Collegian - 1964 October 9

              Orest Kruhlak Tanya Barnett Ken Moore Clark Drummond
Three Stood Firm Against Accusations Of 'Uninformed Voter' The Accusor
HOT DEBATE BRINGS
V.P. BACK TO BALLOT
Vol. VLH, No. 3 : Bellingham, Wa^iington Friday, Oct. 9,1964
Burnt Books Bring
Few Critici
S t u d e n t s who cared enough to b u r n their an­n
u a l s last year apparently do not care enough to
m a k e any suggestion for t h e 1964-65 book, according
t o Lloyd Strong, t h e Klipsun's n e w editor.
Strong, a junior biology major,
in a recent interview disclosed
that he had received only seven
ivritten responses to his request
for student comment on how this
year's Klipsun might be improv­ed.
• • • ' ..
"People apparently aren't con­cerned
so I don't see any reason
why I should be," Strong said.
"I still have the suggestion box
in the office (VU)," he added,
•'But it doesn't get much play."
• Strong said he needed signed
suggestions, both pro. and con, in
order that he have support if he
decides to make changes in the
book.
"I can't do anything unless I
have comments with names on
them to back me up," he said. '
The Klipsun's first deadline is
Nov. 1 and suggestions and criti­cism
will not be acknowledged
after that time.
Criticism received thus far
mainly concerns last year's cov­er,-
the special center section, a
lack of student photos, and too
many photos of the former editor
and his friends.
"Last year's book was centered
on a small group of people, the
publications 'clique'," Strong
said. "It won't be that way this
year."
He added that his picture would
only appear in the annual once.
This year's Klipsun, budgeted
for $10,304, will have approxi­mately
100 pages. Twenty-six of
those pages will deal with stu­dent
activities, sports, and clubs,
according to Strong. There will
also be a 10-page photo essay
centered mainly on student acti­vity
near the end of the book.
Strong said the Klipsun would
have to deal mostly with people
and clubs that do something.
"A bunch of people sitting at
a table looking intelligent will
add nothing to the book,'' he said.
Strong said he had not decided
whether or not to request more
money from the AS legislature.
"As of this budget, there won't
be any 'mug shots/ lie s a i d.
"We'll try to' include as many
students in activities as we can
though."
Commenting on changes from
last year's format. Strong said
there will be no person's picture
on the annual's cover, no research
article, and no article on the
campus school.
The longest articles will be
about four pages long including
pictures. Some of these articles
will be on dorm life, off campus
living, and student teaching.
Commenting on the difficulty
of editing a year book. Strong
said, "We must entertain today's
students five, 10, 15 and 20 years
from now.''
Assisting Strong., in this year's
task will be Charlene Snoemaker;,
associate editor; Michelle Costel-lo,
writer; along with jone addi­tional
writer not yet sefected.
''Western's blazermen left Monday's AS Legislature meeting
after heated controversy, but took with them a newjeditor for. the
1965 Klipsun and a decision to put a proposed constitutional amend*
flient toi". a student -vote.
; Lloyd Strong, junior majoring in biology, emerged the. victor:
in : a short battle for the controversial year book editorship*
Strong's only, opponent was Sophomore Tim Conner who had edit­ed
the West Seattle High School annual.
Before the vote, the solbns postponed selection for one hour
pending Publications Advisor James Mulligan's decision to support
or reject Conner. .
Mulligan has not told me if he would recommend me for the
job," Conner stated. "I haven't been able to get hold of him in bis
office all day."
Strong's application had been accompanied by a letter of rec­ommendation
from Mulligan the week before, but the solons had
postponed their choice so that more applications could be received.
In the meantime, Legislator Clark Drummond questioned the
Legislator's power of choice when he stated:
"If we disregard Mulligan's recommendation (Strong) and ap­point
someone else, we can be overrated. Why are we pretending,
to have_a choice? The question of legality and responsibility is being
covered up."
AS President Ralph Munro replied that he really didn't know,
and Tony Tinsley, AS vice president, added that he was sure that
Mulligan would appoint whoever the Legislature elected.
When the hour was up, word had been received that Mulligan
would only endorse Strong for the editorship. A vote of the Legisla­ture
gave the.position unamiously to Strong.
Strong has been working on a plan for the new Klipsun for over
two weeks and promises some changes over last year's format which
drew widespread criticism.
IN OTHER legislative action Monday, the blazermen hasseled
See "LEGISLATURE"—Page 10
Pranksters Pick On Pole
Costs $$$ Says Dean Mac
'O Soy Can You See'
Many students noticed
e a r l i e r this week t h a t Old
Glory had been replaced
w i t h a red, w h i t e and rust­ed
garbage can. F e w have
l e a r n e d that this will cost
$125 to remedy. The $125
will come from ASB con­tingency
funds.
"A joke is a joke, but when it
involves so much trouble and ex­pense,
it loses its humorous as­pect,"
C. W. McDonald, dean of
men, said.
The trouble involves hiring a
steeplejack to climb up the pole
and replace the drawline, which
was cut and stolen. The qjily
known steeplejack lives in Aber­deen.
He will probably be sent
for later this week, according to
McDonald.
It will be the steeplejack's se­cond
excursion up the 100 foot
pole. He was employed last year
to replace the gold ball capping
the pole, after it was stolen by
University of Washington stu­dents.
"I would have no objection to
the prank if the rope had no*
been stolen," McDonald said.
The can was lifted to its pre­sent
position by tying a stick to
the rope, then wedging it into
the garbage can lid, then lifted
onto the pole and the rope was
cut, according to McDonald.
Word will leak out and the
pranksters will be caught," Mc­Donald
predicts. "This always
happens," he added.