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Treasure chest of wonders’
Librarian vists USSR
by Scott Wyland
have conversation, you have to
wait until she’s through
talking.”
On Christmas, Valerie went
to one of the Eastern Orthodox
churches frowned on by the
government; her description
was intriguing: “In the Eastern
Orthodox church, everyone
stands up. There are no pews to
sit in. New Year’s was coming
up. They don’t have Christmas,
but still carry on the tradition of
Christmas trees. I guess New
Year’s trees.
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Back in the days of the czar,
when royalty flourished in
opulence and grandeur, and
cossacks galloped across the icy
tundras speckled with quaint,
peasant villages, Russia must
have been a picturesque sight for
a foreign traveller’s eyes.
Although much has changed -
the government, the socio
economic system, the military (no
more cossacks) - what hasn’t
changed is: Russia is still a
treasure chest of wonders and
surprises for the traveller to
behold. Valerie McQuaid attested
to this.
Last December, Valerie, along
with two other people from the
college, traveled to the heart of
Russia, when it should have been
at its most frigid. But surprisingly
it wasn’t. Superb timing helped
them avoid the torrents of Arctic
frost which Russia is presently
immersed in:
“Moscow didn’t seem nearly
as cold as Lenningrad and
Helsinki. I could actually go out
without an overcoat. I never
dreamed it would be so mild.”
Valerie described one of her
encounters with* the Russian
customs: “The customs men are
soldiers, and are very abrupt. For
instance, when our train got to
[the border I was sleeping. Two
guards came in and said ‘Get up!’
Real peremptory. One lady I was
with said ‘What?’ Most of us just
did what he told us to do.”
Russia presented a different
picture than Valerie had ex
pected: “I thought Russia would
be drab, but it wasn’t. Many of
the buildings were painted in
pastel, not near as drab as I ex
pected.”
I As far as the economic life in
Russia: “They (Russians) dress
tastefully and expensively. They
make a good wage and rent is
low, so they can spend money on
ether things. This makes demand
greater than supply. You’ll see
Valerie McQuaid
college librarian
”1 never got the
feeling I was being
followed, or being
watched, or hav
ing bugs in our
rooms. It was
freer than (I) ex
pected.”
big groups of people waiting to
buy shoes for instance. It’s the
opposite here, where you’ll see a
store with lots more stuff than it
can sell.
“I went to Gum, a big depart
ment store on Red Square. It’s
like Saturday market under
cover. Each little cube sells
something different. It’s a three
part operation. I had to point to
what I wanted, the lady wrote it
down, took it (the list) to the cash
register, rang it up, and gave me
change. Then you have to go
back and wait for it (merchan
dise) to be wrapped and given to
you.
“Because everything is state-
owned, there’s no competition.
So there’s no incentive to work.
This can be seen in the store - if
the person helping you wants to
done it; and "here were these old
ladies worshipping and pro
strating themselves down to the
floor. They looked like Muslims
praying.”
- Valerie talked about Russia’s
strange restaurant service: “The
cafes have curtains on the win
dows, so you can’t see in. We
visited one. There’s no menu
and no choice. Perhaps because
they have a prescribed meal for
Americans, like the in-tourist
hotels.”
In closing, Valerie claimed
she had no sense of big
brother’s ominous eyes being
upon her: “I never got the feel
ing I was being followed, or be
ing watched, or having bugs in
our rooms - none of the stuff
you’d associate with Russia. It
was much freer than I
expected... except when I
wanted to see a library. You
have to fill out several forms ex
plaining why you wanted to see
it and specify what you were go
ing to do there.”.
One could see how a librarian
such as Valerie would feel
hampered by such a restriction.
But apparently, part of the lear
ning experience of traveling is
encountering differences, which
not only make the country
you’re visiting morenovel, but
the country you’re home in
more appreciated.
tipton returns after trip to hospital
by Mary Prath
Staff Writer
Les Tipton, chairman of the
Art Department and teacher
Tuesday January
112th.
Tipton was in his office at
noon when he passed out. An
ambulance was called and he
was taken to Wilamette Falls
Hospital. Once there, he found
put that he was having heart
from a lack of ox-
ygen circulating to his heart.
Doctors at Willamette Falls
gave him medication to stabilize
his heart.
Tipton is doing fine now, he
returned to his classes on Tues-
day. When asked if it frightened
him: “I just wondered what
happened, I’ve never passed out
before” said Tipton.
[ Tipton teaches sculpture and
[jewelry classes. He began
teaching here at Clackamas in
1975; Tipton was also the Facul
ty President in 1980.
January 28, 1887
Tipton went to the University
of Oregon where he got his dou
ble masters degree, in art: one in
art education and the other in
sculpture. Tipton is not only
talented in art but athletics as
well; he was on the U.S. Olym
pic team in 1964. The event he
participated in was the javelin.
Carol Yates, Secretary, was
very helpful in giving informa
tion on Tipton’S condition.
“He’s a wonderful person to
work for, a real friend.” com
mended Carol.
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McMurdo resigns
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