College of the Atlantic JANUARY I, 1975 NEWSLETTER Winter term is underway, and it feels good to be back working/studying following various holiday adventures. Two new persons have joined us: GORDON BOK, well known folk singer, is living here for the month of January, giving many COA community members the opportunity of working with and learning from him. The yellow cottage is the folk artist's home, studio, and workshop during his stay. Some specific areas in which Gordon will be sharing his skills are woodcarving, boat building, guitar making and song writing. PATRICK WELCH of Millinocket is a new student this term. Arrangements are complete for two visiting faculty members to offer courses for the academic year 1975-76: JOHN DREIER, a college trustee and former director of the Interamerican Center of the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins, offered a course this year and will be offering one again next year. DR. WILLIAM DRURY, Director of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and a member of the Joint Scientific Staff with the National Audubon Society will be here for spring term 1976. Dr. Drury has worked and researched many fields, especially a number of practical problems dealing with long range conservation. He was a speaker at College of the Atlantic's Summer Forum 1974, and has visited the campus on other occasions. Eight COA students attended "Critical Mass '74, " a national convention of citizens opposed to the continued use and further development of nuclear power plants held November 15-17 in Washington, D.C. The rally was organized and led by Ralph Nader, with other leading nvironmentalists giving presenta- tions during the convention, which drew close to 1,000 people. DICK and NORA DAVIS'S house, heated by the sun and powered by the wind, is now virtually complete. The solar system is operable and the wind generators are currently being installed. Final bank inspection and approval of the house took place on November 20. CHELI JOHNSON, second year student, is putting a lot of energy into the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardener's Association (MOFGA). Aside from being secretary of MOFGA, Cheli has the responsibility of planning MOFGA day at the Agricultural Trades Show, the annual three-day event sponsored by Maine's Department of Agriculture to provide information on farm products and prac- tices to any interested in farming and related fields. MOFGA's contribution will include speakers, films, and demonstrations such as breadmaking, dairy goat raising, and food preserving. The Rural Subdivision Workshop, under the direction of DAN KANE and Bob Cossette of Hancock County Regional Planning Commission successfully completed the second phase of the "minigrant" project at a meeting December 7 at the Holiday Inn in Ellsworth of 100 people, including many members of area plan- ning boards. The day was designed to duscuss many of the problems which come up in the review of subdivisions of land, and to distribute the report "Rural Subdivisions in Hancock County, Maine" (Section A and B) which was researched during the first phase of the "minigrant" by SALLY MORONG and JEFF BAKER (COA students) and Dan. The third and final phase will take place at COA in winter term when a moot court will be conducted with students acting as attorneys and debating some major problems involving subdivision of land. Attorneys and judges from the county will preside at the mock hearing. STEVE KATONA has been invited to help lead a field trip of Friends of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, to observe gray whales along the coast of Baja California from January 28 to February 4. Steve recently traveled to Boston to give a presentation on "Whales of the Gulf of Maine" to a meeting of the Friends of the MCZ. Students SCOTT KRAL'S, STEVE SAVAGE, and RICK WATERS went to Washington, D.C. December 27 to present a report to the National Science Foundation Student Originated Studies Program about the summer whale research project. Also, a progress report on College of the Atlantic's whale studies was published in the December 1974 issue of Maine Audubon News. MOLLY MCADAMS is in Colorado this term attending National Outdoor Leadership School. WILL RUSSELL participated in the Maine Coastal Islands Workshop in November in Rockland, Maine. Will is one of 30 recognized experts in island resource areas to be invited by sponsors of the workshop to join together to develop island resource inventorying procedures and a policy-making structure for public island management. LINDA SWARTZ presented a paper at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthro- pological Association in Mexico City November 23, and then traveled on to Oaxaco to continue field work among the Zapotec Indians. Biology Lab is finally recovering from the strong fragrances of late November when SUSAN ZELL's vertebrate biology students made dissections of road-killed animals which had been gathered during the previous months. Students made excellent study skins of a gray squirrel, muskrat, racoon, skunk, shrews, voles, chipmunks, woodchuck, and rabbit. Students also had a chance to dissect a young goat which died on a local farm, and Steve Katona autopsied a harbor porpoise which had been stranded on Beals Island. Once the overwhelming smells were conquered, the experience was a worthwhile learning one. EVENTS SPEAKERS AND POETS JANUARY 13: Poet TED ENSLIN of Temple, Maine will read from his work. Monday at 7:00 p.m. JANUARY 17: HOPE RYDEN, naturalist and photographer, will give a presentation with slides on the coyote. Ms. Ryden has done many wildlife studies, including articles for National Geographic Magazine. Friday at 7:30. JANUARY 22: MATTHEW SCOTT, Chief of the Division of Lake and Biological Studies for Maine's Department of Envi- ronmental Protection will talk about factors causing the aging of lakes. Accompanying him will be Dr. Wayne Hall, Director of the Environment Studies Center at University of Maine at Orono, who will be available for questions and discussion. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. JANUARY 23: For the January meeting of the Downeast Chapter of the Audubon Society STANLEY GRIERSON of Bass Harbor will present a talk including slides of owls of New England. Thursday at 7:30 p.m. JANUARY 27: DAVID SANGER, Associate Professor of Univeristy of Maine in Anthropology will speak on Paleoecology. Monday at 7:30 p.m. ART JANUARY 6-31 - : GALLERY EXHIBIT An exhibition of weaving is being presented in conjunction with the Maine Guild of Spinners and Weavers. Monday-Friday 9-5. Reception Friday January 31, 3:30-5:30 p.m. FILMS WINTER FILM SERIES SUNDAYS at 7:30 p.m. $1.00 admission January 5 The Seventh Seal January 12 North by Northwest January 19 Henry the 8th and His 6 Wives January 26 Tarzan the Ape Man February 2 Potemkin February 9 The Thief of Bagdad February 16 Zorba the Greek February 23 On the Water Front March 2 Once Upon a Time in the West CIVILISATION FILM SERIES FRIDAYS at 12:25 and 7:30 p.m. The BBC Film Series with Kenneth Clark January 10 The Great Thaw January 17 Romance and Reality January 24 Man - the Measure of All Things January 31 The Hero as Artist February 7 Protest and Communication February 14 Grandeur and Obedience February 21 The Light of Experience February 28 The Pursuit of Happiness March 7 The Smile of Reason March 14 The Worship of Nature March 21 The Fallacies of Hope March 28 Heroic Materialism