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thewestern front Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Wash. 98225 Vol. LX No. 21 Tuesday, April 2, 1968 1 0C Flora named new president 'Devotion' cited by Trustees Dr. Charles J. Flora is shown here at the press conference announcing his selection as president last week. For other stories on Flora see page 2. (Photo by Jeff McKay) Dick Gregory will speak here April 11 Dr. Charles J. Flora, who believes Western is one of the strongest state colleges in the country, was named the eighth president of Western in an announcement made last Tuesday by the Board of Trustees. Flora retains the post he has held in a temporary capacity since last summer. He was chosen from more than 125 active candidates, 15 of whom were personally interviewed by the Board of Trustees. Five were re-interviewed by the Board, a faculty committee and a special student committee for the final selection. Trustees, in announcing Flora's appointment, stated: "Many factors led to the decision to appoint Dr. Flora. Among them were his unqes-tioned intelligence, his energy and initiative and perhaps most important, his complete devotion to the college and its future development. We look forward with confidence to a developing institution which will always maintain the highest standards of academic and intellectual excellence." The search for a new president began last spring, when Harvey C. Bunke, president for two years, announced he was leaving Western tobecome director of undergraduate studies at Indiana State University. Flora, then academic dean, became acting president on July 1, and interim president on Sept. 1. . ,f t„ Flora first came to Western in 1957 as an assistant professor of zoology. He was promoted to associate professor in 1961 and in 1964 to professor, specializing in marine invertebrate zoology. Flora, now in his eleventh year at Western, said in a press conference last week that he had long considered himself a "Western lifer," whether as a professor, dean or "whatever." He said he became a candidate because he believed mat for an important post a college "should look both inside and outside the institution." He said, "Not becoming a candidate would have violated my own philosophy." As president, he sees himself inheriting a "strong, robust institution" which is destined to become a strong university. Such a university wouldn't be a multiversity with massive schools, but would be strong in programs "it esteems," suchas teacher education. University status for Western could be four to six years away, he predicts, though a present faculty with 60 per cent holding doctorates, and an entering freshman g.p.a. of nearly 3.0 shows "credibility of moving in this direction." The cluster colleges will be part of this growth, he says, estimating that Western will have three to seven such institutions in the next decade. One of these — the second — will be a college of environmental science, an academic area in which Flora believes the college must take advantage of natural facilities. The new president plans to stay close to student activity. He will continue to maintain "free hours" during which any student can talk with him without appointment, and to attend student legislature meetings. "I've always felt that the student voice is terribly important and that we must avail ourselves of the knowledge of students," he said. "But this does not mean we should give the students everything." Not to listen, he said, "would be negligent." "If we pay serious attention to concerns, I believe the difficulties won't develop," he said. Asked by a student present at the press conference if he believed the Western Front was a student newspaper, Flora answered, "I believe the Western Front is a college newspaper. I have never accepted the view that it is a student newspaper. It represents the college as a community of scholars." The paper is financed from a central pool of taxpayers' and students' money which is allocated out, he explained, and so is not purely supported by student fees. Dick Gregory, well-known as a leader of the Black Revolution and as a social satirist, will speak on civil rights, black power and pacifism at his 3:45 p.m. appearance here on April 11th in Carver Gym. During the second 45 minutes of this speech, Gregory will answer questions from the audience. At 7:30 that night Gregory will give a 30-minute keynote address to kick off the annual Associated Students nominating convention. He will talk about the significance of America's college generation as it takes its place in society, according to Chuck Miller, chairman of the Social Issues Committee. Gregory is the first black social satirist to succeed in big league show business, according to an article in "Holiday" magazine. The story said he has an inexhaustible sense of humor about the racial problem. In 1966, Gregory was jailed for fishing with the Indians on the Nisqually river in Washington during a dispute over Indian fishing rights. Dan Fredrickson, AS president, said $1,000 of the $1,250 cost to bring Gregory here is coming from SS funds available for this purpose. Miller's committee will provide the balance, Fredrickson said. Convention delegates needed by Friday Delegates to the Associated Students nominating convention, set for April 11 and 12, are now being registered, according to Jon Murray, elections board chairman. Off-campus students, who have 400 seats at the convention, may sign up as delegates at the VU desk until Friday. Students living in dormitories should check with their hall president if they wish to be delegates. Candidates must be nominated in the convention to run in the April 24 AS elections. There can be three candidates each for AS president and AS vice-president. Fifteen students, or three for each of the five open legislator seats, can be nominated for Legislature. Legislature shown Lakewood plans A multipurpose lodge and expanded boathouse with boathouse and lounge facilities could be among several additions made to Lake-wood "hopefully" by next spring, Union Facilities Director Steve Dent told legislators Thursday. Lakewood is the 8-acre Associated Students site on Lake Whatcom, given to the student body in 1922. It presently has a boathouse, cabin, small house, workshed and dock. Dent showed legislators a master expansion plan for the property, drawn up by an architect, by which Lakewood expansion would take place. Constructed would be a main lodge for scheduled uses such as leadership conferences and dorm banquets. The lodge's main room would be slightly larger than the lounge in the Viking Union. The building would include facilities for the Fresh Water Institute, biology and physical education departments. The boathouse would have an upstairs lounge overlooking the lake, as well as facilities for crew racing. The site would also get a multipurpose court and playfield, and more parking spaces. The expansion project must be approved by the Board of Trustees Cost' of this phase of the Lakewood addition would be about $311,000, and several funding procedures have been considered. Dent said one suggestion, refinancing the student co-op, would have cut co-op expansion for the next 40 years. Another suggestion is using the college's facilities revenue fund. In other action, legislators elected Terry Flanders Speaker of the Legislature. He replaces Dave Cunningham, whose term expired. They also approved the appointment of Zoe Ann Hedman as activities commissioner, replacing Dave Davis who resigned; and Gene Oliver to the Student Academic Advisory Board. Miss Hedman said that she would have no assistant this quarter, and was concerned mainly with constructing a skeleton of commission personnel to carry over to next year. Legislators also passed unanimously Dan Fredrickson's bill that the Legislature "sponsor, but not take financial responsibility for, the Humanities Helpers for spring quarter 1968." Humanities Helpers is a student-started business selling class notes. The board accepted Fredrickson's veto of Noel Bourasaw's bill requesting President Flora to suspend the publications board and create a new all-student board in time to select next year's editor and business manager. Fredrickson said he vetoed the bill because the Publications Committee was already formulating a new policy, because he felt faculty advice on publications was good, andbecause he believed a new board couldn't be set up in time to select next year's editor and business manager. Legislator Becky Cohen said she would invite representatives from campus security to explain their problems at the April 18 Legislature meeting. Sent to committee were three constitutional amendments proposed by Fredrickson. One deals with the Activities Commission, another with the president's cabinet, and the third with executive appointments. . Before adjourning, the Legislature moved to ask its Academic Standards Committee to send a letter of congratulations to President Charles J. Flora. June graduation speaker chosen A bid to spea^at the June 7 commencement has been accepted by former University of Oregon president Dr. O. Meredith Wilson, President Charles J. Flora's office announced Friday. Dr. Wilson, U.O. president from 1954-'60 and of the University of Minnesota from I960- 67, is presently director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, Calif. He has not indicated a topic for his address. Dr. Wilson was selected from a field of 12 by the commencement committee, headed by Dean of Women Lorraine Powers. Faculty and seniors were invited to submit names, but the latter did not do so, Miss Powers said. Dr. Wilson received his A.B. from Brigham Young University and Ph.D. from the University of California. He served as assistant professor of history at BYU and the University of Chicago, was associate dean of the college at Chicago and dean of the school of arts and sciences at the University of Utah. He has served on the National Committee of UNESCO and on the business ehtics advisory . committee of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Posts he has held include chairman of the American Council on Education and president of the State Universities Assn. He is a member of the American Historical Society, National Assn. of American Universities and the national council of the Boy Scouts of America, plus numerous education and advisory organizations.
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Title | Western Front - 1968 April 2 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 60, no. 21 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | April 2, 1968 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1968-04-02 |
Year Published | 1968 |
Decades | 1960-1969 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Wash. |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Jeanne Doering, Editor; Mike Koch, Managing editor; Nancy Sanford, Copy editor; Don Wittenburger, Associate copy editor; Randy Edwards, News editor; Pat Hughes, Sports editor; Cynthia Eddings, Fine arts editor |
Staff | Mark Hoffmann, Business manager; Rich O'Brien, Ad manager; Bruce Eagle, Head photographer; Dan Meins, Cartoonist; Don Wittenberger, Cartoonist; Reporters: Jim Bromley; Joan Fisher; Dan Meins; Rich O'Brien; Bob Taylor; Contributors: Ron Lealos; Bob Partlow; Ad salesmen: Mary Jo Hardy; Bill Woodland; Noel Bourasaw |
Photographer | Bruce Eagle; Tim Heintzman; Tom Weeks; Steve Johnson |
Faculty Advisor | Miller, Gerson |
Article Titles | Flora named new president: 'Devotion' cited by Trustees (p.1) -- Dick Gregory will speak here April 11 (p.1) -- Legislature shown Lakewood plans (p.1) -- Convention delegates needed by Friday (p.1) -- June graduation speaker chosen (p.1) -- Flora considers Legislature, Faculty Council barometers / by Mike Koch (p.2) -- Flora's Perdue studies financed by plane jumps (p.2) -- Makes presidential analogy: Flora recalls dissecting sea lion (p.2) -- Government conference coming here this Friday (p.2) -- Suspended terms given 5 arrested for pot violation (p.3) -- Why not attend a novel lecture? (p.3) -- Much-jailed war critic to speak here tomorrow (p.3) -- Top Canadian mime quiets stage tonight (p.3) -- YDs supporting Choice '68 poll (p.3) -- On other campuses (p.5) -- Students turn 'neat and clean for Gene' vote (p.5) -- Howard re-opens after five-day sit-in (p.5) -- 'Choice '68' poll coming April 24 (p.5) -- Housing fees upped $25 starting in fall (p.6) -- Ed 315, 318 dumped for new 4-credit Ed course (p.6) -- Campus news briefs (p.6) -- Prof has television show: Vernon questions personalities / by Mike Koch (p.7) -- Debaters sponsor first tourney (p.7) -- Chemist probing German education (p.7) -- Hildebrand in India for term (p.7) -- Two Weiner hearings held (p.8) -- Poll shows students share adults' views (p.8) -- McKuen 'gargles' of love, loneliness / by Cynthia Eddings (p.9) -- Reader's Theatre does plotless play / by Steve Lampe (p.9) -- Legislature cleans house with quarter-end sweep-out (p.9) -- Aquatic artists to meet, present performances (p.9) -- Math 151 students to get pass-fail (p.9) -- Viks start season on winning note, beat Skagit Valley twice (p.10) -- Library to keep checkers, director says (p.10) -- Sports calendar (p.10) -- Tennis team upsets PLU (p.10) -- Golf team loses first match 14 1/2 - 3 1/2 (p.10) -- Jeopardy on sale (p.10) -- Ruggers crush Cougars, 20-3 (p.11) -- Anderson paces Viks in 86-78 track defeat (p.11) -- Washington signs Weedman to bonus (p.11) -- Lettermen plan dance (p.11) -- Activities calendar (p.11) -- Peace lobby leader to speak tomorrow (p.12) -- Radio series discusses VD epidemic (p.12) |
Photographs | Dr. Charles J. Flora / by Jeff McKay (p.1) -- Entry in student art exhibition / by Bruce Eagle (p.3) -- Dr. Manfred Vernon (p.7) -- Members of the Blue Barnacles prepare for competition / by Bruce Eagle (p.9) -- John Becvar gets a hit in baseball game against Skagit Valley / by Bruce Eagle (p.10) |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261544388 |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 42 x 28 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2011. |
Identifier | WF_19680402.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized WWU student newspapers are made possible by the generous support of Don Hacherl and Cindy Hacherl (Class of 1984) and Bert Halprin (Class of 1971). |
Rights | This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103. USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to Western Front Historical Collection, Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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Title | Western Front - 1968 April 2 - Page 1 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 60, no. 21 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | April 2, 1968 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1968-04-02 |
Year Published | 1968 |
Decades | 1960 - 1969 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Wash. |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Jeanne Doering, Editor; Mike Koch, Managing editor; Nancy Sanford, Copy editor; Don Wittenburger, Associate copy editor; Randy Edwards, News editor; Pat Hughes, Sports editor; Cynthia Eddings, Fine arts editor |
Staff | Mark Hoffmann, Business manager; Rich O'Brien, Ad manager; Bruce Eagle, Head photographer; Dan Meins, Cartoonist; Don Wittenberger, Cartoonist; Reporters: Jim Bromley; Joan Fisher; Dan Meins; Rich O'Brien; Bob Taylor; Contributors: Ron Lealos; Bob Partlow; Ad salesmen: Mary Jo Hardy; Bill Woodland; Noel Bourasaw |
Faculty Advisor | Miller, Gerson |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261544388 |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 42 x 28 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2011. |
Identifier | WF_19680402.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized WWU student newspapers are made possible by the generous support of Don Hacherl and Cindy Hacherl (Class of 1984) and Bert Halprin (Class of 1971). |
Rights | This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103. USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to Western Front Historical Collection, Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. |
Full Text | thewestern front Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Wash. 98225 Vol. LX No. 21 Tuesday, April 2, 1968 1 0C Flora named new president 'Devotion' cited by Trustees Dr. Charles J. Flora is shown here at the press conference announcing his selection as president last week. For other stories on Flora see page 2. (Photo by Jeff McKay) Dick Gregory will speak here April 11 Dr. Charles J. Flora, who believes Western is one of the strongest state colleges in the country, was named the eighth president of Western in an announcement made last Tuesday by the Board of Trustees. Flora retains the post he has held in a temporary capacity since last summer. He was chosen from more than 125 active candidates, 15 of whom were personally interviewed by the Board of Trustees. Five were re-interviewed by the Board, a faculty committee and a special student committee for the final selection. Trustees, in announcing Flora's appointment, stated: "Many factors led to the decision to appoint Dr. Flora. Among them were his unqes-tioned intelligence, his energy and initiative and perhaps most important, his complete devotion to the college and its future development. We look forward with confidence to a developing institution which will always maintain the highest standards of academic and intellectual excellence." The search for a new president began last spring, when Harvey C. Bunke, president for two years, announced he was leaving Western tobecome director of undergraduate studies at Indiana State University. Flora, then academic dean, became acting president on July 1, and interim president on Sept. 1. . ,f t„ Flora first came to Western in 1957 as an assistant professor of zoology. He was promoted to associate professor in 1961 and in 1964 to professor, specializing in marine invertebrate zoology. Flora, now in his eleventh year at Western, said in a press conference last week that he had long considered himself a "Western lifer," whether as a professor, dean or "whatever." He said he became a candidate because he believed mat for an important post a college "should look both inside and outside the institution." He said, "Not becoming a candidate would have violated my own philosophy." As president, he sees himself inheriting a "strong, robust institution" which is destined to become a strong university. Such a university wouldn't be a multiversity with massive schools, but would be strong in programs "it esteems," suchas teacher education. University status for Western could be four to six years away, he predicts, though a present faculty with 60 per cent holding doctorates, and an entering freshman g.p.a. of nearly 3.0 shows "credibility of moving in this direction." The cluster colleges will be part of this growth, he says, estimating that Western will have three to seven such institutions in the next decade. One of these — the second — will be a college of environmental science, an academic area in which Flora believes the college must take advantage of natural facilities. The new president plans to stay close to student activity. He will continue to maintain "free hours" during which any student can talk with him without appointment, and to attend student legislature meetings. "I've always felt that the student voice is terribly important and that we must avail ourselves of the knowledge of students," he said. "But this does not mean we should give the students everything." Not to listen, he said, "would be negligent." "If we pay serious attention to concerns, I believe the difficulties won't develop," he said. Asked by a student present at the press conference if he believed the Western Front was a student newspaper, Flora answered, "I believe the Western Front is a college newspaper. I have never accepted the view that it is a student newspaper. It represents the college as a community of scholars." The paper is financed from a central pool of taxpayers' and students' money which is allocated out, he explained, and so is not purely supported by student fees. Dick Gregory, well-known as a leader of the Black Revolution and as a social satirist, will speak on civil rights, black power and pacifism at his 3:45 p.m. appearance here on April 11th in Carver Gym. During the second 45 minutes of this speech, Gregory will answer questions from the audience. At 7:30 that night Gregory will give a 30-minute keynote address to kick off the annual Associated Students nominating convention. He will talk about the significance of America's college generation as it takes its place in society, according to Chuck Miller, chairman of the Social Issues Committee. Gregory is the first black social satirist to succeed in big league show business, according to an article in "Holiday" magazine. The story said he has an inexhaustible sense of humor about the racial problem. In 1966, Gregory was jailed for fishing with the Indians on the Nisqually river in Washington during a dispute over Indian fishing rights. Dan Fredrickson, AS president, said $1,000 of the $1,250 cost to bring Gregory here is coming from SS funds available for this purpose. Miller's committee will provide the balance, Fredrickson said. Convention delegates needed by Friday Delegates to the Associated Students nominating convention, set for April 11 and 12, are now being registered, according to Jon Murray, elections board chairman. Off-campus students, who have 400 seats at the convention, may sign up as delegates at the VU desk until Friday. Students living in dormitories should check with their hall president if they wish to be delegates. Candidates must be nominated in the convention to run in the April 24 AS elections. There can be three candidates each for AS president and AS vice-president. Fifteen students, or three for each of the five open legislator seats, can be nominated for Legislature. Legislature shown Lakewood plans A multipurpose lodge and expanded boathouse with boathouse and lounge facilities could be among several additions made to Lake-wood "hopefully" by next spring, Union Facilities Director Steve Dent told legislators Thursday. Lakewood is the 8-acre Associated Students site on Lake Whatcom, given to the student body in 1922. It presently has a boathouse, cabin, small house, workshed and dock. Dent showed legislators a master expansion plan for the property, drawn up by an architect, by which Lakewood expansion would take place. Constructed would be a main lodge for scheduled uses such as leadership conferences and dorm banquets. The lodge's main room would be slightly larger than the lounge in the Viking Union. The building would include facilities for the Fresh Water Institute, biology and physical education departments. The boathouse would have an upstairs lounge overlooking the lake, as well as facilities for crew racing. The site would also get a multipurpose court and playfield, and more parking spaces. The expansion project must be approved by the Board of Trustees Cost' of this phase of the Lakewood addition would be about $311,000, and several funding procedures have been considered. Dent said one suggestion, refinancing the student co-op, would have cut co-op expansion for the next 40 years. Another suggestion is using the college's facilities revenue fund. In other action, legislators elected Terry Flanders Speaker of the Legislature. He replaces Dave Cunningham, whose term expired. They also approved the appointment of Zoe Ann Hedman as activities commissioner, replacing Dave Davis who resigned; and Gene Oliver to the Student Academic Advisory Board. Miss Hedman said that she would have no assistant this quarter, and was concerned mainly with constructing a skeleton of commission personnel to carry over to next year. Legislators also passed unanimously Dan Fredrickson's bill that the Legislature "sponsor, but not take financial responsibility for, the Humanities Helpers for spring quarter 1968." Humanities Helpers is a student-started business selling class notes. The board accepted Fredrickson's veto of Noel Bourasaw's bill requesting President Flora to suspend the publications board and create a new all-student board in time to select next year's editor and business manager. Fredrickson said he vetoed the bill because the Publications Committee was already formulating a new policy, because he felt faculty advice on publications was good, andbecause he believed a new board couldn't be set up in time to select next year's editor and business manager. Legislator Becky Cohen said she would invite representatives from campus security to explain their problems at the April 18 Legislature meeting. Sent to committee were three constitutional amendments proposed by Fredrickson. One deals with the Activities Commission, another with the president's cabinet, and the third with executive appointments. . Before adjourning, the Legislature moved to ask its Academic Standards Committee to send a letter of congratulations to President Charles J. Flora. June graduation speaker chosen A bid to spea^at the June 7 commencement has been accepted by former University of Oregon president Dr. O. Meredith Wilson, President Charles J. Flora's office announced Friday. Dr. Wilson, U.O. president from 1954-'60 and of the University of Minnesota from I960- 67, is presently director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, Calif. He has not indicated a topic for his address. Dr. Wilson was selected from a field of 12 by the commencement committee, headed by Dean of Women Lorraine Powers. Faculty and seniors were invited to submit names, but the latter did not do so, Miss Powers said. Dr. Wilson received his A.B. from Brigham Young University and Ph.D. from the University of California. He served as assistant professor of history at BYU and the University of Chicago, was associate dean of the college at Chicago and dean of the school of arts and sciences at the University of Utah. He has served on the National Committee of UNESCO and on the business ehtics advisory . committee of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Posts he has held include chairman of the American Council on Education and president of the State Universities Assn. He is a member of the American Historical Society, National Assn. of American Universities and the national council of the Boy Scouts of America, plus numerous education and advisory organizations. |
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