sweden, in mid

T H E P L U C O NC E R T B A ND g a v e its an

D e c e m b er .

They

were

among

n u a l f a m ily c o n c e rt I n N o v e m b e r f o r th e be ne

Bride winners flown f r o m t h e

fit

the intern ational e vent.

Mary

Bridge

C h l ldre n ' s

Hospital

T a-

fi v e

ar ea

LUCia

United States to

by a s p e c i f i e d n u m b e r o f c o u rses re q u i red f o r g ra d u a tio n . Com menting R o b e rt

Two fac u lt y m e m b e rs on leave a re e n g a g e d

D r.

B u rton

and the other Ostenso n ,

o n sabbatical

l eave,

professo r

is part of a resea r c h

t e a m c o n d u c t i n g o c e a n og ra p h i c s t u d i es f o r the

National

waters

Science

between

Fou n d at i o n

Australia

and

change. " Th e

P re s i d e n t

fac u l ty

been w o r k i n g o n

and this

f o r over fo u r y e a rs a n d t h i s i s o n e o f t h e

I n d ia.

b i o l og y

the said.

a d m i n i s t ra t i o n h av e

i n r e s e a r c h a n d teac h i n g o v e r s e a s , o n e i n t h e A n ta rc t i c

M o rtvedt

most i m po rt a n t steps taken

i n m y reg i m e .

W e a re

g e tt i n g

rid

old

syste m "

which

p u ts

same

the

mold

u a l ity and

A n t a rc t i c a.

and

the

" Io ck 'step

every s t u d e n t

are

a l lo w i n g

for

the

i n d iv i d

c reativ i t y . "

G a ry Peterson, i ns t r u c to r in m a t h e m a t i c s , i s o n leave t h e f i rst s e m ester and i s c o n ducting

i n -se rv i c e

i n s t i tute

fo r

sec

o n d a ry s c h o o l tea c h e rs at R an g as C o l l eg e in O ld Del h i ,

A b i l l w h i c h w i l l p r o v i d e s c h o l a r s h i p assist

I n d i a.

a n ce

stude nts

attend i n g

c o l l eges

and

u n iv e r s i t i e s ( p u b l i c or p r ivate) i n t h e state h as been i n tro d u ced in t h e 1 969 Wash i n g ton l e g i s l a t u r e n ow in sess i o n . major

ove r h a u l

the

curri c u l u m

The

and

a u t h o rized

by the

P LU

Board

tion.

C o m m o n l y c a l led t h e 4-1 -4 p r o g r a m , t h e will

start

n e x t fa l l .

a no t h e r

Was h i n g t o n

lent

fo u r

c o u rs e of

I n te r i m

c o u rses

will

p re s e n t

each

ro u g h l y

fo u r-h o u r

period, w h i c h w i l l

s e m es t e r .

the

e q u i va

c o u rse.

The

re q u i re d for

all s t u d e nts a n d f a c u lty t h e f i rst y e a r , w i l l b e o n e u n i t a n d w i l l a l low for experimen t a t i o n i n teac h i n g a n d l ea r n i n g . I t w i l l per m it

students

acqu i re

n ew

e x pe ri e n c e s

either o n o r off the campus. I t w a s f u rthe r dec ided t h at t h e

p re s e n t

c re d i t h o u r s y s t e m w i l l e v e n t u a l l y be a b a n doned

( w it h i n t w o y e a r s ) t o

deSigned

rec o m m e n d ed'

Friends

for

be estab

H i gh e r

c o m posed o f all

h i gher education

U n d e r t h e new system students w i l l b e Each

a ls o

i n st i t u t i o n s

h a s e n d o rsed t h e s c h o l a rs h i p

1 4-week

s e m es t e r. e n ro l l ed

has

p e r m a n e n t state a g e n c y

t i o n , a group

T h e re w i l l be a n i n t e r i m te r m o f o n e m o n t h f o l lowed

l i s h e d t o a d m i n i s te r t h e p ro g r a m .

Under

t h i s p l a n t h e f i rs t semester w i l l e n d b e f o r e

J a n u a ry ,

The C o u n c i l

that a

C h r i s t m as a n d w i l l b e 1 4 weeks i n l e n g t h . in

which

A d v i s o ry Co u n c i l o n P u b l i c H i g h e r E d u ca

n e w c u r r i c u l u m , w h i ch was r e c o m m e n d e d faculty,

bill

poss i b l e t h ro u g h a c t i o n o f t h e Tem po rary

Regents

at i ts N o v e m b e r m ee t i n g .

by the

s c h o l a rs h i p

f o r w o r t h y and n ee d y s t u d e n t s w a s m a d e

c a l e n d a r at P a c i f i c L u t h eran U n i v e r s i t y was

replaced

E d u ca

t h e p r ivate t h e state, p ro g ra m .

A final

record

of t h ree w i n s , fo u r

losses

a n d two ties was the least i m p ressive res u l t of a very p r o m i s i n g K n i g h t football. seaso n. Loaded

with

u nderc lass m e n ,

s q u ad roared to all

the

three v i ctories

PLU in

the

last fo ur g a m e s , los i n g the f i n a l e 20-21 n at i o n a l ly-ran ked

W i I l amette.

S o p h o m ores h a l fb a c k Dave H a lstead and j u nior

tackle

Rick

Johnson

earned

tittle

A l l-A m e ri c a h o n o ra b l e m e n t i o n reco g n it i o n p l u s a h o s t of northwest h o n o rs. In a l l ,

Lutes were n a m e d to v a r i o u s reg i o n a l and c o n ference a l l'-star teams. H a l stead a n d

another s o p h o m o re back,

G a ry H a m m e r , were on e-two in N o rthwest C o n ference

rush i n g

a n d t ied fo r t h i rd

loop s c o r i n g . The Lutes, as a res u l t, topped the league in team r u s h i n g . Lute defen ders set a new s c h o o l m a r k a n d led t h e league in pass interce p t i o ns (22), w i t h j u n i o r T i m C h a n d l e r tyi n g fo r c o nference h o n o rs w ith six. Linemen

Randy

J o rgen son

and

Ross

B o i c e w i l l co-captain the 1 969 s q uad. Most Valuable P l a yer h o n o rs went to s e n i o r l i n e足 backer B i l l Tye ; s e n i o r tac kle B e n E r i c kson was voted M ost

pay-dirt In Ih

I n s p i ra t i o n a l P l ayer.

n 9

Filck Johnson

PLU finished its fi rst c ross country season with a fourth place conference finish and a 5-3 dual meet record. The entire roster will be back next yea r.

Lute cagers were off to their roughest st a rt in recent years at the time of this writing, losing fou r of their f i rst five games. After a dismal 96-64 loss to Central '«ashington State College, they dropped a 62-48 decision to Western Washington State before edging Central in a rematch 67-66. A double loss in the Daffodil Classic w rapped up the 1 968 segment of the season. The p roblem seems to be a lack of con tinuity coupled with a s u rprisingly cold shooting streak. Coach Gene Lundga ard has eight veterans and four newcome rs who can and want to pl'ay ; the p roblem has been to put the best five together at one time. 6-5 j unior center AI Ko l l a r is playing a consistent game. and sophomore for wa rds B ruce Reichert and John Krummel have been b right spots. 6-8 freshman cen ter Ake Palm. a Swedish import. is learn ing the American game.

PLU cross-country leam 0.1 start 01 dual meet . th Peclf(c U

Ju 1

aro

uo.rd Kevin MII1 r

I Kollar

,'ern

S5 S

A st rong Lute swimming squad copped its first two dual meets by impressive scores and finished sixth in the Central Washing ton State College Relays at Ellensburg. The team is led by two b rothers f rom Bakersfield. Calif. . Randy Sen n , a junior transfe r, and his b rother Steve, a freshman. Randy set pool records in both dual meets and is recording n ationally-ranked times in free-style events.

all to lun or

shlnglon game

Dr. alild

ti ib P ft tebo k

Lloyd

Ave r i l l ,

c u rren t l y

( Ka n sas)

ren o w ne d

g uest

lecturer

U n iversity,

m e n c e m en t

will

a d d ress

edu cato r at

g i ve

Ottawa

the

S u nday,

com

June

P re s i d e n t R o b e rt M o i1vedt o f P LU w i l l g ive the

b a c c a l a u reate s e r m o n

John Was h .

E r i c ks e n , and

son

that

junior

d ay .

from

Rev.

and

I ss a q u a h M rs.

F ra n k

E ri c ks e n , h as been c h o s e n f o r a o n e-year term as e d i to r o f " T h e M o o r i n g Mast, " stu d e n t n ew s pa pe r. H e w i l l take over F e b ru ary 1

from Thomas

Stu e n ,

Seatt l e s e n i o r

a n d s o n o f M r. a n d M rs . J o h n Stu e n .

Dr.

David

e d u c at i o n the

O l so n ,

and

Honor

d i rect o r

ath l e t i c s .

A w a rd

fo r

has

1 968

physical

been by

g iven

the

Iowa

Asso c i a t i o n f o r H e a l t h . P h y s i c a l Ed u ca t i o n and

Rec reat i o n .

P r i o r to j o i n i n g

the

PLU

fac u l ty i n J u l y , D r. O l s o n was at W a rt b u rg C o l lege ( I ow a ) .

Two fac u l ty m e m be r s have been e lected to

n at i o n a l b o a rd s o f the A m e r i c a n

Luth

eran C h u rc h . D r. R ic ha rd M o e , dean o f the c o l lege o f profe s s i o n a l s t u d ie s , w a s c h o s e n fo r t h e b o a rd o f p u b l ic a t i o n s ; a n d D r . J o h n S ch i l l e r,

chai rman

sociology, social

was

service.

the

elected Both

were

department the fo r

b o ard

of of

th ree-year

terms.

c h a i rm a n

o f the

d e p a rtm e n t o f b i o l o g y , was one o f

Dr. Jens

20 c o l

l eg e

p r o fess o rs

Knudsen, in

the

n ati o n

c h os e n

receive a 1 969 E. H a r r i s o fl H a r b i s o n Award for

d i s t i n g u i s h ed teac h i n g

forth Fo u n d at i o n . A t h e award .

from

the

Dan

$4,000 g ra n t w e n t w i t h

C lose to 2,000 youth from L u t h e ra n c h u rc h es i n t h e Pacific N o rt h west atten ded the a n n u a l Youth Day on cam pus Novem ber 9. T h e day's p rog ram in cl uded c ampus to u rs , s w i m m i ng, a pl ay, l u n c h eo n : a n d c l i maxed w i t h a 39-1 7 footb a l l w i n b y P L U over Whitma n .

Erik Bye, one of No rway's most p o p u l a r radio a n d tele v i s i o n pers onal ities, p re sented a program of song a n d other enter ta i n me n t at PLU on Nove m b er 1 9 . T h e p ro gra m was sp o n s o red by the N o rse C l u b .

Kat h l een A n n J o h n s o n , 1 8 -year-o l d fres h man from Taco m a , daughter of M r . a n d M r s . A rth u r J . Joh nso n , reigned a s Queen o f L i g h ts over the a n n u a l Lucia Bride Fes tival h e l d Dece m b e r 7.

D r. Lewis B . Mayhew, Stanford professo r a n d renowned cu rricu l u m pl an n i n g author ity, s p ent two d ays on cam p u s i n October d i scussing the c u r r i c u l u m with faculty and stud ents.

Fo u r debaters were final ists in the West ern Speech Association tou rnament h e l d rec e n t l y at B ri g h a m Yo u n g U . (Uta h ) . They i n c l u d e Cathy and J a mes C o l l i n s , S a l e m , O r e . : P a t r i c i a Cowe l l , H a r l e m , Mon t. : a n d H a rry W i c k s , Lewist o w n , M o n t .

J a mes V a n Beek, d i rector o f f i n a n c i a l a i d , w a s ch osen by the Departme nt of Hea l t h , E d u c a t i o n and Welfare to serve on the review board for t h e western region o f the D i vision o f Student Financial A i d . In a one-week Dece m b e r sess i o n , the panel of 12 processed a p p l ication from over 400 educ ati o n a l i n stitutio ns.

D o rothy Tol lefs o n , m e m b e r of the School of N u rs i n g fa c u l ty s i n ce 1 9 6 1 , was m a rried recently to W. Powell Cone, Roy (Was h . ) b u i I d i n g contractor.

To m a ke them m o re aware of t h e prob lems of h u n ge r a n d starvation i n the w D r l d , s o m e 500 PLU s t u d e n ts p a rt i c i pated in a 1 4- h o u r fast a n d m i ssed one n i gh t's s l e e p Nove m b e r 8 a n d 9. T h e U n ivers i ty gave t h e students a rebate fo r the mea l they m i ssed and the mo ney, together with other con t r i b utions, was s e n t to assist the starv i n g p e o p l e i n B i afra. The n i g h t w i t h o u t s l e e p was spent in Memo r i a l Gymnas i u m where the stu dents l i stened to sp eeches and e n g a g e d i n d ialogue.

D r . John S c h i l ler, c h a i rm a n of the soci o l o g y de partment, was i n Wa s h i n g to n , D. C. recently as a cons u l tant on u n d erg radu ate social work education prog rams. The mee ting was s po n so red by t h e Depa rtmen t of H eal th, Education and Welfare.

E n ro l l m e n t f o r t h e fa l l semeste r totaled 2,776 stud e n ts o f who m 2,1 43 were f u l l t i m e . T h e re w e re 397 s t u d e n ts registered i n t h e g rad uate d i v i s i o n and wo r k i n g to ward mast e r 's deg rees.

Prof.

Maurice

Skones,

c h a i rm a n

t h e m u s i c d e p a r t m e n t , was g u est c o n d ucto r f o r c h o ral fes t i v a l s rece n t l y in Wash., a n d Lewisto n , Idaho.

Vancouver,

D r . G u n da r King, d i rector of t h e school of

B u s i ness

A d m i n istration,

was

s pe a k e r

at t h e fi rst c o n f e rence o n B a l t i c S t u d i es h e l d recently at the U n i ve rsity o f M ary land. H e was e l ected c h ai r m a n o f t h e c o n fere nc e ' s o rgan i z a t i o n a l

c o m m ittee.

P L U psy c h o l o g y p rofessors and gradu ate s t u d e n ts a re part i c i pa t i n g in the Va l l ey School of S p e c i a l E d u c a t i o n , a pre-sc h o o l i n P u ya l l u p f o r poten tial l y s l o w l ea r n e rs s p o n sored by t h e J u n i o r Chamber of C o m m e rc e . B e t t y Haza rd, P L U grad student, i s f u l l-time teac h e r , a n d w o r k i n g w i th h e r i s M rs . Grace Koo p m ans. a n o t h e r P L U grad u ate s t u d e nt.

F i fteen

h u n dred

m a t h e m at i c s

teac h e rs

atten ded t h e 7th A n n u a l P a c i f i c N o rthwest M a t h e m a t i cs Co n f e re n c e h e l d o n

campus

i n October.

Stephen S a n d vi g of L o n g Beach, C a l i f . , so n

Sandvig.

N avy was

C h ap l a i n e l ected

and

Mrs .

p resident

E dw i n of

the

fres h m a n c l ass. Oth e r officers i n c l u d e John B e c k , Marysvi l le , vice-pre s i d e n t ; Kathyel l en Case, Port l a n d , sec retary ; and C ro ker. B a i n b r i d g e Island. t reasu rer.

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