Collegian - 1965 May 28

              What ReaSJy Happened
Raft Race Was Titanic Mess
What was supposed to be a simple raft race down
t h e Nooksack River for two Western raft teams ended
in a catastrophe involving a massive rescue that
wasn't even needed last S a t u r d a y morning.
The watery mess began on the
muddy banks of the cold Nook-sack
at Nugent's Bridge near
Deming at 6 a. m. The river was
moving along at six knots—just
right for raft racing.
Alpha Phi Omega fraternity had
challenged anyone in the county
to a raft race, and its four-man
log and barrel entry lay ready on
the bank.
Highland Hall's entry was a
styrofoam raft. slapped together
with a thin plywood seat. The
crew, Charlie Burton and Jerry
steel barrel model. All appeared
strong- enough to cross a mud
puddle — but the rapids that
roared downstream?
At exactly 7 a. m. APO Presi­dent
Dan Gullickson signaled the
start and the field edged out
into the strong current and the
rapids and finish-line 25 miles
downstream.
APO's entry, the Titantic, fell
into last place almost immediately
after the race begun. Its crew
Stansfield, had spent the night j included Captain Don Swanson,
under the bridge in readiness for h i s t w i n brother John, Collegian
the early-morning start. Editor John Stolpe and Photogra-
BEFORE FLOAT time, three p h e r L a n c e K n o w I e s -
more entries were driven to the I Their raft just wouldn't follow
scene: a six-man metal torpedo- instructions,
shaped craft, a two-man inner- THREE MILES east of Everson
tube raft, and another four-man | and two hours out, the APO raft
swung into a strong current and
smashed into a log-jam. The im­pact
threw Knowles and Captain
Swanson headfirst into the river.
Stolpe and the other Swanson
twin managed to beach the raft
about a quarter-mile downstream
from the impact. The Titantic's
team decided to scuttle their raft
after regrouping.
Just before the wet crew swam
for safety off the island they
were wrecked upon, they spotted
two more shipwrecked rafters up­stream
on another island.
The two motioned to the Titan-tic
crew that they were heading
for shore too—only on the op­posite
side of the river. Their raft
too had to be scuttled and that
was the last the Titantic crew
saw of them until Monday morn­ing.
WITH PADDLES in hand, the
Titantic crew swam for shore.
Soaking wet, they, headed for a
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THE WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE
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Vol. LVII, No. 26 Bellingham, Washington Friday,May 28, 1965
1965 KLIPSUN READY
TODAY
The last of Western's annual pub­lications,
The Klipsun, is ready for
distribution—free—today in the base­ment
of the Viking Union.
This year's book is bound in a
hard maroon cover and boasis 104
pages, including many in brilliant
color.
Last year's Klipsun brought a
barrage of criticism and a few book-burnings
were reported to boot, but
Editor Lloyd Strong is confident that
students will be satisifed with the
latest production.
Four pages are devoted to Peter,
Paul and Mary; three for President
Bunke's inauguration; and included
are 436 mugshots of underclassmen,
not to mention the senior class.
Students may pick up their Klip-suns
in room 3 of the Viking Union,
9-5 p. m. today through next Thurs­day.
They are free, having been paid
for from student fees.
No bookburnings are predicted this
year.
Dorm Rooms To Hike $8
Starting Fall Quarter
Effective Fall Quarter, dormitory room rates will
be raised $8 p e r s t u d e n t per year, Gerald Brock, Direc­tor
of Housing, announced early this week.
The Board of Trustees decided
on the hike because residence
halls are self-supporting and the
costs of labor have risfln, Brock
stated. .•••!
He also told The Collegian that
since the cost of living goes up
annually, so must the costs in
dorm rooms.
"The rates will be higher fall
quarter and cheaper spring quar­ter,
with winter remaining about
the same," Brock said.
THE RATES will be redistrib­uted
each quarter and will no
longer be figured out in relation
to the number of days in the
term, he added.
"Many students come to West­ern
fall quarter, but don't plan on
staying through the entire year,"
Brock explained.
May Join Political Union
In a way, he said, these students
will be penalized by having to
pay more fall quarter than they
would have to the other quarters.
Presently, room rates run on the
average of $25 per month and the
raise will amount to about one
dollar per month.
With the addition of the new
Ridgeway dormitory complex on
Highland Drive, there will be an
additional 368 rooms fall term.
THE NEW complex will provide
444 new rooms, but the 76-room
Women's Residence Hall (WRH)
will no longer be used for housing
students. It will be converted into
classrooms.
The announcement of room rate
hikes came in the wake of grow­ing
speculation that the Board of
Trustees will also be forced to in­crease
student tuition starting
Fall Quarter as well.
The amount of a tuition raise
will probably be in the neighbor­hood
of five to six dollars per
quarter. The University of Wash­ington's
Board of Regents just
got through raising their tuitions
ten dollars per quarter last week.
College Bowl Four
Face Rhode Is. Next
SDS, YAF form Clubs Here
Two politically-orientated groups located on op­posite
ends of t h e political spectrum, Students for a
Democratic Society (SDS) a n d t h e New Conservatives,
were chartered on campus Tuesday.
SDS, a liberal organization, and
New Conservatives were accepted
as official clubs by the Public
Affairs Commission and it is spec­ulated
that both groups will be­come
members of the newly-form­ed
Political Union.
Both clubs are still in the ad­vanced
organizational stage, ac­cording
to Executive Vice Presi­dent
Dean Foster, chairman of
the PAC.
"SDS has nine members, while
the New Conservatives have
twelve," Foster reported.
THE NEW Conservatives, ac­tually
a chapter of Young Amer­icans
for Freedom (YAF), has al­ready
applied for admission to
the Political Union.
New Conservative Chairman
John Gregory announced that his
club will be seeking new members
at its meeting Tuesday evening.
SDS will be mainly concerned
with Civil Rights education involv­ing
students.
"It will give a voice to peace
movements and student reforms,
if necessary, and will raise money
to support slum projects in north­ern
cities," Mike Burr, a member
of the new club, told The Collegian
yesterday.
He also said that SDS's stand
wilt be against the war in Viet
Nam.
On the other hand, the New Con­servatives
basically support Pres­ident
Johnson's policies in Viet
Nam and the Dominican Republic.
With two triumphs behind them,
Western's College Bowl foursome
will fly to New York tonight to
prepare for their third challenger,
Rhode Island College, Providence,
R. I.
Last Sunday, the team of Karen
Andersen, Don Des Jardien, Jon
Reeves, and Captain Dick Ara-
WEATHER
Weekend forecast calls for part­ly
cloudy skies tomorrow and Sun­day
with good chance of sunny
afternoons. Highs 65-75, lows 45-
55. Smallcraft warnings for in­land
waters might be posted.
Winds, 10-15 mph. Barometric
pressure is steady at 30.09.
way defended their championship
by holding off a fast-closing Ran­dolph-
Macon team, 190-185. West­ern
eased ahead in the early
stages and held an 85-65 lead at
halftime.
In the second half, the all-male
Randolph-Macon team, from
Ashland, Va., whittled away at
Western's lead, and pulled to
within five points when time ran
out. The buzzer rang just as
moderator Robert Earle was ask­ing
the last question.
ON MONDAY, the team was in
Washington, D. C, where Rep.
Lloyd Meeds (D-2nd Congression­al
District), and other Washington
State Congressmen met them.
They arrived at the Seattle-
Tacoma Airport at 4:30 Tuesday
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