VOL. 25, NO. 5

Pacific Yearly Meeting of Friends

WHAT THE MEETING DEMANDS

Friends meeting for worship, based on expect- ant waiting, is unique and demanding. It de- mands the cooperation of every individual and it demands great expectation.

Each worshipper is responsibile for the qual- ity of his own worship, for learning to rise above outward and inward distractions and to “center down,” to use all the means at his disposal for improvement. To the extent that he fails, he hinders others.

Each worshipper is responsible for learning when to speak and when to keep silent. It is easy to be mistaken, to let unrecognized pride induce speech, or to let undue modesty impede speech.

Each worshipper is responsible for being on time. Latecomers deprive both themselves and others; they defer the “settling” of the meeting, they create distractions which may harm wor- ship, they inhibit the sense of divine presence.

The meeting for worship offers an opportuni- ty to become a fused group, so “gathered” that, individually and corporately, through silence and through speech, it is a medium of divine pres- ence and divine expression. This is a precious and wonderful opportunity.

—Committee on Ministry and Counsel Washington, D. C., Friends Meeting

MUST STRANGER HANDS?

Must stranger hands, less loving,

Wash these bodies I have borne.

And dressed, nourished and caressed?

Must unknown, efficient fingers perform All love’s last labors for the dead?

And the bereft of living joy.

Be bereft also of the tender private farewell, In quietness of heart preparing them For life’s long journey into sleep?

Oh, I have seen the slow processional Of Indians, at dawn, hymning the sunrise Silver of the shining morning, carrying On their shoulders the blanket-shrouded Loved and dead, to some simple earth returning, And theirs were dignity, and tears and song.

Men call this pagan ritual, but I Would tend with such loving care my own. Restore to them my hands in labor gently given;

JULY, 1957

And, mixed with tears and memories, find again The joy of usefulness which grief and men deny.

I would give these bodies unto death as simply As my children came to birth,

With equal praise, nor less of human warmth. The unique and cherished soul, released, return Again to unknown destinies.

Blessed with our love, and carrying thanks To Cod for all that living means— now And in continuing worlds the sleeping spirit Wakes and finds.

—Jeanne Lohmann

NEW ZEALAND FRIENDS

Greetings from the General Meeting, 1957

In the simple, beautifully planned, concrete and plas- ter meeting house in Christchurch, my thoughts turned often to the U.S.A. and in particular to the Pacific Coast. Perhaps it was the log fire in the open fireplace, perhaps it was the kind of people— I often think that New Zealand Meetings are a hit like those on the Pacific Coast— hut I felt I could have been in Seattle or Oregon or Berkeley! There was another and more definite reason for thinking about Pacific Friends. On a wild, wet night the meeting house was crowded to hear a talk from the secretary of the National Council of Churches on the recent conference of South East Asian Churches, held in Sumatra. To this conference we are linked through the N.C.C., and its leadership is mainly Asian. We, in New Zealand, are nearer to In- donesia than Pacific Coast Friends are to Japan, or for that matter, Philadelphia! But we rarely remember that fact and we all too rarely face up to the importance of the awakening racial and national consciousness of the South Asian peoples. So we found it very challenging to Iiear the opinion of an Asian leader (pioted: “Every child horn in New Zealand has a western heritage hut an Asian destiny.” Another talk, this time by our Friend, Dr. Paul Oestereicher, gave us a vivid impres- sion of his contacts with Friends in India, Europe and the United States. His account of the work of Honolulu Friends brought warm memories of the Dauns, wlio are affectionately remembered for their helpful sta\’ in this country.

Altogether General Meeting had a distincth’ world outlook and it was natural that the atomic tests in tlie Pacific were much in people’s minds. Friends from some Meetings reported work done in publicizing the dangers and evils of testing in connection with nuclear warfare. One meeting liad sponsored public meetings of protest. We were warned of emphasis on “h'ar” and reminded that at bottom tlie problem of war was a moral one, and tliat even more important than protests against bomb tests was a facing up to tlie causes of war and working for disarmament as such.

Naturally, many ol our sessions dc'alt with domestic matters. Reports Irom Meetings showc'd an increasing concern lor the wellare ot tiu' children under our care. Young l'’riends are b\ no means inaeti\-e although \er\

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scattered. Some New Zealand Friends are to be found in very small groups. One such group planned a sum- mer camp which was a great success; it was a family affair, babies and elderly Friends being there, and there was deep study and discussion, frequent worship and much fun and nonsense— the sort of fun you can have with plenty of young people and an old farm- house, a river and fore.st trees.

We seemed to get very close together at General Meeting. Most of us lived in a college ho.stel just off the campus of the University. There were long periods of worship and we were a society of Friends.

—Edward Dowsett

YEARLY MEETING, 1957

The Planning Committee for Yearly Meeting, 1957, hopes that Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon, will prove to be a beautiful and comfortable setting for a large and lively, but integrated and smoothly running gathering. If it follows the trends of the past years, this will be the large.st Yearly Meeting in our history. There is ample space on the campus for children’s group activities, and for committee meetings and small gather- ings, as well as regular sessions.

Since no one place seems to satisfy all our needs completely, it is well to face the fact that the drawback to the Linfield College situation is the lack of adequate camping space. Only ten or twelve families can be com- fortably housed in the camping area. This means that probably a number of families who like to camp and find this an inexpensive way to attend Yearly Meeting will have to face the problem of using the regular dorm- itory facilities. To cope with this situation the commit- tee has two suggestions 1 ) please note the special rates available to families who can provide cots and bedding for children; 2) a special hospitality fund is being set up with Howard J. Richards as treasurer (2814 N. E. 27th Ave., Portland 12, Oregon), to assist those who would like to attend but who find the rates beyond their means. Since this fund will probably be very limited; the committee suggests that young Friends or families in need of assistance first get in touch with their Month- ly Meetings and then write to Howard Richards. Friends who would like to contribute to tbis fund are also re- minded that contributions would be welcome!

Registration: A registration blank is included in this Bulletin. The registrar is Alice B. Plympton, 360 N. 21st St., Corvallis, Oregon. She will be glad to receive tbe blanks at any time (the sooner the better), and checks payable to Pacific Yearly Meeting may be sent with the blanks or attenders may pay when they arrive. Please check in at the registration desk as soon as you arrive to facilitate assignment of rooms and arrange- ments for child care, etc.

A conference fee is again being requested this year for those over 12, but it is included in the regular rates, and will be paid along with the fees for housing and meals, in accordance with the decision of the In- terim Committee in March.

Rates: The first meal served will be Wednesday, 6 p.m.; the last, Sunday dinner at noon. Rates for the whole period are as follows: for adults, $17.00 (this in- cludes $1.50 conference fee); for children 4 to 12, $10.75; children 4 to 12, whose parents provide bed- ding and cots (or air mattresses), $4.75; children un- der 4, no charge if parents provide bedding and cots; otherwise, $6.00.

Separate meals are 60c for breakfast, 90c for lunch, $1.05 for dinner. Single overnights are $1.50. Camping fee is $1 per night per family. Nearby motels and trail- er camps offer accommodations at standard commercial rates. (For names and addresses, see June Bulletin.)

Hospitality and Transportation: McMinnville is on high-

way 99W and coastal highway 18. The campus is lo- cated a few blocks from the town, and local Friends will be glad to transport Friends and luggage from the bus depot downtown to the campus.

The nearest rail, plane or through bus center is Port- land. Tran.sportation to McMinnville from Portland is by local Greyhound bus (Portland terminal, 5th and S. W. Taylor) and the trip takes 1 hour and ten minutes. The summer schedule is different from the one pub- li.shed last month in the Bulletin, so please note it care- fully: A. M. - 7:45, 10:00, 12 noon; P.M. — 1:30, 3-00 5:15, 5:30, 6:30, 8:30.

Willamette Valley Friends are prepared to offer hos- pitality both before and after Yearly Meeting if it is needed. The emergency phone number in Portland will be ATlantic 1-0569 (home of Ellis and Margaret Jump). Please arrange to get out to McMinnville by yourselves if you can; we do not wish to place too great a burden on the Portland folk. But at the same time, please feel free to call the Jumps if there is special need. Portland Friends will be prepared with cars, beds, breakfasts, maps and other sundries in case emergencies arise.

Interim Committee: The Interim Committee will meet at Linfield College at 9:30, Wednesday, Aug. 21. Whether hospitality will be available at the college or in homes of members of Willamette Valley Monthly Meeting depends on the number of requests for hos- pitality Tuesday evening. Luncheon for committee members will be obtainable in restaurants in the town of McMinnville.

Ministry and Oversight: Members of local Meeting com- mittees on Ministry and Oversight are invited to a ses- sion sponsored by the Yearly Meeting committee, Wednesday at 3 p.m. The clerk of this committee is Ruth Schmoe, 13434 40th Ave., N.E., Seattle, Wn.

DON'T SPREAD FEAR

La Jolla recently sent out to a mailing list of the San Diego Council of Churches a letter outlining its ■Stand on the stopping of nuclear test by all countries. In addition to a statement of its own peace aims and concern, the letter gives quotations, by prominent sci- entists, on the dangers of further nuclear e.xplosions.

It also lists some practical suggestions: 1, Write let- ters and keep on writing letters. 2. Gather your friends and neighbors in your home to read some articles on the subject. Ask them to spread the facts and to write letters. 3, Be sure your PTA knows what H-bomb tests and atomic war could mean to children. 4, Bring facts before your organizations. 5, Urge your organizations to pass resolutions and send them to the president. Con- gress and the United Nations. 6, Send copies of such letters to the editors of newspapers. 7, Talk to your doctor, denti.st or public health nurse. Ask them to write letters, too. The final suggestion is this: “Spread facts and faith in the power of our citizens to influence our officials to do right. Nuclear e.xplosions are man- made. We can do something to prevent them. Don’t spread fear and hopelessness.”

NEWS FROM HERE AND THERE

“The Christian and the Community” is the theme for the Young Friends Conference to be held this year at Five Oaks Camp, Paris, Ontario, Canada, August 24 to 31. The cost is $35.00, which includes a travel pool for those coming from long distances. The Young Friends Committee of North America is planning a week of worship, discussion, study and recreation in a beautiful setting. Further information may be had from Margaret Smith, What Cheer, Iowa, or from the regis- trar, Beth Leiby, 7001 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia 28, Pa.

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THE QUESTION OF FRIENDS SCHOOLS

Last year the Education Committee studied queries, reports, brochures, forms from Friends schools, the Friends Council on Education, sev- eral Yearly Meetings and correspondence with personnel of the schools. From a questionnaire to Monthly Meetings and discussions of re- sponses, we reported to the 1956 Yearly Meet- ing.

Great variations were found among Friends schools in all views taken of them— their age, continuity of relationship to a Meeting, care under which they were established and have been maintained, trusteeship (whether related to Monthly Meetings, Quarters, or Yearly Meet- ings, or independent boards), participation iri* trusteeship of persons other than Friends. Varia- tions were found in social goals and educational philosophies, admissions policies, programs, na- ture of the studies, the kind of extra-curricular activities thought of as part of the school life.

The character of the reports from schools, members of the Friends Council of Education, varies and in many cases shows close association with the total community. “Traditions” of some Friends schools seem to be given greater value than the “direction”of the schools as they are moving now. Many “Friends schools” are less uniquely Friends in approach and direction than good secular schools, good in providing a congenial climate to assist the young in positive orientation to the society in which they are cen- tered geographically. Some of the best things done in Friends’ schools are also the best fea- tures of non-Friends’ schools. Friends’ schools have comparable challenges in seeking and re- taining qualified teachers; in establishing rap- port with the community and finding financial support; in keeping fresh and alive the concepts of individual dignity and worth in a culture of mass production and mechanized distribution.

Regardless of its local emphasis or the par- ticular program, the school administered as a Friends’ school has opportunity to serve:

1. Friends and their families. By providing the protected environment in which e.xploration of Friends’ testimonies is an accepted part of the school life. In sueh a school, for example, paci- fistic solution of social problems will be studied. Application of pacifistic principles will be nor- mal in school discipline and in the practical re- lations between school and community.

2. Education as a tool of social and sinritual f'rowth. An atmosphere of genuine searching for better ways to foster individual feelings of self- worth is possible in the small school. We may demonstrate for eventual wider use the practi- cality of untried programs and forms of admini- stration.

v3. Communities in which Friend.s schools de- velop. The depth and continuity of personal re- lationship on which Friends’ schools thrive are

needed in today’s complex world. The school which is genuinely rooted in its neighborhood or town or county will reach out and enrich the total rather than be an isolated “ivory tower’’ or Utopian development.

“In every situation the honoring of human personality is sought— always in terms consistent with the child’s age, needs, and development as teachers and parents understand them. With growing confidence in himself, the child learns to live with others. To help children become aware of the beauty and wonder in the world about them— being in turn affected by them— i.^ also our task, the task of living religion which aspires to see the kingdom of God here and now within us and among us.”

An e.xhilarating consequence of discussions within Pacific Yearly Meeting and among its constituents and associates in the last four years was the recognition by College Park Quarter of a committee focusing on the devel- opment of a Friends’ school in the San Francis- co Bay area. The Education Committee sup- plied this group with brochures, announcements, forms and reports from member schools on the Friends Council of Education. In April they met at Hidden Villa. A report from that group should tell of their progress in finding person- nel, program, site, and funds.

The questionnaire issued last year by this Committee did not seek final angers to ques- tions on education. Like the queries in discip- lines the questions will be reviewed, revised and renewed as responses bring us new light. The May meeting of the Education Committee considered further use of the study of the com- mittee. Thus searching in important questions in education, we hope to share with others in Yearly Meeting the benefits we found for our- selves. We feel need of the insights of others not yet heard from.

Scattered membership makes difficulties in administration related not only to the time con- sumed in letter writing and the infrequency ol face-to-face contacts. Also we need present awareness of the geographical, social and eco- nomic situation characterizing the given area. We must ask again and again the questions: What is uniquely available as Friends’ educa- tion? Why should there be schools for Friends? Under what conditions are we justified in di- verting energy to separate schools? To what extent are they e.xclusive or divisive or denomi- national? Would we as Friends do better for our children to participate completely and ex- clusively ill public education? llow much can non-Friends take part in a Friends education project without its losing its cliaractcr as a I'ricnds school?

Remembering the distiuguishetl ser\ice of a number of Friends in public c'diicatiou or in- depeudent schools other than Friends’ and the

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THE FRIENDS BULLETIN

Bulletin Committee: Grace Lawrence, chair-

man; Esther C. Richards, editor; Laura Gritz- NER, Dorothy Lash, Madeleine Stephenson, John Ullman.

All contributions and correspondence should be addressed to the Friends Bulletin, 2814 N.E. 27th Ave., Portland 12, Oregon.

PACIFIC YEARLY MEETING and PACIFIC COAST ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS

Clerk: Catherine Bruner, 1603 Woodland

Drive, Stockton 4, Calif.; Alternate Clerk: Doro- thy Lash Fatly, R.R. 1, Saanichton, B.C.; Re- cording Clerk: Edwin Morgenroth, 2721 Fifth Ave., Corona del Mar, Calif.; Reading Clerk: Clarence Cunningham, 2422 Channing Way, Berkeley 4, Calif.; Secretary, Mildred Burck, Rt. 1, Bo.x 167, Monmouth Oregon; Treasurer; Rohert L. Simkin, 1032 We.st 36th St., Los An- geles 7, Calif.

contribution of Friends’ schools to the total, we are eager to explore this question at McMinn- ville, Oregon.

—Alice Way Frances Thompson

COLLEGE PARK SCHOOL COMMITTEE

For the last year concerned Friends of College Park Quarter have considered the philosophy and aims of Friends secondary education and the possibilities of a Quaker secondary school on the West Coast. A num- ber of small meetings and a survey of opinions in the Quarter culminated in a weekend discussion at Hidden Villa Ranch, Los Altos, Calif., April 16-17. The report given here can hardly do more than skim the surface of the problems and plans considered, and interested Friends who desire further information are asked to write Bob Barns (701 Bear Creek Rd., Orinda, Calif.), who acted as secretary of the conference at Hidden Villa.

Josephine Duveneck introduced the discussion by sug- gesting that dissatisfaction over the current high school curriculum depends on these points: 1, over-large class- es; 2, lack of relatedness of subjects; 3, lack of stimu- lation resulting in a dead level of uniformity; 4, em- phasis on per.sonal competition rather than community participation; 5, suppression of independent thinking and moral courage; 6, too few dynamic, inspiring teach- ers. A Friends school, she pointed out, would be based on spiritual emphases running through all phases of

FRIENDS BULLETIN 2814 N. E. 27th Avenue Portland 12, Oregon

school life, ideals and experiences of brotherhood, train- ing for rigorous and sustained intellectual or creative effort, development of inner resources, interests and con- cerns. Josephine Duveneck also raised very practical que.stions of financing, .staff, and clientele.

After considerable discussion of some of these mat- ters in small groups and reports to the whole confer- ence, a report was agreed upon and later presented to College Park Quarterly Meeting and approved by this body. The report proposed setting up an “Interim Planning Committee for a Friends Secondary School” to be formed of a representative of each of the Meet- ings of the Quarter, five members of the Quarter se- lected at large, and representatives of the parent group. The duties and respon.sibilities of the Interim Planning Committee are as follows:

1. to plan and carry out a summer session, or “pilot project” in 1958.

2. to draw up plans for a nine-months .school as well as a summer session.

3. to search for available sites for such a school.

4. to search for a suitable director.

5. to share information with Friends in general and those specifically interested in the project.

6. to handle any money which may come in and to investigate methods of finance for such a school.

7. to be responsible to the Quarterly Meeting for all its activities, and to call a conference in about one year.

REQUIRED READING?

One of the most significant books to appear in the last year is Kathleen Lonsdale’s Is Peace Possible?. While Friends do not wish to be dogmatic, and editors of Quaker papers especially should not be so, it seems to us that if one wishes to be a well-informed and useful Friend at tliis moment in hi.story, this bonk is essential.

Kathleen Lonsdale is a convinced Friend and a world- famous scientist. To the problems of nuclear power, the demand of peoples for self-determination, world over-population, and power politics, she brings an in- cisive mind and an almost frightening logic. Those of us who have lived too much in Quaker circles or an ac- ademic environment, she stabs awake, neatly cutting through easy solutions and unrealistic thinking. Those dedicated pacifists who struggle along apparently alone in their beliefs she encourages by a combination of cold facts, sound reasoning and idealism.

Not the least of the wonders of this book is that it was issued as a Penguin paper-back simultaneously in England, Australia, Canada, and the United States. The price is 50c, so you can afford to own one and give copies to all your Friends! In case you can not find a Penguin dealer in your neighborhood, write Penguin Books, Inc., 3300 Clipper Mills Rd., Baltimore 11, Md.

-E. C. R.

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REGISTRATION for PACIFIC YEARLY MEETING McMinnville, Oregon August 21 25, 1957

Single man

(Last name)		(F ir St name)
Single woman
(Last name) F amily Husband		(First name)
(Last name)		(First name)
Wife
Youth and children Name'	Age	'Name

Will bring cots and bedding for small children.

Will need care during evenings for small children.

Nights to be spent at Yearly Meeting: Wed. , 21st Thurs. , 22

Fri, , 23rd Sat. , 24th Tues. (Interim Com)

Need for camping space: Yes No

(See Bulletin for limitations)

If YES, check meals desired in dining hall:

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Special housing needs or preferences

Signed:

Address

Meeting affiliation

REGISTRATION for YOUNG FRIENDS

College student

(Last name)

(F ir St name)

High school student

(Last name)

(First name)

REGISTRATION for CHILDREN'S PROGRAM Name Age Grade Name Age Grade

Check name of each child needing care during evening sessions.

TRANSPORTATION or HOSPITALITY NEEDED

From McMinnville bus depot to college Date Time

To stay overnight in Portland:

Before Yearly Meeting Time &c place of arrival

After Yearly Meeting

Special hospitality or transportation problems Signed:

Rates (for entire time) Adults, $12. 50 and $1, 50 conference fee.

Children 4-12, $10. 75 if using college bedding and cots; otherwise $4. 75. No conference feg for children. (For other rates, see Bulletin).

Mail this blank to: Alice B. Plympton

360 N. 21st St.

Corvallis, Oregon

Checks payable to: PACIFIC YEARLY MEETING

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