sornc canlt 1'1', life." "ther on a his I: niths mix nching and jmmunity rrvice chfield n's 150 miles due east from the pavement of Portland to the rolling hills of rural Gilliam County, in Eastern Oregon, and it seems even farther from a Portland State psychology classroom to the seat of a tractor, but the Smith family of Mayville is solid evidence of a successful blending of the two. The Smiths - Roger and Linda ('70). and Loyd ('72) -operate a family corporation which is res~onsiblefor the managementof 3 10,OW acres and 300 head of ,e wanted to be a farmer all my Roger says. But, he adds. e's more to farmina than sittino tractor," echoinq trie words o i ~ t etather. Jack Smith. The elder Sm~thtold hts four children that a college education is imoorlant "It's lmoonan! to be ari~culateand to be able to communicate he said When Jack Sm~thdled In an auto acc~dentIn 1970 Roger and hls wlfe Lmda had to cram more than three ;ear; of studles at PSU Into two so ihev could heb manacle the ranch ~ay%llet,hanks, Roger says, to an understandlnqDrofessor and flexible PSU adminisirators '' Roger's brother Lo d remainedin Portland, completing Xis Soclal Sc~encedegree at PSU two years A l take Rog6 homl three SUZE Con1 lives Mars Th gene and conc comi later. close-knitfamily, the Smiths all part in operating the ranch. ?randLlnda l ~ v ein the orlginal sstead ranch house with their ! children, while Loyd, h ~ ws ife tnne and their son live near lon A third brother. Gordon, In Condon wh~letheir mother, laret Ann, lives in Fossil. e Smlths' roots are three ~alionsdeep In Gilliam County the family members are as erned wlth sewinq the maxl Lindi of ths nunlty as they arc w tn getilng mLm DroOLcrfonon tne'r and s Sm th nas seweo as alrector P Glli am an0 Wneeler Countb nlle departments and on the ' 3 Board of Police Standards and drs the owner led^ rl, Condon, Oreg~ ling. Last year. Governor VIC
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