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t Tacoma, Washington.
EDITORIAL BOARD Dr. Eugene Wiegman
.
Rev. Milton Nesvig
Asst.to the President
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. Pr esident
Rev. Harvey Neufeld
. Director, Collegium
Ronald Coltom Director, Alumni Relations .
James L. Peterson
. Editor
Kenneth Dunmire Darrel Roa O.
K.
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Contributors: President Rev. Wash.,
. Staff Photographers
.
Graphics Design
Devin, Inc.
of
Ross PLU
Dr. Pacific
Hidy,
Eugene Lutheran
pastor,
Wiegman, University;
Mercer
Island,
Office of Development,
PLU
Office of Student Life.
1
A Chapel Address
By Eugene Weigman
It has been said that the essence of an answer is the wording of the question. In the duties of the office of a president I have learned to appreciate this saying for I am confronted daily with questions. Questions come in all sizes and shapes, but generally asked for one purpose-a favorable response. The wording of a question by a requester has intrigued me. There are questions that if answered perm it but one response-a simple yes or a simple no. There are questions that allow for the negotiation of an answer. And finally, there are questions that a Solomon in all his
wisdom
could
not
answer,
for in
fact
one cannot
even
understand the
question. As I said, I have been intrigued by the wording of questions and also interested to know the thoughts of the framer of the question once the answer is given. Through experiences from where I sit, one can almost tell the emotional state of the questioner by their unusual behavior. I have seen students drop pencils and books; young
ladies, when seated, pull continually on the hem of their skirts
until I fully expected the terrible sound of tearing material; grown men light the wrong end of a cigarette, not once but twice; professors remove glasses and blow imaginary gremlins from the lenses, only to put the clean spectacles away. Once the question is
answered
I
have
seen the
requester walk from the office so
relieved that possessions are left behind, I have a collection of pipes in my office; faculty are invited to come and seek their pipes from among the lost. To what is all of this leading?
It is this
I wish to explore with you today a
question that is as old as the recorded history of man and yet as new as this day itself.
It is a question about which I have thought a great deal. Found in the
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third chapter of Genesis, verses 8-10, it is the second recorded question in the H o ly S criptur-e. I t reads as follows: And Adam heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called unto Adam and said unto him, Adam where art thou?
he said, I heard thy voice in because I was naked,' and I hid myself.
And
the garden, and I was afraid,
Adam, where art thou? A simple, direct question asked by God. But Adam , as do all men, found it difficult to answer the question with a simple direct answer. Adam's evasive reply was Just an excuse , a stalling for time and a hope that God wouldn't
pursue the question.
Finally ,
after several
callings by God , Adam
anw ered , "I heard thy va ice in the garden, and I INas afraid, because I was naked and I hid myself." I.Nhat a sorrowful answer to give God. "I
hid myself." Of course he did. Why
IMould God go around calling , Adam, where The answer didn' t
wash
with
God ,
for
art thou? if Adam wasn't hiding?
he continued
to press Adam with
ques t i ons. "Who told you, Adam, that you are naked? H ave you eaten of the tree, wherefore I commanded thee that thou shalt not eaP" And on it goes; one question,
one
excuse;
another
question,
another
excuse,
until
finally
it
culminated in the tragic curse on man that ended his paradise on earth. Long after the fall, God's haunting question must have come back to Adam again and again as he sat in the cool of the evening after a day of toil and struggle. Adam, where art thou? And it is the same question put by God to all mankind. I t ' s a question that is asked now and here, and one way or another all of us are called upon to answer. Adam, where art thou? This simple question has elicited a thousand answers. And yet, not one of the responses of all the Adams who have ever lived is an answel-. Excuses and apologies , yes-but no answer. Until the last breath is dravvn on this earth, man alone will not yet answer the question. As
a
child, when hear-ing the story of God' s confrontation with Adam and Eve, I
was tempted more than once to ask my mother and my teachers a few questions about God's peculiar action in this matter. Was God, I wondered, playing games
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with Adam? F i rst, I had been taught that God is o mn iscient; that he knows a l l things, Second , h e certa inly knew where Adam was hid ing, and th i rdly, h e must have known a l ready why Adam was h i d i n g, When I was a chil d , I thou ght maybe God was p l ay i ng w ith Ada m a k i n d of g rown-u p game of hide and see k, for I tho ught, "Wasn't it rather foo l i sh for God to go around ca l l ing out for Adam i n a garden n o t large i n s i ze in which only two peo p l e lived? W h y shouldn't God just s i t and wait for Adam and h is w i fe to return to the i r favor ite p l ace of abode in Parad ise?" It seemed to me God was a trifle b it impat ient, Later, I was to l earn the meaning and truth of t h is story, God knew where Adam was and He knew why he was hid ing, And the further t ruth is this
while G od
walked in t h e garden ca l l ing for Ad am , He was already preparing a'vvay to mend the b reach between Adam and Himself, God knew what had to be done and He knew who wou ld do it, His son, o u r Lord Jesus, wo u l d co me to this earth to
l ive and to d ie l i ke a l l
Adams i n o rder that H e w o u l d experience t h e joys a n d sorrows of A d a m . Un l i k e al l other Adams, He wo u l d not be defeated by death , b u t on the dawn of the fi rst S u nday, wo u l d r i se t r i u m p h ant fro m the grave, fu l l of grace and mercy. And in so d o ing wo u l d remove once and for all the dead l y sting fro m God's question to Adam. A l l th is G o d k new would need to be acco m p l ished as He l ook ed for Adam so many eons ago . But the question of quest ions that h as to be as ked is why d i d God go l o o king for the wayward Adam? It is this: God cou ld not bear to be sepa rated from His creation . He l oved Adam and Eve w ith a com passion that knew no l i mits and He wanted them to be with H i m. The
new-the
redeemed -Adam has the answer
to
God's question:
Where art
thou? "Lo rd , thou knowest where I am," That
is
the
understand ing
answer, of
an
nothing
more
unbreakab le
or bond
less,
I t's
between
an answer man
and
born God.
o u t of
an
N othing足
abso l utel y nothing-can sepal'ate God fro m those who love H i m and ca l l
Him
Father. When in the co o l of the even ing God co mes to you and gently as ks, "Where are you?" , just say , "Lord, t h o u knowest where I am." "I k no w ," He will say , "just tho ught I wo u l d as k." Yea , Lo r d , keep asking and I ' l l just keep answer i ng.
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Planning
Tomorrow: A PLAN
FOR THE FUTURE
WHAT DO STUDENTS THINK ABOUT PLU?
Mankind eternally looks to the future. There is a
Vlihat
nostalgia for the past and a striving to improve the
Univer'sity' What do they think about themselves'
present. But when man dreams, he dreams of the
What are their aspirations, and to what extent is
future.
PLU helping them fulfill those aspirations'
Three
years
ago
Pacific
Lutheran
University was
do
Answers
students
to
these
think
about
questions
are
Paci fic
at
the
Lutheran
heart of
looking ahead to the challenge of the 1970's. It was
efforts being made to wisely anticipate and plan for
at
the future at PLU.
that
time that PLU President
Eugene Wiegman
offered two intitatives that would provide direction for the University in the years ahead.
Earlier this year Harvey Neufeld, executive director of the PLU Collegium, requested the assistance of
There were two paramount concerns. 0 ne reflected
the Associated
the need to maintain and build the academic quality
Life Office in conducting a student opinion survey
of
the institution.
The second involved efforts to
In pursuit of the first goal, Or. Wiegman called for organization
of
the Committee on Academic
Excellence. The commission,
(cont, on
P LU and the Student
designed to help answer some of these questions, The questionnaire and the random sampling method
insure the financial stability of the University.
the
Students of
page
8)
was developed over a period of several months by a committee members.
of
students
and
Student
Life
staff
(cont. on page 9)
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(from page 7) the
next
national
working diligently over two
ph ilosophy
years,
and
provided
objectives
recommendations
for
the
a
as
statement
well
as
development
and
local
envimnment
likely
to
prevail
through the 70's is being pr-epared and will precede
of
speci fic
a detailed projection of the program for each area
of
of the University.
the
University in the years ahead.
From
this
planning
a
clearly
projected
ten-year
Its effort was the first in a ser"ies of institutional
program of growth in the quality of the University's
and
teach ing, resear'ch and service is expected to emerge.
departmental
self-studies
which
are
still
underway, a continuing exploration of the need for'
It will reflect a
new dimensions in a rapidly changing society.
wor'ld.
r'esponsible
Each academic unit is novv considering the need and
Thus
character of
challenges
at
some instances the appraisals may reaffirm existing
Lutheran
University
values and prevailing programs,
excellence and in service,
its function
for
the
years ahead,
In
In others they will
<)
University in today's
deliberate effort is being made to meet the
the
decade
to
will
assur
r.ontinue
that
to
Pacific
grow
in
lead to a substantial reconsideration of program and perhaps
even
in fl uence
the
direction
of
higher
education elsewhere. The sum of these studies will
The Colleagues
help shape the future policies and options at Pacific
The Colleagues of Pacific Lutheran University will
Lutheran University. Pacific the
Lutheran
help
of
form The Collegium. These Colleagues will include
University needs, and is seeking,
the
leadership
of
a
concerned
alumni,
and
par-ents
and
other'
distinguished
interested citizenry in reviewing such questions at
who have accepted membership in The Collegium
this time of obvious importance. Our nation is in a
and have agreed to help the Board of Regents, the
decade that is witnessing vast historical changes in
faculty and the ad ministration to define and achieve
our society, our economy, our political structure as
the aspirations for the future.
well as in our methods of education. What is needed
They are a group who have joined in a co III m an
is a new alignment of existing ideas, people and
purpose. They affirm
resources. To that end, Pacific Lutheran University
contributions
has created a Board of Colleagues known as The
The
The Collegium
practice
of
cooperative
Collegium
realiLation educational
of
will a
assist
significant
pmgra m. A
in
Colleagues
an
independent,
private,
fulfill
their
mission
by
making
of their experience and their influence in both an
responsibility
advisory
and
the
and
planning
timely
represent
the
an
the
professions
and
active
capacity. They
become
University
and
in
communities,
their
respective
Through
these
multiple functions a catalyst is created to encourage
ten-year
careful evaluation of
and
identified with the prestige of the University. They
citizen participation in the affairs of the University. The
the kind of leadership and
only
avarlable to Pacific Lutheran University the benefits
The Collegium represents a commitment to a theory and
that
church-related un iversity can offer,
Collegium.
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faculty,
persons who are recogn ized leaders. They are people
_
a
change
in
some
of
the
attitudes
toward
and
pr ocedures
in
higher
education.
The
result
will
(from page 7)
enable the institution to serve more adequately the
Analysis
demands created by a changing society - demands
conclusions concerning PLU, its impact, ane! its role
of new
in shaping the lives of its students.
priorities with which the University must
reckon.
the
study resulted in several general
They are:
Thus the purpose of The Collegium is to give the University the viability necessary for it to make its rightful
of
(1) Students feel good about PLU. (2) The academic program is well respected, and is a
contributions to its sponsors and to the
primary
reason
why
students
continue to
enroll.
society it serves.
(3) The faculty is well respected and the quality of instruction is co nsidered high.
Endowment
(4)
the
need
for
a
major
campaign
to
build
insure financial stability.
future
by
contributing
to
a
greatly
the continuence of the educational quality to
fund is never depleted and e ventually returns
many times the value of the ol-iginal gih. designed
program.
Each
to
be
a
Colleague
long-range, bec omes
nominates other potential Colleagues, thus assuring the fu ture growth of the program. continued
and
enlarging
circle
with
Preparing
for
are
very
personal other
identity
people
.,
and
are
very
a
career
is
very
important
to
with by the university in a manner consistent with a I iberal arts emphasis_ Students feel good about PLU. While this is a brie f, general
concerned
it
on
e ffectively
summarizes
a number of survey results_
The conclusions reflect such questionaire catagories as "concern for me as an individual," "closeness of relationships
with
others,"
relationships
with
"faculty," and "students," and "social life." The
of
statement,
conclusions based
involved in the affairs of the University and himself
A
experiences
students and needs to be recognized and dealt
of the fund. Because only the earnings are spent,
perm nent
Christian
purpose for their attendance at PLU.
(7)
of income derived from earnings on the cash value
is
on
important to students and make up a major
The endowmen t fund provides a permanent source
Collegium
learning
regard ing
relationships
which PLU has long been committed.
The
emphasis
emphasi7ed.
(6) Concerns
badly needed. this endowment will provide the basis
the
the
(5) Non-classroom
increased endowment. I n a world where qual ity is for
and
commitment in recruiting.
This ca 1paign is one of the major responsibilities of the
important to students, as is spiritual
important and should be furthe r developed and
The Collegium. It will invite friends of PLU to help insure
very
growth
the
endowment fund of the University. thus helping to
Maintaining the Lutheran identity of the school is
The second major goal outlined three years ago was
categories
were
listed
under
"reasons
for
attending" or "reasons for staying at PLU."
citi{enry IIlterested in the growth of a greater PLU
"Concern
will be the result.
among 23 reasons why studen ts enroll at P LU . The
for
the
individual"
ranked fifth
(39%)
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category
increased
in
importance,
to
49 %, as a
reason for staying at the university. "Close personal relationships" received a 23% rating r eas on for stayi ng, The same pattern held true with to
reason
for
faculty
(reason
staying, 36%)
for
enrollment,
o the r students
22%,
(a jump
from 16% to 36%), and social life (4% to 11%). Freshman
Erma
Hennessey
ranked third (50%) as an important reason for both enrollment
and
staying at the university. Among
freshmen, the figure was 45%, but had climbed to 55%
among
seniors,
and
was
ranked
highest by
graduate students (75%). The
expressed it this way,
most
1973
dramatic
were
in
the
1970 a nd
speci a lized
of
and adjusting to a different life style. But everyone
and special interests (music, drama, athletics, etc.).
f eel relaxed and at ease. The people are just
great! " Rogers added,
", ..but I guess
that my strongest reason is the fact that there is a sense
of
closeness
to other people here.. ,a
feeling of belonging."
reason
why
well respected and is a
students continue
to enroll.
Three of the top four categories, compiled on the basis of relative importance to students, dealt with academic concerns. The hig hest rating among all 23 categories under "reasons for enrollment" was given to academic reputation (58%). An indication that reputation
is justi fied
in
the
minds
of
the
students is the fact that the same category remained at
the
top
of
the
list
of
"reasons
for staying"
(57%).
the
student
body,
340
students,
and
was
analyzed on the basis of more than 200 responses, In
some
categories
it
was
possible
to
compare
answers with those from a sim il a r survey conducted th ree years ago. The
1970 and 1973, specialized programs rose
Between
from 17% (ninth among 16 categories) to 40% (4th
programs as a retention factor continues at a high level, with a 45% rat in g . T he
special
interest category cI i m be d in level of
to 35% (6th among 23 c a tego ries) between 1970 and 1973. The faculty is well respected and
the quali ty of
education
Two
is
considered
questionnaire instruction"
categories and
rating
high.
dealt of
with
faculty.
specific
"quality
of
Responses
in
both categories were nearly identical, and showed that
than
more
instruc tion al acceptable
85%
rated
program
either
50%). Only
six
the
fac u I ty
excellent per
cent
and
(35%) rated
or
them
un acceptable.
This survey was distributed to approximately 1 0%
of
etc.)
importance from 16% (10th among 16 categor ies)
The academic program is primary
the
education,
among 23 categories). The importance of speci ali z ed
Freshman Rodney real
administration,
programs
(nursing,
but
business
increases between areas
"At first I was worried about making new friends at PLU was so friendly and help ful, I couldn't help
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58%).
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On the current survey, the PLU academic program
as a reason for enrollment, but jumped to 45% as a respect
reputation is growing (1970 - 48%, 1973
comparison
Reputation of or respect for the faculty was also a specific
factor
in
enrollment
and
retention,
in
addition to general academic reputation. Approxi足 mately
one - fourth
of
the
students
considered
faculty a factor in their enrollment and the rating was 36% as a reason for staying at the univer si ty. If
indicated
that
PLU's
academic
secondary reasons for enrollment and retention are
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taken into account, the importance of the role of the faculty increases during the student's career from 53% to 73%. A senior, Serni Solidarios, offered an explanation: "PLU is a perfect example of a university where you can actually still find faculty and students genuinely interested in what you are dOing. No matter what class, its nice to know that if you are stuck on something, your prof is just a phone call or walk-to-his-home away. " I ts a lmost like the good old days that you hear about, but never seel" Maintaining the Lutheran identity of the school is very important to students as is spiritual growth and the emphas is
on Christian commitment in recruit足
ment. Nearly 50% of the students responding to the
survey thought religious life on campus was a factor in their selection of PLU as a place to attend college, and 22% listed it as a primary reason. I n addition, 48% considered religious life a factor in their staying at PLU. Spiritual growth was I isted by 72% of the students as "important" or "very important". Asked about emphasis on religious life activities, 71 % were satisfied with current opportunities, 21% thought there could be more, only 8% thought there should be less. Seventy-two per cent agreed that PLU should retain its Lutheran identity while only 13% disagreed. A Christian commitment as a factor in staff selection was important to 68% of the students, with 50% of that group feeling it needed even more emphasis. Educational goals in the realm of religious life ranked 5th, 6th, and 7th, among 16 goals catagories on a weigh ted point scale.
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Non路classroom important
experiences
learning
and
should
be
are
very
developed and
further
emphasiTed. The educatio nal aspect s of out-of-class life
are
a
majo r
development
for
part
most
of
the
students.
tot a I
More
s t u dent
than 80%
indicated t hat non-c l assroom experiences made up a significant portion of their- e ducation. Seventy-five per
cent
further
or
more
developed
fel t in
that
the
programs
area
of
shou Id
be
self-awareness,
wo rk experience and non-classroom experience for credit . The stu cients were nearly unanimous (over 95%) in thei r desi re fo r more independent, special, foreign and interdisciplinary study. Concerns regarding ships
personal identity and relation颅 people are
with other
very important and
make up a major purpose for their attendence at Many of the goals listed as impo rtant in a
PLU college
education
related
directly
to
personal
identity and relatio nshi ps. " Pre paration to live a full life"
and " intellectual
go rwth" were the o u tstand ing per-sonal goals, and of
15 goals identified , 10 were subject ive in nature. Also considered very important were "preparing to be a bet ter person, " "to grow spir-itua l ly," " prepare to serve mankind" and " be exposed to ideas." D e velo ping a philosophy of life and making friends \iv ere also amo ng important perso nal goals. The
catego ries
irnportance " close
of
obsruved
earliet
" concern for
personal relat ionships"
regarding
the
the individual"
and
contributed to
this
co nclusion. More than 80% of the st u dents also ag reed that opportunities include
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should
self-awareness
be
available, which
experiences
to
wo uld
" help
rne
..
develop my personal
identity." Only five per cent
disagreed.
to ideas." Finally, PLU is indeed fortunate to be located in a
Students
seem
univer-sity
to
appreciate
counsel ing
the
services,
availability
including
of
pastoral
most desirable geographical region. "Location" rated second
among
reasons
for
enrollment as well
as
counsel ing (95%), as an aid in the development o f
retention, and the percentages, all around 50%, were
their personal
true for all four classes.
about
identity.
opportunities
They are also enthusiastic
to
broaden
their
outlook
through activity offerings of a cultural, intellectual or recreational nature. More than 90% requested an equal number or more of these types of offerings.
Preparation for a career is very important and needs to be recognized and dealt with by the University in a manner consistent with the liberal arts emphasis. As indicated so far by the survey, students enroll at
PLU for many reasons. I n their freshman year, their goals
are
"prepare
quite
broad;
their
primary
goal
is
to
themselves to live a full life." They are
also highly concerned about "growing spiritually"
Judy
Williams,
a
senior
majoring
in
the
survey
when
because of
she
said,
"PLU
was
few, if any, distractions for me. I with
one
education.
my choice
its size, location and character having main
I
goal
knew
in
mind:
entered college to
get
a
good
I couldn't go wrong with this
choice. "Even
though
struggle,
these
didn't
discovered that PLU
three
have
to
years face
have them
been
a
alone.
I
has the quality, unlike many
and" preparing themselves to be better persons."
universities, of being personalized.
These goals cont inu e to
"There are people at PLU who care!"
be important throughout
education,
summed up a number of the elements borne out in
their college careers, but by the sophomore year, the
primary
goal has
become
"preparation
for a
career," and it remains the primary goal through to their senior year. "Obtaining
degree," a goal well
a
down the list in the freshman year, also becomes of increasing
importance
as
the
college
career
"ÂŁ
progresses. A
vital
apparent.
interest
in
Ninety-two
the
liberal
arts emphasis
was
per cent of the respondents
believed that the I iberal arts emphasis at present is appropriate. More than 20% thought there should be
even
greater emphasis and 71%
n though these three ye
struggle. I didn't ha dl Aovered
rs
hsllC been 0
to f. ce them slone I
hal PL U has th
quality, unlike
many universities, of being p(!f'SCIn 1t1 rl. "Th re 8m peopl
t PL U who
car
I'
felt it should
r-ernain the same. I n addition, a number of the most important goals sought by the students were those closely
related
to
liberal
arts
programs.
They
included "intellectual growth," "preparing to live a full life," "to be a better person" and "be exposed
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A Father Remember By Ross Hidy
College had seemed far away the night of Carol's
each
high school graduation. But the
ti me...every c ircu it Wou Id go I
summer days of
planning, sewing, shopping and giving guitar lessons passed qu ick Iy. We found ourselves parking in front of
Harstad
Hall,
and
an
excited
freshman
was
moving away from home...to start at PLU . Way up to
the
top
of
Harstad
possessions... clothes,
Hall
we
carried
her
gal
plugged
in
her hair dryer at the same
We met her roommate and her parents, said our "Good-byes." A new chapter had begun. And what a chapter. Her experiences unfolded in letters
and
cards and on visits home to see
the
records, books, guitar, record
orthodontist. We looked forward to those monthly
player, typewriter, desk supplies, and, at course. a
appointments and the chance to hear her talk at
hair dryer.
I
passed a hundred
Dads making the
classes and professors and ch�pel. "Dad, you just
same trips ...carrying clothes, records and every one
have to come and hear that organist open up and
a hair dryer.
that chapel singingl I t's great!"
I did wonder what wou Id happen if
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Thanksgiving
or Christmas meant having a friend
involved in some campus concerns ...Iike dormitory
home with us who lived too far away to be with
visitation. We talked about that at home. It wasn't
her
what we had known or thought wise. We sha red our
family...and
a
succession
of
names
became
warm friends and soon like part of our family. As
the
year
customs
rolled
and
past
we
learned of
traditions ...some
fine,
feelings and she shared hers. "The t rouble is you
campus
some
silly,
some stupid - "That just has to go ...we're working on
it" ... Anx iety
about
tests
and
grades,
then
pleasant surprises at final reports ... a new singing group
she
excited
was
phone
in..."d id n't call
one
make
Choir" ...an
night..."Guess
what!
I
talk like my room is mainly my bedroom ...and to me and to us students its our Iiving room, our study room, and for us its natural to have friends in to tal k and chat."
Strange to say, we began to see it
her way and could understand her feel ing and her attitude. We weren't
bothered when
the
change
came. It probably made sense.
placed second in the Annual Oratory contest' Wow!"
Her classes lNere challenging. "You just can't believe
Enthusiasm
the personal interest the profs take in the students.
she never lacked...for classes, certain
profs...Then the first year was over... and down we drove to load the car and bring back even more things, and a more mat ure Carol with her guitar. Summer
was
spent reading, relaxing, phoning or
writing, teaching guitar students, a delightful family vacation to the Canadian mountains... and suddenly we
were
"back
at
Harstad" ...up the steps with
I
can't
believe it'
I
can even get time with our
department head to tal k over a lecture. I magine that at a large university. I am glad I came to PLU." Her visits home were good times. She was singing with a f ellow named Dean. Folk songs ... and they enjoyed it.
clothes and books and records, record player, and
Another phone call ..."Guess what' Tonight at the
it's
Oratory
reunion,
this
time
with
old
friends ... quite
Contest How
I
first. ..and
not frightened-but a bi,t apprehensive, at least.
we're proud of you...always knew you could talk'"
Sharing Burdens Asked
to
year serve
had as
one
dorm
traumatic counselor,
..."Well, its great ...
Summer of Song
experience. Carol found
that?"
twenty-five
dollars!
Sophomore
about
won
different from a frightened freshman ...well, maybe
Then an idea of singing in the summer with Dean
herself identifying too closely, listening too care足
was suggested to the Alumni Office. Dean and Carol
fully,
thought
sharing
the
burdens
and
problems
of
the
they might go on tour, visit meetings or
students on her wing. It was hard, then rough, and
alums,
sing
finally she broke down and cried and cried. We had
campus,
talk about
at
youth groups, show slides of the the
a good tal k. We encouraged her to give it up and
sounded
interesting,
to
then be able to relax and do her studies and enjoy
did ...very
her classes. She agreed, and it wasn't long until she
And when classes were over, off they went to visit
campus
vigorously ... and
bounced back and found herself enjoying the classes
congregations,
and papers and examinations and events on campus.
groups,
stay
with
put thousands
life. We said it
go ahead and
of
finally
alumni,
sing
try. They
successfully. for
youth
miles on their car, sing
dozens and dozens of concerts, and like a proud She became active in the campus congregation, got
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Da d
I began to get cards or notes from
pastor-
1)
Carol, Dean and Guitar
friends, "We had Carol and Dean with us and they
2)
Ca rol, Theodore O. H. Karl,
were greatl" We beamed ...but were glad when they
AII-School Or atory Contest
had a breather and we could take a few days off for
victory th ree years ago.
a
3)
Dr. Richard Jungkuntz, Carol,
AII路School Oratory Contest
family
vacation. Before
long
the
junior
year
began.
victory two years ago.
That was a good year. Her roommate was a friend
4)
Carol becomes Dean's bride.
she
5)
Carol receives word of
English major had shaped up well. Cards and letters
liked.
Her
classes
were
interesting
and
her
Danforth Foundation Scholarship.
were less frequent but the phone would ring with
6)
special news and she visited home often. She did
Carol accepts degree from
President Eugene Wiegman.
7)
Carol, Rev. and Mrs. Ross
Hidy following graduation in May.
some visitation at a mental hospital with a team from
the
campus
congregation ... found
it
a
challenge and a bit difficult. ..but saw it through ...some of her good friends transfered out to other schools and she missed them. We met new friends on holidays. She was interested in trying for editor of
the
Mooring
Mast.
.
.but
that
didn't
work
out ...Most things seemed to though. Grades were excellent. her attitude was fine. She continued to work to change a few things that had had d istu rbed her...Iike
some
of
the
frosh
hazing.
And,
apparently, she won her point, working with some others who felt as she did.
Arizona in August She admired and appreciated Chaplain Lathrop and the
student
committees,
congregation ...worked
on
some
liked their communion seNices...the
openness and sincerity of the group ...she and Dean continued to sing together ... for campus meetings, visitation days, luncheons, dinners. And they agreed summer traveling and singing was fun and should be repeated! After a good deal of talking and planning they got the green light for a second year. And started to plan an itinerary ..."We want to go down to California and Arizona the end of July or early August!" "What... Arizona in August" ... "Why nott Our car is air-conditionedl"
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â&#x20AC;˘ "Wait a minute," and I dialed Pastor Don Wagner of
made) and wine ...and there was praise and gladness
San Francisco who had spent five years in Phoenix.
like
Don,
"Hi,
this
is
Ross ... Carol
and
Dean
are
thinking of scheduling a visit to Arizona to sing
Cana's
wedding
day.
reception, cake and folk
We
enjoyed
dancing. And
a
lovely
Dean and
Carol went back for thei r last semester I iv ing in the
there in August. ..would you talk to her?" ..."S ure,
little cottage by the campus. (Mother carne out of
glad to ... Carol. . Don't go to
her
Arizona
in August
... it's hot as heill" (So they did enjoy Arizona in
11601.
June ... when it was only
That Junior year
another phone call. "Guess what? I won again-the Oratory Contestl I sn't that great?" Of course...and so were a good many things Which
was
ended
with
in her Junior year.
Carol,
Dean
and
Guitar
heading for" a second summer of singing.
room
looking
stunned. "She
must
be
in
love-she left her guitar.") A week later Carol was interviewed as a candidate for a Danforth Fellowship for graduate study. The interv iew went well and they were excited. It would provide for four years of graduate study toward a Ph.D. and also funds for the spouse to study too! After some weeks of waiting the letter finally came.
The senior year began with a few exHa opportun iÂ
Dean was at home, he held the envelope up to the
ties. Teaching in the Learning Skills Center, doing
light and read, "We are happy ..." He rushed over
some
to the gym where Carol had a class and she eagerly
special work in research, enjoying a little cottage off
read the good news. She was a "Danforth Fellowl"
some
work
as
a
teaching
assistant,
taking
campus Ifvith her roommate. And looking ahead to
They were jubilant, and fellow students, faculty and
Ju ne
family shared their joy. A lovely climax to a superb
and
graduation...then
apparently the gu itar had Carol
and
Dean
marriagel
gotten
along
For
well with
sen ior year.
and they started to think of a
wedding date after graduation.
Life's Precious Chapters
But in December they had a better idea ...possibly being
married
in
January,
at
the
end
of
the
interim, when friends could be with them.
Like most Dads with their daughters I'm typically sentimental. We know how much of their guidance has
been qu ietly given by their Mothers,
with a
small assist once in a while by Dad. And we know down deep that our joy in their achievements, their
A Joyous Celebration Four parents approved ...so December and January
These four years have sped by at an amaz ing pace. I
became frantic with a wedding gown being designed
give thank s-and we give thanks-that she has grown
and
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growing up, their maturing, can't be put into words.
made by a college friend ...Suddenly
it was
as we had wished and prayed these years at Pacific
January 26th and friends and family from PLU and
Lutheran
San
Francisco
were all
Commencement singing with difficulty the closing
with
Chaplain
Lathrop,
together for the
wedding
Pastor Weaver of Dean's
University. We
hymn, swallowing
Joined
the
the lump that rises
parents
at
from that
congregation in Seattle and myself sharing in the
strange combination of pride and JOY, of happiness,
wedding service, with PLU's David Dahl playing for"
realizing that one of life's very precious chapters has
a joyous celebration of the Holy Communion. Carol
come
and
daughter, Caro I.
Dean brought forward the
bread
(which she
to
an
end
for
a
very
special
gi rl ...our
News Notes NATION'S FIRST PRISON GRADS EARN PLU DEGREES
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Five inmates at McNeil I sland Penetentiary near Tacoma received bachelor of arts degrees from Pacific Lutheran University at the nation's first prison commence ment ceremony May 30. The graduates al'e also the first prison inmates in the nation to have completed all requirements for a bachelor's degree while behind prison walls. Associate of arts degrees, high school diplomas and vocational a\Nards were also presented at the ceremony to more than 100 men. The ceremonies culminated seven years of effon on the part of the McNeil students and PLU pr-ofessors. Since 1968 professors from PLU have nlade weekly trips to the island penitentiary to teach a variety of classes which included offerings in religion, sociology, psychology, economics, commun i cation arts, foreign languages, English, philosophy, business administration, social welfare and anthropology. The graduates received their degrees in sociology. Until 1971 only religion courses were offered as the resu It of a cooperative effor t between the PLU religion department and
President Eugene Wiegman
with
McNeil Chaplain Larry Mathre. In 1972 McNeil's new education director Joe Palmquist negotiated with PLU for a complete b achelor's degree program. During the past two years PLU has provided five courses a semester at the pen iten tiary. At the commencement ceremony, McNeil warden W. H. Rauch observed, "We're living in an era of boundless pessimism. Yet I see events that make me optimistic. The simple fact that we're here this evening, not as keepers and kept but as friends with respect for one another is such an event."
McNeil Island PLU graduates
PLU President Eugene Wiegman, addressing the graduates, said, "Let the cynics come to McNeil and see what is being done here. You have earned this proud day and you have earned our respect." The ceremony was actually the second "graduation" for the five PLU graduates. In ano ther first, miles of red tape and a great deal of apprehension was overcome to allow the PLU graduates to leave the island to attend May 26 graduation ceremonies on the PLU campus.
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University Notebook on your contin ued coo perat i o n
D r. J u n gku ntz was an assistant
and cr it i cism, a n d t h e j o y G od
pro fesso r at Co ncord ia T h eo l o g i ca l
g ives us in o u r end eavors. "
S e m i nary i n S p r i ngfield , I I I. , fo r
S i nce h i s a p po i n t ment as u n iversity
western C o l lege, Watertown, W is . ,
provost in 1 9 70, D r . J u ngkuntz
fr o m 1 9 49- 1 9 6 1 .
fou r years, a nd taught at N o rth
has served as ch ief academ i c officer o f the U n ivers i ty .
He was a par ish pasto r i n W i sco n s i n
He has a l so
served as ch ief execut ive of the
fo r seven years after his ord i n a t i o n
U niversity i n the absence of the
at Wisco n s i n Luth eran S e m i nary i n
presid ent, d ur i ng wh i ch t i me h is
Th iensv i l le, Wise.
dut ies have been to co n t i ll ue t h e i n st it u t i o n's ed ucat i o na l , eccl es i as t i ca l , bus i n ess and genera l u n iversity relatio nsh i ps.
Dr. Jungkuntz J U NG KUNTZ APPO I N T E D P L U A CT I N G P R E S I D ENT
Prospects for a Pac i f i c Luth era n
He is a member of the co u n c i l of Lutheran F a m i l y and C h i l d S ervi ces
D r. R i chard J u n g k u n tz, Pa cific Luth eran U n ivers i ty p ro vost for the past fo u r years, has b een a p p o i nted act ing pres i d e n t at PL U effect ive Au gust 1 .
of S eatt l e and a me mber of the C o m m iss i o n on Fa ith and O rd e r , World C o u nci l o f C h urches.
He
a l so serves o n t h e A mer i c a n Asso ciat i o ll fo r Higher E d u ca t i o n , A me r i can C o n ference o f Acad emic
T h e new act i n g president w i l l f u l f il l the o b l iga t i o n s o f un iversity pres i d e nt d u r ing the absence of PLU President Eugene W i eg man ,
Deans, S o c iety of B ib l ical L it era ture, Lutheran Academy o f S c h o l arsh i p , and Lu the ran S o c i ety fo r Wo rsh i p , M u s i c and the A rts.
who b eg i n s a year of p res i d e n t i a l
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PLU H O N G KO NG CAMPUS POSS I B I L I TY E X P LO R E D
U n iversity b ra n ch campus i n Hong K o ng w i l l be rece i v ing ser i o us co nsid erat i o n at P L U d u r i ng t h e n e x t f e w mo nths, acco rd ing t o P L U Pres i d e n t E u ge n e W ieg m a n . W i eg m a n a nd D r. K . 1. Ta ng, pr ofesso r of p h y s i cs at P L U and a nat ive of N a n k i ng , C h i n a , ret u rned in A p r i l from a two-week v i s i t to Ho ng K o n g and T a iwan.
Their
con c l us i o n s fo l l ow i ng t h e tr i p su p por ted ea rl i e r i n vest igat io n s i n d i cating t h at a two-yea r l i be ra l
l eave A u g ust 1 .
P r i o r to h i s appo i nt m ent at PLU
arts ( A rnerican st u d i es) program i s
D r'. J u n g k u n tz taugh t at Co nco rd ia
feas i b l e and needed.
D r. J u ng k u n tz accepted the
Semi nary and served as gu est
a p p o i nt ment wit h gratitude to the
lect u rer' at E d e n Semi nary.
Board of R egents for the co n f i
are located i n St. L o u is, Mo .
d e n ce t h e ap pointment reflected .
a l so served for f ive years as execu
Kong educators, re l ig io u s l ea d e rs
"We have a partner sh i p go i ng of
t ive secretary of the C o m m i ss i o n
and parents of P L U students.
wh ich I 've been p ro ud to be a
o n T h eo logy a n d C h u rch R e l a t i o n s
received strong encouragement to
part," he t o l d members of the
for t h e L uth eran C h urch-M isso u r i
pursue p l a ns fo r a b ranch ca mpus
board and the facu lty.
S y nod .
in Hong K o n g .
"I co u n t
Both
D u r i ng t h e i r v i s i t, W i eg man and
He
T a ng met with n u merous Hong T h ey
News Notes , W i th t h e composer, K rzysztof
T h e re a re sever al reaso ns why a
These relatio nsh i p s have hel ped
branch campus is fea s i b l e, a nd
d evel o p a reputat i o n fo r P L U i n
Pendereck i , the g uest of ho nor,
there are so me i m portant cha l l enges
H o ng K o n g , a n d t h e U n ivers ity i s
the
to be met before the u n dertak i ng
a m ong t h e sel ected u n iversit ies
long F est iva l of Contem porary
c o u l d beco m e real i t y , W i eg m a n
recog n i zed by the H o ng Kong
M usic a nd the A rt i st S e r ies season
i n d i cated.
go ver n ment , he i nd icated .
at P L U .
oc
ncerts cI i ma xed both a week
" T h ere is a def i n it e need ," he
Wh i l e in H o ng Kong, D r. T ang
F eatu red d u r i ng the SO-m i n ute
asserted.
was cal led d a i l y by students and
o rato r i o were t h e N o r t h west Boy
m o r e t h a n four m i l l io n peo p le, at
parents i nterested i n P L U , W i eg m a n
C h o i r , t h e P L U C h o i r of the West ,
present h as fac i l it ies fo r o n l y
o bserved.
H o ng K o ng , a ci ty o f
so l o ists, narrato r and the P L U S y m phony Orchestra, u nder t h e
1 1 ,000 un ive rsity st uden ts at H o ng K o ng U n ivers i t y , Ch i nese U n i versity
Major factors to be deter m i ned if
a nd B a p t i st Col lege.
a b ra nch ca m p u s is to be a real ity
I n ad d i t i o n ,
baton o f J er ry K ra ch t .
there a r e p rese n t l y some 1 3 ,600
i n c l u d e gen eral o perat i n g ex penses,
Prem iered i n 1 967 and accl a i m ed
H o ng K o ng students studying i n
fa c i l i t i es a nd facu l ty , acco rd i ng to
i n E u ro pe, t h e U n i ted S tates and
th e U n ited States.
W i egman.
" I n a co m m u n i ty w h ere trad i t i o n a n d prestige is p l aced u p o n educa· t i o n , i t is ev ident t h at o n l y a sma l l percentage o f e l ig i b l e st udents have an o p po rtu n ity fo r study at a l o ca l un iver s i ty of co l lege,"
A great deal of grou n d ·
co ns idered by most c r it ics t o b e
both preced i ng a nd d u r i ng t h e
Penderec k i ' s masterpiece.
H o ng K o ng v is i t a n d spe c i f i c
ing t o I rv i ng K o l od in of Wo rld
reco m mendat i o n s are b e i n g pre
magaz i ne, "Passion ea rned evangel ist a m id a genera t i o n o f
o bserved, " T hat o nce a b ra n ch
" P L U has ach i eved recog n i t i o n in Hong K o ng , " he co n t i n u ed.
"To
a great exten t thro ugh the efforts of Dr. Tang over the past f ive
Accord
Pendereck i the rank o f poet
pared. " I t i s a l so po ss i b l e , " W i eg ma n
Wiegman sa id.
Lat i n A me r i ca , the Passion i s
wor k i n these areas h as been d o n e
cam pus is estab l ished , a st udy abroad program in C h i n ese h i sto ry, l i terat u re, art a nd c u l t u re could be made ava i l a b l e for PLU st udents."
m u s i c a l n o i se m a k e rs." The work i ncl u d es the account of the Pass i o n accord i ng t o St. L u k e, extended occasional l y by ad d i t i o n o f passages f r o m t h e G ospel accord i ng t o St. Jo h n and contr ast
years, 2 1 0 H ong K o ng students
i ng and co m b i n i ng w i th passages
have attended P L U .
fro m the Psa l ms, Lamentat ions
T h ey have
been academ i ca l l y excel lent, go ing
P EN D E R E C K I P R OG RA M PR ESENTED AT P L U
of Jerem iah and H o l y Week l i t urgy.
o n t o g r ad uate schoo ls w i t h d i s ti n c t i o n or ret u rn i ng to H ong Ko ng.
Passion According to St
L uke,
A l ready o u r gradu ates h ave
the master wo r k of o ne of the
att a i ned posit ions in b u s i ness,
greatest co m posers of the 20th
co m merce, educat i o n and so c i a l
cen tu ry , recei ved i t s West Coast
services, a n d have i n f l ue n ce on
p re m i ere i n two pub l i c concerts at
affai rs i n H o ng Ko ng. "
P L U i n May.
Peter H eywo rth , o f the Ti mes wrote fol l ow i n g t h e London prem iere i n 1 967 :
"No single p i ece
o f m u s i c emerg i ng fro m eastern E u rope si nce the clouds o f social ist real ism f i r st sta rted to d isperse a
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News Notes decade ago has made a fraction of
and m u sic educators across the
the impact of the St. L uk e Passion. "
country,
Passion is consistent with the re
DR. AND E R SO N AWA R D ED
c u r r i ng concerns of Pendereck j' s
R E G E N C Y P R O F ESSO RSH I P
com posing career - the sacred literature of the Cathol i c Church
0 1-, Charles Anderson, p rofessor of
and the g reat socia l issues of the
chemi stry at Pa c i fic Lutheran
contemporary world,
University, has been award ed the
" When I v'l I' i te vocal music, I can' t
honor bestowed for " demonstrated
PLU Regency Professorship, a n really seem to f i nd more profound tex ts than the Bible," Pendereck i says,
" I t is the wisest book I have
excellence a nd contribut ion to a field of learni ng or public affairs."
Dr, Andel'son is also actively
ever read,"
0 1' , Anderson, the fourth PLU professor to be so honored on an
i nvolved in the development of
The composer ' s handling of suffer
annual basis, was one of three
the u ndergraduate research pro
ca nd i d ates nominated for the
gram at PLU which has, in the
ing in the Passion and many of his
ClINard by a committee of three
past several years, a l lowed under
heroism a n d nobility common to
facu I ty members, one member of
gra duates to part icipate in some
most w or k s of art and literature,
the B oard of R egents and one
types of research work usually
most likely reflecting h i s contact
a d ministrator,
pursued by graduate students,
The a nnual award ca rries w i th it a
A gl-aduate of St. O l af C ollege in
other work s removes the glamour,
with the N a z i holocaust as a youth, Ra ised in oebica near Cracow ,
stipend, funded b y the PLU Boar d
N orthfield, M in n. , Anderson
Poland, he sa w part o f his fa m i ly
of Regent s, a nd leaves t i me t o
earned m aster' s and doct or' s
wiped out in the conflict.
allow the recip i ent t o pursue study
degl'ees at H arvard University,
on projects of his own choosing,
where he served as a teach ing fellow for th ree year·s.
D u ring h i s week-long stay at PLU, Pendereck i presented a series of
I n addition to h i s nor m a l teach i ng
l ectures and panel discussions.
load, D r. Anderson is deep l y i n
As a you ng research chem ist at
H e also cond ucted one of his own
volved in research dea l ing with
the S t a nford R esearch I nstitute in
com positions during An E vening
medicinal chemistry and chemo
M enlo Par k , Calif., he, t og ether
of Contemporary M usic held
therapy,
with others engaged in cancer
during F estival Week , Performa nce of the Passion and
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Dr, And erson
H is work invol ves
pr i m ari ly determ ining the na t u re
research, com p l eted the first
of a nd react ions I nherent in certain
synthesis of deoxy a d enosine, one
types of chem ical compounds.
of the most im portant build i ng b lock s in oeox y N ucleic Acid
Penderecki' s involvement in the
F rom this point it is possible to
F estival has sparked interest in the
ex p l ore potential m ed i cinal uses
(D N A) , a nd potentially useful i n
PLU music prog ra m by m usic ians
of compounds, he ind i cated,
t h e fight aga inst cancer.
News Notes He J o i ned the P LU facu Ity i n
as C h r i st i a n s and as ind i v id ua l s.
chem i st ry department i n 1 96 1 . F r o m 1 96 6-70 he served a s Dean
facu lty i n 1 966 fol lowing 1 0 years
of the C o l lege of A r ts a nd Sc iences
as c u rato r of the M u seu m o f
M rs. Creso returned to the P L U
but resigned that p o st t o return to
N a tu ra l H i story a t t h e U n iversity
h is teach i ng a nd research i n terests.
o f Pu get S o und.
F r o m 1 950-56
she a l so taught at P L U . A nderson' s R eg ency sab batica l b eg i n s next J an uary a nd conti nues
S h e h a s been i nvo lved i n th e
th rough the spr i ng semester of
deve l o p ment of the Department
1975.
H e expects to d evote most
of B i o logy' s undergrad uate core
of that t i me to p u rsu i t of resea rch
c u r r i cu l u m and has a l so worked
in med i c i na l chem istry.
in the expansion a n d i m provement
R E G E NCY AD D R E SS HO NO R S R ET I R I NG B I O LO G Y PRO FS
o f the P L U h e rbo reu m. Dr. Leraas h as served as P L U for a l most fo u r d ecades s i nce 1 935.
A R egency Ad dress hono r i ng
Du ring m uch of that t i me h e has
ret i r i ng b io logy professors I rene
been in cha rge of the d e partment' s
C reso a nd D r. H a rold Leraas was
pre-professional program.
presented at P L U in May by D r. Je n s K n u d sen , b i o l ogy professo r
B o th of th e professors have been
and P L U ' s 1 97 3 R egency Professor.
asso ciated w i th P L U s i nce the days wh e n su f f i c ie n t salary compen
The lecture deal t w i th t h e past a nd f u t ure of educa t i o n a nd of the r o l e of ed ucato rs as h u man i ta r i a n s,
sa t i o n cou Id b e a somewha t " i ffy" situation.
I n fact, D r. Leraas re
tu rned to dental schoo l at the U n iversity of M i ch iga n i n the ' 40 ' s t o q ua l i fy h i msel f f o r denta l pract ice.
A f ter retu rn i n g to P L U
h e m a i nt a i n ed a pr ivate prac t i ce i n Par k l a nd i n add i t io n to h i s teach ing l oa d u n t i l 1960.
Dr. Leraas, I rene Creso with J e n s K n udsen
PR E S I D E N T I A L SEARCH COMMITT E E A N N OU N C ED
1959 a nd became ch a i r m a n o f t h e
T h e process of se lecting a new pres ident fo r P L U moved another step forward in M ay w ith the a n nou ncement of the memb ers of the P L U P resid ent ial Search Co m m ittee. T h e co m m i ttee membersh ip i n c l ud es members of the P L U Boa rd o f R egents, facu l ty, adm i n i strat i o n, a l u m n i asso c i a t i o n and student o rgan izat io ns. R espo n s ib i l i t ies of the c o m m i ttee w i l l be to estab l i sh a nd conduct an effective p rocess for rec ru it i ng, screen i n g and nom i n at i o n to the Board o f R egents o f P L U suitable ca nd idates for p resident o f P L U . T h e co m m ittee is h o p i n g to b e ready t o no m i n ate su i ta b l e cand i tates to the B o a rd o f R egents by Jan uary 3 1 , 1 975.
" B u t the
t i m e- I ine go al d o es not have pre ced ence over f i n d i ng the r i g h t man fo r P L U," comm ittee chai r ma n M e l v i n K nudso n sa id. Members of the co m m ittee i n c l u d e K n udson, T h o m a s A nd e r so n and Dr. R ic h a rd K l ei n , Board of R egents
B oth professors have p l ayes a v ital
members from Tacoma; D r. M. R o y
ro le in the develop ment of the
Schwa r z a nd Dr. C l a rence S o l be rg,
ou tstand i ng repu tat ion of the P L U
Seatt l e regents; Dr. E m met E k l u nd
D epartm ent of B io logy a nd i n the
and D r. Dw ight Z u l a u f, P L U fac u l ty
perso na l l i ves of its g radu ates.
members; T racy T o t ten and S u zy
University Notebook Stapczy nsk i, p resident o f A ssoc iated
co u r ses, w o r k shops and travel/study
Students and A s soc iated Women
progr a m s offered are a nu mber of
Beach, C a l if. , a 1 9 7 4 P L U
Stud ents o f P L U respect ively;
u n u sual a n d exper i m e nta l offer i ngs
graduate, h a s been awarded a
Dr. C h r isty U l l e l a n d of Seatt l e and
not ava i l ab le d u r i n g the sc ho o l year.
T r i a l Year in S em i na ry F e l lowsh ip,
R o na l d Lerc h of K e n n ew ic k , Wash . ,
A l ic e W e i c h e rt o f M a n h at ta n
sp o n so red by the R ock efel l er
cu rrent and i m m ed iate past
T h e f i rst fou r-week sess i o n bega n
Broth ers F u nd I n c . , t h e A n drew
president of t h e PLU A l u m n i
J u n e 1 7 w i t h t h e second sess i o n
M e l l o n F ou ndat i o n and t h e
Associati o n ; Perry Hend r ic k s J r. ,
s l ated to b eg i n J u l y 1 8 .
Lutheran C h urch i n A m e r ica.
vice-p res i d e nt f o r f i nance a nd
and o th e r spec i a l p rograms are
Wo rk shops
o p erat io n s at P L U ; a n d D r. J oh n
sched u l ed a t va r i o u s t i m es th ro ug h足
The fel l ow sh i p , ad m i n i stered by
Sc h i l l er, c h a i r man o f t h e D iv i si o n
out t h e s u m m e r.
th e F u n d fo r T h eo l o g ica l
F orty-o ne v i s it i ng i n st ructors,
i s a o n e-yea r award g i ven to
o f Soc i a l Sc iences a t PLU . S ec reta ry to the co m m ittee is Mrs. Pau l R . S u l k o s ky of Puy a l l u p.
T h e St. Mart i n's C o l l ege
Educati o n I nc. , of Pri nceto n, N .J . , l ect u rers and spea k e rs f r o m
stu d en ts seek i ng to determ i n e
governm ental agenc i e s a nd other
whether t h e m i n i stry is per son a l l y
sc ho o l s are teach i n g i n ad d i t i o n to
a v i a b l e vocat i o n.
the regu l a r su m me r facu lty. T h e fel l o wsh ip prov ides roo m ,
Presid ent' s M e d a l was co nfer red upo n P L U Presid e n t E u gene
Spec i a l co urses i nc l ude such
bo ard , tu itio n , fees a nd a l l owances
W ieg man d u r i ng St. Mart i n ' s
d i verse ac t i.vities as a seven- d a y ,
for one y ea r at any acc red ited
65-m i l e bac k - p ack i n g t r i p i n
Protestant sem i nary.
S p r i n g C o nv ocat i o n i n Ma y.
O l y m p ic N at i o n a l Park a n d a math T h e c i tat i o n acco mp any i ng the
co u r se abo u t p u zzl es, ca rd t r ick s
M s. Weic h e r t, a ph i l o so p h y and
meda l ack now l edged D r. W i egma n's
and ap parent para do xes and th e i r
re l ig i o n majo r at PLU , is
leader s h i p in ed ucat i o n , gover n ment,
math ematical ex p l a nat io ns.
presen t l y co n s i d er i n g both the
Youth- o r i ented cou rses for c l ergy足
c a reer p la n s, a n d i s a l so i nterested
th e na t i o n ' s f i r st u rb a n l a n d grant
men and l a ymen are b e i n g p resented
i n c reative w r i t i n g a n d l iteratu re.
c o l lege, h i s duties w i th t h e D epa rt足
at P L U by the L u theran I n stitute
and ecc l es iast ica I affa i rs.
m i n istry and teac h i ng i n h e r futu re
It
a p p l au d ed h i s w o rk i n orga n i z i ng
ment of Agr ic u l tu re, ecu me n ic a l
fo r Theo l o g i ca l Educat i o n ( L I T E )
endeavors i n h i s role a s P L U
and the C enter for Hu m a n O rgan i足
presid ent and h i s l eadersh i p i n
zat i o n i n C h a n g i n g Env i r o n ments
Wash i n gton F r iends for Higher
( C HO I C E ) .
E d ucation.
U n ique l ea rn i ng experiences are th e empha s i s of su m mer sess io n s at
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A week- l o ng ser ies of l ectures and
A se r i es o f su m m er c a m p s f o r
Stephen S. Rosenfeld,
h i gh sch oo l stud ents, mu sic a n d
co l u m n ist.
o rgan ized tea m s p o r t s , are offered
P L U th is year.
1)
d iscussions at PLU in A pr i l featu red
A m o ng t h e 200
as wel l .
Washington Post
Rosenfeld, appea r i ng o n
campus under t h e Woodrow W i l son National F ellowship Program, spoke o n foreign policy and foreign affairs.
He
is a veteran of assig n ments in Moscow, the Midd l e East and Eu rope.
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University otebook 2)
Four performances of The Crucib le
by A rt h u r M i l l er w ere presented at PLU in A pr i l by t h e U n iversity T h eatre. The play, based on the Salem, M sS., witchcraft tr ia ls of 1 692, was d i rected by W i l l i am Becvar, assinant professor of communication arts. 3J
Randi Leighton o f Cheste r, Mont.,
was selected as P LU's 1 974 May Queen. he was crowned by P LU's f ir st May Queen ( 1 934) Mrs. Kathryn (Joh nson) McClary o f R edmond, W sh.
41 T h
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$t grad ua t i ng class in P L U
hi tory, 598 seniors a n d 1 2 0 graduate students, was presented degrees May 26. There were 1 78 honors graduates, inc l u d i ng 1 0 who earned su m ma c u m laude (wit h h ig h est honor s, 3.9 grade po i nt average. ) 5J
B ecca Thompson, who designed her
own dance major program u nder t h e
I
ausp ices o f the P L U provost, became t h e fir
P L U student to graduate w i t h a
major in dance.
6) Was h i ngton State Senator Warren Magnuson was rec e n t l y ho nored as a recipient of the Nat ional Counc i l o f I ndependent C o l l eges and U n iversities Dist i ng u i shed Serv i c e Award at t h e national N C I CU banquet i n S t . Lo u i s, Mo.
With h i m are P L U President E u ge n e
Wiegman a n d G ra i d Sch i m ke, vice足 chairman of the P L U Board of R ege nts.
7)
A $5,000 grant was presented to
PLU by the A SA RCO Foundation o f t h e American Smelt i ng and R e f i n i ng Company in com memora t i o n o f ASARCO's 7 5 1 h a n n iversary i n April. Wit h Armand L bbe, center, manager of the f i rm's Tacoma plant, a re P L U Board of R egents Chairman Thomas A nderso n, l e ft , and P L U President E u g e n e Wiegman.
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S E A TT L E Rev. Dr A J. F jel l ma n Mr. R aben R i dder Mr. Gerald Sch i m ke , vice·chai rma n Dr M Roy Schwarz Rev . Dr . Clarence Solberg Rev. Dr A l f red Slone Rev. Warren Strain Mr . George Wade WEST E R N WAS H I N GTON Mr . George DaVIS Rell. David Wold EAST E R N WAS H I N GTO N Mr. R oger Larson Or. lesse P f lueger Rev. R o ben Quel l o O R EG O N Dr. Emery H il debrandt Mr Galven I ,b y Mr Jerrold Koe'>fl:r R ev , P h i l ip Natwick Rev. Donald Taylor I DA H O Rev. Gary Gthhvedt Rev , G lenn Husby M iss Dorothv Meyer Mr. F rank SI910h
Pac i f i c L u t h e ran record
U n i vers i t y ath letes wo n a
f i ve of n i n e N o rt h west Con ference
had
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M I N N ESOTA Mr. Robert I-Iadland
A D V I SO R Y Rev. Walton Berton, A LC Dr. Donald Fa l mer ,D r. Dw igh t Zulau f and D r. Emmet Ek lu nd,faculty Dr . Norman F in tBl, A LC Mr. Perry H endr ickS,Jr. ,treasu rer M r. Tracy Totten , t udent Rev , Ll ano The l i n, LCA Dr. R ichard Solberg, LCA
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sports c h a m p i o nsh i ps th i s past year to ret a i n
W h i t man w i t h 5 7 , W i l l a mette 5 1 , Pacl i l c 4 'l ,
p o s session
2nd C ol l ege of I d aho 1 9 ,
of
the
John
Lewis
NWC
A l l -S po r t s T r o p hy fo r the sec o n d year. The
CALI FOR N I A Mr Theodore Carlstrom
had to tal s
overa l l
T h e t ro p h y i s awarded to the sch o o l w i t h
ra n k ed
the h i ghe st overa l l stand i n g fo r t h e year.
NAI A
PLU
reco rd 1 4t h
member
of
a t h l e t i c ex .I I n
Cl mong ,- 1) 5
n Cl t i o n a l l y schools
in
al l -spo rts
stand i n gs. The
L u tes
basketbal l ,
won
tea m
swi m m i ng,
t i t les
in
fo otba l l ,
tennis a n d g o l f
to
I n the above p h o t o , D r, D av i d O l snf d i rector,
po i n ts. P L U was th i rd i n wrest l i n g , fo u r t h i n
T rophy.
cross cou n t r y a n d t rack , a n d last i n baseba l l .
cha m p i o n s h i p t ro p h ies a re from l e [ ': : G ,_'r",
with
bas ketba l l ;
the
p� U
ath l e t i c
Coaches
ex h i b its
,
beat o u t r u n ner up Lew i s and C l ark by 1 5
their F rosty
A i ! -S (),tc rt.
t.:
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W8",e i ' Il ,
P L U won the a l l -spo rts award a yea r ago by
L u n d gaard,
j ust fo u r poi nts.
foo t b a l l ; M i k e Bens o n , ten n i s; Roy L d go l f; and G a r y C h ase, swi m m i n g .
PLU
accu m u l a ted
96
po i n t s,
Lew i s
and
lm ,