'Something is happening at Linfield' cover story in 'Northwest,' the Sunday Oregonian magazine 4/28/1968

--Something is happening at Linfield. The college is quiet, peaceful and green, a story book sort of college ... yet, it swings.

--Students are losing the feeling of being sheltered from what is going on in society.

--The art and drama departments are advanced to an extent their existence in a small church-operated college is paradoxical.

--The college has put on art exhibitions that other schools might think far out.

--Some argument remains as to whether this is a changed attitude or just an expansion of a normal and modern process of awakening.

--The head of the Drama Department hopes to move the theater into a closer association with the audience, absorbing them into the whole of the play.

Assuming you can access/read PDFs, please use the links below for easy-to-read (easier to read than the JPGs posted below) text of the 4/28/1968 Sunday Oregonian article:

• Cover https://tr.im/GgaQK

• First of three article pages https://tr.im/tmC1A

• Second of three article pages https://tr.im/XSmcL

• Third of three article pages https://tr.im/k89im

Linews April 25, 1968

Northwest magazine

to feature Linfield

Northwest magazine, weekly section of the Sunday Oregonian will run an article April 28 entitled, "Something is Happening at Linfield."

The story which will be about two pages in length was apparently manufactured after Northwest writers visited here last week for an article on the college student which was run in their April 21 edition.

The article will likely include pictures, but no further details were available.

What some Linfield students were thinking in 1968 (Sunday Oregonian Northwest magazine 4/21/1968)

Linews April 25, 1968

Northwest magazine

to feature Linfield

Northwest magazine, weekly section of the Sunday Oregonian will run an article April 28 entitled, "Something is Happening at Linfield."

The story which will be about two pages in length was apparently manufactured after Northwest writers visited here last week for an article on the college student which was run in their April 21 edition.

The article will likely include pictures, but no further details were available.

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Linews article above mentions "an article on the college student" which ran in the April 21, 1968, Oregonian. That article includes what some Linfield students were thinking in spring 1968. R

The Student What Is He Thinking? cover story in 'Northwest,' the Sunday Oregonian magazine 4/21/1968

What is The Student Thinking Today?

How do Oregon college student feel about the future, about advice from parents, success, honesty in business and other vital issues affecting their future?

Sunday Northwest Magazine presents a poll of Oregon college students thinking today. Ten questions were formulated by Joe Bianco, the Northwest Magazine Editor and a scientific poll was constructed by Bardsley and Haslacher Inc., veteran marketing and opinion research firm.

Writers from Northwest Magazine visited five Oregon campuses and asked the poll questions to students picked at random.

Ten students were questioned at each college, for a total of 50 personal interviews.

Art Chenoweth went to Portland State University and Carl Gohs to Pacific University at Forest Grove. Both are free lance writers and frequent contributors to Northwest Magazine.

Linda Lampman, former Oregonian staff member and now a frequent free lance contributor visited Lewis & Clark College in Portland.

Jim Magmer, staff member who also writes frequently for the Magazine covered Linfield College at McMinnville and Oregon State University at Corvallis, accompanied by the Magazine editor.

As a check on accuracy, Roy Bardsley of Bardsley and Haslacher supervised an additional survey by telephone ... etc. etc. etc.

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One of the photos taken at Linfield for the April 21, 1968, article has a cutline which reads "IN THE CAFETERIA." In reality, it was taken in the coffee shop of Riley Student Center, not in the commons, Dillin Hall.

Another photo, with cutline reading "AMBULATORY DISCUSSION," appears to show (left to right) Jeff Basinski, Dan Beeson and Norm Musser. 

 The JPG posted below of the Linfield student article from the 4/21/1968 Sunday Oregonian Northwest magazine is hard to read. For a better look at the article, see PDFs linked below:  

1 of 2 pages
http://bit.ly/1zkBTz5
2 of 2 pages
http://bit.ly/15UZbj8

Al Beeler spent 75 years attending Linfield athletic events

Al Beeler spent 75 years attending Linfield athletic events

http://www.linfield.edu/sports/release.php?id=2407

April 3, 2008 from Linfield Sports Information

Wildcat alum Al Beeler passes away

A Linfield and McMinnville icon has passed away.

Al Beeler, class of 1935, died of natural causes in his sleep Thursday
at home in McMinnville. He was 94.

The term "longtime supporter" doesn't begin to properly credit a man
who spent 75 years attending Linfield athletic events and volunteering
his time to help make the college and the city better places.

Beeler was a football and basketball season-ticket holder for decades,
and, as recently as March 21, was seen in his customary seat at Roy
Helser Field for a Wildcats baseball game that day.

"Al was a tremendous supporter of Linfield and its athletic programs,"
said director of athletics Scott Carnahan. "I liken him to the 'Old
Oak.' His devotion was symbolic of the kind of loyalty we have enjoyed
at Linfield for so very long. We are going to miss him."

Beeler was an active member of the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame
Committee and the group's foremost advocate for nominees from the
decade of the 1930s.

Up until five years ago, Beeler volunteered his time each summer to
sell advertisements to area businesses. The ads appeared in Linfield
athletic publications, helping offset the cost of production. He also
was a volunteer each August at the Wildcat Open golf tournament,
selling raffle tickets or assisting with registrations.

Beeler was a regular attendee at the Monday morning Quarterback Club,
a weekly gathering of local Linfield and McMinnville High School fans
and supporters. For many years, he served as the club's treasurer.

Beeler came to McMinnville in 1933 to study business at Linfield. He
found a job at Hamblin-Wheeler Men's Shop, stayed with the store after
he graduated, eventually becoming the owner.

His business motto was, "If you don't like people, you'd better not be
a retailer."

Over the decades, he was active in downtown events. He served on the
beautification committee that revamped downtown Third Street in the
1970s, adding curb cuts, underground wiring and street trees. He also
chaired a downtown business committee and helped the McMinnville
Downtown Association get started.

Beeler was a member of the McMinnville Elks Club for more than 70
years, where he once was an exalted ruler.

A musician, Beeler played the drums at countless Linfield and Elks
dances. Once he sat in with the nationally known Freddie Martin Band,
featuring pianist Merv Griffin, when it visited McMinnville for a
dance.

As a student at Linfield, he organized his own band, Al Beeler's
Campus Knights. The band's name worried President Elam Anderson, who
was concerned that the school's conservative Baptist trustees might be
offended by being linked to swing music.

Over the years with the Elks, he served in almost every office and on
almost every committee. He also held state, district and national
offices, including state president in 1966, district deputy in 1972, a
member of the Grand Lodge Committee in 1978.

In an interview in 2002, Beeler said his most rewarding moments as a
member of the Elks came while working on service projects, such as
providing food baskets to needy people at Christmas.

His is survived by his wife, Beverly. The father of three children and
four stepchildren, Beeler especially enjoyed projects related to young
people.

Super Wildcat fan Al Beeler dies at 94 (April 2008)

Super Wildcat fan Al Beeler dies at 94 (April 2008)

http://www.newsregister.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=233227

Al Beeler dies at 94

Published: April 3, 2008

By Starla Pointer, McMinnville, Ore., News-Register

Longtime McMinnville businessman Al Beeler died this morning in McMinnville. He was 94.

Beeler came to McMinnville as a Linfield College student in the 1930s. During college, he played drums with dance bands that performed downtown.

Once he sat in with the nationally known Freddie Martin Band, featuring pianist Merv Griffin, when it visited McMinnville for a dance. He even had his own band at Linfield, Al Beeler's Campus Knights.

While still a college student, he went to work for Hamblin Wheeler, the Man's Shop. He eventually became owner of the popular downtown clothing store and continued to operate the business until his retirement.

Beeler was a 72-year member of the McMinnville Elks Lodge. He remained active at the local, state and national levels, and recently spoke at a state Elks convention.

He had served as exalted ruler of the local lodge and president of the state Elks organization. He was inducted to the Elks Hall of Fame in 1990.

Over the years, Beeler especially enjoyed helping with projects related to young people. He was proud of the Elks' major state project, the Casey Eye Clinic, and of the youth hoop shoot that started in Oregon and has become a nationwide event.

Beeler had just been installed as McMinnville Lodge 1283's leading knight, heading up charitable activities. A former state youth activity chairman, he also was proud of the organization's ability to raise so much money for scholarships.

"Everybody likes Al," said Gary Anderson, president of the McMinnville Lodge. Anderson said he had encouraged Beeler to accept his latest post, knowing "his wisdom and spirit would inspire new members and old."

Arrangements are pending with Macy & Son Funeral Directors.