1985_01 The Daily Collegian January 1985

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Zen garden promotes beauty, harmony
In harmony with nature, this little Eden
salutes Japanese tradition and heritage.
In the northeast section of Woodward
Park lies one of the most tranquil areas in
this part of the valley, Fresno's own
Friendship Shin Zen Garden. Few Fres-
nans know of this paradise, and less of the
attention to detail that went into creating
the five-acre wonderland.
"If the garden communicates to only
one person that there is beauty, harmony
and serenity in nature if they but take the
time to look and find it, then we have
succeeded," said Edith Puckett, docent of
the Garden Steering Committee.
The garden is immense and immacu¬
late. Even the walkways are manicured in
this three-hundred tree park. The gravel
paths are pattern-raked by hand into
interwooven semicircles. Standing guard¬
ian to the entrance is an authentic mon, or
insignia gate. It was donated by Fresno's
sister city of Kochi, Japan and was for¬
mally presented to Dan Whitehurst by
their mayor in May 1981. The mon is
slightly larger than an Eastern one would
be. but the traditional symbolism is retain¬
ed by the depiction of a Thompson Seed¬
less Grape lead in iron the gates' doors.
The Spring Garden is the first of four
distinct phases of a walking tour. It fea¬
tures thousands of gladiolas and daffod¬
ils. Cherry, apple, plum, peach, dogwood
and magnolia trees line the wandering
path. Most of the plants and trees that
adorn the park are native to other regions
The Shin Zen "friendship" garden at Woodward park Is a beautifully landscaped, four seasoned garden located north of
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and Africa. Pines, maples, elms i
bamboo and susuki grass are some of the
plants that are indiginous to Japan and
can be used. These do well, but the valley's
harsh climate prevents the use of most
other Asian plants.
Past a bend, around a curve or two and
the Summer section begins. A waterfall,
stream and koi pond are located here to
promote a cool, soothing atmosphere.
Several varieties of iris and agapanthus
color the graceful hills. Standing slightly
above the rest of the park, one can look
out over a typical stone bridge to the main
lake bordered by the differerit seasons.
Deciduous trees with yellow, orange,
red and purple leaves proclaim the season
in the Fall Garden. Chrysanthemums and
exotic grasses and bamboo add colorand
texture to the area. A lakeside observation
shelter views the changing seasons on
both flanks and across the water. These
open air shelters are frequent architectu¬
ral features in Japanese gardens. There
are places to sit and rest and to meditate
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while observing nature. The Japanese
believe the patient observer sees more.
The Winter Garden features evergreen
and White Alders. A view of the Sierras
adds to the feeling of high mountains and
melting snows. A Japanese Black Pine,
Giant Timber Bamboo, oriental stone
lanterns and quaint foot bridges create the
feeling that you have traveled to a differ¬
ent, enchanted land.
The garden was proposed in the early
sixties by then City Councilman J.D.
Stevens. Construction began in 1975 after
a masterplan was developed by Fresno
landscaped architect Paul Saito and Shiro
Nakagawa, a garden expert who came
here from Japan especially for this pro¬
ject. Initial funding for the park totaled
nearly a quarter of a million dollars, with
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and the Woodward Legacy. Supervised
by local gardener Ray Oto, the City Parks
and Recreation Department used 30,000
cubic yards of soil and six hundred tons of
rock to create the garden.
Hopefully, construction will never be
complete. As trees grow to shade other
plants some re-planting will have to be
done. Several structures are envisioned,
the largest being a tea house over the lake.
As land was cleared around the site of a
new shelter Ms. Puckett quipped, "Oh, I
can see what I'm going to plant there right
now." Additional shelters and rest rooms
are also planned.
The park is open to the public only on
weekends from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
New plants, like Buda's Belly Bamboo,
and more structures are in store for the
future, so donations are needed and
welcomed.
In a memorandum, Shiro Nakagawa
wrote: "The Japanese nation, isolated on
its Far East islands, surely has an incom¬
parable tradition in this world. This cul¬
ture is shown in palaces, temples and
shrines. Gardens should also be seen in
this intimate way. The Japanese garden
originated out of our primordial nation
through reverential fear and respect
towards nature — the sun, mountains,
clouds, hills, jungles, oceans, rocks and
weather. The garden should give the
essence of natural beauty to the American
citizen, and create an ecstatic landscape,
which gives peace and passion to life."
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Sports
January 23, 198S 7
FSU wrestlers enjoy succcessful break
By Marc R. Bartjamln
Sports Writer
The Fresno State wrestling team was
busy over the Christmas break. The
Bulldogs were ranked 19th in the nation,
but by the end of the semester break,
Fresno State was dropped from the top
20.
On December 31, the Dogs hosted a
strong team from the University of
Oregon. The Dogs blew out the Ducks
from Eugene, Oregon 45-3.
Oregon State and Portland State were
ihe next two teams to invade the Bulldog
pit. On January 2nd the Dogs were beaten
by the Beavers from Corvallis 27-13. The
Bulldogs have now lost 21 straight times
to Oregon State, and by virtue of the loss
to the Beavers, FSU was squeezed out of
the nations top 20 picture.
Portland State battled against the
Bulldogs in the second half of the double-
header that day. Portland State is con¬
sidered to be a top five team in the division
II ranking, and gave the Bulldogs a stiff
challenge enroute to Fresno State's 25-16
Fresno State's next two opponents were
South Oregon State University and
Humboldt State University. The Dogs
cruised To easy victories in both matches,
36-4 over SOSU, and 35-2 over HSU.
On January 5th, the Dogs took their
show up to Chico, CA., for the Doc
Petersen Open tournament held at Cali¬
fornia State University Chico's Acker
The Dogs came away with first place,
and placed four wrestlers into final matches
in the 18 team tournament. Pablo Saenz
was the only Bulldog to win a final round
match, as he captured the IIS pound
division. Joe Ismay also placed second for
the Bulldogs in the 134 pound division.
Also placing second for Fresno State were
Fred Little and Chris Mast. Little, who is
11-1-1 in his last 13 matches, lost to
Olympic Gold Medalist Dave Schultz.
Mast lost in the Heavyweight division to
Bob Mulle, who was an Olympic Silver
Medalist.
Fresno State's top placing at the
Petersen Open made up for its loss to
Oregon State. The Beavers, who were at
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The Dog* next stop was Boise State lor
a doubleheader. The Dogs were to do
battle with Boise State and Northwest
Nazarene. The Dogs defeated Boise
State 38-4, but Northwest Nazarene
declined. its invitation, forfeiting its
match, giving the Dogs a 60-0 victory.
Fresno State goes into today's match
with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a 12-5
record, second best in the PCAA to Utah
States 11-3 mark. San Luis Obispo is
presently at 6-9, and is a top rival of the
Bulldogs. A Spartan win could ruin Fresno
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the tournament, didnt pose a threat to the
Dogs in Chico.
January 7th, the Bulldogs hosted second
ranked Oklahoma. Fresno State was
staked to a 15-0 lead in early matches, but
eventually lost 30-15 after the Sooners
shut out the Bulldogs for the rest of the
On January 9th, Fresno State's assign¬
ment was to host New Mexico. The Loboi
didnt put up much of a fight, however, as
the Dogs walked away with a 28^12
Without any rest the Bulldogs had to
take on 17th ranked Northern Iowa the
very next day,io the North Gym. Unfor¬
tunately for head coach Dennis DeLiddo,
the Panthers handed Fresno State its
worse lost of the year, 27-9.
On January 16th, the Dogs once again
hit the road, traveling to Utah and Idaho.
The Dogs started their trip off trium¬
phantly, with an impressive'victory over
Brigham Young University 29-11.
The Dogs next stop was at Utah State
-where the PCAA leading Aggies were
their next opponent. The Aggies came
back from a 16-12 deficit to defeat the
Dogs*19-I6.
Weber State of Northern Utah was
Fresno State's next stop. The Dogs
defeated a solid Weber State team 28-8.
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