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Vol. 15 No. 10 Dec.I, 1977 -

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Student body allows
tuition fee increase
by Sarah Jenkins
By a vote of 387 to 206, the LCC
student body approved a mandatory
$1.30 fee to fund the new ASLCC
program for Winter and Spring Terms,
1978. The election took place Nov. 14 to
16.
The fee will apply to all regular credit
students on the main campus, and will be
added to tuition beginning at Winter
Term registration. High School Completion students and those in the Adult
Education Programs will not be charged,
according to ASLCC President Tom
Ruckman.
• Legal Consultant
Most of the proposals listed on the
ballot will be put into effect in January,
Ruckman added. A student committee,
under the supervision of Student Activities Director Jay Jones, is currently
dealing with the selection of a local
attorney to contract for free student legal
services, according to Ruckman, who
declined to name any of the attorneys
being considered.
• Student Lounges
Ruckman stated that student lounges
may take longer to establish. "We would
like to begin purchasing as soon as
possible," he added, explaining that the
first student lounge would probably be in
the Center Building.
Dean of Students Jack Carter agreed
that while the location of the first student
lounge has not yet been determined, the
ASLCC should '' get started as soon as
possible." Carter predicted, "Sometime
during Winter Term there . should be
some results."
• Club Funding
Money will also begin to be available
for clubs in January, Ruckman stated. A
planned $500 per term will be set aside to
provide initial funding for development of
campus clubs and organizations.
• President's Salary
One of the most controversial sections
of the program, a salary for the ASLCC
president, was included in the· proposal
passed by the student body. Ruckman
will begin receiving a salary of $3.30 per
hour for a maximum of 15 hours per week
(a maximum salary of $49.50 per week) at
the beginning of Winter Term.
Jones explained that Ruckman would
always work at least the 15 hours per
week, and added, "He puts in a lot of
time. He works hard at his job."
continued on· page 3

4000 East 30th Ave., Eugene, OR., 97405

No waiting involved

Trojan occupants arrested
by Kathleen Monje
A steady drizzle and cold wind
accompanied 123 Trojan Decommissioning Alliance members past the temporary
"No Trespassing" sig~s and up the long
drive to the Trojan nuclear power plant
gates in Rainier, Ore.
Two Oregon State police cars sat
quietly across the highway from the plant
entrance and watched the demonstrators
parade to the gates. A Columbia County
sheriff's car was parked near the gates
and another state police car cruised
slowly up the drive.
Alliance members took sleeping bags,
tents and food to the plant Nov. 25 to
again demonstrate their disapproval of
nuclear power by "occupying." They
planned to camp in front of the locked
plant gates ·until they were arrested or
Portland General Electric closed the
Trojan plant.
In an August occupation, alliance
members blocked the gates for three days
before state police moved in.
This time, neither occupiers nor state
troopers had such a long wait. The
singing, banner-carrying paraders reached the three plant gates at about 12:30
p.m. State troopers in bright yellow
slickers stood lined behind the main gate.
The occupiers settled in on the wet
ground in front of the chain-link fence,
eating · and talking. After about 20
minutes, the Portland General Electric
(PGE) plant manager spoke from behind
the gates, using a bullhorn. "I now direct
all individuals who are not PGE employ-

ees or law enforcement personnel to
remove themselves and their vehicles
from PGE property," he announced.
·The occupiers started singing, "We
say no to nuclear power." At 1:40 p.m.,
two busloads of state police pulled up
about 60 feet from the gates.

open it. Each trooper on the outside
reached down and picked up one of the
occupiers, who were still sitting on the
ground.
There was little noise or fuss and no
violence. Troopers, each with an occupier, moved inside the gate and formed a

The doors opened and troopers wearing more yellow slickers poured out and
formed double lines. Their captain said,
"You know what to do - you've done it
before,'' and they started toward the
main gate.
As the troops neared the gate, the state
police behind the gate moved forward to

line to begin processing. The alliance had
held non-violent resistance workshops in
preparation for the occupation; all who
wished to participate were required to
attend a workshop.
The 123 protestors were arraigned on
crin:iinal trespass charges at the Columcontinued on page 3

photo by Kathy Monje

LCCEF returns .to bargaining table
by Larry Magder
As - the possibility of a strike by the
classified employees looms larger, the
college Board has made a new offere to
the classified employee's union. At press
time Wednesday, the LCCEF negotiating
team was considering the proposal.
college Board had made a - ne-w offer.
Evelyn Tennis, spokesperson for the
LCC Employees Federation (LCCEF),
would not comment on the new offer
except to say it was different in several
respects from previous offers.

sappy

t1olidays1
This issue brings the TORCH to the
end of Fall Term. Even journalists have to
study for finals. Good luck with yours.
Incidentally, the final exam schedule is
on the back cover of this issue.
The supplement published Nov. 17 Dec. 1, containing information on new
classes, will be available at registration.
It may be helpful in selecting a class.
All of us wish all of you a very happy
holiday season. We'll be back on Jan. 5,
1978 with old routines and fresh outlooks
for the new year.
Thanks for making it all worthwhile.
Sally Oljar
Editor, LCC TORCH

Time has been rendered crucial in the
negotiations by a recent vote of the
LCCEF membership.
The college's non-teaching employees
had committed themselves Nov. 16 to a
strike vote if they feel progess in
bargaining with the college is unsatisfactory. They chose Dec. 7 as the possible
strike date.
A bargaining session between the
faculty union and the Board is scheduled
for Tuesday, Dec. 6 with possible
additional sessions scheduled for Dec. 8
Evelyn Tennis, chief spokesperson for

the LCCEF told the TORCH that the vote
was an expression of resentment and
frustration by the membership -- resentment that the Board did not adopt the
Fact-Finder's report, and frustration at
the length of the negotiations.
Tennis added that the membership
wanted to vote to strike outright, but the
leadership convinced members not to
take such a move.
Hank Douda, chairman of the Board's
bargaining team said, "We're as frustrated as they are." He attributed the length
of the negotiations (which have been
continued on page 3

On the inside • • •

Do the Rockefellers and the Trojan Decomission.ing Alliance make strange bedfellows? Commentary on page
An interview with Santa and his reindeer, plus a
special preview of Christmas events, toys, food
and entertainment. See pages 5 through 12
There's a larger obstacle to becoming an orchestra
conductor than being blind. One LCC student
may overcome it. Story on page 13

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Anti-nuke forces help the rich stay rich
by Paul Yamold
What could a Rockefeller possibly have
in common with an ex-anti-war activist
who backpacks up to Ranier, Oregon,
with the intention of closing the Trojan
nuclear plant?
They are both environmentalists. They
are both off-shoots of the ''leisure class.''
And both advocate "no growth" or
"limited growth" ideals.
In one way or another, both of their
advocacies point in the direction of less
production, less individual educational
opportunities, and less civil liberties -- to
say nothing of the human rights issue.
Thus, anti-nuke forces are generally
divided up into two sub-groups, which
work together better than either group
could have imagined.
The wealthy herald environmentalism
because it is a functional way to block
technological advancement -- advancement which would threaten their "oiJbased •' investments.
Refugees from the political activism of
the sixties, who have organized organizations like the Trojan Decommissioning
Alliance (TDA), claim that nuclear energy
presents a threat to the environment, and
agree that it must be blocked.
Though Eugene has nourished environmentalists (and more specifically the
anti-nuke movement), Eugenians appear
to be in the minority when it comes to a
state-wide election. In the case of Ballot

Measure 9 (last years), anti-nuke forces
hoped to institute more legislative control
over the nuclear industry. While the
measure was passed in Lane County, it
was soundly defeated elsewhere in the
state.
In reaction to this failure at the polJs,
anti-nuke forces, such as the TDA, have
become even more adamant in their
objections to nuclear power. In two
separate protests at the Trojan nuclear
facility the TDA has attempted to block
access to the plant. During the confrontations more than 200 protestors were
arrested on trespassing charges.
What makes it worth being arrested?
To be in the vanguard of political activism
is probably enough reason for some. But
historical background provides the best
understanding of tlie over-emotionalism
displayed by many environmentalists.
The most vocal of the "no growth
environmentalists'' died without ever
seeing the smokestack of a nuclear power
plant. Though at times Henry David
Thoreau merely paralleled the "mysticism" of the East, the message of his
book "Walden" is expressly antitechnological and isolationist. Thoreau
goes as far as to advocate "the simple
life'' of religious denial.
Sound familiar? In modern political
terminology, a "Walden" is as reactionary and dehumanizing as the drivellings
of a George Wallace. And_it is no accident

Memoranda

that ''Walden'' is treated with biblical
respect by the "back-to-the-land" crowd.

It Is not with full knowledge that young
"outcasts" of the leisure class help keep
the Rockefellers In power. In part, It ls a
result of youthful naivete, struggling with
the complexities of a modem Industrial
society. They are unable to see society In
terms of Its potential. They have grown
bored with the Age of Science.
But most importantly, the protestors of
the sixties -- who have become the
environmentalists of the seventies -- are
almost without exception, members of
the leisure class. They, as well as the
Rockefellers, have every reason to slow
the changes down, while maintaining
. their self-oriented life-styles. The reactionary trends of the Whole Earth
Movement are then similar to the
intentions of the wealthy. In no way do
members of the Movement consider the
needs of the working class and the
poverty striken.
What contributions have the rich and
super-rich made to the environmental
movement?
The Rockefeller clan has set the best
example. And as examples go they are
the most frightening. While Nelson
Rockefeller (of Standard Oil) used his
influence as Vice President to cut back
federai funding of nuclear research, his
brother David (President of the Chase
Manhattan Bank) was organizing industrialists and financiers on the international level.

Correction
In the Nov. t 7 issue of the TORCH a
story was printed w.hich may have
caused a misunderstanding among its
readers.
The story, "LCC theatre production
reaches into community to fill lead
roles,-,' dealt with choosing non-student
actors for the LCC production of the
play "The Runner Stumbles." It said
Director Stan Elberson chose the two
lead roles to be filled by performers who
did not attend LCC.
It should also have stated that the
remaining seven roles in the play were
filled by six LCC students and one LCC
staff member.
The TORCH regrets the oversight.
Kristel Best

Attention:
English students
by Connie Johnson
English Composition students registering for Winter Term will notice course
numbering changes, and also the addition of Writing 226 to the Language Arts
curriculum.
Two sequence numbers for English
Composition courses will "flip-flop,"
according to Jack Lee Powell, Language
Arts Department head. The switch
involves Writing 122, currently entitled
"The Research Paper," and Writing 123,
presently called "Emphasis on Style."

As a result of David RockefelJer' s
efforts (and financial backing), the
Starting Winter Term the "Research
Trilateral Commission was chartered in
To the Editor:
Paper" course wilJ be taught in Writing
resident representative of PRISON PEN
1973, under the guise of a last stand for
123, and "Emphasis on Style" in Writing
PALS at the Oregon State Penitentiary in
democracy. Their expressed purpose?
I would like to tell you about a national
122.
Salem. I do my best to match local people
Limiting growth, limiting production, and
program that matches citizens outside of with Oregon prisoners.
limiting change. How do they intend to
Each composition course is offered
prison . . . with men. women. and
bring this about?
every
term, and a student taking Writing
children serving sentences in prisons in
• First, by creating an environment
There will be a ··Prison Pen Pal
121 Fall Term will have no problem in
nearly every state. The program is ca11ed
where the men of wealth and power can
Bulletin .. mailed free to any person who
taking all three classes this school year.
PRISON PEN PALS. and it is completing
carry on a dialogue of cooperation, the
cares
to
receive
one.
It
sets
forth
the
rules
But Powell is concerned about the
its second successful year of operation in
Trilateral avoids conflict within the ranks.
and
guidelines
on
how
to
write
to
student
who took only two of the three
the United States.
They take the adage, "United we stand;
prisoners and lists hundreds of prisoners
writing classes in a previous year. "This
This is not a lonely hearts club. It is
divided we falJ,'' in the most literal
who wish to receive mail. No outside
student might think he or she is
intended to get ordinary people of all
sense.
citizen's
addresses
are
listed.
It
is
up
to
registering for a style class and discover
ages and sexes involved with people
• Second, by holding the "reigns" of _ later that he/ she is in the research course
the citizen to select and write the inmate
inside prison who may no longer have
power tightly, they can maintain the face
again.''
first
from
the
Bulletin.
family or friends outside to help motivate
of democracy, and at the same time
them towards change.
Powell wants returning students to be
insure that those in power stay in power.
If you desire to receive a .. Prison Pen
At the present time. the PRISON PEN
aware of this change, and he encourages
The Trilateral Commission has been quite
Pal Bulletin'' or would enjoy correspondPALS program in Oregon is desperately
them to talk to a counselor before
specific here, calling for tighter libel laws
ing with an Oregon prisoner, please write
in need of more concerned citizens on the
registering.
governing journalists, and a return to
to the below address, outlining briefly
outside writing to prisoners. As the local
"democratic
elections"
that
are
funded
any preferences, if any, that you feel
Despite possible confusion, Powel
from corporate coffers. These measures
important. A few brief details about
can only lead to the further erosion of civil says he is .. very excited about the
yourself would be very helpful. I shall be
liberties, in what has become known as change, because it's a positive change."
glad to assist you in selecting an inmate
To the Editor:
Now Writing 121. which deals with
the "free world" -- namely the United
just for you.
composing sentences, paragraphs and
Japan.
States,
Western
Europe,
and
After
becoming
involved
with
this
I would again like to thank everyone for
essays, will complement Writing 122,
program you will know how very valuable
donating blood for me during my latest
• And third, by making the right Emphasis on Style. Sheila Juba, an LCC
it is to the men and women behind bars.
bout with leukemia. You are all very
political contacts among the Trilateral
English Composition instructor, says the
Every ounce of energy expended is well nations. they are able to manipulate
generous and .. special" people!
new sequence is "much better for the
worth
it.
Your
support
and
participation
I hope to be home soon.
western economics from behind the
students. Before it tended to break up the
shall be openly welcomed.
With love and much thanks!
scenes.
rhythm of what they learned the first
No one could have cheered more for term."
Sincerely yo_urs.
President Carter's election than fellow
This change will also benefit students
Claren Koke McBain
Mrs. Kirn Wilson
Trilateralist, David Rockefeller, who had
transferring to four year schools. OreBox 37440
Kim (Kornmann) Wilson
the foresight to sign up Jimmy while still
gon's state college system changed the
2605 State Street
175 Spur Place
Governor of Georgia. Another early
same composition classes this - Fall.
Sale~, OR. 97310
Eugene, Oregon 97491
Trilateral member was Walter Mondale -Powell felt LCC should make the change
at the time a young senator from
Winter Term to avoid student transfer
Minnesota -- and now Vice President of
problems.
the United States.
Another Language Arts course, WritThe chain of influence does not stop
ing
226 will also undergo a ·change in
Colle;/I
there, either. Carter even reversed a
Winter Term. Called '' Advanced Exposipublic campaign promise in appointing
Business Manager: Darlene Gore
tory Writing," it will deal with technical
Editor: ·S'atly Oljar
Cyrus Vance to his Cabinet as his
·copysetting: Nikki Brazy
writing. reports, and data analysis. This
Associate Editor: Paul Yamold
Secretary of State. Vance is also a
Circulation: Eugene Mack
course will be an option for Writing 123,
Features: Michael Riley
Trilateralist.
Production:
"The Research Paper."
.Culture: Jan Brown
In case you are a great believer in
Judy Sonstein
'Marta Hogard
Powell says students may take all four
Sports: John Healy
coincidence, other members of Carter's
Ramona Fuller
Judy Jordan
composition classes. The fourth class
Advertising Manager: Mike Arnold
Cabinet who are also Trilateralists
, Jeff Patterson
Sue Fosseen
Photo Editor: •Keith Young
could be chosen as transferable credit
include Secretary of the Treasury Michael
toward the Arts and Letters requirement
Blumenthal, Secretary of Defense Harold
•The TORCH is published on Thurs4ay's, September through June.
Brown and the Ambassador to the United for a four year school.
"4ews stories are coiifl,ressed, concise reports, intended to be as objective as possible. ~ome may appear with by-Imes to indicatePowell also says a new brochure
the reporter responsible.
Nations,
Andrew Young.
News futures, because afa broader scope, may contain some Judgementi. on the part ut th<· wn1cr. I he} "ill be identified with a
explaining the objectives of each writing
Even
more
critical
-in
terms
of
nuclear
"feature" by-line.
class will be available during registration.
"Forums" are intended to be essays contributed by TORCH readers.
They must be limited to 750 words.
energy and the environment -- is Carter's
"Le'tters to the Editor" are intended as short commentaries on stories appearing in the lORCH. The Editor reserves the right. to
It will include each instructor's philoso•
newest
Cabinet-level
appointee,
James
edit foe libel and length.
Schlesinger, now Secretary of Energy. phy of teaching, according to Powell, so
Editorials are signed by
newspal'!" staff writer, and express only his/her opinion.
,
'AD oonespondence must be typed and signed by the writer. Mail or bring aU correspondence to: The TORCH, room 21b, <.:enter
You may remember Schlesinger as that the student may choose which
.Building, 4000 East 30th Ave., Eugene, Oregon, 97'405. Phone 747~501. ext. 234.
continued on page J-. teaching method he prefers to learn by.
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Prescription labels can be deciphered

by Annabel Hecht
If the prescription you take to the
pharmacist to be filled is all Greek to you,
think what it would have been like in the
Middle Ages when the practice of
medicine was greatly influenced by
astrology and alchemy. In an effort to
keep the knowledge of medicine and
pharmacy from the general public,
physicians used strange alchemic symbols to designate the materials and
processes to be used in compounding
medications. ''The effect on the appearance of the prescription may be readily
imagined," one medical historian has
written, "and it is evident that the
physician succeeded perfectly in making
his preparation a mystery to the patient.''
Keeping the patient in the dark and
creating an aura of mystery and magic
are precisely the reasons given by
medical historians to explain the use of
Latin in prescription writing even as late
as 1900. There were more practical
reasons as well, however. Latin was a
universal language, understood throughout the world. Being a 'dead' language it
was not likely to be altered or changed.
And it was exact and definite in its
meanings. Thus, there could be no
question about what the writer of the
prescription intended.
There is no mystery about a modernday prescription once you learn to read it.
Written on a pre-printed form of standard
size, it will contain the physician's name
and address, your name, the date, the

name of the drug being prescribed, the
dosage form, strength of the dose.
amount to be dispensed, directions for
use, and the number of times the
prescriotion can be refilled, if at all. The
physician's signature appears at the
bottom of the form.

photo by Samson Nisser

Since virtually all drugs come readymade from pharmaceutical manufacturers, a physcian does not need to list an
assortment of ingredients. Instead, he
writes the name of the drug being
prescribed, using either the manufacturer's trade name or the generic or

~SLCC gets funding - - ·TDA supporters arrested \

continued from page 1
The present half-time secretarial position in the ASLCC office will be expanded
to full-time in January also, according to
Jones.
Ruckman. Carter, and Jones were all
pleased by the student approval of the
program. Ruckman stated that the eight
per cent voter turn-out "was actually
good for a community college." He added
that four or five per cent is typical for a
student election.
Jones praised Ruckman and the other
ASLCC officers. stating. "I don't know of
any group that has done a better job."

LCCEF returns to table -

1

continued from page 1
going on now for nine months) to the
nature of the collective bargaining
process.
By law. the LCCEF cannot strike until
Dec. 1S. 30 days after the Fact-Finder's
report on its negotiations was made
public. Bargaining unit members are also
required to give 10 days notice before
walking off their jobs.
Should there be a strike, LCC would
continue to operate as long as possible,
says Bert Dotson, assistant to the
President of LCC. Should the college
have to close, he said that students would
be compensated for missed classes with
either refunds or reschedule-<l classP.s.

continued from page 1
bia County Fairgrounds in St. Hcl~ns. An
alliance spokesperson said more than one
hundred of those arrested Friday had not
participated in the August occupation.
At least 10 of those arrested had also
· been taken into custody in August. The
second-time offenders were held in jail
pending the posting of $5,000 bond.
District Judge James Mason offered to
release the first-time offenders on their
own recognizance, but they refused to
leave. An alliance spokesperson said late
Friday that prosecutors had offered to set
the same bail for all those arrested,
including those arrested last August and
the protestors had accepted that offer.
The district attorney's office said the
occupiers were being charged with
Criminal Trespass II, a class C misdemeanor that carries a maximum penalty
of 30 days in jail and/or a $250 fine.
Trials for those arrested in the August
occupation are set for early next month.

ROBERTSON'S
DRUGS

common name. The dosage form, if•
there is a choice, will be indicated by an
abbreviation such as ·cap' for capsule 01
'tab' for tablet. Liquids usually are:
denoted as 'el,' 'sy,' or 'sol., for elixir,
syrup, or solution. Dosage strength is
now commonly given in metric measures
such as 'SO mg,' meaning SO milligrams.
If the drug is to be taken 3 times a day
for 7 days, the physician will write "#21"
or "21." Refill information probably will
be indicated in an abbreviated form, such
as ''Refill 2x, '' meaning the patient can
obtain the same amount of the drug two
more times without obtaining a new
_
prescription.
The ·only place on the prescription
where Latin is still used is in the
directions for use. This is done only as a
matter of convenience - a kind of medical
shorthand - not as a way of hiding
information from the patient, since the
physician usually explains when the drug
is to be taken at the time he writes the.
prescription and the pharmacist translates the Latin abbreviations into English
on the label he puts on the drug
container.
For those who regularly use the same
pharmacy for all their drug needs, it may
not be necessary to understand the
hieroglyphics on the prescription form.
But for those who wish to compare drug
prices in various stores, knowing how to
read the product name, dosage form, and
dosage strength can be important. The
Supreme Court recently declared unconstitutional a Virginia law barring the
advertising of prescription drug prices.

Anti-nuke forces
are sustaining the rich
continued from page 2
President Ford's Secretary of Defense.
You may not know that he is also a
Trilateralist.
Though it may seem redundant, there
is one important name that must be
added to the list. Though he maintains a
l~w profile, Zbigniew Brzezinski is one
of Carter's main strategists. He has
assumed the position once held by Henry
Kissinger: National Security Advisor.
This distinction affords him time alone
with the President on a daily basis. Carter
claims Breszinski has the perfect background for the job, and I'm sure David
Rockefeller would agree. Breszinski was
the first individual to chair the Trilateral
Commission.
When one sees the political inroads
David Rockefeller has made in U.S.
politics, it takes ' little imagination to
project the subtle controls he must have
developed in countries like Britain,
France, Germany, and Japan, with the
help of the Trilateral Commission.
Of course, the anti-nuke movement is
only one of the obstructions facing _
technologists. But, as a movement, it is
potentially the most destructive.
We need nuclear power urgently. We
also must rekindle a progressive futuristic excitement, which has been doused by
the greedy, pin-striped rich, and the
fearful forces of the ex-movement,
ex-hippie, environmentalists.
Next month I will show why nuclear
energy is safe, viable, and necessary -- if
the working class is ever to collect its due.

This ruling apparently opens the way for
pharmacies all over the country to make
their prices known to consumers, if they
so choose.
Surveys of a number of communities
have shown that prices charged for the
same drug product can vary substantially
from one pharmacy to another, depending in some cases on the services
provided. Knowing how to read a
prescription and •'shopping around'' can
help consumers save money on prescrip•
tion drugs.

t From FDA Consumer, Dec. 1976-Jan.
1977. HEW Publication No. (FDA)
77-3036

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Contact through Student
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Pottery displayed at LCC gnllery

by Bardeen Donahue
CERAMIKING, a king of an exhibit in
ceramics, began this week and will
remain until Dec. 15.
The exhibit features the work of four
ceramicists, Bruce Wild, Patty Driscoll,
Tissy Cady and Bill Blix, whose work is a
potpourri of beautiful and useful pottery
items such as platters, jars, teapots and
vases.
One of the artists, LCC Instructor
Bruce Wild, stated that the pieces will be
identified as to contents and finishers,
instead ot being titled.
Wild went on to say that all the

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exceeding 325 degrees, is absolutely safe
in every respect -- being lead free, oven
and dishwasher proof. All four artists
expressed joy in the making and in the
sharing of their creations.
A reception, open to the general public
will be held in their honor Friday Dec. 2,
from 8 to 10 p.m. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.
to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday,
and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays.
In addition to the Gallery exhibit
opening this week LCC ceramicists are
enthused about the upcoming sale bl'_

LCC students which will take place on
Dec. 7 through Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. in the middle section of the
Cafeteria on campus.
According to Instructor Bruce Wild a
wide selection of pottery will be displayed
for sale at about 20 per cent cheaper than
one could expect to pay at craft stores in
the community.
The ceramics area of the Art Department takes only a small commission of 25
per cent from the student's sales to
supplement the cost of materials in the
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show will continue until Dec. 15. The gallery is located in the Art and Applied Design Building.
Students will hold a pottery sale
in the cafeteria Dec. 7 and 8. Photos by Samson Nisser.

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by Jim Robertson
The LCC Downtown Center is preparing for an Open House and Christmas
celebration on Dec. 13, 1977. The Center
will be open for public inspection from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. with Christmas festivities
beginning at 11 a.m.
LCC President Eldon Schafer will be on
hand to introduce the Center to the
public. Other visiting dignitaries will
include Senator Mark Hatfield, who will
be on hand from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.;
State Senator Ed Fadely and his wife
Nancy, who is State Representative for
District 42; State Senator Ted Kulongoski; and State Representative for District
40, Dave Frohnmeyer.
The officials will kick off the festivities
at 11 a.m. with a timed tree trimming
contest. They will divide up into three
groups and decorate three trees in the
front office area of the Downtown Center.
Other activities will include a reception
for retired LCC employees beginning at 2
p.rn. and a Senior Citizen's hour
. beginning at 2:30 p.m.
According to Leila Matheson, Administrative Assistant to Community Education, each instructional department at the
Downtown Center has been asked to
display equipment or materials that will
represent their department. The new
LCC mobile educational unit will also be
on display on the Downtown Mall at this
time.
Matheson, who is in charge of
coordinating the activities for the Open
House, said that she would like to see a
thousand people visit the Center during
the festivities. There is also a special
invitation to local educators to visit with
Senator Hatfield, she noted.
Refreshments will .be served and the
Mark Hatfield reception will be hosted by
LCC honor group Phi Theta Kappa. "It's
all very informal," said Matheson. "It's
not intended to be a stuffy thing."

Mobile unit travels off campus
by Jim Robertson
LCC will be '' coming your way,'' or
more specifically, going to Oakridge,
Marcola, Leaburg and Blue River beginning the Winter Term.
"LCC Coming Your Way" is the name
of the new educational mobile unit LCC is
developing. The classroom on wheels
actually began as government excess
property -- in the form of a 1965 35-foot
GMC bus. Its remodeling will be
completed in time to be displayed at the
LCC Downtown Center's Open House
this Dec. 13.
According to Barbara Stout, whose
official title is, "Coordinator/Driver of
the Mobile Unit," the purpose of the
mobile unit is twofold. The first is to
deliver an educational opportunity through video tapes to the non-traditional
learner in the district.
The unit will carry material from the
information retrieval system at LCC,
mostly on video tape. The initial
educational emphasis will be on Adult
Basic Education, Math and Business
programs. There will be no tuition for
Adult Basic Education classes and all
other classes will have the same tuition as
at the LCC campus.
Residents who wish to make use of the
mobile unit may contact Stout at LCC
before Jan. 1, 1978 or contact her on the
bus anytime after Jan. 1 to arrange for
classes on the mobile unit.
The second purpose of the unit is to
create an awareness of LCC and some of
its services, counseling students, and
answering questions about LCC. There
will also be an instructor on board to
meet the individual needs of a particular
student.
'' We are offering a service and
educational opportunity that's never been
offered before (by LCC) in this manner,''
said Stout. "It's a super exciting project.
It gives me an opportunity to be out. I
used to be in the Peace Corps in
Guatemala and got used to working with

people rather than with paper,'' Stout
added.
Betty James, who is now in charge of
the Downtown Business Center was
handed the idea for the unit by the Office
of Instruction in the Spring Term of 1977.
James, who at that time was administrative assistant to Gerals Rasmussen, dean
of Instructional Operations, told the
TORCH, "it's not a new concept. We
looked into several other existing systems."
When asked who designed the unit,
James said, "every department (at LCC)
had a part in it. My part was simply to
coordinate all those factors. It (the unit)
represents what LCC is all about." The
total cost for preparation of the unit will
be $16,000.
"Our primary mission is to reach
people who would not otherwise come to
Lane," said James. It's "to serve certain
individuals who, as taxpayers, were
receiving no direct benefits from the
college," she added.
The mobile unit will begin service the
first week in January with scheduled
stops beginning in Leaburg on Mondays,
Oakridge on Tuesdays, Blue River on
Wednesdays, and Marcola on Thursdays.
The unit will not operate on Fridays.

In memonam
Linda Brigham, who completed her
AA degree at LCC last year and who
contributed her talents to the Women' s Awareness Center for the last two
years, died this past weekend at the
age of 27. People who knew her and
would like to join an effort to do
something in memory of her sh?uld
contact the Women's Center, which is
attempting to remember Linda in
addition to the memorial service which
was held Nov. 30.

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Vacation and kids can be a hectic
combination for parents -- especially
working and student parents. But there
are lots of activities and special events
for children in the Eugene-Springfield
area to help you through the holidays.
The variety of activities available at
little or no cost is so great that only
some of the events offered by the
Eugene Parks and Recreation Department and the Public Libraries can be
listed, along with other places parents
might check for more information.
• The Springfield Public Library's
Junior Department, 320 N. 'A' St., is
one place to find free entertainment for
your pre-school and school-age children. Its most popular event is its annual
Christmas Party, for children in the first
through sixth grades, which will be held
on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 3:00 to 4:00
p.m. "It's an olq time Christmas
party,'' explained Children's Librarian
Marylou Belknap, and it will include
caroling with Dick and Virginia Kaiser,

••A lot ·is going on informally, too,''
Belknap added. The Junior Department
has a toy box and lots of books for
children of any age, she explained, and
''the kids all seem to have a good time
any time they're here."

• The Eugene Public Library, at 100
W. 13th, will continue its Story Times
and children's movies throughout December, also. Story Time is every
Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. for four-to-sevenyear-olds and every Thursday at 10:30
for three-to-five-year-olds.
The children's movies will be shown
at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 2
and 9, and at 10:30 a.m. only on Dec. 3
and 10. For more information about
these free events, call Eugene's Children's Librarian Donna Hill, at 687-5450.
The Eugene Parks and Recreation
Department Community Centers offer
the widest range of events for children
during December. Although most of the
activities require a small fee, the classes
are always popular, according to Carol
Baker of the Department's Information
Office. Parents should can to preregister their children for all events at
the community centers.

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by Kit Duchin, and a visit from Santa.
The children will also make their own
tree decorations.
Belknap asks that parents make
reservations for the party by calling the
library at 726-3765. Admission is free.
Especially for pre-school children,
there will be Story Times on Dec. 3, 10,
and 17, from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m.
A special showing of •'The Saturday
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and 15 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The fee is
$1.00 per child. The two hours will
include songs, stories, and games.
There is also a Christmas Party for
Pre-schoolers (ages three to five) on
Dec. 14, from 9:~ to 11:00 a.m., with a
$1.25 fee. A s1m1lar party for gradeschoolers, wit.Jt a $2.25 fee, will be held
on Dec. 17, at 1:00 p.m. These will
include caroling, games, and will be
highlighted by visits from Santa.
A special Film Festival for children of
all ages will be featured Dec. 27, from
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be open to first through third graders on
Dec. 6 and 13, from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m.
The fee for both classes is $4.00. The
same class, but .for fourth through sixth
graders. will be held on the same dates
from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Gingerbread Sculpture is a class for
all gradeschoolers. It will be held on
Dec. 7. from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., and has
a fee of $2.25. The resulting artwork will
be suitable for gift-giving or gobbling,
according to the Center~s brochure.
For those children who want to
gobble Christmas cookies and candies,
Holiday Baking for Kids will be offered
in two sessions. The classes for first
through third graders will be at 4:00
p.m. on Dec. 7 and 14, while the classes
for fourth through sixth graders will be
on the same dates at 2:45 p.m. The fee
is $2.25 for either session.
To register for any of these events, or
for more information. call the Sheldon
Center at 687-5312;
• The Westmoreland Community
Center, 1545 W. 22nd Ave., will have
three special Play Days during December. The first, Dec. 27, will feature a
Film Festival for children kindergarten
through sixth grade. This will ·be from
1:00 to 2:30 p.m. and the admission is
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Center is sponsoring one of the most
unusual Christmas events this year.
Children pre-school age through third
grade are invited to enjoy Breakfast
with Santa on Dec. 17 at 9:00 a.m., at
Cascade Junior High School, 1525 Echo
Hollow Rd., in Eugene. Tickets will be
available from Dec. 12 through 16 only
at the Center, 3825 Royal Ave. There
will not by any tickets sold at the door.
The ticket price has not been confirmed
yet, but more information is available
by callin~ 689-1446.

The se~ond Play Day. Dec. 28, will
have a Ping-Pong Tournament for third
through sixth graders. The tournament
will begin at l :00 p.rn. and is free.
The third will be a Surprise Day on
Dec. 29, and is free to children of all
ages. Although no one at the Center
wou~d disclose the surprise, they did
say 1t would last from l:(X>-to 4:00 p.m.
Westmoreland will also have an
Acting Workshop for gradeschoolers on •
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admission is free.
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invited to Meet Santa from 2:00 to 4:00
p.m. on Dec. 21. Parents can get more
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for either class is $4.00.
Holiday Cooking . for grades three
through six will begin at 6:00 p.m. on
Dec. 6 and 20. The fee of $5.00 covers
both classes.
For more information, or to register
for these activities, call Westmoreland
at 687-5316.
• The Edison Community School,
1328 E. 22nd Ave., has only a limited
program in December. On Dec. 2, at
3:00 p.m., a Shrink Art class wpl be
held for children of grade school age.
That evening, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.,
there will be a Family Dessert Potluck
and all parents are asked to bring a
dessert to share. The fee for either of
these events will be 25 cents for
children and $1.00 for adults.
For more details, call the Edison
School at 687-3284.

Dec. 28 will be Special Event Day at
Sheldon. From 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.,
chiJdren of any age are invited to romp,
stomp, and play, and this one is free.
There are also a number of preChristmas classes and workshops available at Sheldon for grade school
children.
An Acting Workshop for children
ages nine through 12 will be held Dec.
5. from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. The admission
is free.
Decorations Kids Can Make for
Christmas is also a popular class. The
session for grades one through three
will be held Dec. 15 beginning at 3:00
p.m. The session for grades four
through six will .be held Dec. 13,
beginning at the same time. The fee for
either class is $2.50.

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• The - Lane County Fairboard also
tries to have special activities during the
holidays just for children, but it is
sometimes difficult to find out about
these events in advance. The Fairboard
Information Line, 687-4294, is-a recorded message of all the events happening
at the Fairgrounds for the coming week.
• Some of the other places parents
might check for other events taking
place are: The Eugene Parks and
Recreation Department's Information
Office (687-5310), Children's Services
Volunteer Office (686-7592). CARES
Referral Service (687-4000), U of 0
Campus Events Information (686-4636),
Lane County Cemmunity Coordinated
Child Care Council (342-5456), or any of
the local day care centers or grade
schools.

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$7.95, a Sesame Street talking alarm
clock for $18.88. and a toy calculator that
really adds for $15. 95 are just a few of the
toys on a typical 5 year old's Christmas
list -- and the family bills -- this year.
One hedge against toy prices offered
by Dyna Besse. Helps for Homemakers
coordinator at Lane Community College,
is to make your own.
Mrs. Besse says that making toys will
not only save money, especially if two or
more variations of the same toy are made,
but the gift has the uniqueness of being
made especially for a certain child.
"I think the special joy of a handmade
gift is that it is personalized for just your
special child. You are also assured of
having a well-made gift suitable for your
child's age,'' she says of homemade toys.
Mrs. Besse has several toy ideas and
patterns whi9h she has "child tested"
throughout the years with her own
daughters. who are now grown, and more
recently her grandson.
Three of Mrs. Besse's tested toys are
the stick horse, a pillow clock, and a play
tent for indoors. These ideas will be
. among those demonstrated at the ''Toys,
You Can Make Them'· workshop at the
River Road Park District Nov. 30 from
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. There is no charge for
the workshop but pre-registration is
required and can be done by calling
688-4052 (River Road Park District).
Mrs. Besse's pillow clock is suitable for

"any ch_ild just getting interested rn
time." usually children between 5 and 8
years. She says purachse of the materials
could run as much as $7.20 but ingenuity
and a few scraps can cut the cost to nearly
nothing. And best of all, according to
Mrs. Besse. the clock takes less than an
hour to create.
The stick horse is cheaper if two are·
made because the key ingredient is one
man's work sock (at $1.99 a pair). In
addition to work sock, electrical tape,
polyester or other stuffing, scraps of
fabric and yarn. and an old broom handle
are needed for this gift. The broom
handle can be cut to the best length for
the child's height. It takes about one and
a half hours to put the steed together and
materials cost from $4 to $6.
Mrs. Besse's family stick horse,
Beauty, "lived with us for years," she
says. It is still a popular toy with 3 to 5
year olds, she says.
The indoor play tent is the most
expensive of Mrs. Besse's handcrafted
gifts. but she says it is a popular creative
plaything among 3 to 5 year olds.
Made from a sheet decorated with
crayon designs. or a patterned sheet
purchased especially for the tent, and six
wooden dowels, the tent is large enough
for two children. The cost varies,
depending on the sheet and what is
available around the house from $7 to
$20. The tent takes from two to three
hours to constt"uct.
For more information about patterns
and instructions for these toys, as well as
others, or the class at the River Road Park
District, call Mrs. Besse, Home Economics Department at LCC, 747-4501 , ext.
208.

Making Christmas gifts for chlkhen Is not only less expensive than stote bought
toys, but add a unique touch to the gifts. Materials are quite inexpensive and
construction Is very simple.

Toys go technological

push button directives.
Still another Is a fancy game of
Maybe it was inevitable. Whenever "battleship." Instead of calling out the
coordinates, the players punch them into
science makes any major breakthrough.
toy manufacturers will adopt discoveries' the computer. And direct hits are
revealed by a flashing screen and the
to strange, and unint~nded use.
Who would have guessed 15 years ago sound of an exploding ship.
The electronic toys sell from $24 to $60.
that for this Christmas. toymakers would
Agerter thinks they're fun. "We've
devise ways to make some fun games out
been carrying a race game for three
of the printed circuit, calcaulator technolmonths and store employees still pick it
ogy. These "electronic toys" are the rage
this year. according to Mark Agerter. of up trying to beat the record." he
admitted.
Eugene Toy and Hobby.
He also believes they are educational,
Agerter says he has seven or eight
pointing out that the calculator toy
different electronic toys. and they are
teaches methods of deduction, and the
"really selling well."
football game improves hand-eye coordiOne resembles a calculator with
buttons for the digits Oto 9. The object of nation.
Indeed, just learning how to press
the game is to discover a 3 to S digit
sequence, which the calculator has • buttons may be important for children of
the future.
randomly selected. by punching in
various sequences and making deductions from the little machine's responses.
Another simulates a football game.
by Paul A. Land
Press one button and the screen will
reveal whose ball it is. on what yard line,
at what down. Press another button and
Depending on who you talk to, this
the screen flashes the score. the time.
Christmas will either be a banner year for
and the quarter. Yardage is gained by
sales of expensive, high-technology toys,
maneuvering a bleeping halfback past
or a return to simpler (less costly)
three bleeping defensive linemen with
playthings.
Paul Agerter, owner of Eugene's Toy
and Hobby, reports that this holiday
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT season has seen an upturn in sales of
''computer'' games
toys. ''The
SERVICE AND REPAIRS mini-computer games and
are selling very
well -- we're having a hard time getting
At Medical Services, you 'II find
them and keeping them in stock,"
we do complete service and repairs
Agerter said.
for Everest and Jennings wheel
An employee at another local toy store,
chairs. Factory trained personnel
who didn't want to be identified, wasn't
will give their utmost care for both
quite so optimistic. "People ask for the
manual and power driven chairs.
products they see on television. but as
Medical Services also does repairs
on patient lifts. hospital beds, and
all types of medical equipment.
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Store owners disagree on Christmm toy market
soon as they see the prices they either
leave or ask for something cheaper,
something not quite so flashy," she said.
A spot check on prices of nationally
advertised toys and games confirmed the
employee's observations. A nine-inch
Donny Osmond doll -- complete with
simulated leather jumpsuit and purple
socks -- sells for $14.50.

"Code • Name:
Sector," a heavily
advertised computer sea battle game,
costs from $40 to $50 depending on where
it is purchased.
Agerter, however, denies that steep
prices drive the customers away. ''The
price really has little bearing on an item's
sales," he noted. "The new Mattel
electronic race games cost over $35, but

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by Michael Riley
"Daddy, he's going to visit Santa's
reindeer! ''
My neighbor's son was more excited
about my journey than ·his father, who
·stared at me with a great amount of
disbelief as I packed my car with my
winter parka, my camera and tape
recorder, and the map of Oregon. In fact,
as I drove away I swore he was te1ling his
son that I was "touched in the head."
I was off to interview the people who
own "Operation Santa Claus," an
enterprise that brings back the traditional
Christmas. The operation, owned by Ron
Troutman, is located just west of
Redmond, Oregon.
Operation Santa Claus was started in
1950 with reindeer brought down from
Golovin, Alaska. According to an information sign located in front of the
reindeer farm, deer were purchased
seven different times in order to maintain
the breeding stock. Presently the farm is
successfully raising reindeer and is
planning another purchasing trip in the
near future.
Arriving at the farm. the headquarters

Operation ~anta uaus gives him a chance
to achieve this goal.
The Operation is a travelling unit,
consisting of two teams of reindeer with
sleds and caretakers. Each team has its
own •'Santa'' with his red suit and white
whiskers. The teams travel between
Thanksgiving and Christmas giving the
caretakers "a limited work season,"
Troutman explains.
This year, one of the teams will start in
Nampa, Idaho. It will wind its way
through part of central Oregon and
Washington while the other team will
start in Reedsport and work its way
through the western half of the two
states. Both teams will meet at Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood Christmas Eve
where Santa comes down the mountain to
the lodge for a brief visit with children of
all ages.
"When Santa rides down the mountain
with the reindeer and the snow, those
kid's (he's referring to all ages) know
without a doubt that it's Christmas."
When Troutman told me this, both of us
got lumps in our throats.
High points of the team tours are
usually at the hospitals where the

Interview with St. Nick

by Michael Riley

interview. The man was quite understanding and I felt he had seen people
"Santa Claus? You want to interview
make fools of themselves in front of him
Santa Claus? Sure, go ahead, and while
you're at it. talk to Peter Pan too!"
before.
When I recovered from my embarMy editor was not in her best mood
rassing situation I asked if he was indeed
when I suggested doing a story on Santa
Claus. In fact. nobody on the TORCH
the real Santa. Did he merely work for the
staff believed me when I told them of my
store as a hobby and did he remember me
as the sniveling kid who cried while
appointment with the father of Christmas
sitting on his lap? Santa nodded and said,
Tuesday afternoon.
Most people argued that Santa didn't
''Yes, Ho Ho Ho.''
exist. he was nothing but folklore and
Santa informed me that he and the
nobody in their right mind would even
elves are all set for Christmas and "Even
Rudolph is ready for the big night." I
talk about interviewing Santa. I have
never claimed to be in my "right mind" - inquired as to the age of the famous
reindeer and was told that they "are all
and as I dashed out to my car I knew the
man I talked to would be Santa Claus.
getting along in years." Santa is looking
It began Tuesday morning when I
just as good as ever.
We talked about recent issues. I asked
called Meier and Frank in Valley River
if the elves were being treated properly
Center and inquired about the schedule
and receiving wages they deserve. Santa
Santa keeps with them. As a child my
mother would take me to M & F's
was more than happy to state that the
elves are very pleased with their working
Portland-store and Santa would listen to
environment and with the wage and
me and give me a metal truck as a
thank-you-for-seeing him gift. Now as
benefit agreement they have with him.
any true believer knows, Santa wouldn't
He replied to a question of Mrs. Claus's
be Santa without gifts and long ago I
involvement with the feminist movement
figured that Santa helps out that
by saying that his wife is from the old
particular chain of stores in a financial as
country and comes from the well known
Kringle family. She doesn't get involved
well as a traditional way.
I was right, he has his own department
in politics.
and my call was transferred faster than
Santa's busy schedule did not allow a
speeding reindeer to the Santa phone.
long interview~ but I was allowed to sit on
His assistant made the appointment and
his lap and tell him what I wanted for
my heart leaped for joy. I was going to
Christmas. I started asking for a new
Porsche but settled for a new typewriter
see Santa again! .
ribbon. Santa gave me his wish, "A hope
Speeding through the freeway traffic to
that the world will settle its differences,
make the appointment, I wondered if he
and that people will learn to live with
would recognize me from my earlier visits
wjth him. My question was soon to be •each other in peace."
After an interview like that. it was all I
answered as I slid into the Valley River
could do to return to my car. I knew
Center parking lot and ran toward the
before and I know now that Santa Claus
store.
The moment of glory arrived: I soon
lives. My problem now is to convince the
found myself face to face with history,
editor she should put me back on the
SANTA CLAUS!!! My voice quivering, I
payroll.
grovelled at his feet for a few minutes
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY
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of the operation. I was informed that
Troutman was in town and would be back
soon. While I was waiting I walked
around the farm in the hopes of finding a
reindeer. As it turned out. we found each
other.
We were separated by a nice wooden
fence. I began to recall how the
information sign in front of the farm
mentioned something about the temperament of reindeer during their breeding
season. So I knocked on the fence first
before I took picutres of them.
Once Troutman and I connected, it was
easy to talk about a subject we mutua11y
loved: Christmas. Troutman feels that
Christmas is too commercial, with bears
and mice and other characters taking the
limelight away from Santa Claus.
He'd like to see mQre of the
"traditional Christmas" with the family
enjoying the company of each other.

photo by Michael Riley

children can see the reindeer and one of
their favorite holiday heroes. Troutman
cites one occasion where children laid
their heads on lhe reindeer just to see if
they were real or not.
Troutman believes in Santa Claus, and
he was willing to breach the security to
answer my question about the flying
powers of reindeer. He referred me to
Ernie Merrill. Incredulous as it may
seem, Merrill is Santa Claus.
"I've been Santa Claus for so many
years that I think it's just natural. It's the
same as asking me for my name." As for
the reindeer. Merrill was more than
happy to inform me that on Christmas
Eve they fly .
•'They have to get a good start at the
North Pole . . . but naturally they fly.''
Talking to Troutman and Merrill,
seeing the reindeer and the sled, it's hard
to deny what they say is true.

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by Steve Mankle
Eugene has an abundance of local
talent that will, with the coming of
Christmas holidays, become even more
abundant. Several musical groups are
anxiously awaiting audiences.
• ALBUM AUDITIONS
Another unique event that will provide
live entertainment for free will be the
concerts provided by local amateur
artists. They will compete in the
preliminary auditions for the chance of
recording their songs on the Eugene
Downtown Association, · KSND and KASH co-sponsored "HOMETOWN" album.
The cuhnination of this event will be a
final audition of 25 "acts" to be held at
Mac Court on New Year's Eve. (Tickets
will be four dollars.) And from this final
audition 12 "cuts" will be selected to be
put on the album which will be
distributed and sold in Jocal stores.
The entire proceeds of the "HOMETOWN" projects will go the Eugene
Downtown Art Funo.
Of course there will be the usual
assortment of Christmas carolers and
chamber singers at shopping centers in
the area to provide a musical strain of
holiday spirit as you do that last minute
gift shopping you said you weren't going
to do this year.
• FOR ROCKIN' & GENERALLY
:ii66-iAiI -BOOGIE SPOTS there':,
MUl{PHY & ME Tavern with The
Hurrman Burrman Band which also
features Johnny Smash & The Marijuana
Brass Dec. 21-23. On Dec. 25 the tavern
wi11 sponsor the Crosstown Flyers.
At The Back Door. The Schwepke

Brothers will be playing New Year's Eve
with a $15-$20 cover charge per couple
which includes drinks, champage, and
breakfast.
• FOR THOSE WITH AN EAR TUNED
TO ·THE NOTE OF JAZZ, the Eugene
Hotel will feature Nancy King & Friends
Dec. 21 to 25, and also on Dec. 27.
The Bill Sabo Trio will be there Dec.
28-Jan. 1. But on New Year's Eve jazz
]overs wiU be ab1e to choose between
Robert Cray (downstairs in the lounge) or
The Bill Sabo Trio (upstairs in the King
Co1e Room). Either choice will cost one
dollar at the door.
• BUT, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
EASY LISTENING, Brian's Lounge will
be providing Tommy Rocker Dec. 18 and
19; Ivory John Dec. 20 and 21; and on
Dec. 22 and 23 you can hear both of them
together.
•While we're on the subject of easy
listening music, we must not over]ook
The Homefried Truckstop, a good place
to preview some of the up and coming
Jocal musical talent. Their format is
informal, but they will be open for the
holidays.
• ICE SKATING
Not only are there the "usual night
spots" highlighting groups playing everything from raunchy rock to progressive jazz, but there are some new
entertainment activities that will be
available through the month of December.
These include the Atrium Bui]ding's
installation of a 191 and a half foot x 18
and a half foot ice skating rink where
professional skaters will be giving three
or four demonstrations daily.

'Christmas Carol'set in Appalarhia
by Jan Brown
"Saddle up the Old gray horse
Who wt·11 b e th e rt'd er.?
Ride him down to the old still house
f ·d •,
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And get a Jug
o ct er:.
An old familiar Yuletide greetin? Well
not exactly, but the song does come from
the Oregon Repertory Theatre's production of an old Christmas story, Charles
Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
Rondi Douglas, the theatre's producing
director said that the script, which she
co-authored with Cheyney Ryan, a
philosophy major at the University of
Oregon, is "an example of necessity."
Douglas's adaptation of the "Christmas
• AppaIac h.ta 1•n the- 1930's •
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caro1,, is
"Because we don't have the resources to
produce Dickens' Christmas story in
· Eng1an d . "
V.ictor1an
Douglas refers to the three ghosts who
visit Scrooge, the miserly main character
in the tale, as "spiritual teachers." And
she has cast females to play the ghosts,
••Partly because of my own conviction
that women help men to confront
emotional situations."
The play includes several musical
numbers with banjos and fiddles. All of·-

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the musical
LCC i~structor Lind_a_ Danielson, a lo~al
music.
authority on trad1t1onal folk
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by Bob Choderker, a mus1c1an of
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_The settmg, dialect and costume_s give
this old tal~ new flav?r that romts~s to
be entertammg, amuSmg, an meamng.
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Six ~ocal chtldren ages 8 to 11 have
Garen
parts m th e play· They are:
Nelson, Pau~a Jo Freeman, Zachary
N~than, Ed~te Casebeer, Wesley Bald.
wm and D~vtd Talbot.
. There wtll be 23 performances begmat sthe
nmg. Dec. .1 •through Dec.d 24,
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Atnu~ Bmldmg, 18th a~
Evenm~ perform~nces begm at 7:30, but
there will be matmees
2 at 2 p.m. on Dec.
10 , .14 , 17 , 21, and 4 •.
. Tickets cost $4 for Friday and Saturday
mghtS, s3 fo~ Wednesday, Thursd~y a nd
Sunday ev~nmgs a~d $2._S0 for mat~nees.
A SO cent discount ts avatlable to children
u~der 12, and to sen~or citizens. There
wtll also be a 50 cent discount to students
on availabl~ tickets sold 15 minutes
before curtain call.

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Christmas comes but once a year. With the cost of thmgs nowadays, thats a
welcome custom. The same is true of Christmas carols. After being barraged with the
drippy muzak versions of Your Favorite Christmas Hits, it's hard to imagine anybody
who would want the stuff in their homes all year long. But, some people do. Some
people like to be hit over the head with a hammer, too.
A rand<f"m sampling of some Christmas-related material:
Christmas Is ... Percy_Faith (Columbia). With a "conductor" like Percy Faith, one
can almost imagine what this sounds like. Perfect, perfectly sterile arrangements;
sleigh bells in all the right places; and better harmonizing than your average high
school choir. My wife loves this one. "It sounds like Christmas music! " she says. I
guess I agree; maybe that' s why I didn't like it in November . . .
Ed Ames: Do You Hear What I Bear (RCA).
This guy Ames, boy, he's a real crooner. Melt your stockings right off the mantel.
And he sounds so sincere! So charming! Someone bring me the Maalox!
Stevie Wonder: Someday at christmas (Tamla). Well, it's no "Songs in the Key of
Life," but this one is an indication of how far one of our country's great talents has
progressed. This was recorded in 1967, when "W_ond~r was still under _the wing of !he
Motown production crew, and it shows; the 1dent1cal background mstrumentatton
could have been used for the Supremes, or the Temptations, and nobody would have
heard the difference. Still, this is good enough to merit consideration as an album in its
own right; you can almost hear the pubescent Wonder struggling for the individuality
and musical freedom he was not to receive until four years later.
Jimmy McGriff: Christmastime (Jell). The first cut takes me back to the sounds of
the hallowed 1950's roller skating rink. The second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and
seventh cuts all sound like the first one. Definite Frisbee material.

Coming Events

On Saturday, December 3 from 10-4 Friends of Eugene Public Library will hold a
giant sale outside the Library.
Bookbags -- waterproof canvas in 4 colors.
Head Umbrellas -- permitting use of hands for bookbags and parcels.
Stationery, Prints, Bookplater. -- designed by local artists.
Herb Tea -- served and sold.
Support friends by both baking and buying.
The LCC Jazz Ensemble will perform tonite in the Performing Art Theatre at 8 p.m.
Admission is free.

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An evening of traditional Christmas
music has been planned by the LCC
Baroque Orchestra, Brass Choir and
Concert Choir for next Thursday, Dec. 8,
at 8 o'clock, in the LCC Performing Arts
Theatre. There will be no admission
charge.
The 65 member LCC Concert Choir,
directed by W ayte Kirchner, will join the
orchestra · to perform "Gaudette," a
sixteenth century group of Christmas
melodies by Anders Ohrvall.
The Concert Choir will also present a
PDQ Bach selection, "Throw the Yule
Log On, Uncle John" and "Silent Night"
_will be sung by soloist Quannah Combs.

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perform "Christmas Concerto" by Tartini and "Symphony" by C.P.E. Bach.
The LCC Brass Choir, also under
Cammack's direction, will have as its
selections Henry Purcell's "Symphony,"
Joseph Wagner's "Festive Fanfare,"
and "Motet and Pavane," a work by
Vaclar Nelhybel.

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five states that grow cranberries. Cultiva- old whaling ships sailing out of New
by Jack Robert
tion is limited to some 900 acres of its
Bedford carried large quantities of
A pt1 son isn •t likely to gather much coastal acres where several varieties cranberries to prevent scurvey. Cranberinformation about cranberries without grow including Mcfarlin, Stankovitch
ries were stored for as long as a year
being interested in them. Let there be no and Howe. Oregon's total harvest without spoiling. Today cranberries can
mistake about it. rm bullish on cranber- represents a mere 3 per cent of the total
be stored for considerably longer periods.
ries.
Because of their keeping qualities,
national harvest.
While we all know that cranberry sauce
For those of you who have never seen· cranberries were used with other winter
is traditionally part of our holiday cranberri_es outside a can let me describe • stored produce like nuts, pumpkin.
dinners. few of us know that berries them for you. They're like apples only
squash. and potatoes, during holiday
played a minor role in our history: When smaller. about one inch in diameter.
feasts. They were prepared in two basic
the pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, They•re firm and red outside like apples,
ways on these occasions: Candied for
one of their agricultural discoveries was but unlike applies, they grow in bogs on . garnishes, or boiled for fancy sauces.
wild cranberries growing in the wet and vines not in orchards on trees. To test an The recipes and methods of preparation
acid soil around Plymouth on Cape Cod. apple for freshness. you smell it; to test a
of these two 01snes have not changed
Pioneers arriving in Oregon discovered cranberry for freshness you see if it will
much since pioneer days.
the same cranberries growing in the bounce. The only thing an apple does
To candy cranberries, dissolve 2 and
coastal peat bogs of Coos, Curry. and better than a cranberry is make a pie.
one-half cups of sugar in one and one-half
Clatsop counties. Neither the Pilgrims Cranberries make better juice .. better cups of water. Bring the solution to a boil
nor the Pioneers. however. attempted to breads, muffins and cakes, better jelly.
and pour it over one quart of cranberries
domesticate the wild and waxy berries.
You can make a lot of things with that you have placed in a heat-resistant
Commercial varieties of cranberries cranberries you wouldn't think of making
bowl. Put the bowl in a large covered pot
were not planted in Oregon until 1910. with apples, like relish, sherbet, and
with a few inches of water and steam the
While growth of the cranberry industry glazes for fowl. You can string cranbersyrupy berries for about 45 minutes.
remained understandably slow until the ries to hang on your Christmas tree; try
Place the bowl of steamed berries in a
1940's when it accelerated, today Oregon and do that with apples. Cranberries have
warm dry room for 3 or 4 days. Stir the
produces around 100,000 barrels of the more vitamin C than any other fruit
berries from time to time. When the
berries netting growers over a million known to man. The fact is that
syrup becomes thick, remove the berries
dollars annually. Oregon is one of only cranberries have so much Vitamin C that
and let them dry until they can be
is $1.50.
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is The Black Angus. Here the "HBR's"
cost $1.50, they're nice and HOT and
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quality of the drink can depend on
the drink after you receive it since the
Christmas can be associated with whether or not the bartender has had a
bartender may not mix it thoroughly.
winter and for most of us that means good day or not, and also the hour of the
The Valley River Inn is the winner in
those chilling winds and the cold rain that day (or night).
this particular forum of Hot Buttered
are characteristic of the Pacific Northwest
The following drinking establishments Rum makers. Their drink costs $2.00 and
In times like these, a Hot Buttered Rum were surveyed: The Branding Iron, The
is worth every penny. They add nutmeg
•can soothe the bitter nip of Jack Eugene Hotel, The Valley River Inn, The to the drink and the flavor is just grand.
Black Angus and Brian's. All had Hot
Frost.
On top of this four-star rated drink is the
In an effort to find an example of the Buttered Rums except Brian's.
atmosphere that allows you to carry on a
Brian•s has "Hot Toddy's" to offer normal conversation while enjoying your
best Hot Buttered Rum in the city. I was
sent out to survey some of the better instead of "HBR's" and it mbst be
drink.
"HBR's" in popular drinking establisb- mentioned that if you have a cold or a
In the same price range as the Valley
sore throat, a Toddy is the drink to get. I
ments.
River Inn is The Eugene Hotel. UnfortunPrices are pretty fixed. They range rate this one as being good, even if it has
ately the Hotel doesn't get quite as high a
from $1.50 to $2.00 and the price is no nothing to do with the survey. The price
rating. The drink was good, perhaps a
indication of the size of the drink. The for this hot drink with brandy and honey
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homemade egg nog. •
Roasted chestnuts are rare in Oregon,
but there are a lot of Filberts. Best of all,
•roasted Filberts don't need a dangerous
open fire, just a shallow pan and an oven.
Take the shells off the Filberts, but
leave the inner skins on. Place them in a
shallow pan. and toast them in the oven
by Ed Evans
at 275 degrees. Leave them there untiJ
Before the •'Bah, Humbugs'' set in the skins start to crack then take them
over the high price of ingredients for out. It should take about 20 minutes.
If you want the nuts salted, cover them
Christmas foods, try some home-cooked
munchies that are less expensive. with salad oil when they come out of the
oven, and then pop 'em back in for 10 to
They•re home-cooked, and will probably 15 minutes. Cover with salt when you
taste better, too. Try roasted Filberts and take them out.

Xmas foods for

'Bah, Humbugs'

If you want to get fancy, try makmg
those Filberts into a Cheese Ball.
Ingredients:
8 oz. package of cream cheese.
4 oz. of blue cheese.
one-quarter cup of grated onion.
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handled easily, this may take a few days.
The candied berries can be stored in a
tightly covered container and used as
inclusions in fruit cakes, garnishes for
hams and fowl, and treats.
To make a holiday cranberry sauce,
place one and one-half cups of water, the
juice and pulp of two oranges, and 2 cups
of sugar into a saucepan. Dissolve the
sugar and boil the syrup for S minutes.
Add one pound of cranberries, one stick
of cinnamon. 2 cloves and simmer the
cranberries without stirring until the
syrup becomes thick and ~tear. Skim the
mixture, remove the cinnamon and cloves
and add ateaspoon of grated orange rind.
Pour the mixture into a bowl or molds
rinsed in cold water, and chill until firm.
Unmold and serve.
If you're not a cook and want to use
cranberries this holid~ season, string
berries and garnish your Christmas tree
instead of your Christmas ham.
an excellent drink with which to unwind
after listening to some of the fine jazz
groups the Hotel offers._
Last on my list is the Branding Iron.
From the start I was not impressed with
the service nor with the drink itself.
Perhaps it was a bad night. Their HBR
is St.SO and has more rum than anything
else. The price is high for the quality you
get.
Your own personal tastes may diffe1
from mine. Most of these beverages had
a kind of sediment on the bottom of the
cup, possibly caused by the batter or mix
that the particular establishment used. Of
course, some of you may want to enjoy
Hot Buttered Rum in the privacy of your
own home. For this I recommend one of
the finer Hot Butter Rum Batters on the
market, Trader Vic's. Follow the directions on the label and you can enjoy really
grand Hot Buttered Rums.
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l tablespoon parsley.
1 cup grated cheddar cheese.
one-half cup Filberts.
Allow cheese to stand at room
temperature to soften. Combine cheeses,
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has 3 volumes of mks,
and can take
months to p"/ay
by Jan Brown

The boy's face was intent as .he
considered his next move. He took the
plastic miniature knight in his hand. The
boy's own strength, calmness and
serenity flowed through him into the toy
knight. The knight was then ready to face
the thousand foot dragon.
The game of battle the boy played is as
old as man himself, but the version he
played is new to the world of games and
toys.
The two twelve year-old boys were
playing "Dungeons and Dragons," a
mythologically oriented game that is now
being played by many imaginative
science fiction and fantasy fans.
According to Mike Coan, proprietor of
"Gandalf's Den," (Eugene's headquarters for "Dungeons and Dragons") a large
number of science fiction writers are
enamoured with the game and play it
often. Also Coan has a file box full of
names of people who want to play it.
There is no board to play this
fascinating game on. All one needs to
play is pencil, paper, miniature figures,
(knights, orks, hobbits, among others) a
vivid imagination , and a set of rules.
The rules however, come in three
volumes: 1) Monsters and Treasures, 2)
Men and Magic, and 3) The Underworld
and Wilderness Adventure. Needless to
say, with that amount of rules to absorb it
is better to play with someone who has
already gathered the information from
the volumes.
The game is most interesting when
played with no more than five players. It
is the decision of the "Dungeon Master"
to select the characters and rules listed in
the volumes that will form the framework
for each game. Anyone can set himself
up as "Dungeon Master " merely by
saying something to the effect of "Want
to come over and play in my Dungeon?''
If the offer is accepted then he and the
other players are left to create a reality
within the framework that the "Dungeon Master'' has set up.
1 thought it would be fun to play the
game myself, and then be able to offer
first hand information about it. I
mentioned this to Coan, thinking he could
dig some names out of his file. I asked
how long the games takes to play, so I
could set aside a couple of hours for this
pleasure, but Coan laughed, and said that
the game takes "months, sometimes
years" to play.
So I had to satisfy my curiosity by
obser.,ing a one-hour stint between the
two twelve year-old boys. It didn't help
much to enlighten me. Most of the play
takes place in the minds of the players.
But it was interesting to observe the
- intensity of involvement that the boys
experienced.
The characters, unless killed, continue
on for as long as one is willing to
participate. The finality of death is easily
avoided because of the intricacies of the
game, and the imagination of the players.
The game has been on the market for
five years, but until recently it did not
enjoy a general popularity, as it was
strictly a cult-oriented pastime.
The game is put out by Gygox and
Arenson. two men from Lake Geneva.
Wisconsin. Coan told me that Gygox and
Arenson. before the development of
"Dungeons and Dragons" had worked on
other "war games" and were "sick. of
it. ' ' So they put their experience and skill
into creating this unusual diversion. ,
If you are searching for an extraordinary Christmas gift for that eccentric
person in your life, perhaps "DunQeon~
and Dragons" will end your hunt. The
beginning set is ten dollars, but for
addicts, supplements and other tie-in
games are available.

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The 1977 Christmas Gift Project is
under way, according to Gaye Gough.
volunteer coordinator for the State of
Oregon Children's Services Division
(CSD) and Adult and Family Services

(AFS).

••we try to use the whole process as an
education of what CSD does and what
these people are faced with,'• Gough
explaine4, ''Everyone involved•· donors,
recipients, and volunteers -- learns from
it .••
The annual project is designed to help
people on State assistance who could not
otherwise give their children Christmas
presents. "But CSD is mentioned so
often," added Gough, "We tend to forget
that the project is for families and adults,
too."
Every year CSD and AFS volunteers
match up donors with needy families and
individuals in the Eugene-Springfield
vicinity. The 1976 project served over 400
people. with donations totaling over
$6,000.
The drive to find donors has begun for
this season. Any groups or individuals
are encouraged to contact Gough' s office
at 686-7875. "Groups especially must
plan in advance," Gough stressed, "We
need to get in touch with anyone
interested as soon as possible."
Only in special cases would there ever
be any contact between the donor and the
recipient. Gough explained that her office
strives to maintain total confidentiality
for both parties. "We try to enhance the
parents' role in Christmas, " she added.
Gough has published a list of items
especially needed this year. stressing
that every potential donor contact her
office to insure the best possible match.
The children's items include all types of
sturdy toys and winter cloth!ng in almost
any size.
Unlike other gift projects. Gough asks
that only new items be donated. All
packages must be left unwrapped , also.

Adult .·Ed;. class ·makes Christmas decorations

by Alice Griffith

An Adult Education Christmas Decorating & Gifts course emphasizes. use of
common household. and usually recycled
itef!1S. Students learn to make a large
variety of decorations and gifts such as
Della Robbia wreaths, and gingham
poinsettias .
The class. which is offered through
LCC's Adult Education Departmen t,
began on -Nov. 9, and lasts for five weeks
-- just in ti'me for the students to use their
projects during the Christmas season.
Students in the class are encouraged to
create Christmas gifts and decorations
out of common household items and
natural elements. Cost of the projects
made runs from 15 cents to $15.
Many students are currently working
on Della Robbia wreaths made from their
own collections of pine cones, seed pods.
teasel. nuts, puff balls, etc.
'' I try to teach the students to be aware •
of what they see when they are out in the
woods,'' says Barbara Grimes, instructor
of the class. One student in the class is
using unusual items she once collected
during a visit to Panama in her Della
Robbia wreath. "I lived them and really
wanted to use them,·' she says.

• Fabric, pipe cleaners. and florist tape
are the main ingredients of another
student's project -- poinsettia decorations. Petal by petal, and leaf by leaf, the
gingham poinsettia she is making in class
is developing amid student conversation
of holiday plans and snowy weather.
Other projects include Mr. & Mrs.
Santas, made out of quilt filling, kissing
balls, made from mistletoe; candy
wreaths, made so that visitors can cut off
a piece of candy; and clove apples, made
to hang above the holiday dining table;
are examples of other gifts and decor-

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Energy hank gives
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by Pete Hawley
Is there an alternative to money?
Eugene's Community Energy Bank
(CEB) is a non-profit organization that
encourages the exchange of services:
skills, instruction, or products -- with a
minimal use of currency. It has devel.>ped
a system to match people's skills and
needs, which might otherwise have been
neglected, with those of others. They call
this "energy exchange."
The core of the CEB is the Skills and
Services Directory. Member's skills and
services offered are filed in an easily
accessible manner. They are arranged in
categories such as' "Animals," "Dwellings and Structures," "Maintenance
and Design," or "Health."
A sampling of various skills and
services listed in the category of
Acupuncture,
"Health" would be:
bio-rhythm charts, birth control, chiropractic, edible plants, herbology, home
remedies, iridology, Kung Fu, medical
professions (by type), Swedish massage,
polarity massage, and so on.
Exchanges occur in several ways.
There might be a direct trading between
individuals, or people can record credit
hours for work and use CEB as a banking
and referral system. People can combine
credit hours and money, or they can offer
an item of food in trade for another
item, credit hours, and/ or money.
1n order to join the bank a person
goes to the office at 454 Willamette and
fills out a form listing the various skills
and services he/ she is willing to
exchange. The list of skills is then filed in
the directory under the individual skills
and services in the different categories.
Immediately upon joining the member is
entitled to spend up to 10 credit hours.
The exchange rate of credit hours for
each individual energy exchange is
agreed upon by the individuals involved
before the transaction begins. Usually the
exchange rate is one hour's work equals
one credit hour. Within each member's
account the debits and credits should
maintain a close balance.
Each time a person accepts a service
done, the CEB is notified to take credit
hours from that person's account. &ch
t:me a person performs a service he/ she
continued on page 14

'Beauty is a living source'

by Dick Fulk
"I can get as much glory out of a sunset
as you guys do. There's a tone behind the
sunset, behind the colors -- there's a
living source in those things. Beauty is a
very live thing in the world, in an
orchestra, or a sunset, or a pretty, bright,
bouncy, pink, crinkly carnation."
Have you ever "seen" a carnation like
that? Not having much use of her eyes,
Rebecca mixes hearing, touching and
seeing together and comes up with
descriptions that are immensely vital and
alive. This is a poetic gift so it's not
surprising that she also writes powerful,
vivid poetry.
This 18 year old woman, almost
completely blind since birth, has aimed
herself at the lofty goal of becoming an
orchestra conductor. Right now Rebecca
is in her first term at LCC taking the usual
beginning courses and majoring in music.
She's been involved in and studying
music since she was six years old, plays
the clarinet and piano, and is learning the
harpsichord at LCC.

ccThe difficult takes a
long time; the
impossible takes a
little longer."
Perhaps the most striking quality about
her is a kind of quiet strength and
determination, coupled with a strong
belief in herself.
If there is such a thing as everyday
courage, the kind that keeps you going
when times are tough, then Rebecca has
more than most.
She doesn't indulge in self pity.
Instead, she talks about her blindness as
an "inconvenience," and sees herself as
not so much blind as "partially sighted."
As for "handicaps" in general, she feels
that "everybody's got one someplace"
~hat they need to be aware of and deal
with, but not let dominate or distort their
life.
Rebecca admits to feeling down
sometimes, for all kinds of reasons, and
even to feeling "floored" by being

LCC instructor authors
book on county plant life
by Ed Evans
LCC's newest "Best-seller" is entitled,
"Trees & Shrubs of Lane County"
written by LCC Science Instructor
Richard Fraga, and illustrated by LCC
student Brad Koekkoek.
"What I wanted to do when lwrote the
book was to write it in such a way that the
average person could use it," says Fraga.
"I did away with complex terminology,
used a simple key in organizing the
species, and only included plants and that
could be found in this immediate area,''
he said.
The book is so complete that a student
may earn one science credit by using the
book as the sole guide to identifying 40
different trees and shrubs, their habitats,
and uses.
Already the book has been used at
Yolanda Elementary school in its outdoor
program. Outdoor instructor Steve Morelock explained that the school only had
about four of the books, and students had
to pass them around -- but that they
enjoyed it.
''The pictures really made it easy for
the students to idem.ify their plants. The
kids like the bool\: a lot,'' he said.
The pictures are large and contain as
much detail as possible. The artist is 20
year old Brad Koekkoek, currently on a
work-study program. Koekkoek had
previously illustrated a science manual on
insects and bugs and is now working on

says, with typical gritty optimism and a
flair for high drama, ''the difficult takes a
long time; the impossible takes a little
longer.''
Most of us, not .forced into clear cut
dependency by a handicap, are relatively
unaware of how and when we depend on
someone. This kind of emotional blind' ness . can lead to disastrous misunderstandings between people who don't see
how closely they're connected to each
other; "I need you" seems to come
harder than "I love you."
Rebecca, on the other hand, has a clear
awareness of how she's dependent, ·
allows herself that, and preserves her
identity and individuality by being
assertively independent in the other parts
of her life.
For example, she must rely on others to
read to her, to help her find her way
between classrooms, and to drive her
where she needs to go. In general, she
needs to depend -on the eyes of other
people. Where seeing is not critical -· in
sizing up people, in playing music, in
thinking and feeling and deciding, in fact
in most all of her life •- Rebecca takes
charge of herself.
She is, perhaps ; a good example of the
benefits of knowing your own handicaps,
giving them their due, and getting on
with it.
At the end of the interview I asked
Rebecca what she felt coming from others
-- sighted people -- toward her as a blind
person. She was ready for that and said
she'd picked up on about seven differeent
reactions. One through six are as follows:
1) Oh my, how sad. Poor thing.
2) She's dumb. ("They think if your're
handicapped you're stupid too.")
3) She's weird. ( "They don't know how
to handle you, so you must be weird.")
faith, music is the primary force in her
4) She's so fragile, we must be careful.
life. Composing, playing and listening to
5) If there's anything I can do for you,
music gives her life a central structure
and meaning. While Rebecca is on her
I'd do anything for you.
6) It's amazing how much you can do.
way to becoming an accomplished
("When I put one foot in front of the
musician_, the shift from playing to
other.")
conducting will be especially difficult
"And seven, seven the one, the one,
because of her blindness.
the glorious one•- they think you're just a
For instance she couldn't see the
person; sometimes you might need help,
musicians she'd be leading, scores would
but you're just a person!"
need to be translated into Braille, and she
It could not be put more eloquently. As
couldn't learn from watching other
Rebecca said to me in another context,
conductors, etc.
'' everything has a voice to teach us
But she sees another powerful barrier
something if we would just listen." Her
to her becoming a conductor -- being
female. Only two worn.en are listed
voice, speaking for everyone who is
• among the world's major conductors. She "different," com pells us to listen.
sometimes left out because she can't see
what's going on and no one will tell her.
She says, "I feel inferior to them (sighted
people) sometimes.''
Rebecca's favorite sensory metaphors
are muscial, and it's clear that, along
with a strong and sustaining religious

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Koekkoek had taken Fraga's Forest
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own samples was not a problem for him.
'' It was okay. It was a lot more fun than a
regular science class," Koekkoek explained.

Koekkoek plans on continuing to
illustrate books, either on a free-lance
basis, or by working for the Bureau of
Land Management. He also hopes to
write his own book one day. "I wasn't
really interested in plants at all. I do most
of my work on birds -- birds of prey. I am .
working on my own book, writing and
illustrating it. The text will be similar to
this (Fraga's) one."
He does not know when he will finish
his project. "There's a lot more than I
knew before. I've got a special invitation
to go down to Wildlife Safari; a guy there
said he would give me a private showing
of all the birds they have there," he
added.
Fraga is already thinking of writing a
second publication about plants found
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'Dune' author to speak Vaudeville alive in Dexter
Frank Herbert, one of the world's
premier science fiction novelists and
author of more than 20 books including
the internationally celebrated "Dune"
and "Children of Dune," will speak on
"You and the New Technology" in a.
major lecture at 7:30 p.m., Thursday,
December 1 in the EMU Ballroom,
University of Oregon campus. The event
, will be sponsored by the EMU Cultural
Forum and the Survival Center.
Herbert, whose "Dune" became an
environmental awareness handbook and
the current •'Children of Dune'• a
runaway best-seller, will spend the day
on the U of O campus in a series of
activities. His schedule includes: News
Conference, time and place to be
announced; 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.,
Autoe:raoh Partv. Camous Bookstore:
3:30-4:30 p.m., speaker on a three-person
Science Fiction Writers Workshop Panel
with Eugene writers Kate Wilhelm an~

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gets a slip from the person serve
notifying the bank to take a specified
number of creidit hours from his account
and put it into yours.
"It's going real well, better than I'd
expected," said Beth Goldstein, another
CEB staff member. "We have about 270
members now and we're gaining about SO
to 75 members per month."
The idea for the bank came from the
Ashland Exchange Bank. Similar exchange banks are in operation in
Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

by John Cadenhead
Damon Knight, 167 EMU. A brief
reception will be held following his
A group in Dexter which includes two
evening speech.
LCC
students, is succeeding in recreating
A frequent and popular guest speaker
the old ''Vaudeville•' atmosphere in a
on science fiction, ecology, energy and
local theatre. At the same time, it's
other writing subjects, Herbert was a
attempting to provide the community
daily newspaper staffer for 20 years
with an alternative form of entertainment
including a stint on Portland's Oregon
to the local pub.
Journal. He worked on papers in Seattle,
The group calls itself the Olde Dexter
Tacoma and served 10 years on the San
Theater Group and the place is, appropriFrancisco Examiner feature staff. He is
ately, The Olde Dexter Theater (ODT).
an acknowledged and widely quoted U.S.
The group has taken an abandoned
futurist and specialist in energy problem
theater, brought it back to life, and begun
solving.
sponsoring in it everything from child•·Dune," published in 1965, was
ren's dance classes (Saturdays at 10:30
heralded as visionary by the book
a.m.) to "good old Barn Dances."
industry and the reading public, being
the first science fiction novel with an
The group thinks the atmosphere of the
ecology theme, well ahead of the current
ODT will be different than the usual
international interest in preserving the
performance-oriented atmosphere. The
environment. "Dune" promptly became
group is working to achieving an
a best-seller and captured both the
audience-oriented performance in which
"Hugo" and "Nebula" awards as the
creativity can flow freely between both.
best ~cience fiction novel of the year.
Members feel this can be achieved by
Herbert followed with a sequel titled
making
the environment different from
"Dune Messiah" and now with his latest
what
the
audience would find if they had
in the trilogy "Children of Dune."
gone to a public bar. Instead, the ODT
Herbert's books are translated into eight
doesn't serve alcohol, and it puts money
languages and some are required reading
received from ticket sales right back into
in numerous college and university
use at the theater. '' Bars aren't set up for
courses. Owner and operator of a small
people, . . . they're set up to make
six acre farm in Port Townsend,
money," said ODT member Scott Varley.
Washington, which Herbert and his
family have made into a model of virtual
He says the essence of the group's idea
food-and-energy-self-sufficiency, the auis better summed up in its own self
thor has created, with an associate, a nP.w
description: "A non-profit organization
windmill power develorment which is so
dedicated to providing an atmosphere
advanced that a U.S. Government Patent
conducive to creative flow, a learning
Office claim has been filed on the device.
experience, and a down home good
There will be a $1.00 admission for
time."
Herbert's evening lecture. Tickets are
_
available at the EMU Main Desk. Son of _ According to the group, the forming is a creation of circumstances rather than an
Koobdooga Books, and Gandalf's Den in
individual idea.
the Atrium Building.

The building owner, John W. Alum of
Dexter, had originally planned to make a
truck barn out of the old' theater. But his
younger brother Bob wouldn't let Alum
do it -- he held him off until late in June
when the theater group came along with
the skills to put the building back •into
theater use.
ODT member Nora Sage says the
Alums ''have been very supportive;
without them we couldn't have gotten
this thing off the ground.'' You see, they
are an old fashioned family and they treat
us like one of the family."
The other four members include Jan
Currie, Darby Stolt, Laurie Mahon, and
Nora Sage. They say they have found
their lives directly touched by the theater
activities. They are even now sharing an
apartment located directly above the
theater. "It's the only way to get things
done.'' said former LCC student Currie.
The group is now preparing itself for
what it anticipates to be a big event,
hopefully bigger than the opening of the
movie "Sasquatch" -- which drew over
300 community people into the old
theater.
The ODT plans a three-act music performance this Saturday Dec. 3 by
some local bands: The talent will include
Slow Buck, The Holy Modal Rounders (a
nationally known country porn'' band)
and Les Clamtone. "It should be a high
energy event," Sage commented. There
will be a three dollar admission charge.
The group with persons in the
community (notably Bob Alum who has
worked into the position of sound
engineer) intends to keep aiming at more
productions. "We'd like something to be
happening here all the time,'' Stolt said.
"We're just the janitors."

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Soccer squad finishes year
with forfeit win over OCE
by John Healy

Mick Balius (at.left) was voted by his teammates as the "most improved" runne_r on
the LCC men's cross country team at an award banquet held last Monday at the Kmgs
d. ,,
Table.
Ken Martin and Cheryl Hoff were honored as the "most outstan mg runners on
their respective men's and women's teams, and Vicki Graves was awarded the
Photo by John Healy
"jockee" award by women's coach Bill Theriault.

Wrestlen open on Jan. 6
by John Healy
Wrestling coach Bob Creed welcomes
five returning lettermen and a boat of
quality freshmen to LCC this year In
hopes of ending Cbemeketa Commanlty
College's stranglehold on the Oregon
Community College Athletic Asw1at1e11
[OCCAAJ wrestling crown.
"They've won it seven years in a row,"
said Creed, "and have never been
defeated by an Oregon community
college.''
According to Creed, the Titans have
some outstanding wrestlers able to
challenge Chemeketa's bid for another
OCCAA title.
"Dennis Randazzo took second in the
league at 126 pounds last season and
finished fourth at the regionals.''
Other returners who should provide
Creed with a solid nucleus are Rick
Klohn, fourth in the OCC last season at
177 pounds, and three lettermen who
didn't compete last year -- Joe McFadden, Lou Christian, and Dave Ehrich.
Christian (177) and Ehrich (167) were
felled by injuries last season and
redshirted, but both have outstanding
credentials -- Christian was fourth in the
league at 177 pounds in '75, and Ehrich
was third at 167 the same year.
Then there is McFadden.
"He was second in the state high
_school finals (AA) two years in a row and

finished his high school career with a
98-8-1 record."
Top incoming freshmen include Jim
Randazzo (118) from Thurston; Al
Kendall (150), returning to school after a
layoff of a few years; Doug Marbes (134)
of South Eugene, second at the district
meet in '76; and Mitch McCauley (134)
out of North Eugene, one of "North's
better wrestlers,'' according to Creed.
"We'll be all right if we don't get any
injuries," said Creed. "We only have 14
wrestlers, and five of them wrestle at 142,
so we're pretty weak at a number of
weights.''
Creed may . move a number of his
wrestlers to different weight classes than
they normally wrestle in.
"We only have on wrestler each at 118,
126. 134. 155, 167 and at Heavyweight."
The Titans finished third in the
OCCAA last season and fourth in the
Region 18 finals, losing 12 men to various
injuries during the season.
"We are working on a conditioning
program this year which emphasizes a lot
of stretching and drillwork, •' said Creed.
The grapplers from Lane face the
University of Oregon Dec. 6 and Oregon
State on Dec. 9 in a pair of informal dual
meets, and then begin their league
schedule on January 6 with a dual meet at
home against Chemeketa at 7:30 p.m.

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A forfeit win over Oregon College of
Education [OCE] boosted the men's
soccer team to a third place finish In the
Oregon Intercollegiate Soccer Association's [OISAJ final standings.
The win over OCE, coupled with a 3-0
shutout of Oregon, assured the Titan
kickers of a school record 11-2-2 season.
The Titans and OCE, losers in the
semifinal round of the OISA playoffs,
were scheduled to battle for the league's
consolation crown on November 19.
OCE never showed up.
Twice the date of the game was
changed. Both times OCE canceled out at
the last minute.
"They said they were too busy and the
game would conflict with their studies,"
said George Gyorgyfalvy, LCC soccer
coach.
Gyorgyfalvy was a bit perturbed by
OCE's forfeit.
"The league made the schedule for this
season last year," pointed out the Titans'
soccer coach. ''I suspect they gave up
when they saw that they had no chance of
winning the league title.''
OCE lost to Portland CC in the OISA
semifinals, while Lane was downed by
the University of Portland 3-1.
LCC's non-league win over the U of 0
varsity on Nov. 16 was only the second
victory over Oregon's varsity by the
Titans in the last nine years.
Lane usually plays Oregon's juniorvarsity team, which competes with the
Titans in the Southern Conference of the
OISA, but occasionally takes on the
Duck's varsity squad, a member of the
Northwest Conference Soccer Assn.
(NWCSA).

Their NWCSA team that we beat 3-0barely lost to Simon Fraser, one of the top
collegiate teams in the nation, plus they
finished near the top of the NWCSA
standings.''
Lane's first two goals against Oregon
came within a five-minute span early in
the second half, following a scoreless
opening period.
Abdul Al-Sudairi assisted to forward
George Trano for one goal, and then
Trano lofted a corner kick that Larry
Sylwester headed in to push LCC's lead
to 2-0.
Finally, with a few seconds remaining,
Carlos Lopez booted in a desperation shot
that sailed into Oregon 's net from 40
yards out.
''Our defense did a good job of
• stopping them," praised Gyorgyfalvy,
singling out Gene Mowery, Greg Brown,
Martin Gyorgyfalvy, Tony Roberts, and
Rudy Bryant for exceptional performanc.
es.
The Titans outscored their opponents
this season by a margin of 60 to 12, which
averages out to 4 goals per game for
LCC's offense and an average of .8 goals
per game allowed by Lane's defense.
Forwards George Trano and Larry
Sylwester led the team with 17 and 15
goals respectively, and Carlos Lopez and
Mike Weinstein each chipped in eight
goals.
At the team's annual award banquet,
the following players were selected for
their outstanding play this year:
Most Valuable Player -· Gene Mowery
[sophomore]
Outstanding Midfielder •· Tony Roberts
[heshman]

Outstanding Defender -· Greg Brown
[sophomore}

Basketball team wins Tip-Off
tournament in Roseburg
Forwards Bill Shaefers and Steve
Halverson conmbined to carry the men's
basketball team to first place in the
season-opening Oregon Community College Athletic Assn. Tip-Off Tournament
in Roseburg this weekend.
Halverson poured in 22 points to lead
the Titans past Lassen CC (Ca.) 82-57 in
the tournament's first round, and then
Schefers scored 20 points in Saturday
night's championship game as LCC rolled
by Umpqua 70-59.
Schaefers pulled down 21 rebounds in
the tournament and center Keith ·Baltzer
added 16 boards as Lane rebounded their
foes 112-73 in their first two games.

Balzter's .667 shooting percentage
from the field helped push the Titans
field goal percentage for the tournament
to .472, while the playmaking of guards
Rodger Bates (9 .5 points and 5 assists per
game) and Charles Fields (7.5 points per
game) steadied the Titan's offense.
Scheduled home games:
DECEMBER
·2 Friday Clark CC 8p.m.
17 Saturday Northwest Christian Coll.
8p.m.
21 Wednesday Lower Columbia CC
8p.m.
22 Thursday Mt. Hood CC 8p.m.
8p.m
Clackamas CC
30 Friday

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