1 J JI I THE POLEMIC, October 28, 1976, Page 2 ' .. . Harvest Day Handicrafts Mr. William Beach Faculty Feature! I · Needlepoint work was demonstrated on Pioneer Day .. Spin~ing was one of the historical arts shown on Pioneer Day. By Laurie Fitzpatrick < < "Enjoy;;;ent of education is in the classroom," stated Mr. ,Bill Beach, new math instructor at ACC this year. ,~ by Paul Wysocki For all history buffs who missed it, last October 2na was the Besser Museum's 5th annual Pioneer Harvest Day, which Michigan artisans from around the state practiced their age old cr~fts. The crafts and demonstrations performed, de- picted life during an earlier Northeastern Michigan era. Most of the demonstrations, which toq_k place inside of the Museum, were as follows: corn shell- ing, leathercraft, soap making, wool spinning, rug ~ making, quitting,. candle dipping, china painting, ---"---~ . horseshoeing, a flintlock rifle shooting, a11d old time business - such as 19th century life that was carried on in the old Maltz Bank. It was all thfs and the help, from countless num- bers of people that made the 5th a'nnu._al Fall Har- vest Day a memorable, interesting and enjoyable one for the 1500 to 2000 people that attended the "living" history of the past. Mr. Beac_h first came to Alpena in 1953, where his first position -was at Alpena High School as a · math instructor. He was also involved in sports as head footba!I, track and golf coach. He then went to Besser as principal in 1964. Four years later he was promoted to Director of Personnel for the school system where he spent eight years. McDonald's Dave Sporny Band to play Mr. Beach graduated from the University of Toledo and received his masters degree from the University of Detroit. He also belongs to Mich- igan Negotiation Association and the M-ichigan Per- sonnel Association Mr. Beach is married and has four children; 2 boys and 2 girls. His hobbies are gardening, playing golf and read- ing. Instant C Also very fast Big Macs, French Fries, soft drinks, shakes, ~ and apple pies. You don't have much time. So we hurry. • 1115 W. Chisholm Alpena at A.C.C1• When asked his personal opinion of ACC and his personal opinion of 1 his colleagues, Beach said, "the faculty's made me feel very welcome." . , 1-------------~-~----------"J The Dave Sporny sev- I staff B . enteen piece big band, I Q X featuring 5 instructors I from Interlachen, Michi- I. . gan, will appear at the Ci- Editor Patty Dutcher Pam Urlaub vie Center on the corner Ass't Editor of Johnson and Highway 23, on November 10th 1976 from 8-12 p.m. There will be one hour of concert followed by an intermission and three sets for dance. Refresh- ments are being planned. Students with their I.D. cards are admitted free Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 P9ge 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Pa9e 8 Patty Dutcher Kraig Knorr Pam Urlaub Chuck Schmidt Jim Clements Gudrun Hagen Mike Anderson Cheryl Hankins and guests will be charged. Bus. Manager Composers Don Kromer Gudrun Hagen & Cheryl Hankins /. •JI• , r I 1 Reporters: ' Mike Anderson, Barbara Beck, Jim Cle':'ents, Ju fie Compeau, Rosalyn · Goins, Larry Hab1tz, Gudrun Hagen, Cheryl Hankins, Greg Ree_ves, Cha_rles Schmidt, Roxanne Sterling, Kathy Wal1~ora,. Tina Walters, Jim Winstead, Paul Wy- socki, Steve Gapske, Laurie Fitzpatrick, Larry Wenzel. ·-----------------------~