Asher B. Wilson A memorial service for Asher B. Wilson, professor emeritus of theater arts, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21, at the First Baptist Church in Portland. Professor Wilson died in early December, 2006, after an illness. He came to Portland State in 1959 and founded the Department of Theater Arts. An extended obituary notice will appear in a later edition of The RAPS Sheet. Whitney K. Bates A memorial service for Whitney K. Bates, professor emeritus of history, will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, in the Cascade Room, 236 Smith Memorial Student Union, on the PSU campus. Professor Bates died Dec. 9, shortly after having been diagnosed with lung cancer. Professor Bates came to PSU in 1961 and served as a professor of history and as assistant to the dean of Social Science. An extended obituary notice will appear in a later edition of The RAPS Sheet. Memorial services From the new editor Club reports . . . continued from page 2 Hikers stride on Jan. 26 The next hike will be on Friday, Jan. 26. We will hike a section of the Springwater Corridor from SE 136th Ave. to Gresham. This is approximately from mile post 12 at SE 136th to mile post 16.5 at Gresham City Center Park. This is an asphalt bike path about 8 to 10 feet wide located on the old Portland Traction Company streetcar line. Any elevation gain is not perceptible. Lunch will be at a restaurant in the Gresham area. We will walk only one way and car shuttle. This corridor follows Johnson Creek and passes by the Powell Butte Nature Conservatory. Waterfowl and song birds can be seen. Meet at 9:30 a.m. where the trail crosses SE 136th. This is south of Powell and Holgate at approximately Raymond. It is also slightly north of Foster Road. There is a slight dip and an old store. You will see road signs warning of pedestrian and bike traffic. Park on the shoulder of 136th. We will shuttle one car to the Gresham city park or another crossing. The trail crosses several streets. Confirm your participation with Larry Sawyer at 503-771-1616 or larry_sawyer@comcast.net by Thursday, Jan. 25. —Larry Sawyer A few weeks ago I received a call from Mary Brannan, who asked if I would take over editing The RAPS Sheet. I hesitated, imagining all those professors emeriti of English pointing out my embarrassing mistakes and major blunders. I pictured myself reading emails saying, “I do not exaggerate, Doug, when I tell you that even my standard poodle edits better than you.” I pictured myself responding, “So does my Newfoundland, so there!” Then I pictured myself realizing that the reputation of the Algonquin Round Table has nothing to fear from me. It was about then that Mary said that Jack Cooper recommended me for the job. Jack is, of course, a professor emeritus of English. Bolstered by that news, I told Mary that I’d be happy to help out. My first order of business as editor is to thank Jack Cooper for editing The RAPS Sheet these past three years. My second is to assure you that the RAPS Owl logo will be restored to its rightful place next issue. And my third is to encourage you to offer editorial contributions and suggestions. I’m particularly interested in continuing two features that Jack instituted, “Our Active Retirees” and “Our Traveling Retirees.” You can reach me by email at vikingdoug@ comcast.net or by phone at 503-639-9322. And, of course, please point out embarrassing mistakes and major blunders. Neither I nor my Newfoundland will mind a bit. —Doug Swanson
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