WWCollegian - 1947 January 10

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> "Education is not merely schooling. It is lifelong discipline
of the individual by himself."—JACQUES B A R Z U N .'
New Student Teachers. With the opening of the winter quar­ter
Tuesday, the following juniors and seniors stepped into the
role of student teacher for the first time: Eileen Grebstad, Faye
Lindberg, kindergarten; Beverly Cameron, first grade; Patricia
Loomis, second grade; Robert Haugen, third grade; Patricia Ells-pennan,
Clara Pierce, Allan Thon, fourth grade; Jean Livermore.
Clark Brown, Robert Dickson, fifth grade; Lucy Christopher, Nor­man
Dahl, Donald Packard, sixth grade; Donald Brown, Georgia
Driver, Carl Erickson, Ernest Featherkile, James Gilroy, Maryanne
Golly, Byron Grubb, Kenny Kjorvestad, Harold Loop, Del Peter­son,
Philip Stoddard, John Suzick, John Thommasen, Herbert
Witt, junior high school; Robert Moblo, music.
Degree Teachers. In addition to those listed above, the fol­lowing
students are doing either degree or advanced teaching
this quarter: JoAnn Elwell, Jess Bailey, Monty Jones, Jack La-
Shell, Mildred Stange, Maries Wiberg, James Wright, Blanche
Deering, Jeanne Landers, Mary Burritt, Donelda Johnson, Mar­garet
Johnston, Ethel Crook, Anna Hammon, Frank Holbrook,
Donald Leu, • Robert Ludwick, Norman Nelson, Walter Sinko,
Jeanne Simonds. and Forrest Hawley.
Thumbnail Biography. Dr. Raymond F. Hawk, genial,
erudite director of the Campus School is one of WWCs most
valuable assets. A native of Lewistown, Mont., Dr. Hawk re­ceived
the B. A. degree at
I j j | j ! DePaul U., the M. A. at
""^""Hi; Stanford, and the Ph. D.
%1 at Washington State. In
the field of education he
has filled such positions as
Professor of Education and
Director of Research at
EWC; Director of Re­search
and Principal of the
Junior high school at Van-port,
Ore.; and Director
of Research and Field
Secretary for the Oregon
Education Association. Dr.
Hawk's ability, boundless
energy and winning smile have brought him many honors and
countless friends.
Ed.- Notes. Mrs. Bearnice Skeen is a most welcome addition to
the Campus school faculty. As Superintendent of Special Educa­tion
Mrs. Skeen takes over the position formerly held by Mrs.
Waaieta Catey . . . W.E.A. has asked the state legislators for
$156,500,000 . . . the three o'clock coffee break has been warmly
received by the new student teachers . . . the modified Romansque
arch (?) built into the boardwalk adds little to the beauty of the
campus . . . looking ahead, the Junior high school conference, to
be held January 31, looms as an important event to all interested
in education.
Board Busy;
Broclcmier
Fills Vacancy
v Lights burned until well after 5
o'clock Wednesday night in the
' Asociated Students office. The oc­casion
was the first winter quarter
meeting of the Board of Control.
LaVerne Brockmier was appointed
to serve out. the term vacated by
the graduation of Mickey Smith last
quarter.
I An item to add color and distinc-
• tion at both rec hours and basket­ball
games was the board's approval
of furnishing the newly formed Pep
Band with attractive uniform sweat­ers.
Another outcome of Wednes­day's
session was the decision that
guest tickets to rec hours will not
be sold. Hereafter tickets for guests
must be obtained at school .before
Friday night. Guest tickets will be
free. The only requirement is
that the host must present nis stu­dent
body card and sign the name
of his guest. Arrangements may be
made through the Associated Stu­dents
office.
Each member of the board was
given a copy of suggested amend­ments
to the Student Body Consti­tution.
These amendments will
head the business of the board dur­ing
its next meeting.
Pay Now; Klipsun
Will Be Limited
"Get 'em while they're hot," ad­vises
Klipsun business manager
Roland Richards to all new students
at WWCE who have not paid back
quarter fees for their annual.
Because of the cost of paper and
covers in color only one thousand
copies of the Klipsun will be made
this year and only those students
who have paid the complete $4.50
will be issued annuals.
For the convenience of students
who will not be in school next quar­ter
when the Klipsun is published
they may make arrangements with
the business manager who will mail
their annuals to the home address.
Legislators Promise Cooperation
Representatives of v a r i o us
school groups of this community,
at a dinner held Monday night
at the Hotel Leopold, presented
their legislative program before
the Whatcom county senators
and representatives, asking ap­propriations
totaling $156,500,000
from the state.
State Senators A. E. Edwards
and Harry A. Binzer and Repre­sentatives
Leslie Peterson, Leo C.
Goodman and M. W. Fuhrmann
were guests at the meeting. Mr.
Peterson told the school group
that the education problems will
get number one attention in the
legislature which convenes in
Olympia next Monday.
' At the meeting the appropria­tions
asked for were divided as
follows.
For g e n e r a l appropriations,
$102„500,000.
For salary adjustment, 1946-
1947 (including $600 per teacher
for the balance of this term),
$9,000,000.
For retirement pensions ($100
per month on actual basis), $11,-
000,000.
For transportation equipment
(paid now, not after deprecia­tion)
, $2,000,000.
For nursery schools, school rec­reation,
junior colleges and edu­cation
of handicapped children.
$2,000,000.
For buildings, matching funds
from state surplus, $30,000,000. '
Margaret Cross, president of
the Bellingham Classroom Teach­ers'
league, told the more than
200 men and women present:
"These are not bargaining figures.
The needs of the schools have
been carefully considered and the
amount is necessary to meet the
conditions."
Students Save Study Time In Library Classes
New students, or transfer stu­dents,
at WWC are required to
take a three lesson course in li­brary
instruction, during their
first quarter in attendance, for
which no credit is given, but for
which dividends will never cease.
I t is recognized by the curricu­lum
committee that one of the
best ways of saving the student
precious study time is to indoc­trinate
him correctly in the use
of the library.
The course deals with the lo­cation
of books, magazines, per­iodicals,
newspapers, catalogues,
etc., in the library, also instruc­tion
in the Dewey decimil system,
how to get a book, instruction in
using the preriodical index, and
the use of the card catalogue. It
is in this course that the stu­dents
also become familiar with
the rules and regulations govern­ing
the library. At the conclusion
of the three lessons a rigid exam­ination
is given over the material
covered. No excuses are accepted
for absences to the library in­struction
class. It is important
that this is noted for students
who are delinquent in library
instruction may not register the
following quarter.
A second course in library in­struction
is given to students in
English 41, This course also con­sist
of three lessons with em­phasis
on reference books and
source material for term papers
Lectures on library source ma­terials
are also given by, Mr.
Hearsey in conjunction with vari­ous
other courses in the college.
Students failing to find all
their questions answered in the
process of these courses will find
the library shelf always ready to
supply further information to a
student upon request.
Transferring Veterans Have important Responsibility States
Hollander; No Benefits Paid If Vets Fail To Inform VA
Veterans planning to transfer
during the coming terms to a
college or university other than
that which they are currently at­tending
under the G. I. Bill were
reminded this week by Barry E.
Hollander, of their important re­sponsibility.
"Before changing from one
school to another, veterans must
obtain the approval of the VA,"
said Mr. Hollander. "In the
event that the veterans transfer
without the approval of the VA,
benefits cannot be paid either to
them or in their behalf."
Failure to inform the VA of a
change in institutions will mean
the immediate suspension of the
monthly subsistence checks, if he
is currently on the VA payroll.
If just re-entering after previous
attendance at another school, it
will result in considerable undue
delay in the starting of subsist­ence
payments. Delay in receiv­ing
tuition, fees, supplies or other
payments due the institution in
which the vet enrolls, also will be
incurred.
"The VA action requiring this
notification is necessary to main­tain
accounts on a current and
correct basis," Hollander pointed
out. "It is not designed as pro­hibitive
action limiting the vet­eran
from seeking a school more
convenient or more in line with
his educational desires."
Further information and assist­ance
may be obtained from the
VA guidance center located in
room 43 of the administration
building.
JOBS FOR GI'S
An urgent appeal for personnel
to fill more than 40 vacancies in
the VA hospitals and regional of­fices
throughout the Northwest
was recently announced by the
Veterans Administration.
Vacancies existing throughout
this territory are physical thera­pists,
dietitions, bacteriology lab­oratory
assistants, instructors in
shop training, social workers,
medical rating specialists, ortho­pedic
mechanics, real estate ap­praisers,
utility officers, dental
assistants, vocational medical
consultants and insurance offi­cers.
Salaries range from $1,954 to
$5,905 annually and all applicants
accepted have the opportunity to
qualify at a later date for per­manent
civil service employment.
Any further inquiries should be
addressed to Room 1326, Ex­change
Building, Seattle, Wash­ington.
A n e w protective measure
against the purchase of over­priced
real estate in the presently
high market has been enforced by
the Veterans Administration. The
VA—not the lender—will pick the
appraiser on G. I. loans. This
will eliminate the tendency on
the part of some lenders to use
exclusively the services of cer­tain
"obligating" appraisers who
turned in high appraisals to meet
the asking price. This new sys­tem
will be of further advantage
by resulting in better control and
coordination of appraisals.
Vol. XLV —No. 13 Western Washington College of Education, Bellingham, Washington Friday, January 10y 1947
Mr. New Year... a la Viking
Del Peterson, WWC's all-Winco
conference guard, once again has
made headlines—this time as father
of Bellingham's Baby New Year.
The first baby to be born in 1947
in Whatcom county with statistics
unavailable from the rest of the
nation, James Bryan Peterson ar­rived
at the St. Josph hospital at
exactly twenty-five minutes past
midnight of the new year. A rush
trip to the hospital late New Year's
Read 'em or Weep
All students new this quarter,
freshmen or transfer, are re­quired
to take three introductory
lessons in library instruction. If
you fall into this group and have
not registered for library instruc­tions
be in the library as soon
as possible. College regulations
state "a student who is delin­quent
in library instruction may
not be permitted to register the
following quarter . . ."
H. R. HEARSEY,
Reference Librarian.
Scholarships
Established
An innovation in theatrical edu­cation,
creation of six $1,500 fellow­ships,
was announced recently by Dr.
Donald B. Tressider, Stanford Uni­versity
president. The fellowships
will consist of four for actors and
two - for technicians, costumers or
designers.
Professor Hubert C. Heffner, head
of the department of speech and
drama, explained that the purpose
of the fellowships, which extend over
an eight month period, is to provide
able young actors and design-pro­duction
technicians an opportunity
to enlarge their talents through
varied experience with the Stanford
Players.-
Immediate applications f o r t he
fellowships were requested by Pro­fessor
Heffner, to whom the appli­cations
should be addressed. Suc­cessful
candidates will begin their
work at Sanford February 1, 1947. .
FIRST REC HOUR TONIGHT
The best place to rejoice this week
will be the Rec hour tonight, which
is being sponsored by the Colhecono-mist
club. The dance will begin at
8 o'clock in the Junior high gym.
It is an all school mixer, new stu-
BULLETIN
Guest tickets to the rec hour
tonight are free. Tickets may be
obtained in the Associated Stu­dents
office from 11 a. m. until
3 p. m. today.
dents being especially invited to at­tend.
The schooi pep band, which
has been playing at basketball
games, led by Bob Moblo, will fur­nish
music for the dancing.
Tonight's rec hour is the first of
the weekly mixers scheduled for this
quarter. Every Friday night during
winter quarter rec hours will be
held.
—Cut Courtesy Bellingham Herald
eve, combined with a flat tire as the
Petersons were leaving the Sehome
housing units, resulted in Mrs. Pet­erson
being admitted at midnight.
The arrival of Baby New Year,
weighing 7 pounds and 14 ounces,
was just twenty-five minutes later.
The Petersons and family, Mike
and James, reside at 912 High street,
where Mr. Peterson is the manager
of the Sehome housing unit.
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Navy Veterans
Offered Aid
Have you lost that important form
NavPers 553 ''Notice of Reparation
from the U. S. Naval Service?"
Do you need to trace or replace
any documents lost or destroyed?
Do you have any. back pay, must­ering
out pay or travel reimburse­ment
due that you have not yet
received?
Do you need any help on any
problem relating to Navy records or
Navy service, or to your rights and
benefits under the G. I. Bill?
RE-ADJUSTMENT OFFICE
Have you sent in your Terminal
Leave Claim for settlement under
the Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946?
If you need any assistance in the
above matters concerning your rights
and benefits as a veteran or your
previous Naval service, visit or write
to your District Civil Re-adjustment
Office at any time.
This office has only recently been
made a permanent fixture by the
Navy department and will continue
to remain in downtown Seattle. The
correct address: District Civil Re­adjustment
Office, Room 1800, Ex­change
Building, Second and Marion
Street, Seattle 4. Washington.
WRA To Organize
Mixed Recreation
In a meeting Wednesday, Janu­ary
8, the WRA cabinet decided
upon a plan to organize mixed rec­reation.
It was pointed out that
the swimming was carried on in­formally
as it should be, but the
gymnasium has been the scene of
aimless students standing around
the entrance with nothing to do.
Under the new plan, badminton
tournaments incorporating both men
and women will be organized on
the usual elimination basis and at
the same time a game of 4-player
volelyball can progress. The ping-pong,
table will also be put into more
efficient-use and members of the
student body will find mixed recre­ation
an organized play period as
originally. ..
BAND NEEDS VOCALISTS
This quarter the WWCE Pep Band
is opening with sixteen pieces. They
are also going to attempt to have
women vocalists, for whom try-outs
will be held Wednesday after­noon
at four o'clock. Any one
interested is invited to be at room
239 next Wednesday. .
Tonight the Pep Band will play
at the rec hour.
Housing Construction
Large Budget Item
Heating Plant Contract To Be Given
To Low Bidders In Near Future
I n less than a year, WWC has initiated or completed campus and hous­ing
improvements to the extent of $1,046,000. Topping the list is the new
men's residence hall which is due to be completed and ready for occupancy
with the beginning of the next school year. The building will house 80 men.
Running a close second on the budget is a new heating plant project,
contracts for which will be let to low bidders as soon as funds are made
available by the state development board (the bids already have been
reviewed).
Actors Needed
In New Play
-Victor A. Hoppe, drama depart­ment
head, announced this week his
plans for the production of the
Broadway play, Evelyn Williams'
"The Corn Is Green". Tryouts will
be given Thm*sday, January 16, 3 to
5 p. m., in room 308. The trials
will all be of the private conference
type.
"The Corn Is Green" centers
around a small Welsh mining town.
The play ran one year on Broad­way
starring Ethel Barrymore. After
closing in New York the production
continued to be presented on circuit
for two more years. Movie Actress
Bette Davis starred in the movie
versio nof the play which appeared
under, the same name as the stage
play.
According to Mr. Hoppe, the play
has 10 speaking parts for men and
five for women. Several copies of
"The Corn Is Green" are now on
the reserve shelf in the library for
any student interested.
Assemblies Feature
Variety of Talent
Assemblies in the next two weeks
will bring to WWC a variety of en­tertainment
and talent. Patricia
Straughn, accomplished pianist from
Vancouver, British Columbia, will
present a program of musical selec­tions
in the auditorium Tuesday,
January 14, 10 a. m. She will be
accompanied by Norma Albernathy,
pianist, who is also from Vancouver.
Friday, January 17, Mary Tiffany,
talented dancer, will perform a
series of dances of various types and
style. Miss Tiffany trained in New
York City at the Neighborhood
Playhouse. She has appeared in a
New York musical and in several
motion pictures.
LOS ANGELES TIMES REPORTS
The Los Angeles Times said this
about the dancer: "A former mem­ber
of the Martha Graham and Vir­ginia
Thompson groups, Miss Tif­fany
is sophisticated but never
blase. The ruggedness of her con­ceptions
is at times almost col­legiate.
She is graceful in seri­ous
numbers, witty in satirical com­edy.
Costumes and lighting were
effective, and so were the piano ac­complishments
of Tillie Dieterle."
Tuesday, January 21, Bob Wood,
cartoonist-entertainer will present
"Dramatic Adventures in Chalk", a
program which will feature sound
effects, music, special lighting, rapid
drawing, and cartoons. Mr. Wood
is young but his accomplishments
in the cartooning art and rapid
drawing indicate much experience.
NE\Y COURSES ADDED
Registration figures w e r e not
available as your WWCollegian went
to press this week. Indications were
that the enrollment would certainly
equal that of Fall quarter.
Additional courses in Mathematics,
English composition and Science
• s
have been added to the course
schedule for Winter quarter.
WORKER HURT ON CAMPUS
Suffering an accident while at
work on the school premises recent­ly,
&oy Reed, of 2220 Lynn street,
lost the sight of his right eye. The
injured man was rushed to St.
Lukes hospital, where he was atten­ded
by a local physician.
The injury, a very painful one,
necessitated the taking of f i ve
stitches in the eyeball itself. His
many friends hope that Mr. Reed
will soon be up and around again.
A total of $210,000 has been spent
in setting up temporary housing
units for married and single veter­ans,
and $64,000 has been expended
for the improvement of the science
department.
In addition $25,000 was spent in
the purchase and improvement'of
the new senior residence hall (the
former J. J. Donovan home), and
$10,000 for installation of showers in
the junior high school.
EIGHTY-EIGHT NEW UNITS
The program of improvement and
construction was Initiated on April
23 of last year, when the first of
the veterans houses was moved onto
the Sehome school grounds. Since
that time two more housing projects
have been completed, one located
behind the gymnasium and the other
on Huntoon Drive. A total of 88
separate units were provided for the
three locations.
Dr. Haggard said this week that
at the time of the completion of the
new men's domitory all the tempo­rary
housing units would be turned
over to the married veterans. Single
veterans will be moved to the dor­mitory..
What Is Going To
Happen On
January 31st?
Skiers Schuss
Baker Slopes
At the first meeting of the year
Wednesday, January 8, the Schus-sken
Ski Club completed plans for
trips to Mt. Baker tomorrow and
Sunday. Both trips will get under
way from the P. E. building *at
8 a. m.
All skiers who have signified their
intention of going on the trips are
requested to have their gear in work­able
shape before boarding the
busses. Bindings will have to be
fitted before any student will be
permitted to go on the trip. As
the college ski shop does the work
without charge no exceptions will
be made in this policy.
EMBLEMS SOON
Membership applications were is­sued
for all prospective members at
the ski club meeting. Anyone who
did not receive an application blank
may procure a Copy at the ski shop.
Also at the meeting a committee
was formed to decide on an em­blem
for the club, and the plan is
to have the emblem ready for issue
by the first of February.
An added incentive for going along
this week is the International Ski
Jump which will ' be held Sun­day
at Mt. Baker. Keen competi­tion
is expected on the 350 foot
jump and jumpers from both Can­ada
and the United States will par­ticipate.
TAT Dateline . . .
Friday, January 10 — Basketball
game, followed by Valkyrie mixer.
Saturday, January 11 — First ski
trip.
Saturday, January 11 — Basketball,
PLC-WWC, 8 p. m.
Wednesday, January 15 — English
usage test, 4 p. m.
Thursday, January 16—College apti­tude
and reading test, 8 a. m. and
achievement test, 4 p. m.
Friday, January 17—Basketball game
followed by Norsemen rec hour.
Saturday, January 18—Ski trip, bas­ketball
game, evening.