COLLEGE THE ATLANTIC NEWSLETTER On May 14, Ian McHarg spoke at The Maine Department of COA. It was a well-attended event Environmental Protection which elicited a heterogeneous set (DEP), is currently conducting of strong reactions. Mr. McHarg lake studies throughout the is author of Design With Nature, State. Lakes on Mt. Desert is chairman of the Department Island have not yet been includ- of Landscape Architecture and ed in these studies. Fred Regional Planning at the Univ. Olday, COA faculty member, of Pennsylvania and a partner proposed establishing a COA in the firm of Wallace, McHarg, workshop to survey the larger Roberts and Todd. lakes of MDI using standard methods, where possible, for In his talk, he presented a useful comparison with DEP methphysics which interrelated data. There would be opportu- three fundamental concepts: nity in such a workshop for a evolutionary creativity, group of students interested evolutionary fitness and health. in different aspects of lake Then, admidst cigarettes he study to participate. stamped out on the auditorium Last term (winter, 1975), a floor and a variety of humorous meeting was held for interested anecdotes, he described in students in order to work on a detail how this metaphysics proposal for a lake study work- enforms his own work in shop. Two visitors from the environmental planning. As DEP spoke at COA late in the a widely studied man of great winter term about the criteria insight and also as one of the that they utilized in water very few systematic regional studies. Six students decided planners, he was certainly one to participate in the workshop of the most interesting and in the following areas: water provocative speakers at the analysis (Bruce Bender and Sue college this year. Priest), Algal population and chlorophyll (Mac Barnes), The brochure mailing for the Bacterial population (Karen R. Amory Thorndike Memorial Roy), baseline mapping (David Fund for the Arts and Human- Wersan), and binthic macro- ities Collection of the invertebrate population (Nina Library will be going out the Zabinski). last week of May. The committee As information is obtained, the consisting of family and friends meetings will be to share and will send about 300 appeals compare discoveries. Every out asking for help in estab- component of the workshop will lishing an endowment for the be joined to the others. fund. (Initial field sampling is under- way on Long Pond and Echo Lake.) Dave Wersan The COA Gallery is presently On May 9 and 10, the World exhibiting a collection of very Systems Workshop sponsored a fine metal sculptures by conference on global survival Harriet Matthews. From mid- issues in the COA auditorium. July to mid-August, there will The Global Studies Division of be an exhibit of watercolors of the University of Massachusetts the Maine Coast done by Mrs. at Amherst provided material Blum, Jim Carpenter and and the assistance of Dick Ulin, several other artists. David Schimmel and Rick Frank. Saturday morning, small sessions focused their discussions on The President's office recently several strategies for a work- sent out letters to parents of able world food policy. These COA students in order to report group views were collated and on the college's progress and compared. to note the enthusiasm that is College students were outnum- evident around the college. bered six to one by staff, The letter also marks the faculty, trustees and members establishment of an Annual of the Bar Harbor community. Donor Program - for parents. This project was one of the The Development Committee of largest ones aimed at the the COA Board of Trustees met involvement of the local commu- with chairman of the Board, nity yet conceived. A great Seldon Bernstein, Les Brewer, deal was learned about such Treasurer, Edward Kaelber, processes, organizational President and Mary Kay Eliot, problems and the points of view in New York City on May 1. of a diverse audience. Surprise Fund raising and organization was expressed at the seriousness of the Committee were the key of the participants and the items on the agenda. level of concern and knowledge College of the Atlantic (under already present in the non- the coordinating efforts of academic community around us. Dick Rianhard) is experiencing A vegetarian lunch of high- increasing success in obtaining protein tacos demonstrated food Federal grant money. Out of 25 options we have which provide proposals submitted, we have a great deal of nourishment at had 9 granted (Coastal Resource little energy cost. The after- Center was one): and indications noon was spent in the garden are favorable on 4 others. terrace where the whole group Two have not been accepted and discussed possible personal are being resubmitted to other and community action projects. cources of funding. The others are pending. This year commencement was Coastal Resource Center, Inc., The Summer held on Saturday, May 17. funded by the U. S. Department June 25 - Father James Gower, college of Commerce through the efforts will discu of six College of the Atlantic of Maine a trustee, opened the ceremony staff members, is an independent for COA wh with a prayer. Then Ed Kaelber, president of the organization designed to aid July 2 - H college, introduced the Washington and Hancock Counties Yglesias, principal speaker, Rep. W. in coordinated efforts to deal ages from Cohen of the 2nd District. with stimulation of public and give insig private employment, erosion of between fa It was a sunny day and a tax bases, municipal construction, July 9 - J somewhat auspicious one. As resource development and resource ing Americ President Kaelber pointed out,