Western Viking - 1937 November 19

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HOMECOMING
EDITION
VOL. XXXVII—NO. 8
WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION. BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
By EVAN HILL
HOMECOMING— .
The first bonfire for a Homecom­ing
celebration at Western Wash­ington
College — then Washington
State Normal school at Bellingham
—was held in the middle of Waldo
field on November 21, 1924. This is
according to Viking files. As years,
go by, celebrations of this kind get
"bigger and better" jufct'as the stu­dent
managers of celebrations of
this type keep saying. Now we hold
the bonfire in the new football field
back of the new P. E. building. I
, .understand that the bonfire will Be
the "biggest and bestest"—at' least
that's what the student managers
tell me. But they probably reckon­ed
without the coming of the snow.
Now maybe it'll be just the bestest.
POLITICAL PULL—
A stranger from the East had
heard of the prosperous West, and
moved out to Seattle. When he ar­rived
there, he took in the sights
and finally stopped on a corner
where he overheard two men talk­ing.
The conversation hinged
around someone by the name of
Dore, a person with whom the East­erner
was totally unacquainted. Cur­iosity,
overcame him and he stepped
forward to ask the street corner pol­iticians
who this Dore was.
"What? Dont you know?" queried
one of them in reply. "He's the
mayor ofthis city."
The Easterner lifted his eyebrows.
"My gosh, he must have lots of pull
with Dave Beck." - ,
MORE HOMECOMING—
Welcome Alumni! Welcome back
to the classrooms and dorms in
Which you slaved and slept—or vice
versa. We are glad to see you back.
Many of you have friends in our
midst—and regardless of whether
you. .know us now or not, we will
all be friends by the time the dance
ends Saturday—AND HOW!
MORE YET—
Some day the struggling students
ever-present in the halls of the col­lege
today, will be alumni and they
will be looking forward to Home­coming
and the relief from drab life
which that celebration brings.
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Rallying Rec Hour
After Bonfire
"After tonight's serpentine and
bonfire, we hope you'll be in the
mood for a rallying rec hour.
Come dressed as you are—just so
your spirits are high," announce
Mary Gardner and Alice James,
Joint chairmen of the affair.
Rec hour starts promptly at 9:00,
with Jay Curtis and his orchestra
furnishing the music. Faculty
sponsors for the dance are: Miss
Pearl Merriman, Miss Wilma Trent
and L. A. Kibbe.
FAVORED
Evening Dance Annual Festivities
Alumni Swarm
Homecoming
Brings Oid Grads
If you see a horde of strangers
swooping down on the campus,
don't think it's a Japanese invasion
or a Russian migration . . .it's just
WWC'c fourteenth annual Home­coming.
~ Scores of alumni are in town for
PREXY FISHER
Since the first Homecoming day
in 1924, many developments have
taken place in our College. Many
hundreds of students have been in
attendance and many graduates
have been added to the long list of
graduates that have gone out from
our College since it was founded in
1899! Homecoming day is a day of
memories associated with our Col­lege
since its beginning. On this
day we.are happy'to greet students
of the early years, students of not
long ago, and students of more re­cent
years. You are sons and daugh­ters
of your Alma Mater who has
a common interest and concern in
each one of you. In the spirit of
this day, we extend a hearty wel­come
to all former students.
We are happy to entertain a team
from one of our sister colleges in the
Hicks Defends Self In Critical Praise
Of'Personal Appearance' Cast
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Handwriting To Be
Scrutinized
At Game Entrance
Students to Enter Through One
Gate Only; Osterburg Gives
Suggestions on Rec Hours
On the tfofl won
Friday, November 19
7:00 p. m.—Rally, meet in
front of Edens hall.
t: 15 p. m.—Play, "Personal
Appearance," Edens hall
Blue room.
.9:00 p. m.—Rec hour, Train­ing
school gym.
Saturday, November 20
12.00 noon — Homecoming
luncheon, Edens hall.
2:00 p. m.—Football game,
WWC vs. Ellensburg, Bat-tersby
field.
9:00 p. m. — Homecoming
dance, Armory.
Monday, November 22
7:30 p. m.—-Alkisiah meeting,
Edens hall club room.
Taesday, November 23 —
11:00 a. m.—Assembly, Fraz-ier
Thomas, magician.
Wednesday, November 24
1:00 p. m.—Thanksgiving re­cess
begins.
It was definitely decided at last
j Wednesday's Board of Control
I meeting that WWC students would
be admitted to the Homecoming
game tomorrow through only one
gate, that gate to he the one
closest to the bleacners on the east
side of the field. This measure
will facilitate the location of the
card section. Each student will be
required to sign his or her name on
a slip of paper as he enters and
this signature will be compared
with that on his student activity
card. James High, assisted by two
members from the faculty commit­tee
on athletics will be in charge
of the admittance.
It has been made possible for the
Viking football team to be seated
on the same side of the field as the
card section, and likewise the band.
HOMECOMING NELSON
the weeK-end, shaking hands, slap­ping
backs, swapping yarns of then-undergraduate
days, and reminis­cing
in general. All the traditions
of former Homecomings will be ob­served,
with the Western Viking's
brainchild, vo-So-Peachy," making
its initial appearance.
All is in readiness for a gala occa­sion,
with one and all pleading fer­vently
with the weather man for a
dash of good weather.
Frosh Get Ready
Mike Zylstra and his cohorts of
the freshman class are highly con­fident
of defending their bonfire
against those of the upper classes
who would commit arson. At 7:00 to­night
a motorcycle escort will lead
the serpentine downtown from
Edens hall and afterwards the bon­fire
will be burned and patriotic
speeches will ring out.
McKee's Band Plays
Ed Porter, chairman of the dance
committee, has secured the services
of Mel McKee and his orchestra for
the big Homecoming dance, which
By A. C. Hicks
Criticism, dramatic and other­wise,
may err in two fashions
mentioned by George Meredith
with reference to fiction—rose
pink and dirty .drab. I have been
taken to task for the former error
in my reviews of college theatri­cals,
perhaps with some justice.
My only defense is that I have at
least avoided what I consider the
greater error of viewing the work
of amateur actors with jaundiced
eyes or spectacles of dirty drab.
Nothing is easier than negative
criticism—by some regarded as the
only sort of criticism—because no
aesthetic or imaginative exertion of
the critic is required. All he need
to do is close his organs of appre­ciation,
refuse to meet the object
of his criticism half way, and set
himself on the pedestal of his own
self-esteem.
To come to the point, I went to
Edens hall last night to be amused
and entertained, not to tell Mr.
Hoppe and his cast how they might
have improved and polished their
production had they employed me
as assistant director. I am forced
to say, however it may hurt my
critical vanity, that I was not dis­appointed.
The play itself, Lawrence Riley's
PERSONAL APPEARANCE, is a
delightful satire on the movies,
their absurd falsification, of life,
their gaudy and meretricious sys­tem
of values, the pathetic egotism,
emotional instability, and hlstronic
affection of screen stars, and the
naivete and gullibility of their pub­lic.
The sophisticated and spicy
dialogue carries the action briskly
from one hilarious situation to an­other.
The cast, believe it or not, was
well balanced and competent. Anne
Matheson, who has essayed with
success such roles as Shakespeare's
shrew, Katherine, came through
with a well sustained characteriza­tion
of Carole Arden. Gait, gestures,
voice all suggested the spoiled dar­ling
of movie fame. A good foil to
the star was the movie-struck chit,
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Oriental Wizard
In Assembly
Thomas The Magician To
Perform Old Tricks
Of The Stage
Big Celebration
Starts Tonight
Soniferous Serpentine Leads
To Beamy Bonfire; Colorful
Parade Starts at Seven
Actress Anne
Wildcats Inva|
Norse Lair
For Big Game
Huggins Star of Ellentburg
Attack; Western Washington
Slight Favorites to T^rhinffc; Pisi
Munkres Starts at Full
ANNE MATHESON
Anne Matheson, popular young
actress who played the feminine
lead of Kate in Shakespeare's "Tam­ing
of the Shrew" and Lady Mary
in Barrie's "The Admirable Crich-ton,"
both played several years ago,
again appears before WWC audi­ences
when she plays the lead of
Carole Arden in the present drama
production, "Personal Appearance:"
The role played by Miss Mathe­son
is the same one played by Mae
West in thejnwy^^GoJ^est. „ Young
Man." The glamorous actress is ably
supported by an excellent cast.
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FLASH!!
Bonfire Burns
Led by their "Do or Die....
president, Mike Zylstra, the
Freshmen put up a futile fight
last night to save their Home­coming
bonfire.
About thirty football-togged
gentlemen slugged and swish-swashed
their way into the
Frosh stronghold to burn the
tower of accumulation to the
ground. Two fire hoses were
used in an attempt to hold the
invaders out, but they were of
no avail. Several of the Frosh
stuck to the last gun but their
efforts were useless against
against overwhelging odds.
"Well'have her up again to­night,"
says Zylstra, after he
had recovered from a slug
over the right eye
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Summer Quarter
In Colleges
Short One Week
That the summer quarter of the
colleges of education in the State
of Washington will be changed from
the usual eleven or twelve weeks to
two terms of five weeks each, was
onf; of the major points decided at
this year's annual meeting of
trustees and presidents of colleges
of education at Cheney, Ellensburg,
and Bellingham held in the Olympic
hotel, Seattle, Friday, November 12.
President Fisher of WWC attended.
At the annual meetings, usually
held in Seattle, problems of interest
to the three institutions are discus­sed.
A discussion concerning a re­tirement
fund for teachers, office
staff, and employes was broached
and two plans were submitted, both
of which are dependent on the state
for financial help. One of the plans
is to become members of the State
Teachers' Retirement Fund, and
the other is to set up a separate an­nuity
fund.
In explanation of the discussion
of junior college work and the
changes that should be made to im­prove
conditions, all brought up at
the meeting, President Fisher said:
"If the state wants more junior col­lege
work than we're doing now,
theyll have to give us the teachers
and equipment to do it with."
A meeting with the State Plan
ning council in which state junior
college work will be discussed is
scheduled for Monday evening, No
vember 22. The Planning council is
working on a survey of education in
the state, a protect which was
asked of them by Governor Martin.
"Oriental and Occidental Fantas­ies,"
is the title of the mystery sen­sation
to be presented to the assem­bly
by Thomas the Magician and
Company, Tuesday, November 23.
A magician, Mr. Thomas will
perform many of the well known
tricks such as Sawing a Woman in
Half; Hindu Rope Miracle; The
Vanishing Bird Cage; and Walking
Through a Ribbon. In the com­pany's
magic workshop, new acts
are perfected each year. This sea­son
a mental mystery, Super Sensi­tive
Fingertips, is the feature. With
adhesive tape and a bandage over
his eyes, Mr. Thomas can instantly
identify the color, shape, and tex­ture
of any object put in his fingers.
This mental attainment has greatly
interested scientists, phychiatrists
and eye specialists the world over.
Mr. Thomas writes a weekly col­umn
on mystic art which is publish­ed
in several hundred newspapers
throughout the United States and
Canada. Also, from time to time, he
has related some of his interesting
experiences oyer the radio. The pro­gram
is made up of mystery acts,
comic magic, and music, from all
parts of the world.
Police escort preceding—sound car
announcing—varied floats dazzling—
tonight's rally and fire promise to
be colorful features of Homecoming
week-end. At seven o'clock, in front
of Edens hall, the parade will form.
Following the police escort and
the sound car will be numerous
floats, decorated by the various
clubs and houses, cars, and students
carrying flares will follow down
High street to Holly, then to town,
where a pep rally will be led by
Bud Neil, on the corner of Holly and
Cornwall streets.
A Bonfire—'Maybe
Then to the bonfire—"framed" by
Mike Zylstra and the Columbia Val­ley
Lumber company and "filled"
by the freshmen boys with two tons
of paper from Miller & Sutherlen's
and debris from the Kress, Wool-worth,
Penney and Montgomery
Ward stores.
"The fire will be lit by the fresh­men,
right after the serpentine," de­clares
Zylstra. It will be protected
from over-eager sophs and juniors
by a 50-foot fire hose—a donation
of the Bellingham fire chief.
Grads and faculty will speak to
the crowd at the fire. The evening
will be climaxed with a rec hour in
the gymnasium at 9:00.
Luncheon Held
Saturday
In Edens Hall
Prize Offered To Oldest
Graduate; Group Singing
To Enliven Meal
Western College Grads Famous From
Maine to Goshen Center
Among the .9,000 graduates of
WWC, there are many who have
attained fame and fortune since
graduation. Of that number 40 or
50 have received Ph. D. degrees from
various universities of the country,
according to a recent compilation
made by L. A. Kibbe, of the psy­chology
department.
P o s i t i o n s
held by these
many grads
r a n g e from
e l e m e n t a ry
school teach­ers
to • college
professors,
doctors, and
lawyers. Don
Marquis, son
of Dean Mar­quis,
and Neil Miller, son of Dr. Ir­ving
I. Miller, a former student, are
members of the faculty at aYle uni­versity.
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ROBERT FISHER; IN . ,. I
NEW YORK
In New York city, Robert Fisher,
former ABB president and son of
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President Fisher, is teaching politi­cal
science at the College of the City
of New York. At Columbia univer­sity,
in the same city, Winnie
Spieseke is teaching history. After
having received his Ph. D. degree at
Columbia, Guy L. Bond, son of Dr.
Bond, accepted si position as profes­sor
of psychology at the University
of Minnesota. Elwood C. Davis,
who is now Dr. Davis, is head of the
department of health education at
Pennsylvania State. Davis was a
former athletic coach here.
FAME SPREAD
THROUGH COUNTRY
In the Vest coast colleges one
may find 'Paul R. Washke in the
position of professor of physical
education at the University of Ore­gon.
Elwyn Bugge holds the same
position at Stanford university.
Gladys Patric, who is now Dr.
Gladys Shakovitch, chose to take
the field of medicine and is now
school physician in the Los Ange­les
city schools. Norman Bright, a
former member of the WWC track
tieam, now holds the American
record for the 5,000 meter run.
One of the many gatherings for
alumni and students will be the
Homecoming luncheon to be held
Saturday at 12:00 in the dining room
of Edens hall. As there will be no
banquet this year, the luncheon as­sumes
greater importance than in
previous years.
Mrs. Mamie Thompson, president
of the Alumni Association, will be
the main speaker. Other speakers
will be President C. H. Fisher, Dr
E. A. Bond and Don Zylstra.
Prizes will be offered for the man
and woman who graduated the long­est
time ago. Group singing of
school songs will enliven the course
of the meal and will help to put the
grads into a peppy spirit before the
game.
Virginia Weston, who is chairman
of the luncheon, announces that
the tickets are on sale for 35 cents.
This luncheon is open to all stu
dents and alumni.
Valkyries To Sell
Chrysanthemums
Battling to keep out of Tri-cot
lege gridiron purgatory, the CoQegeJl
of Education of Central and
ern Washington meet tomorrow
Battersby field in the highlight
the Bellingham institution's
coming celebration. Tb* wmner
automatically takes second place
the conference.
On paper the Vikings rate a
edge, according to compi
scores. WWC defeated
Lutheran, 19 to 0, while CWC
the Gladiators by 15 points-teams
lost to Cheney, but tine
and White made a better
than did Ellensburg.
The dope can be discarded, how
ever, when these elevens get togeth
er, because they invariably stage
great battle no matter what
season's records may have been!
Last year WWC took a 7-6 beat!
at Ellensburg in the closest game
the season. .-^^Rfssp^i;.^
Hoggins Stan .••%'•¥$
Coach Leo Nicholson will field
light, fast outfit with a heavy
cent on passing. Jerry Hugging
164 pound half, is the spearhead
the Wildcat offense, and
the best passers in
nftns also calls •%•»
son, triple theater from
another jackrabbit halfback: who
may cause the Vikings no little
trouble. Jim Clifton, the Raymond
ramrod, is a hard driving fullback,
while quarterback George Palo
rounds out the backfield.
Nicholson is blessed with four fine
ends whom he uses in pairs. Bob
Coy and Jack East form one com­bination,
with glue-fingered Al
Goodman and Glenn Ferris, kicking
sensation spelling them off. Tte
Anderson boys, "Ham" and "Andy,"
man the tackle posts. "Ham" is a
6 foot 7 inch goliath of mammoth
proportions. , Two hard fighting
White chrysanthemums with
blue W emblems will be sold
at the game Saturday, along
with the O-so-peachy Home­coming
booklet. There has
been a great deal of enthus­iasm
shown by the students
planning to attend the game,
and it is expected that the
alumni will also buy these
souvenirs. Each Valkyrie girl
is selling at least two and
some have been promised as
high as nine chrysanthemum
sales. The selling campaign
was successfully inaugurated
last year and the plan is to
make this year's sales top the
last.
Starting yesterday, the Val­kyries
are displaying their
window at Wilson's Flower
shop, decorated with a Home­coming
motif.
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Downing Ellensburg
To be Theme
For Decorations
"Downing Ellensburg will be the
theme for the Homecoming decora­tions
this year," said Phyllis Mc-
Namee, chairman of the decora­tions
for Homecoming. Thirteen
houses are competing for the prize,
which is to be a cup. The dis­plays
are to be judged from four to
six on Friday. Miss McNamee
hopes that the houses will leave
their displays up over Saturday so
that the graduates will have a
chance to see them.
Judges that have been chosen to
determine the winning house are:
Faculty, Don Bushell, V. H. Hoppe,
and Dr. M. F. Cederstrom. Stu­dent
judges, Mae McCabe, Lucille
Thompson, Muriel Ferguson, Dick
Hudson, and Phyllis McNamee.
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O-So-Peachy Booklet
On Sale at Last
It's here! It's there! "it's every­where!
At least we hope it's every­where.
Did you guess what "It" is?
The O-so-peachy Homecoming
Booklet, of course. If you haven't
yours yet, be sure to get it down in
the main hall for the small price
of only 15 cents.
This year we have a bigger and
better book than ever before. In it
you will find a picture of all the
football players with a write-up
about each one, a picture of the El­lensburg
team, all the "dope" about
the players such as numbers and
positions, and information on past
games. Of course there is advertis­ing,
but then it is nice to know
to are our friends
A complete Une-up
has also been pot
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