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Enjoy Yourself This Vacation Tune Work Again In '» • $ ;§|||§||§tll Oh, Supreme Joy Undiminished; Those Darn Exams Are: Finished VOL. XXXVIII—NO. 12 WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, December 16, 1938 Learn By Charles Kiiboorne JINGLE B E L L E S J^ Christmas comes -but once a year . . . and so on. Anyhow, it's pracically upon us now. It's high time to start saving that allowance t o b u y' g i f t s. Speaking of gifts, a recent survey shows that while m e n o n l y want one thing for Christmas, such as a shirt or an overcoat, women want an average of eleven articles! Wow! Now is a good time to have a fight with the gal friend. It was thought for a while that it would be necessary to hire some assistant Santas to take care of the Edens hall rush, but the idea was later abandoned (due to the excessive overtime necessary on the part of Sfc Nick), in favor of sending the little ladies home. WHY NOT? Coach Lappenbusch belatedly informs us that San Jose State col- .lege in California is not going to have a postseason game after all. This, deah friends, is the school that turned good old WWC down in the hopes of getting a more famous team. Eventually a few local teams around those parts responded, but they too got the cold shoulder.: In the interim, San Jose went to Honolulu and managed to get very, neatly skunkejtiby^the islanders. When they got back to the sunny shores of California, the only thing waiting for them Was an offer from a team of midgets to play in the finger bowl. There the matter stands. CUSTOMS The activities of the customs inspectors are always of interest to us, probably due to our proximity to the Canadian border. It is reported that nearly $21,000 in contraband goods have been confiscated at the Blaine office in the last few seasons. Just this week, on the opposite edge of the country, in New York, Comedian George Burns confessed to purchasing smuggled good. It was not learned whether there was any truth in the rumor that the goods in question consisted of a case of tomato soup. To get back to the Blaine branch again. . . . The officials say that a new ruse used by women smugglers nearly has them baffled. It seems the ladies wear contraband articles on their head, and the officers, unable to tell whether or nay it is a new hat, let them by. MISSING LINK? Singing Christmas carols at 5 o'clock on a cold winter morning may sound romantic when you're sitting in front of a nice, warm fire the night before, but not when you actually go to do it. So say the dorm girls. It was so cold that in between calls, the carolers resorted to a little swing music (sotto voce) to warm them up. And speaking of swing music reminds us of our latest discovery in the field of science. Darwin's theory lacked only one thing, the transitionary period between man and monkey, in the reverse order. We were just thinking that, although he lacks the necessary tail to swing from trees, per-hape the jitterbug might be fitted into the picture. ^ RANDOM THOUGHTS The Dean of Men's office says that no list of remembrances for the growing boy would be complete without an electric train suitable for a man of 40. . . Moreover, according to Miss Florence Johnson, even the best of women relish a little nonsense now and then, even if it is millinery. . . . The supreme court holds that dieting is not grounds for divorce in this state. This is taken to mean that the man of honor in Washington must stay by his wife through thick and fash Artist McCoole Displeases Thundering Herd A CapeHa Choir TQ Sing At Music Conference Customary Exodus Takes Place in First Intermission; Pianist Partly to Blame . By Arthur C. Hicks Paul McCoole, an interesting pianist of our own Northwest, appeared in recital before last Friday's assembly. He played with clean-cut technique and scrupulous artistry and was well received by that portion of his audience which remained after the customary exodus during the first intermission. For this.exodus Mr. McCoole was in part responsible. Like most concert artists, he built his program without regard for the most elementary principles of audience attention and interest. Chronology was his sole principle of arrangement; therefore the program opened with a prelude, "Sarabande," and "Bourree" of Bach. He performed these skillfully in accordance with the more strict tradition of Bach interpretation. The result might have been .•foreseen: the musically educated ^gave sincere applause but the thundering herd got under way as soon as the artist disappeared. Still following conventional pattern of concert programs Mr. McCoole sampled the Romantic period in his second group. His playing of three familiar preludes and a short lyric "Etude" of Chopin was refined and effective and demonstrated his mastery of the musical miniature. The great Chopin "Fantasy in F Minor" was a little disappointing, especially in the impassioned, sonorous climaxes, which were lacking in abandon and power. Mr. McCoole's final group—modern, of course—included two bits of impressionism, that is, the^ American Griff es' "Fountain of the Acqua Paola" and Mompou's "Cloister." He played the Debussy "Minstrels" and the "Albeniz Seguidilla" with satisfactory rhythmic effect, even though certain passages showed undue restraint. For a final encore he performed an odd piece of musical modernism called "Perpetual Motion," by Poulenc, I believe . . . which appropriately ended with a tantalizing discord. o VFW Musical Program Given by Students Pi- Invited to sing at the Northwest Music Educators conference in Tacoma, 'April 1, the WWC a ca-pella choir accepted its first out-of-town engagement. This is the first outside singing for the group which was organized' last year. The choir will appear in concert with many other college and high school choirs and orchestras including the University of Washington chorus. Each choir will sing a group of songs. The conference consists of teachers of school music in schools and colleges in Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska. The conference is held semi-annually. The a capella choir sang last Sunday afternoon in the school library. There was a much larger audience than last year. The sound, produced in the upper- hall was cathedrallike in effect. The members of the choir are: Katherine Bol-man, Helen Bodin, Winnie Rumsey, Dorothy Lemons, Jean Crawford, Cecelia Schwald, Marie Larson, Mary E. Jackson, Beatrice Bernhoft,, Ann Johnson, Margaret Rabb, Lucille Thun, Arlene Foster, Marjorie Dunning, Margaret Barrow, Joan Porter, Theresa Gookins, Marcia Kimble, Marian Jones, Echo Oxford and Jean Weber. Kenneth Harvey, Lloyd Rasstad, Ernest Feath-erkile, Ralph DeBruler, Eugene Olmstead, Coston Crouse, Floyd Barkquist, Arthur Wilkinson, Douglas Lince, Albert Bowman, and Alvin Carr. Christmas Spirit Prevails In Elementary School Holiday Tea Held By Dorm Girls; Seasonal Theme1 Presentation of a program of dancing by WWC students at the meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in the Tulip hall, Thursday, December 8, announced Entertainment Chairman Walter Fay, "was the best performance that has been presented before the VFW in many years." Judge W. P. Brown, master of ceremonies, did much towards enlivening the program. Commented Fay, "The German band composed of Clayton Knittel, Richard Lindstrom, Chuck Fisher, Bill Wolfe and Earl Eckert practically stole the show with their German music. The girls' quartet as well as the three girls, Betsy Kennedy, Frances Bigelow, and Eleanor Hall who did dance steps, was also very well received." Floyd Barquist lent color to the program with the presentation of two accordion solos. Kenneth Hus-floen presented two piano solos. "Although the piano was xerymuch in need of tuning Husfloen gave a wonderful exhibition of music," said Mr. Fay. Holding their annual traditional Christmas tea last Sunday, December 11, the Edens hall girls entertained their; -friends^ parents, and members of the faculty and their families. A Christmas carol program was carried out with Marion Chappell as general chairman of the tea. Candle lighted tables and windows and a large decorated Christmas tree adorned the Edens hall Blue room where the girls and their guests gathered for tea and the special program consisting of solos, a reading, string ensemble, and the singing of Christmas carols, first by the Edens hall choir and then by the entire group. Over three hundred relatives, friends, faculty members, and students attended the Christmas tea. : O Candles, Holly Decorate Registar's Office Day to Be Devoted to Caroling, Dramatizing of Christmas Stories In spite of the rush of pre-regis-tration, the office force found time to decorate the registrar's office last week-end. Cedar boughs and large bright red candles on the counter, a vase of holly on the table and another on a small table in Dr. Ku-der's private office all help to give the office a cheerful holiday atmosphere. The new files for catalogues from other colleges, which have recently been completed by Mr. Dindal, the school carpenter, add to the attractiveness of the office. Although it is expected that students now in residence will make an effort to attend to all business in the registrar's office by the end of the quarter, the office will be open during the Christmas vacation. Dr: Kuder will be there part of the time but not every day as he expects to: spend the vacation sleeping and taking care of the baby. In order that the Yuletide spirit may be observed before the children leave for the Christmas holidays, the entire campus school will devote part of today to wrapping gifts, caroling, and dramatizing stories and plays. Except for the caroling, each grade will remain in their respective classrooms to present their programs. ^ This morning each grade in the campus school Caroled to one other grade and members of the office staff. Time in the first, second, and third grades will be given over to wrapping gifts, singing and listening to Christmas stories. The second grade will eat their lunch by candlelight and also dramatize an original Christmas play. Stories Interpreted In the fourth grade favorite stories and poems will be read to the class by members of the grade, while in the fifth, three Christmas stories will be dramatized in the children's own interpretation. "Paddy's Christmas," "Wreaths," and "A Christmas in Holland" are the three stories that will be presented. The Cratchits' dinner scene from Dicken's "Christmas Carol" and a scene from "Little Women" will be interpreted and dramatized by the sixth grade. "Where Love Is, There Chiukanut Shell Scene of Annual All-College Dance Theater Guild Plans Next Production 'R. U. R.,' Novel Drama by Czech Playwright, to Be Presented in February (Continued on o— Page 3) Campus School Presents Assembly of Carols "To give the college students of Beliingham and vicinity a chance for a-good get-together,- is' the purpose of our annual All-College dance, which is to be held on December 26, at the Chuckanut Shell," said Doug Hansen, co-chairman of the annual affair. Hansen also stressed the point that this is to be a strictly informal affair and the men are asked not to wear tuxedos. This dance is sponsored by the University of Washington, and the profits are to be used as an aid to the needy college students of this state. Many students from other colleges other, than WWC are anticipated. This will give the students a chance to learn different styles of dancing and to pick up' some of the latest inter-collegiate steps. The admission is to be $1.10 per couple. The imaginative play "RUR," by Karel Capek is the next production to be presented by the Theatre Guild. The play will be given early in February. As is suggested by the title, "R. U. R.," or "Rossum's Universal Robots," is a story of mechanical men. It is a melodramatic social satire of the problems of the machine and their effect on human nature. Eventually the number of mechanical men exceed the number of human beings. They become discontented and finally revolt against man. After almost annihilating the human race the robots become involved in a struggle among themselves and so end the revolution. The play will be directed by Glen-more Jones who constructed the sets for the recent production, "Rip Van Winkle." Like this play most of Capek's writings are imaginative. Some of his better known plays and stories are, "Macroupolous Secret," which is the tale of a lady who discovered the secret of eternal youth and the novel, "War with Noose." Capek is a Czech playwright. According to Dr. Hicks the play should be of particular interest to college students. o Ski Season Starts; Lodge at Baker Opens This Week Budget To Be Discussed After Dinner Kirkpatrick To Preside At Board of Trustees Meeting Next Wednesday ;•• Legislators Invited Officiating at the regular monthly meeting of the board of trustees will be Dr.' W. D. Kirkpatrick, chairman- Verne Branigin, secretary, and SteVe Saunders. The meeting is to be held on Wednesday, December 21, at 4 oclock. There is a considerable amount of business to be Attended to and President C. H. Fisher feels that the meeting will be very profitable. At 6 o'clock there will be a dinner and meeting with the local legislators in order to explain to them WWC needs and budget requests. The dinner is to be held in the club room of Edens hall. The legislators who were Invited to the dinner and following discus-- sion are: Senators A. E. Edwards, and Thomas Voyce, and Representatives J. D. MacDonald, B. Frank Reno, Jr., Ralph A. Van Dyke, and Frank L. Hatley. o—— • Date Changed For Snapshot Contest Editor Frances Daley Expresses Satisfaction at Klypsun Progress; Many Pages Now Completed The coming week-end marks the official opening of the Mount Baker Lodge. A bigger and better season is expected this year with many new improvements made for the benefit of the skiers. Otto Lang is to have ski classes at Mount Baker. : Among the improvements the skiers will see this year are new cabins and a new ski jump. The ski jump has been recently finished and will be ready for use as soon as more snow falls. As for sleeping accomodations, there are nice rooms and a few cabins, that are leased for the season at the lodge and 18 cabins at Shuksan. Otto Lang is to divide his time among Mount Baker, Mount Rainier, and Mount Hood. The roads this week-end are in good condition but chains are needed. The snow is poor now but if six or more inches fall before Saturday, the conditions will be ideal. With this quarter's work on the Klipsun coming to a close, Editor Frances Daley has expressed satisfaction over the progress on the an7 riual. A good many pages are corn-: i pleted and in the hands of the 'prihterrat'thef pfes^"timeT"^^C During the second -week 'of+uexfi!- quarter, club pictures will be taken; and it is urged that.all club members appear at the designated time for their picture, so that each club will be represented. Adrian Alberg is the staff member in charge of this section, of the book. According to Stewart McLeod, all juniors and seniors who were not in school fall quarter, or didn't have their pictures taken for the annual during fall quarter, may do so between the dates of January 3 and 10, and their pictures will be included in the graduation section. The date for the closing of the Snapshot contest has been changed to January 18, and everyone interested in trying for a prize will have time to arm himself with film and "shoot" his friends during vacation. o— Winter Quarter Activities Planned By News Staff Duel Exhibition Sponsored By Newshounds ionably thin: . . , Generally die man who smokes the most carries die least number of matches, . : . Quarter Ends At Four Today See This Page. Winter Quarter Starts Jan. 3 See This Page. Viking Plans Streamlined Sheet See This Page. A Cappella Choir Achieving Note See This Page. Campus' Popular Man Chosen See Page 3 Choryat Elected Inspirational Man See Page 4. Ideas i ^ •' See Page 2. With active part taken by all the grades of the Campus school, a carol assembly, was presented last Wednesday in the college auditorium. The entire campus school joined together in singing two numbers, "Silent Night" and "Adeste Fideles." The junior high school chorus and choir sang the Latin words to the first stanza of "Adeste Pideles" previous to the singing by the assembly. Each grade caroled one song to the rest of the group as follows: First grade, "French Christmas Carol'; second grade, "Hungarian Christmas Carol"; third grade, "Al-lelulia"; fourth grade, "Coventry Carol"; fifth grade, "Yoici La Noel"; Friday, December 16 7 p. m.—Basketball, Huskies . vs. Vikings, new gym. Monday, December 26 _ 9 p , m.-—All College dance, Chuckanut Shell. Tuesday, January 3 :, 8 a. m.—Classes begin. Plans to have a fencing exhibition next quarter with the University of Washington fencers are being formulated by members of the Western Viking. While fencing at WWC is still in still in its infancy, already many ,of the students have been taking advantage of the equipment furnished for that purpose during recreational hours. According to L. A. McGee, fencing instructor, it is open to women as well as men. Coach McGee appeared enthusiastic over the prospects of such an ex hibition. He said he felt certain that the U would be very willing to send fencers to WWC. Fencing is one of the University's minor sports. It is hoped by McGee that funds may be obtained from the Associated Students to pay for the transportation of a fencing squad from the University. • —•—:—°-——— ' ' PTA Instuction School Addressed by Grim No Monopoly On Vikings - We thought it was unique. At least we thought it was original. But we might as well have called it the Times. There IS another Western Viking. Published in Tacoma, the rival paper is distributed among the fishermen in Southern Alaska. If you can't understand our Viking, don't change your subscription. The- other one is written in Norwegian. Streamlined Paper In Process; Ready Next Quarter Dr. Paul R. Grim of the Junior high department, spoke on the topic of "The Parent and Modern -Education" at Anacortes, December 10. Dr. Grim was addressing the Parent-Teachers' school of instruction _V'V;.;,:.'V; Various Types of Music Composed by Fisher Two compositions by Mrs. C. H. Fisher, "Waltz" and "Adagio," were featured at the faculty tea last Sunday. They were played on the cello by Donald Bushell. Prominent in Beliingham musical circles, Mrs. Fisher has composed several songs. She set to music two of Tennysons verses "The Flower in the Crannied Wall" and "The Brook." "Th Shepherd's Song" for the organ and "The Banjo" are instrumental numbers written by Mrs. Fisher. "The music of Mrs. Fisher is written with care,f and shows well defined principles of harmony and form. She has a gift for melody. Her work bears the mark of genuine and sincere music personality," says Dr. Arthur C. Hicks. 'vtt:': Plans to make the Western Viking a more modern and readable paper have been in' the process of formulation for the past three weeks. It is hoped by the staff that these tentative plans will be put into effect within the first month of next quarter. Some of the desired changes for, the paper are: a different name; a new name plate using a more modern style of type; wider columns and greater indentation; making for better* reading; more and larger human interest pictures of people arid things around school; and a larger type to be used in the first part of stories. "The editorial staff and adviser> must approve any plans for changes in the paper," said Evan Hill, editor of the Western Viking. "How-ever, with a surplus of $400 in the treasury, it is not probable thafr these plans will be stopped because of lack of funds." '•'••'"-^lj\- V The progressive policy of setting style to make the paper more read-:; able and interesting has long been practiced by such papers as the LOs Angeles Collegian, Christian Science Monitor, and the Linotype News. The student editors of collegiate papers, are also becoming alert to-new and original ideas from their student contributors, rather than following rigidly the example of for-- mer editors. ".:•: • :% j-j;vv;;y'l. ':M---M
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Title | Western Viking - 1938 December 16 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 38, no. 12 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | December 16, 1938 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1938-12-16 |
Year Published | 1938 |
Decades |
1930-1939 |
Original Publisher | Associated Students, Western Washington College of Education, Bellingham |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Evan Hill, Editor-in-chief, Al Biggs, Sports editor, Charles Kilbourne, Feature editor, Beatrice Nilsen, Society editor, Betty Solibakke, Copy Editor |
Staff | Bill Ridder, Business manager, Stewart McLeod, Advertising manager, Reporters: Preston Cooper, Beverly Fredrickson, Jane Templin, Helen Boothe, Winnie Rittenberg, Barbara Bowdish, Marian Clarke, Frank Trotto, Barbara Boothe, Virginia Fegley, Ross Gerry, Betty Jane Harrison, Helen Lindstrom, Dale Courtney, Betsy Davies, Eileen Collings, Wanda Barci, Cub Reporters: Marylou Plumb, Doug Lince, Lillian Whaley, Bill Tiffany, Wallace Leiser, Ralph Simonds, George Herrold, Jack Stenvig, Vernon Smith, Horton Boal, Abby Rodgers, Lyman Handy, Edna Walker, Don King, Al Biggs, Walter Hall, Ruth Props, Virginia Thiel |
Article Titles | Live and learn / by Charles Kilbourne (p.1) -- Artist McCoole displeases thundering herd / by Arthur C. Hicks (p.1) -- VFW musical program given by students (p.1) -- A Capella choir to sing at music conference (p.1) -- Holiday tea held by dorm girls; seasonal theme (p.1) -- Candles, holly decorate regist[r]ar's office (p.1) -- Christmas spirit prevails in elementary school (p.1) -- Campus school presents assembly of carols (p.1) -- Chuckanut shell scene of annual all-college dance (p.1) -- Winter quarter activities planned by news staff (p.1) -- PTA instruction school addressed by Grim (p.1) -- Theater guild plans next production (p.1) -- Ski season starts; Lodge at Baker opens this week (p.1) -- No monopoly on Vikings (p.1) -- Various types of music composed by Fisher (p.1) -- Budget to be discussed after dinner (p.1) -- Date changed for snapshot contest (p.1) -- Streamlined paper in process; ready next quarter (p.1) -- "Patriotic" co-eds forget Bellingham industries (p.2) -- Last week's Viking ... (p.2) -- Verse and verser (p.2) -- Ski tips (p.2) -- Aftermath (p.2) -- How to win friends (p.2) -- What, no Santa Claus? (p.2) -- Campi coast to coast / by Eileen Collings (p.2) -- On with the show! (p.3) -- Christmas gift suggestions / by Marian Clarke (p.2) -- To the women / by Winnie Rittenberg (p.3) -- Christmas parties held over week-end; many students leave for home (p.3) -- Alkisiah ends quarter with celebration (p.3) -- College probs. classes addressed by Hopper (p.3) -- Former instructor to marry in Chicago (p.3) -- Forum says program interesting but out of sphere of musicians (p.3) -- With the WAA / by Marian Clarke (p.3) -- In the sportlight / by Al Biggs, Bill Fowler (p.4) -- Manorites defeat Midgets to tie for lead (p.4) -- Edwards win, lose basketball games; Hunts take third in A League (p.4) -- Washington Huskies to show tonight (p.4) -- Intramural league playoff results (p.4) -- Berries take league lead, down Joe Joes decisively (p.4) -- "W" Club chooses Dack honorary member (p.4) |
Photographs | Charles Kilbourne (p.1) -- A Capella Choir (p.1) -- Dick Voelker (p.4) |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | Campus History Collection |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 55 x 40 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2010. |
Identifier | WV_19381216.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized WWU student newspapers are made possible by the generous support of Don Hacherl and Cindy Hacherl (Class of 1984) and Bert Halprin (Class of 1971) |
Rights | This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103. USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to Western Front Historical Collection, Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. |
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Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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Title | Western Viking - 1938 December 16 - Page 1 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 38, no. 12 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | December 16, 1938 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1938-12-16 |
Year Published | 1938 |
Decades |
1930-1939 |
Original Publisher | Associated Students, Western Washington College of Education, Bellingham |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Evan Hill, Editor-in-chief, Al Biggs, Sports editor, Charles Kilbourne, Feature editor, Beatrice Nilsen, Society editor, Betty Solibakke, Copy Editor |
Staff | Bill Ridder, Business manager, Stewart McLeod, Advertising manager, Reporters: Preston Cooper, Beverly Fredrickson, Jane Templin, Helen Boothe, Winnie Rittenberg, Barbara Bowdish, Marian Clarke, Frank Trotto, Barbara Boothe, Virginia Fegley, Ross Gerry, Betty Jane Harrison, Helen Lindstrom, Dale Courtney, Betsy Davies, Eileen Collings, Wanda Barci, Cub Reporters: Marylou Plumb, Doug Lince, Lillian Whaley, Bill Tiffany, Wallace Leiser, Ralph Simonds, George Herrold, Jack Stenvig, Vernon Smith, Horton Boal, Abby Rodgers, Lyman Handy, Edna Walker, Don King, Al Biggs, Walter Hall, Ruth Props, Virginia Thiel |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | Campus History Collection |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 55 x 40 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2010. |
Identifier | WV_19381216.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized WWU student newspapers are made possible by the generous support of Don Hacherl and Cindy Hacherl (Class of 1984) and Bert Halprin (Class of 1971) |
Rights | This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103. USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to Western Front Historical Collection, Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. |
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Full Text | Enjoy Yourself This Vacation Tune Work Again In '» • $ ;§|||§||§tll Oh, Supreme Joy Undiminished; Those Darn Exams Are: Finished VOL. XXXVIII—NO. 12 WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, December 16, 1938 Learn By Charles Kiiboorne JINGLE B E L L E S J^ Christmas comes -but once a year . . . and so on. Anyhow, it's pracically upon us now. It's high time to start saving that allowance t o b u y' g i f t s. Speaking of gifts, a recent survey shows that while m e n o n l y want one thing for Christmas, such as a shirt or an overcoat, women want an average of eleven articles! Wow! Now is a good time to have a fight with the gal friend. It was thought for a while that it would be necessary to hire some assistant Santas to take care of the Edens hall rush, but the idea was later abandoned (due to the excessive overtime necessary on the part of Sfc Nick), in favor of sending the little ladies home. WHY NOT? Coach Lappenbusch belatedly informs us that San Jose State col- .lege in California is not going to have a postseason game after all. This, deah friends, is the school that turned good old WWC down in the hopes of getting a more famous team. Eventually a few local teams around those parts responded, but they too got the cold shoulder.: In the interim, San Jose went to Honolulu and managed to get very, neatly skunkejtiby^the islanders. When they got back to the sunny shores of California, the only thing waiting for them Was an offer from a team of midgets to play in the finger bowl. There the matter stands. CUSTOMS The activities of the customs inspectors are always of interest to us, probably due to our proximity to the Canadian border. It is reported that nearly $21,000 in contraband goods have been confiscated at the Blaine office in the last few seasons. Just this week, on the opposite edge of the country, in New York, Comedian George Burns confessed to purchasing smuggled good. It was not learned whether there was any truth in the rumor that the goods in question consisted of a case of tomato soup. To get back to the Blaine branch again. . . . The officials say that a new ruse used by women smugglers nearly has them baffled. It seems the ladies wear contraband articles on their head, and the officers, unable to tell whether or nay it is a new hat, let them by. MISSING LINK? Singing Christmas carols at 5 o'clock on a cold winter morning may sound romantic when you're sitting in front of a nice, warm fire the night before, but not when you actually go to do it. So say the dorm girls. It was so cold that in between calls, the carolers resorted to a little swing music (sotto voce) to warm them up. And speaking of swing music reminds us of our latest discovery in the field of science. Darwin's theory lacked only one thing, the transitionary period between man and monkey, in the reverse order. We were just thinking that, although he lacks the necessary tail to swing from trees, per-hape the jitterbug might be fitted into the picture. ^ RANDOM THOUGHTS The Dean of Men's office says that no list of remembrances for the growing boy would be complete without an electric train suitable for a man of 40. . . Moreover, according to Miss Florence Johnson, even the best of women relish a little nonsense now and then, even if it is millinery. . . . The supreme court holds that dieting is not grounds for divorce in this state. This is taken to mean that the man of honor in Washington must stay by his wife through thick and fash Artist McCoole Displeases Thundering Herd A CapeHa Choir TQ Sing At Music Conference Customary Exodus Takes Place in First Intermission; Pianist Partly to Blame . By Arthur C. Hicks Paul McCoole, an interesting pianist of our own Northwest, appeared in recital before last Friday's assembly. He played with clean-cut technique and scrupulous artistry and was well received by that portion of his audience which remained after the customary exodus during the first intermission. For this.exodus Mr. McCoole was in part responsible. Like most concert artists, he built his program without regard for the most elementary principles of audience attention and interest. Chronology was his sole principle of arrangement; therefore the program opened with a prelude, "Sarabande," and "Bourree" of Bach. He performed these skillfully in accordance with the more strict tradition of Bach interpretation. The result might have been .•foreseen: the musically educated ^gave sincere applause but the thundering herd got under way as soon as the artist disappeared. Still following conventional pattern of concert programs Mr. McCoole sampled the Romantic period in his second group. His playing of three familiar preludes and a short lyric "Etude" of Chopin was refined and effective and demonstrated his mastery of the musical miniature. The great Chopin "Fantasy in F Minor" was a little disappointing, especially in the impassioned, sonorous climaxes, which were lacking in abandon and power. Mr. McCoole's final group—modern, of course—included two bits of impressionism, that is, the^ American Griff es' "Fountain of the Acqua Paola" and Mompou's "Cloister." He played the Debussy "Minstrels" and the "Albeniz Seguidilla" with satisfactory rhythmic effect, even though certain passages showed undue restraint. For a final encore he performed an odd piece of musical modernism called "Perpetual Motion," by Poulenc, I believe . . . which appropriately ended with a tantalizing discord. o VFW Musical Program Given by Students Pi- Invited to sing at the Northwest Music Educators conference in Tacoma, 'April 1, the WWC a ca-pella choir accepted its first out-of-town engagement. This is the first outside singing for the group which was organized' last year. The choir will appear in concert with many other college and high school choirs and orchestras including the University of Washington chorus. Each choir will sing a group of songs. The conference consists of teachers of school music in schools and colleges in Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska. The conference is held semi-annually. The a capella choir sang last Sunday afternoon in the school library. There was a much larger audience than last year. The sound, produced in the upper- hall was cathedrallike in effect. The members of the choir are: Katherine Bol-man, Helen Bodin, Winnie Rumsey, Dorothy Lemons, Jean Crawford, Cecelia Schwald, Marie Larson, Mary E. Jackson, Beatrice Bernhoft,, Ann Johnson, Margaret Rabb, Lucille Thun, Arlene Foster, Marjorie Dunning, Margaret Barrow, Joan Porter, Theresa Gookins, Marcia Kimble, Marian Jones, Echo Oxford and Jean Weber. Kenneth Harvey, Lloyd Rasstad, Ernest Feath-erkile, Ralph DeBruler, Eugene Olmstead, Coston Crouse, Floyd Barkquist, Arthur Wilkinson, Douglas Lince, Albert Bowman, and Alvin Carr. Christmas Spirit Prevails In Elementary School Holiday Tea Held By Dorm Girls; Seasonal Theme1 Presentation of a program of dancing by WWC students at the meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in the Tulip hall, Thursday, December 8, announced Entertainment Chairman Walter Fay, "was the best performance that has been presented before the VFW in many years." Judge W. P. Brown, master of ceremonies, did much towards enlivening the program. Commented Fay, "The German band composed of Clayton Knittel, Richard Lindstrom, Chuck Fisher, Bill Wolfe and Earl Eckert practically stole the show with their German music. The girls' quartet as well as the three girls, Betsy Kennedy, Frances Bigelow, and Eleanor Hall who did dance steps, was also very well received." Floyd Barquist lent color to the program with the presentation of two accordion solos. Kenneth Hus-floen presented two piano solos. "Although the piano was xerymuch in need of tuning Husfloen gave a wonderful exhibition of music," said Mr. Fay. Holding their annual traditional Christmas tea last Sunday, December 11, the Edens hall girls entertained their; -friends^ parents, and members of the faculty and their families. A Christmas carol program was carried out with Marion Chappell as general chairman of the tea. Candle lighted tables and windows and a large decorated Christmas tree adorned the Edens hall Blue room where the girls and their guests gathered for tea and the special program consisting of solos, a reading, string ensemble, and the singing of Christmas carols, first by the Edens hall choir and then by the entire group. Over three hundred relatives, friends, faculty members, and students attended the Christmas tea. : O Candles, Holly Decorate Registar's Office Day to Be Devoted to Caroling, Dramatizing of Christmas Stories In spite of the rush of pre-regis-tration, the office force found time to decorate the registrar's office last week-end. Cedar boughs and large bright red candles on the counter, a vase of holly on the table and another on a small table in Dr. Ku-der's private office all help to give the office a cheerful holiday atmosphere. The new files for catalogues from other colleges, which have recently been completed by Mr. Dindal, the school carpenter, add to the attractiveness of the office. Although it is expected that students now in residence will make an effort to attend to all business in the registrar's office by the end of the quarter, the office will be open during the Christmas vacation. Dr: Kuder will be there part of the time but not every day as he expects to: spend the vacation sleeping and taking care of the baby. In order that the Yuletide spirit may be observed before the children leave for the Christmas holidays, the entire campus school will devote part of today to wrapping gifts, caroling, and dramatizing stories and plays. Except for the caroling, each grade will remain in their respective classrooms to present their programs. ^ This morning each grade in the campus school Caroled to one other grade and members of the office staff. Time in the first, second, and third grades will be given over to wrapping gifts, singing and listening to Christmas stories. The second grade will eat their lunch by candlelight and also dramatize an original Christmas play. Stories Interpreted In the fourth grade favorite stories and poems will be read to the class by members of the grade, while in the fifth, three Christmas stories will be dramatized in the children's own interpretation. "Paddy's Christmas," "Wreaths," and "A Christmas in Holland" are the three stories that will be presented. The Cratchits' dinner scene from Dicken's "Christmas Carol" and a scene from "Little Women" will be interpreted and dramatized by the sixth grade. "Where Love Is, There Chiukanut Shell Scene of Annual All-College Dance Theater Guild Plans Next Production 'R. U. R.,' Novel Drama by Czech Playwright, to Be Presented in February (Continued on o— Page 3) Campus School Presents Assembly of Carols "To give the college students of Beliingham and vicinity a chance for a-good get-together,- is' the purpose of our annual All-College dance, which is to be held on December 26, at the Chuckanut Shell," said Doug Hansen, co-chairman of the annual affair. Hansen also stressed the point that this is to be a strictly informal affair and the men are asked not to wear tuxedos. This dance is sponsored by the University of Washington, and the profits are to be used as an aid to the needy college students of this state. Many students from other colleges other, than WWC are anticipated. This will give the students a chance to learn different styles of dancing and to pick up' some of the latest inter-collegiate steps. The admission is to be $1.10 per couple. The imaginative play "RUR," by Karel Capek is the next production to be presented by the Theatre Guild. The play will be given early in February. As is suggested by the title, "R. U. R.," or "Rossum's Universal Robots," is a story of mechanical men. It is a melodramatic social satire of the problems of the machine and their effect on human nature. Eventually the number of mechanical men exceed the number of human beings. They become discontented and finally revolt against man. After almost annihilating the human race the robots become involved in a struggle among themselves and so end the revolution. The play will be directed by Glen-more Jones who constructed the sets for the recent production, "Rip Van Winkle." Like this play most of Capek's writings are imaginative. Some of his better known plays and stories are, "Macroupolous Secret," which is the tale of a lady who discovered the secret of eternal youth and the novel, "War with Noose." Capek is a Czech playwright. According to Dr. Hicks the play should be of particular interest to college students. o Ski Season Starts; Lodge at Baker Opens This Week Budget To Be Discussed After Dinner Kirkpatrick To Preside At Board of Trustees Meeting Next Wednesday ;•• Legislators Invited Officiating at the regular monthly meeting of the board of trustees will be Dr.' W. D. Kirkpatrick, chairman- Verne Branigin, secretary, and SteVe Saunders. The meeting is to be held on Wednesday, December 21, at 4 oclock. There is a considerable amount of business to be Attended to and President C. H. Fisher feels that the meeting will be very profitable. At 6 o'clock there will be a dinner and meeting with the local legislators in order to explain to them WWC needs and budget requests. The dinner is to be held in the club room of Edens hall. The legislators who were Invited to the dinner and following discus-- sion are: Senators A. E. Edwards, and Thomas Voyce, and Representatives J. D. MacDonald, B. Frank Reno, Jr., Ralph A. Van Dyke, and Frank L. Hatley. o—— • Date Changed For Snapshot Contest Editor Frances Daley Expresses Satisfaction at Klypsun Progress; Many Pages Now Completed The coming week-end marks the official opening of the Mount Baker Lodge. A bigger and better season is expected this year with many new improvements made for the benefit of the skiers. Otto Lang is to have ski classes at Mount Baker. : Among the improvements the skiers will see this year are new cabins and a new ski jump. The ski jump has been recently finished and will be ready for use as soon as more snow falls. As for sleeping accomodations, there are nice rooms and a few cabins, that are leased for the season at the lodge and 18 cabins at Shuksan. Otto Lang is to divide his time among Mount Baker, Mount Rainier, and Mount Hood. The roads this week-end are in good condition but chains are needed. The snow is poor now but if six or more inches fall before Saturday, the conditions will be ideal. With this quarter's work on the Klipsun coming to a close, Editor Frances Daley has expressed satisfaction over the progress on the an7 riual. A good many pages are corn-: i pleted and in the hands of the 'prihterrat'thef pfes^"timeT"^^C During the second -week 'of+uexfi!- quarter, club pictures will be taken; and it is urged that.all club members appear at the designated time for their picture, so that each club will be represented. Adrian Alberg is the staff member in charge of this section, of the book. According to Stewart McLeod, all juniors and seniors who were not in school fall quarter, or didn't have their pictures taken for the annual during fall quarter, may do so between the dates of January 3 and 10, and their pictures will be included in the graduation section. The date for the closing of the Snapshot contest has been changed to January 18, and everyone interested in trying for a prize will have time to arm himself with film and "shoot" his friends during vacation. o— Winter Quarter Activities Planned By News Staff Duel Exhibition Sponsored By Newshounds ionably thin: . . , Generally die man who smokes the most carries die least number of matches, . : . Quarter Ends At Four Today See This Page. Winter Quarter Starts Jan. 3 See This Page. Viking Plans Streamlined Sheet See This Page. A Cappella Choir Achieving Note See This Page. Campus' Popular Man Chosen See Page 3 Choryat Elected Inspirational Man See Page 4. Ideas i ^ •' See Page 2. With active part taken by all the grades of the Campus school, a carol assembly, was presented last Wednesday in the college auditorium. The entire campus school joined together in singing two numbers, "Silent Night" and "Adeste Fideles." The junior high school chorus and choir sang the Latin words to the first stanza of "Adeste Pideles" previous to the singing by the assembly. Each grade caroled one song to the rest of the group as follows: First grade, "French Christmas Carol'; second grade, "Hungarian Christmas Carol"; third grade, "Al-lelulia"; fourth grade, "Coventry Carol"; fifth grade, "Yoici La Noel"; Friday, December 16 7 p. m.—Basketball, Huskies . vs. Vikings, new gym. Monday, December 26 _ 9 p , m.-—All College dance, Chuckanut Shell. Tuesday, January 3 :, 8 a. m.—Classes begin. Plans to have a fencing exhibition next quarter with the University of Washington fencers are being formulated by members of the Western Viking. While fencing at WWC is still in still in its infancy, already many ,of the students have been taking advantage of the equipment furnished for that purpose during recreational hours. According to L. A. McGee, fencing instructor, it is open to women as well as men. Coach McGee appeared enthusiastic over the prospects of such an ex hibition. He said he felt certain that the U would be very willing to send fencers to WWC. Fencing is one of the University's minor sports. It is hoped by McGee that funds may be obtained from the Associated Students to pay for the transportation of a fencing squad from the University. • —•—:—°-——— ' ' PTA Instuction School Addressed by Grim No Monopoly On Vikings - We thought it was unique. At least we thought it was original. But we might as well have called it the Times. There IS another Western Viking. Published in Tacoma, the rival paper is distributed among the fishermen in Southern Alaska. If you can't understand our Viking, don't change your subscription. The- other one is written in Norwegian. Streamlined Paper In Process; Ready Next Quarter Dr. Paul R. Grim of the Junior high department, spoke on the topic of "The Parent and Modern -Education" at Anacortes, December 10. Dr. Grim was addressing the Parent-Teachers' school of instruction _V'V;.;,:.'V; Various Types of Music Composed by Fisher Two compositions by Mrs. C. H. Fisher, "Waltz" and "Adagio," were featured at the faculty tea last Sunday. They were played on the cello by Donald Bushell. Prominent in Beliingham musical circles, Mrs. Fisher has composed several songs. She set to music two of Tennysons verses "The Flower in the Crannied Wall" and "The Brook." "Th Shepherd's Song" for the organ and "The Banjo" are instrumental numbers written by Mrs. Fisher. "The music of Mrs. Fisher is written with care,f and shows well defined principles of harmony and form. She has a gift for melody. Her work bears the mark of genuine and sincere music personality," says Dr. Arthur C. Hicks. 'vtt:': Plans to make the Western Viking a more modern and readable paper have been in' the process of formulation for the past three weeks. It is hoped by the staff that these tentative plans will be put into effect within the first month of next quarter. Some of the desired changes for, the paper are: a different name; a new name plate using a more modern style of type; wider columns and greater indentation; making for better* reading; more and larger human interest pictures of people arid things around school; and a larger type to be used in the first part of stories. "The editorial staff and adviser> must approve any plans for changes in the paper," said Evan Hill, editor of the Western Viking. "How-ever, with a surplus of $400 in the treasury, it is not probable thafr these plans will be stopped because of lack of funds." '•'••'"-^lj\- V The progressive policy of setting style to make the paper more read-:; able and interesting has long been practiced by such papers as the LOs Angeles Collegian, Christian Science Monitor, and the Linotype News. The student editors of collegiate papers, are also becoming alert to-new and original ideas from their student contributors, rather than following rigidly the example of for-- mer editors. ".:•: • :% j-j;vv;;y'l. ':M---M |
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