The Current 1967-10-06

              Frosh Elections Scheduled For Monday
Candidates ·
Speak Today
At Noon Vol. Ill Auburn, Wash. O<tobe• 6, 1967 No. 2
The ten students who have filed
for freshman c lass offices will
speak in the commons today at
noon to end a week of campaigning
which began Monday.
Sam Gillespie, a 1967 graduate
of Puyallup High School, and James
Akers, a 1965 graduate of Renton
High School, have filed for the
office of freshman class president..
Vice President
Vicki Sander and Mike Willis are
the vice presidential candidates.
Vicki also hails from Renton where
she graduated from Renton High
School in 1967. Mike is a 1967 gradu·
ate of Glacier High School.
Vie for the office of secretary­treasurer
are Ben Bergsma, Jr.,
Mary Lenz, and Teri Williams. Also
hailing from Renton is Ben, who
graduated with the class of 1967.
Mary graduated from Glacier High
School in 1967, and Teri graduated,
from Meadowdale High School inl
1966.
Representatives
Rounding out the contests are
Judi Baker, Gretchen Goetz, and
Chris Harren. Two of these candi·
dates will be selected as student
council representatives. Chris and
Judi are both from the 1967 gradu·
ating class of Auburn High School.
Gretchen is a 1967 graduate of Mt.
Rainier High School.
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CANDIDATES - Seeking Freshman class votes for the office of
president are, from left, Sam Akers, Sam Gillespie, and write-in candidate
Chris Walters.
One to Five Years
Accreditation Committee
Observas GR Activities
A committee of ten represents· sciences, math, business, voc.-tech.,
lives from various colleges through- administration, student personnel,
out the Pacific Northwest will be and others.
here October 30 and 31 to evaluate
Green River College, says Dean of
Students Earl Norman.
After evaluations are completed,
the committee maracct.:dit GRCC
for a period of one to five years.
Business
Revenue
Triples
Business revenue at Green River
has tripled over the past year,
according to Mr. Steve Mattson,
accou ntant in charge of student
services and activities.
Last year. the cost of operations
for student services and activities
totaled to approximately $51,000.
It is expected th is year that a cost of
approximately $105,000.00, three
times that of last year, will be used.
The last figure mentioned is based
large ly on the increase of the stu·
dent body which has also increased
approximately three times.
A combined figure, based on
operations of the college, not in·
eluding student services and activi·
ties. is $2,010,510.28.
Another figure, including build·
ing fund expenditures, will total to
$478,205. This amount is expected
to be used in completing buildings,
landscaping and buying equipment.
The person in charge of opera·
lions is Mr. Paul Webb. He, along
with Mrs. Dorothy Martin, handles
the division of business manage­ment,
operations, and the general
funds of the college.
All ofocthe candidates have been
allowed to put up posters during the
campaign week. Any candidate may
give an informal speech or talk at
anytime or place he can gather in·
terested students up until cam·
paigning deadli ne at 5:00 p.m. to·
day. The formal program being
1 held today is to enable any interest·
ed student to see each of the candi·
dates and listen to them speak.
Accreditation will make Green
River a member of the Northwest
Association of Secondary and
Higher Schools.
Dr. John Tucker, from the College
of Eastern Utah, will be chairman
for the committee.
Members will talk to both teach·
ers and students, observe classes
in session, and generally evaluate
GRCC's facilities.
Twelve Hopefuls Prepare
For Cheerleading Trial
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From 8:00 a.m. Monday until 3:00
p.m. the same day, all pre-registered
students will be allowed to vote for
the cand i<jate of their choice.
The committee will evaluate
several departments including:
humanities and fine arts, social
A committee chosen by ASB Presi·
dent Roger Sloan will select up to
five girls and three boys whom they
feel are qualified to lead Gator fans
in cheers for the coming sports
year.
Selective Service Deferment
Deadline Slated October 24
Registrar Richard Barclay has announced that
the deadline for selective service deferments is
October 24. Transfer students eligible for the draft
must have all of their previous college transcripts
on fi le in the registrars office by October 17.
A selective service deferment can be given only
to those eligible males who are full-time, matric·
ulated students working toward a degree program
at Green River.
To receive this II · S deferment, the e ligible
male must:
Make Requests
1. Request deferment from his local board by
filling out form SS104 and submitting it to the
board.
2. Request Green River College to mail a re·
port of his status to his local board SO calendar days
at\er school starts by fill ing out form SS109 and
submitting it to the registrar at the Ma>n Office.
The registrar will then certify the attendance and
status of all those submitting the SS109.
Class Status
Green River College wi ll then determine his
class year as follows:
Class Year
1
2
3
Qtr. Credits
Earned
0-35
36-85
86·134
Semester
Credits Earned
().23
2456
57-89
4
5
135·180
181 and above
90-120
121 and above
Next fall the student who has requested deferment
as II · S must be in the next class year as shown
above or expect to hear from his draft board.
"Filling out these selective service deferment
forms is the students' own responsibility," stated
Mr. Barclay. "Green River College is performing a
service to eligible males by making these forms
available in Hie Main Office, but each individual
male must be responsible for fill ing out the forms
and making sure he submits it before the dead·
line."
Other Requirements
All e ligible males must also meet the scholastic
requirements of Green River, that of having a 1.5
accumulative grade point average. A student falling
below this requirement during a quarter will be
given a .chance the next quarter to raise the ac­cumulative
average to 1.5. If he does not receive
a 1.5 GPA, he will be given six weeks to bring the
av~rage to 1.5, and then be dropped if he does not
brmg the average up to requirements. After being
dropped from college, the student has the right of
appeal.
Each eligible male attending college may ex·
tend his draft eligibility through a II . S deferment
and may not be entitled to any other type-of defer­ment
after this.
A two week cheerleading work·
shop, under the direction of Kathy
Rekie, yell queen, and Jim Moran,
yell king, has been meeting three
times a week since the first day of
school preparing the hopeful candi·
dates for the cheerleading finals.
The students trying out for posi·
lions on the yell squad are Margaret
Aldrich, Kathi Bailey, Diane Bart·
Jet, Chris Harron, Diane McPher·
son, Patti Nachtigal, Jody Olson,
Sandy Rankins, Sher rill Thomas.
Steve Gray, Jim Nixon, and Jerry
Zilinsky.
Each candidate will do a group
cheer and a cheer of his own choice
before the committee, after which
he may be interviewed. Those who
are chosen will attend a conference
at Olympic Junior College on Octo·
ber 7 and 8 to obtain new ideas and
cheers for the coming season.
Loland, Wine
To Speak at
Open Forum
The second open forum at Green
River College will be held on Tues·
day, October 10, from 12:00 noon to
2:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts
Center.
Mr. Vernon Loland, chairman of
the Humanities Department, will
speak on The Duty of Civil Dis·
obedience. Col. William Wine (ret..),
instructor of business at Green
River, will oppose Mr. Loland's
viewpoint..
After a brief rebuttal period, the
forum will be opened to anyone who
would like to comment on the topic:
"Civil Disobedience: Crime or Duty?"