The QC, Vol. 74, No. 17 • March 24, 1988

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Volume LXXIV, Number 17
March 24, 1988
Former Ambassador
Secured To Be
Graduation Orator
By Chris Perkins, QC Assistant News Editor
Former ambassador Francis L.
Dale, president of the Music
Center of Los Angeles County,
has been announced as the
featured speaker at Whittier
College's 85th commencement
Sunday, May 29.
Dale manages fundraising and
public relations for the music
center and acts as liaison to the
Los Angeles Philharmonic, the
Opera, the Joffrey Ballet, the
Master Chorale and the Center
Theatre Group.
UN. Ambassador
Prior to assuming his present
position. Dale held senior
positions in the fields of
international diplomacy,
journalism and athletics.
From the period 1974-1976,
Dale served as United States
Permanent Representative to the
United Nations in Geneva, with
the rank of Ambassador. As chief
of the mission, he headed a U.S.
diplomatic team which dealt with
147 countries and eight
international agencies of the UN.
It was while in this position that
Dale participated in negotiations
on the Strategic Arms Limitation
Treaty (SALT). In 1976, he was U.S.
delegate to the 31st United
Nations General Assembly.
Former Newspaper Editor
As preside^aTTckjjublisher of
Examiner
the Los An,
Ca
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from 1977-1985, Dale supervised
the editorial, financial, circulation,
advertising, manufacturing,
distribution and public relations
departments. Previously, he
served as president and
publisher of the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
While in Cincinnati, Dale led a
group of investors who
purchased the Cincinnati Reds in
1967, and served as president
and director of the Reds from
1967-1973.
The selection of Dale took
place much later than usual. The
choice is usually made no later
than February. Prior to the
decision to invite Dale, Dr. Robert
Marks, vice president of
academic affairs and dean of
faculty, had stated that the
Commencement Speaker Search
Committee was "actively"
looking for a woman speaker.
Mills Sees Tie In
In announcing the speaker for
commencement. President
Eugene Mills commented on the
timeliness of Dale's selection in
the context of the recent
groundbreaking for a new
performing arts center at the
college.
"President Mills is very
confident that Dale will be a good
speaker," commented Donald
Stewart, the college's director of
communications.
s System Joins
ibrary Indexes
By John K. Ashby, QC Staff Writer
The Whittier College library has
recently purchased an IBM
compatible computer to link with
a network at the University of
Southern California.
The Electronic Library
Consortium (ELC) was joined by
Whittier so that students could
have access to a broader range
of information services at USC
according to Joe Dmohowski,
director of special collections.
Members of the consortium
have access to information via
personal computers. As of now,
the only access Whittier College
has is in the Wardman Library at
the computer terminal in the
northeast section of the reference
room on the first floor.
Services Available
The system is not fully
operational as of yet, but some
services of the consortium,
including borrowing USC
materials, are available to
Whittier students and faculty.
What can be used right now via
computer are the magazine
indexes and the card catalog.
Databases currently available,
besides the two above, are
management contents, computer
abstracts, and trade industry
indices. Dmohowski said that the
access to USC's library holdings
will be current from 1976 forward.
Ready by April
While the system isn't fully
operational because of
unavailable facilities, the program
will "definitely happen," said
Dmohowski. Currently,
Pepperdine   University   and
Please see USC, page 3.
CAMPUS  )     CELEBRATION:
(Above) Alumni Ben and Bill Harris at the groundbreaking
festivities for the new housing
facility to be built behind the Harris Amphitheater. (Left) ASWC
President Kelli Hokanson addresses the guests at the event.
Photos by Matthew Taylor
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Campus Car Accident Leaves
Student in Hospital Four Days
By Tonya Lockman, QC Staff Writer
A collision between a car and
a motorcycle occurred on
Sunday, March 13, on Earlham
drive just outside the Redwood
building. Robert Scott Spencer,
driver of the motorcycle, suffered
a broken leg and was hospitalized
for four days. Cheri Brown, driver
of the car, was not hurt.
Sergeant Richard Hardy of the
Whittier Police Department said
that no court action will be taken
against either party as a result of
the accident.
Collision at Redwood
According to Captain Don
Blackman of Whittier College
security, Brown was exiting west
out of the Redwood driveway at
approximately 6 pm and collided
with Spencer who was traveling
west on Earlham. The collision
happened as Brown entered the
street.
Brown said she could not see
past the bushes, pulled forward
a little, and saw Spencer. She hit
the brakes, but it was too late and
the car and the motorcycle hit.
From Spencer's perspective, he
was driving down Earlham and
saw Brown pulling out. His brakes
locked up and his leg slid
between the motorcycle and the
car. He then flipped over the car
and slid on the pavement.
No One at Fault
Hardy stated "neither party was
completely at fault. As Brown
came out of the driveway she
failed to yield when trying to see
past some bushes. But the
motorcycle was going too fast for
the surrounding area."
Hardy cited the narrowness of
the roadway, the parking on both
sides of the street, and the bushes
near the road as factors in the
surroundings that Spencer
should have been more aware of.
Brown said the accident was
her fault technically because she
did not yield. However she did
not get a citation because the
police took Spencer's speed into
consideration. Spencer claims his
speed was "about 30," which in
a 25 mile per hour zone is "not
too fast."
"The bushes in front of
Redwood need to be cut," stated
Brown. "They block the view of
the street." To prevent future
collisions, Brown said people
should "look more carefully and
slow down."
Spencer stated that he' 'doesn't
blame her |Brown] for the
accident" adding "people are
coming down too hard on her."
College Accidents
According to Blackman. car
accidents happen "fairly often"
on or near the campus. He is
"surprised there aren't more
accidents on Earlham. |Earlham|
can be dangerous because it is so
heavily congested during the
day''
Blackman added that Painter
street could be potentially
dangerous also. "The traffic is just
like a freeway," Blackman stated.
Tax Information
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Actors Of f-Campus
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Narrow Lacrosse Loss
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