PSU Magazine Winter 1988

MAGAZINE Cover: Day care teacher Lori Vranish picked a winning story for (left to right) Mayzie Hart, Phoebe Keever and Ben Miller at the Helen Gordon Child Develop– ment Center. Good children's books are plentiful these days as told on pages 5- 8. Photo by Cyn– thia D. Stowell. I CONTENTS WINTER 1988 FEATURES Interim President Chosen Roger N. Edgington will lead Portland State for the next year. PAGE 2 Children's Literature at Its Best Today's books are more attractive than ever to the people who are driving the industry : parents. PAGES 5-8 Finding the Right Job Career counselors give advice to those who still ask, "What do I want to do when I grow up?" PAGES 11-13 Script in Hand Encouraging new playwrights is the life work of Pro– fessor Pauline Peotter. PAGES 14-16 DEPARTMENTS Around the Park Blocks Campus Notes Alum Notes Sports Calendar 3-4 18-19 24-Tl 28 29 PSU Magazine is published quarterly for alumni and friends of Portland State University by the Office of Public Affa irs. Editor: Kathryn Kirkland; Contributors: Clarence Hein ('65), Cliff Johnson; Calen– dar Editor: Pat Scott. Letters to the editor, news items and inquiries about advertising should be directed to the Editor, PSU Magazine, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland , Oregon 972ITT; (503) 464- 3711. Please send address changes to the Office of Alumni Affairs, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland , Oregon 972ITT. PSU supports equal educational opportunity without regard to sex , race, handicap, age, national origin , marital status or religion . PSU 1