Western Viking - 1937 May 7

              VOL. XXXVI—NO. 28 WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, May 7, 1937
Live
And
^ Learn
-By Don Gooding-
I'm nobody's sweetheart nao-w-w.
BRAND NEW CONTEST CINCH
Publicity is for the public's bene­fit
Herewith you are being bene­fited.
Before that unequaled bit of
masterminding that postponed the
Campus day, it had been planned
to have Griff Williams around jt
night to pound out rhythm for
the dance. Then it was decided to
hire the Philadelphia Harmonica's
riggennajig, but when its size was
discovered—why, no-one would have
had any room to step it up in.
Now the question is, what or­chestra
will be there, and why? And
what name could be used. That's the
contest. Name the orchestra, then
name a name... It's easy... The win-nan
will receive one free trip to
Pluto. Wire in and send results
care of Vox Pop editor, Liberty mag­azine
(yeah, it's*a magazine), New
York City.
Then, too, the dancers will not
dance on cornmeal. No, that's bad
for the corns. Instead they will am­ble
lightly over a bed of pearls—
pearls of wheat. Just a little more
aristocratic. And never mind the
Normalsiad renaming contest, that
is only a big graft. Patronize this
coloussal contest and win twice as
much.
DRYS GET REBUFF
After soundly "whipping the devil
and all his works" during his 52-day
abstinence from food, Stooping
Oak's claim to immortal fame,
Jackson Whitlow, finally established
sure-fire communications with the
"Lord". The gaunt Tennesseean, a
mere shadow of his former chest
expansion, said the first message
suggested that he take a little wine,
with orange "juice tdchase1 it, for
his stomach's sake.
Imbibing in elderberry wine and
orange juice, the faster slept it off,
received another permit to eat his
first meal of solid food the next
day. He is expected to become a
missionary by his fellow moun­taineers.
Looks bad for the WCTU now
that divine powers are arrayed
against them in the battle to dry
the wet ones. . .
GUNS AND LOVE TANGLE
Doggone it, freedom of the press
seems to be going out with the long
Woolen underwear these days. Be­cause
his gallivanlry was unwel­come
at a party down in Kentucky,
one fellow, 16 years old, lost his
only life playing postotfice—a game
long accused as scandalizing by var­ious
grandparents here and abroad.
The party had steadily grown
wilder as attending freshmen and
sophomores warmed up zealously;
soon the fatal game was suggested
and accepted. Alone in a room
during their turn, this particular
couple picked up a revolver, began
to shoot at each other. The 14-
year old gal won.
It's a dangerous game, should be
ruthlessly persecuted.
Cowards die many times before
their death. The buzzards outside
The Viking office have died as
many times since.
GOLD STILL UNSAFE
Lending a fit conclusion to the
dedication services of the world's
largest suspended, $35,000,000 Gold­en
Gate bridge, was the $400 gold
rivet secured to be the last driven
in the great monument's construc­tion
work. ,
With due suspense the crowd
watched driver-of-the-first-rivet, Ed
Stanley, place the gold link in the
only remaining slot, send it home
as he turned, on the air gun. In­stead
of acting in a formal fashion,
die rivet Went to pieces, showered
spectators with flakes one-half size
of a fingernail... Then, as they
poked out the rest, it fell into the
bay, disappeared. An ordinary steel
one substituted.
Guest at the ceremony was
Pioneer Joseph Graham, who work­ed
around when the Union Pacific
Seined the Central Pacific in 1869
with '.a silver and ' a gold spike.
More successful in their dedication,
the officials on that occasion re­moved
the two spikes next day.'
'Rename NormalstacT Contest
Supported By
Organized Viking Solicitors
Newsmen To Contact
Green, Hinchliffe Assisted by
Cub Reporters
As this story goes to press, the
contest money stands as follows:
First Prize ..$4.50
Consolation Prize 1.50
Galvanizing the "Rename Normal-stad"
contest into a live, burning is­sue
is the formidable, but sur­mountable
task which has stared the
Viking staff in the face this past
week. Personal contact commit­tees,
publicity agents, solicitors, and
individual boosters have all been
oiled to effect a smooth running
machine. Only eight days remain
in the contest, which opened Mon­day
morning at 9:00 a. m. No en­tries
will be accepted after the
deadline, set at 4:00 p. m. next Fri­day,
May 15.
Students Scratch Heads
Name-conscious s t u d e n t s ' are
searching annuals, magazines, tele­phone
directories, buildings, and
even the sun, moon, and sky, hunt­ing
suggestions for "a name with a
snap." Hmmm — "Bond Rendez­vous,"
or "Water Haunt,"—maybe
"The Old Swimming Hole," "Canoe
Paradise,"—Oh, yeah, I got it!
"Frog's Heaven" — Now, where's
Toms? Where's my dime? Come
on! Let's go!
Cub reporters Frances Daley, Lil­lian
Morton, and Gayle Walsh, as­sisted
by 12 veteran reporters, are
soliciting entrees from the women
of the school. Sybil Hinchliffe, news
editor, is taking charge of the pub­licity
angle of the campaign. Every
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Comedy Presented
By Local
Theatre Guild
WWC Grads Order
Announcements
Senior announcements were order­ed
last week by the members of the
graduating class of 1937. A new
seal bearing the emblem of the
Western Washington College of Ed­ucation
will be used for the first
time. The design, striking in its
simplicity of style, is very appro­priate
for such an occasion.
The announcements, at 12 cents
each, ai s scheduled to be here about
May 20, thus giving the seniors am­ple
time to send them before gradu­ation,
June 10. No extra announce­ments
will be issued after the or­ders
have been made.
There are 14 of the graduating
class eligible to wear caps and
gowns, for they have completed four
years of study at the College. Then-caps
and gowns will be the same as
worn by the members of the gradu­ating
class of the University of
California at Berkeley.
"She Stoops to Conquer," a hilar­ious
comedy written by Goldsmith
in the 18th century, will be present­ed
by the Bellingham Theater
Guild next week. The dates, May
12 to 15 inclusive, have been set as
the schedule of presentation. In­cluded
in the Guild cast are many
present and former WWC students.
Casting for the play are as fol­lows:
"Sir Charles Marlow", por­trayed
by Norman Clarke; "Young
Marlow", his son, by Denton Hat­field;
"Hardcastle", by Frank Bur-,
net; "Hastings", by Boyd Swanson;
"Tony Lumpkin", by Frank Wolfe;
and "Diggory", by Maurice Nelson.
Feminine roles are held by Mrs.
Joly, as "Mrs. Hardcastle"; Miss Ol­son,
as "Miss Hardcastle; Miss Men-ke,
as "Miss Neville"; and Catherine
Bolger as a "Maid".
The play, best known for the
ludicrous figure of "Tony Lumpkin,"
has been a success wherever it has
been shown according to Mrs. Joly.
Students who wish to see the pro­duction
will be afforded a saving by
buying their tickets at the Co-op.
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Music Department
Backs Festival
Speakers Chosen
For Graduation
Norman Coleman, James Kenna
To Deliver
Two Commencement Addresses
Seven High Schools Send
Groups for Band, Vocal,
Orchestral Concert
Music Week Ends;
Programs Given
The most elaborate program of the
entire National Music week is to be
held in the auditorium tonight at
8:00 p. m. The program will have
an international flavor because rep­resentatives
of 19 countries will be
participating. They will all use their
own native instruments.
The National Music week was
ushered in Sunday, May 2, at the
Garden Street Methodist church.
Miss Maud Williams, state chairman
of Music week, presided, and an­nounced
the affairs arranged for
the week. Monday night, May 3, a
program put on by the Music Teach­er's
association and Junior Music
club was given in the lounge of the
Bellingham hotel. Tuesday, a radio
program from 8:15 to 8:45 was pre­sented,
featuring the Music club and
chorus.
Wednesday, a Spring Festival of
music was given at the First Chris-tion
church by nearly 300 Belling­ham
high school students. The or­ganizations
participating were the
band, a mixed chorus, girls' string
ensemble, girls' chorus and school
orchestra under the direction of
John Boy Williams and Lowe p.
Bartruff. An enjoyable festival was
presented.
Don't forget the program arrang­ed
for tonight at 8:00. It is free: -*.
Sponsored by the Music depart­ment
of Western Washington col­lege
will be a music festival for the
high schools of Whatcom and Ska­git
counties. The festival will be
held Friday, May 14, afternoon and
evening, in the new gymnasium.
The following high schools are to
send vocal groups, bands and or­chestras:
Anacortes, Mount Vernon,
Sedro-Woolley, Lynden, Mount Bak­er,
Sumas-Nooksack, and Belling­ham.
The afternoon concert will be giv­en
over to vocal groups and the
evening will consist of instrumental
music. The festival is under the
general direction of Nils Boson, as­sisted
by Don Bushell and Miss Mira
Boothe, and all of the WWC music
department.
"Our thirty-eighth annual com­mencement
program is now com­plete,"
stated President Fisher,
Tuesday. "We have* secured two
very fine commencement speakers
in Dr. James Brett Kenna, froni the
University Temple, Seattle, and Dr.
Norman F. Coleman, from Reed
college," he continued.
It was learned that Dr. Coleman
will speak on commencement day,
June 10, and Dr. Kenna will deliver
the address at Baccalaureate on
Sunday, June 6. The faculty tea
will be held in Edens hall Blue
room at 5:00 o'clock after Bacca­laureate
services.
Class Day Early
President Fisher also staled that
class day had been scheduled about
two weeks earlier this year, on Fri­day,
May 28. Alumni day will be
Saturday, June 5, with the alumni
banquet taking place" at 7:00 p. m.
The place for the banquet has not
been definitely settled, but it will
probably be held in the Leopold ho­tel
The faculty reception to the grad­uates,
their parents, and friends will
be held on Wednesday evening, June
9, at 8:30 in Edens hall Blue room.
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Annual Progressing
Rapidly-Thon
Campus Day Arrangements
Nearing Completion;
Good Picnic Food Promised
Budget Reviewed
By Board; Frosh
Debt Abolished
Amateur Snapshot Artists Have
Chance To Use Campus Day
Snaps; Friday Is Deadline
"Work on the annual is progres­sing
rapidly," according to Margaret
Thon, editor.
All the snapshots are in with the
exception of the Campus Day pic­tures.
It was announced last week
that it would be doubtful if those
students wanting to display their
amateur shots in the Klipsun, would
be able to do so because of the early
publication of the annual. A pro­vision
has now been made to allow
them to do so. All students wishing
to have snapshots of Campus Day
fbr the Klipsun must have them in
not later than Friday noon, May 21,
two days after Campus Day.
Pins were awarded to the members
of the Klipsun staff for their work
on the annual. Margaret Thon,
editor of the Klipsun, and Helen
Hostetter, business manager, receiv­ed
senior awards; and Eleanor Rea-soner,
junior award. The pins are
awarded annually by the Western
Engraving Co., of Seattle.
Movie-Mad and Conservative Students
Give Views Concerning
Single and Double Feature Shows
Since Al Jolson appeared in "Son­ny
Boy," the first talking picture,
movies have sky-rocketed with un­precedented
speed.
The double feature later introduc­ed
and now everywhere present, has
increased production almost two­fold.
Housemaid and student, or butch­er
and professor alike find the mov­ies
a splendid means of relaxation.
There is still controversy as to which
is foremost—the single feature or
the double bill. The following WWC
students who seemingly find time to
put Barnes history or State manual
aside, grab the first car downtown,
clink their $.27 down, oh and ah at
the latest cause of over-normal
feminine heart beat, Robert Taylor,
—or go into hysterics laughing with
the maniacal Marx boys, Ritz broth­ers,
or mammoth-mouthed Joe E.
Brown, give their views and prefer­ence
on single or double features.
Toms Rabid
Warren Toms—A rabid movie fan,
who haunts the local theaters and
is the source of the ushers' "What
you here again," cinema-mindedly
says, "I like double features because
I like to get my money's worth.
However, I wish they woujd have
single features for a. dime—bigger
and better and cheaper shows."
Lilian Morton—A freshman, and a
quite consistent movie-goer, states,
"Why, double features, of course.
They're far more interesting than
the single feature."
Austin Goheen—A brilliant young
scientist, economically says, "I don't
go to the movies very often, but
when I do I like the double features
—for I can see two for the price of
one."
Don Reeves—One of the nice boys
at WWC, takes adifferent side to
the question, he explains, "I like the
clear, well-constructed single feature
for in a double feature one of the
pictures is usually good, but the
other,—well, it does little short of
driving one into boredom."
Dietsch Would Eat
Pierre Dietch—A newcomer, but
a lad that would rather see movies
than eat, agrees with Reeves. He
says, "I prefer single features, with
a Popeye cartoon. I just love to see
t h e one-eyed spinach-consuming
sailor beat the tar out of Pluto."
Mary Johnston—Better known as
"Johnny" to the Western Viking
staff, and former front page col­umnist,
knots the score at three-all
by saying, "Double features offer a
variety, but one picture usually off­sets
the other. I guess I would rath­er
see a good single feature."
To further this argument, a ques­tionnaire
may be held next week
and the poll will speak for itself—
whether the single or double feature
predominates. ;:.';:
Business concerning discussion of
the budget, assessment of the fresh­man
class, and dissatisfaction of
the present rec hour music was
transacted by the Board of Control
at its weekly meeting last Wednes­day.
The Board reviewed and familiar­ized
itself with the next year's bud­get
in preparation for the next
meeting when final decision will be
made. Pres. C. H. Fisher and Coach
C. F. Lappenbusch were invited to
attend the next session to assist the
Board in passing on the funds,
""student dissatisfaction of the
present rec hour orchestra caused
the Board to discuss the advisability
of obtaining a new orchestra. D. C.
Bushell was appointed to investigate
the matter further.
Freshmen Object
Dr. M. F. Cederstrom's letter ob­jecting
to the charging of the fresh­man
class for damages done to
school property following the recent
Frosh dance was read. The Board
thereupon rescinded a former mo­tion
assessing the freshmen for the
incident.
Anna Padden was selected to rep­resent
the Board on a committee
preparing the social calendar for
next year's Blue Book. Pins re­warding
Helen Acklen and Bill Tay­lor
for four quarters of service on
the Board were reported to have
arrived and are ready for presenta­tion
in assembly Friday.
A Board of Control picture for
the Klipsun was taken at the close
of the meeting.
Sixteen Teaching
Jobs Allotted
Sixteen students have been chosen
to fill teaching positions next year,
according to the report received
from the appointment bureau.
Four cadet positions in Seattle
will be filled by Esther Holmlind,
Marian Price, Chet Ullin, and Rob­ert
Barnhart.
Margaret Vail, Dorothy Peterson,
and Mary Elaine Johnston will teach
in Vancouver, Washington.
The following positions have been
filled: Hazel Oie, Brace school, near
Seattle; Melba DeMent, Mukilteo;
Albert Bailey, Moclip, Grays Har­bor;
Marion Howie, Napavine, near
Chehalis; Betty Chapman, Roose­velt,
in Snohomish county; Gerald -
ine Kennedy, Highland school, in
Kitsap county, and Ed Angel, Pleas­ant
Valley.
Maxine Gerber has been teaching
at Tenino, Washington, since the
end of Winter quarter.
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Illustrated Ireland Lecture
Coming Friday
Postponement Good
Mel McKee's Play for Dance;
Novel Lighting Illumines Courts
Pleased over the two-weeks post­ponement
of Campus day, Bud Neil,
general chairman, rounds, into final
working order his various commit­tees.
He says, concerning the affair,
"We are thankful for the extra time
for now we can be almost assured of
fine weather. This should make for
a better Campus day both from the
presentation and functional angle.
Progression of the committees has
been satisfactory, although there
still remains a good deal of work to
be concentrated upon."
Rough, Ready Menu Ready
Virginia Holm, food chairman,
states, "The menu is all decided.
There will be nothing grand or fancy
but the apropos type of nourishment
(beans) which goes with outdoor
fun."
Normajane Gorsline, assembly
head, says, "The continuity is being
written and there is a possibility
that some of the faculty members
will render their contributions. Prac­tices
will begin next week." The
theme is to be a mystery and a wide
variety of local -latent talent is
promised."
Kenny Selander, chairman of
transportation, says, "Already a
good many cars have been made
available for the day. With a lit­tle
advertising pressure we should
readily be able to obtain the suffi­cient
number."
Boat Course Scouted
Frances Truax, swimming head,
states, "New water events have been
arranged which should be of interest
to everyone. The swimming com­mittee
is going out to Normalstad
this Saturday to lineup a new boat-racing
course."
Bob White, publicity leader,. as­sures
of many surprises when he
states, "We have everything already
and are just waiting to shoot the
works. Campaigning will really be­gin
in earnest this next Tuesday."
Marge. Osier, dance head, says,
"We're hoping for clear, dry weath­er
in which to stage our out-door
dance. Novel lighting and good am­plified
music should help to make it
a long remembered affair."
Bragi To Continue
During Summer
Branson De Cou, who is scheduled
to appear in assembly next Friday,
May 14, will present an illustrated
lecture on Ireland.
De Cou will illustrate his talk with
the use of 270 color views plus three
reels of standard motion pictures.
The pictures were taken last sum­mer
during a 1500-mile tour of all
Ireland, and are said to be the fin­est
yet made portraying the charm
of the Emerald Isle.
De Cou, who has averaged over
200 engagements a year for the past
five years, gave a lecture on Italy
at an assembly here last year.
On Tuesday, May 11, Ray Charles
Jarman will give a talk on litera-ture.
'
"Should the Vanadis Bragi con­tinue
to hold meetings during the
summer session?" With this ques­tion
in mind the literary discussion
club opened their meeting in the
Edens hall Club room. The question
was taken up.by vote, passed, and
approved.
Two books by Richard Brinsley
Sheridan were reported on. Lillian
Martin reported on "School for
Scandal" and Helen Baird on "The
Rivals." Jean Richards reported on
The Conscious Lovers" by Sir
Richard Steele.
The next meeting is to be held on
May 17 and will take the form of a
social hour under the direction of
Margaret Bertrand.
QottM Up
Friday, May 7—
8:00 p. m.: Rec hour, Big gym.
Saturday, May 8—
2:00 P- m.: Track meet, CPS
Waldo field.
Monday, May 10—
7:30 p. m.: Alkisiah club meet­ing
Edens hall
Tuesday, May 11—-
11:00 a. m.: Assembly, Ray
Jarman, lecture on litera­ture.
Wednesday, May 12—
8:00 p: m.: Faculty chat, Mr.
Philippi, Edens Hall Blue
room.
Thursday, May 13—
Track meet, University of
Washington frosh, Seattle.
Friday, May 14—
11:00 & m.: Assembly, Bran­son
De Cou, illustrated lec-
1 ture "Ireland, the Beauti­ful''.