WWCollegian - 1943 March 5

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Vancouver Pianist Refuses
To Reveal Secret Past
American Born Canadian Player Over International
Hookup During Royal Visit
By JEAN ELAINE MULVANEY
'%. While gathering Ills music to-fgether,
Ira Swartz, Canadian pian-
/ 1st, laughingly declared he wouldn't
' divulge any secrets of his past.
However, with a mischievous twin­kle
still in his eyes, he said that
although he possessed an English
accent, he was an American, born
in the state of Washington. His
permanent home, is now in Van­couver,
where he teaches at St.
George's, a private boys' school.
Many of his pupils come up there
from the United States to study
music, he added.
"My claim to fame has been
as a soloist with the CBS program
on the radio," commented Swartz.
"However, my greatest honor hap­pened
quite by accident. During
the stay of the King and Queen of
England in Canada, I was chosen
to play over the radio between the
King's speeches. The hookup was
to be international for the speeches
only. Imagine my surprise when I
was told my program had been
left on the international hookup,
and had been heard all over the
world. I nearly passed through the
studio floor! That is an honor few
great pianists ever achieve."
With a sincere smile showing
beneath his blue eyes and unusual
Guide Series Books
Displayed at Libe
• Of interest this week in the
library is the group of books known
as "The American Guide Series."
This series was one of the Federal
Writer's Projects under the aus­pices
of the Works Projects Admin­istration.
The series, made up of
state, local and regional guides, is
intended to serve not only as guide
books, but also as a means of pre­serving
certain pertinent unrecord­ed
information. The books, filled
with pictures of scenery, are es­pecially
useful for the traveler. It ;
has been said of the American
Guide Series that it constitutes one
of the most difficult editorial tasks
ever undertaken, as many of the
writers employed have been without
special training or qualification.
Kibbe Rewrites
State Manual
• L. A. Kibbe, well-known WWC
instuctor, was called to Olympia
last Monday as a member of a
committee to rewrite the Washing­ton
State Teacher's manual. Kibbe
and one instructor from the col­leges
of education at Cheney and
Ellensburg, were asked to work on
the book by Mrs. Pearl Wanamaker,
State Superintendent of schools.
He returned., to his classes on
Tuesday.
'This is The Army'
•The WWC male population con­tributed
five men to the Army Air
corps last week. They have left
their basic-training at Lincoln, Ne­braska.
"
Those students who left are: Na­than
Richardson, Don Packard,
Dick Mock, Don Walton,, and Bob
Sarvis.
Nathan Richardson, a sophomore
from Skykomish, was well known in
basketball circles, and Don Packard,
also a sophomore, from Longview,
was a member of the football team.
Dick Mock, sophomore, and Don
Walton, freshman, both from Bel­lingham,
and. Bob Sarvis, fresh­man,
from Sumas, all were active
in intramural sports.
crew cut, Swartz said he had been
busy just recently with a series of
modern music program. These pro­grams
were broadcast every day for
two weeks and went across the Ca­nadian
national hookup.
"Most of my background in mu­sic
was obtained here on the coast,"
remarked Mr. Swartz. "I studied
with such great artists as Madame
Green, Canadian pianist, and Ar­thur
Benjamin, the outstanding
British composer, now living in
Vancouver."
Taking his time, and in no tem­peramental
hurry, Mr. Swartz con­cluded,
"Goodness, I don't even
have a secret past now."
WAAC Mohrman
Visits Alma Mater
• June Mohrman, former gradu­ate
of WWC, now in the WAAC's,
was home recently on a fourteen
day furlough from Des Moines,
Iowa, where she has been station­ed.
She has earned the rank of ser­geant
and is the leader of the
WAAC band. Sgt. Mohrman plays
the piano, drums, and is learning
to play the tuba.
Before, entering the service she
was teaching at Burlington. "I
like teaching very much," she said,
"but I also like the WAAC's."
Nursing Program
Dropped Here
• Starting June 1, the college
training program for nurses at St.
Joseph's hospital will be discon­tinued.
In the future all training
will be done exclusively in the hos­pital.
St. Luke's hospital, however, is
continuing the college program with
certain eliminations. They will no
longer require college students to
take English composition or physi­cal
education.
Dr. Haggard Heads
Red Cross Drive
• Dr. W. W. Haggard, president
of the Western Washington College
is director of the Red Cross drive to
raise $48,000 in Bellingham and
Whatcom county which opened last
Monday. The drive will combine
the annual roll call and war fund
efforts of the "Red Cross.
Comparative figures indicate the
drive will be conducted on a basis
of inducing contributors at least to
double their donations of last year,
it was stated.
President Haggard, who is general
drive chairman, declared, "We have
a splendid purposeful organization
going. I am confident we can make
it and even do more than that."
Jim Bever Receives
Navy Commission
• James Bever, who attended
WWC from 1937 to 1939, was one
of the 1,270 new ensigns commis­sioned
at the midshipmen's school
in New York City n February. His
father, the late Prof. James Bever,
was a teacher here for many years.
While attending the college Bever
was active in many sports, .winning
a letter in both basketball and
weight throwing. After receiving
five more months of additional
training in communications at
Annapolis, he will report for active
duty.- •*•];,••!••;;'• /•-,--••; ,
VOL. Xllll—NO. 20 Western Washington College, Bellingham, Washington Friday, March 5, 1945
Band Leader On 14-Day Furlough
—COURTESY HERALD
June Mohrman, former student, and Nils Boson, of the Music de­partment,
are shown talking about their mutual interest—music.
Miss Mohrman is now a technical sargeant in the WAAC and also
directorbf the WAAC post bandr -She is now stationed at DerMoines,
Iowa, and was recently here for a short visit.
Chinese Woman
Speaks Friday
• Mai Mai- Sze, a Chinese wom­an
who will interpret New China
to the assembly on Friday, March
12, is a world traveler and artist,
besides being an interesting lec­turer.
Although she was born in Teint-sin
she received most of her edu­cation
in England. When her fath­er
was appointed Ambassador to
the United States, she came to this
country and graduated from Wel-
Isely college.
The Chinese woman, who sym­bolizes
the modern youth of China,
will tell of her country's struggle
for survival.
She has made trips to the in­terior
of China to see developments
since the beginning of the war,
with special attention to the indus­trial
cooperatives, the colleges, the
schools in their new quarters, and
the work being done by Chinese
women.
She was in Cungking during the
heavy bombing of 1940 and brings
us a picture of the courageous Chi­nese
who have not lost their de­termined
spirit.
Dance Tonight
Tonight at 7:15 in the little
gym, there will be a Rec hour
sponsored by the Sophomore
class... Decorations are a big
secret, but Dorothy Miller
makes no secret of the fact
that they will be "novel." Al-bin
Erickson, also makes no
secret of the fact that there
are several' new records for
the nicklelodian.
Nils Boson Directs
Madrigal Singers
Tuesday Morning
• Tuesday, March 9, at 11, the
College Madrigal singers will be
presented in assembly under the di­rection
of Nils Boson.
The first part of the program
will consist of a group of madrigals,
while the second part will consist
of Stephen Poster melodies.
Dr. G. W. Nash, former president
of the college, presented the books
containing the Foster melodies to
the college choir. Dr. Nash was a*
member of the National Foster so­ciety.
The songs and the greater part
of the knowledge we now have of
Stephen Foster's life and work
have become available largely
through the efforts of Josiah Kirby
Lilly, of Indianapolis, Indiana. . His
fondness for the melodies of Steph­en
Foster led him to search for first
editions of these songs and then
for portraits of Foster, and for in­formation
that would throw increasr
ing light on the composer's life. A
small building erected on his estate
to house a pipe organ was named
Foster Hall, and from 1931 to 1937
it became a fascinating treasure
house of all things pertaining to
Stephen Foster.
Valks Eat-Waffles
• Valkyrie members were enter­tained
at a waffle supper at Elaine
Shintaffer's apartment, on Friday
night, March 5. Miss Miriam B.
Snow, Miss Nancy Jane Smith and
Miss Margaret Shintaffer were
guests.. ';:, ''^•''::•'
The menu consisted of waffles,
salad, chocolate cake and milk.
After the supper, the club mem­bers
attended the Cheney game.
Campus School
Dedication Set
Governor Langlie Presents
Opening Address May 7
• May 7 and 8, is the date that
has been set for the dedication of
the Campus Elementary school. In
use since the summer term of 1942,
the Campus Elementary school is
the most recent additions to the
campus. It is situated on the old.
Waldo field, and is patterned after
a modfied Romanesque style of ar­chitecture,
that harmonizes with
the Physical Education building and
the Library.
The building itself accommodates
the kindergarten and the first six
grades of the Campus school. Its
environment is conducive to de­sirable
child growth, and it pro­vides
modern facilities for student
teaching and observation.
The formal dedication program
will be held Friday evening, May 7,
in the College auditorium. Main
speaker of the evening will be Gov­ernor
Arthur B. Langlie. * 1
Following the program; open
house will be held in the new
building, providing, an opportunity
for visitors to inspect all the roams
and facilities. -
The next day, May $ a break­fast
discussion meeting will heboid.
It will be devoted to aspecteof
child growth in relation to their
school environment. Discusatoadaad-ers
from—various institutions and
areas of the state will be present
The philosophy underlying the
planning, construction, and use of
building will be presented, followed
by an inspection to demonstrate
how the facilities of the Campus
Elementary school promotes opti-mun
child development
An informal luncheon with no
planned program will conclude the
dedicaton.
Klipsun Shots
Press—ward
• All of the pictures for the 1943
Klipsun were sent this week to the
Western Engraving company In
Seattle. Now that the pictures are
in, the staff will work on the copy
for the book. .
The covers for this year's annual
are being made at the Union Print­ing
company in Bellingham. Be­cause
of shortages the Kings Craft
company in Tennessee, which has
made the covers in past years, was
unable to supply the material.
j{ Dateline
Monday, March 8—
Alkisiah meeting in the Edens
hall clubroom, 7:30 p. m.
Thursday, March 11—
IRC meeting in Men's club room
at 7:30 p. m. v
Faculty party.
Friday, March 12— '
Swimming meet.
Printing Requires /
Prexy's Stamp
• President W. W. Haggard has
announced that all printing to be
done in the college print shop must
be accompanied by a requisition
signed by him. No :prin«tog jobs
will be accepted by Mr. Hurd with­out
such a requisiton. '