Mother-daughter roles
to be discussed in class
By Leanne Lally
Of The Print
The issues of mother and
daughter relationships will be
discussed and analyzed in a
new class offered Winter term.
The
class,
entitled
“Mother/Daughter Relation
ships,” will be offered on Mon
days, 7 to. 10 p.m. The class wil
host two instructors, Anita
Helle and Lee Coffey.
Helle is currently on the staff
at the College. She has a
Masters Degree in English and
has taught at Lewis and Clark
College. Helle, at one time,
looked to writing as a
profession
and
wrote
everything from environmental
impact sutdies to book reviews.
ovie proves worthy of
ostbite and humiliation
By Mike Koller
If The Print
■he line of shivering human
Bodies stretched endlessly
Bong the sidewalk of the busy
Bheast Portland street.
■These diehards were not
■ting in line for tickets to a
Katies reunion concert, or
Bn a Portland Trailblazers
Be. They merely wanted to
Ba cartoon titled “Lord of the
Kings based on a story by
Be guy named J.R.R.
Hein.
hour and a half to see a film
about a bunch of fairies.
One frost-bitten optimist
commented, “well, at least we
were warm for.a few minutes.”
With 9 p.m. approaching,
the line was close to two blocks
long. Several groups of per
plexed people walked toward
the front of the crowd to ask,
“is this the line for ‘Lord of the
Rings’?” A snapping “Yes!”
was the reply from those who
had already endured for over a
hour.
The weather conditons tor
■ At about 8 p.m., the first
■pup of fanatics began stan mented many, but gave
ding in line with temperatures couples an excuse to huddle
[near freezing for a showing still together to fight the cold. One
[two hours away. If only they group escaped the elements by
[had furry feet, they might stay conveniently parking close to
■arm
the line. From this vantage
Bear the beginning of the spot, they took turns saving a
[line, a man mumbled, “we spot, while the others kept
■ould get our tickets now warm and safe in their car.
■ore it’s too late.” Everyone
Tickets were sold out by the
Seise decided this idea seemed time a dejected looking couple
Kcal, and soon the Baghdad walking away from the crowd
[theatre lobby was jammed said, far too loudly, “look at all
■n frantic, frozen moviegoers those crazy people.”
before entering the theatre.
The hapless victim was a ‘63
Corvair and its owner who
managed to back onto the curb
in a feeble attempt to vacate his
parking space.
The crowd seized the oppor
tunity to fling insults such as,
“Where did you learn to
drive?” and, “Nice job, clown.”
Finally, the two hours ended
and the mob rushed blindly in
to the theater to jockey for the
best seats.
No matter how enchanting
“Lord of the Rings” was going
to be, one couldn’t help;
thinking the real entertainment
was showing from 8 to 10 p.m.
outside on Hawthorne Street.
Helle will teach the class
through literature and folklore,
looking at mother/daughter
relationships through the eyes
of several well-known female
authors.
“I became interested in
mother/daughter relationships
by reading about women
writers and artists.” said Helle.
They always talked about how
they received encouragement
from their fathers. I began to
wonder, ‘what about their
mothers?’ ”
Coffey will teach the
psychological aspects of
relationships. She has an un
dergraduate degree from
University of Oregon in an
thropology, and a Masters
Degree in social work from
Portland State University. She
has also worked in the Peace
Corps and with emotionally
disturbed children.
“It is so easy for a woman to
feel inadequate in this society.
We ask so much from our
mothers,” Coffey said. “We
ask them to be there and give
us their lives and then we tell
them to let go.”
The separation of the apron
strings is one "bf the subjects
Coffey will deal with throughout
the class.
“The purpose of this class is
to give people a different way
to look at their relationships,”
Coffey said. “It is not,
however, a highly personal
course.”
The focus of the class will be
one of “looking at it from dif
ferent windows,” Helle said.
“The literature will help
give them an objective view of
the situations.” said Helle,
learning through each others’
experience .”
Society today says that the
family structure is breaking
down to almost nothing.
Women are going back to
school or work and leaving the
kids alone, according to Cof
fey.
“A change is inevitable,”
Coffey said. “We need to learn
how to live with the change
and override the conflicts.”
“A woman has to make
statements to herself on her
role as a mother,” Helle said.
“In literature there is the good
mother and the bad one, no in-
betweens.”
The class is open to anyone
not
just
mothers
and
daughters.
“We hope that by talking
with people we can structure
new ways to look at relation
ships,” Coffey said. “We hope
to deal with more closeness
between
mother
and
daughter.”
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■nee tickets were pur-
[chased, the mob, growing
Kerby the minute, regained
■lions.
Back on the cold
Bement they settled down
Ko the task of waiting another
“Jealous!” jeered the crowd
whose sympathy had long sin
ce frozen.
By now the moment of truth
was approaching, but the
crowd needed an outlet for
their building frustrations
aintings by Steve
■Steve Sandstrom, college ar-
B will display a few of his
forks through Dec. 8 in the
■side Lounge.
Bandstrom has displayed
Ke 77” by 100” paintings for
pblic viewing. The paintings
We created during last year
pad have up to now been, “sit-
¡F'S'1 my garage,” Sandstrom
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planning goes
Wednesday, Dec. 6,1978
HDuite a bit of
into a painting,’ said San
dstrom, “I start with maybe 20
or 30 little sketches before I
tackle the canvas.” But nbt all
paintings start out like that. Ac
cording to the artist he
sometimes goes at it “cold
turkey with nothing but the
canvas in front of.me .”
Sandstrom also has a pain
ting in the Artists of Oregon
Exhibit located in the Portland
Art Museum.
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