Western Front - 1977 February 8

              WESTERN front TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8,1977 VOL. 69 NO. 26
ROOM WITH A VIEW — This scenic structure was pictured in Homes and Gardens magazine,
circa 1902. Situated with a water front view, it doubles as a house boat when the tide comes in.
New trustees are taking action
despite an unstable membership
by JIM HARRISON
Despite its unstable membership of late,
Western Board of Trustees had no trouble acting
promptly on several issues at Thursday's
meeting.
New trustees Jerrold Manley of Tacoma and
Robert Fernald of San Juan Island were
introduced by trustee Ark Chin, the only member
of last year's board present at the meeting. No
replacement has yet been named for chairperson
Rita jean Butterworth, and trustee Paul Hanson
was absent from the meeting.
College President Paul Olscamp said the two
new trustees will attend an orientation session at
Western Sat., March 12.
In its first action, the board approved a
programming policy for campus radio station
KUGS after hearing a presentation by station
manager Mike Smith. Approval of the policy by
the board is required under Federal Communica­tions
Commission regulations, and the station has
been operating for three years without such
approval.
The trustees unanimously approved amend­ments
to the All-College Senate constitution. The
amendments allowed for representation of the
College of Business and Economics, the College of
Fine and Performing Arts, the School of
Education and the Alumni Association.
The Office of Business and Financial Affairs
reported that three bids had been received for
completion of the Auditorium/Music Building.
The lowest bud of $1,689,000, submitted by W.G.
Clark of Seattle, was $138,000 over the budget.
It was reported the college now has the option
of negotiating with the lowest bidder or revising
the design and re-opening bids. Business and
Financial Affairs recommended negotiating with
die contractor, and the board approved unani­mously.
Olscamp reported to the board on his recent
activities in Olympia, commenting on faculty
salaries, Western's name change, and Governor
Dixy Lee Ray's state expenditure reduction
order.
Calling faculty salary raises his top priority, he
expressed confidence those raises would soon be
forthcoming. There is "more wide-spread recog­nition
that the case that faculty salaries are low"
is sound, he said.
He cited a study comparing cost-of-living
raises for secondary school teachers with those
for college professors and noted that the
secondary school teachers came out well ahead.
He expressed optimism that the Legislature
will act favorably on pay increases for college
instructors. "I have no reason to think they won't
do it," he said.
He also reported favorably on the status of the
bill that would change Western's name to
Western Washington University. Calling his
hearing before the Legislature "amicable" and
"well-attended," he said the state college
presidents would seek to discuss the matter of
the name change with Governor Ray.
inside...
Dances inspired
Husband and wife dance
team, Teodoro and Isabel
Morca, clap and stamp their
way to fame and fortune. An
interview- with the Morcas
illustrates dance as "90 per
cent perspiration and 10 per
cent inspiration." See the
story on page seven.
High ambitions
Lome Jacobson, Belling-ham
native, wrestles for
Western in the 126 lb. divi­sion.
He talks about his
goals, 'his coaches and his
team. See page 11.