WWCollegian - 1941 April 25

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ilriior Greitlpirchasable
May I
Proposition Before Faculty
In Regard to Crest's
Use on Letterheads, Catalogs
According to Parker Pratt, chair­man
of the Senior Crest committee,
the crest will not be. purchasable
until after the first week in May.
In the meantime a proposition is
being taken up before the Faculty
committee in regard to the use of
the crest on letterheads and as cuts
for bulletins and catalogues.
There has been some discussion
as to the advisability of having a
bronze cofa made to place below
the main entrance steps.
Before the jewelry arrives, the
Crest committee, which includes
Helen Trickey. Hal Booth, Wanda
Barci, and Brian Robson, along with
Pratt, will meet and adopt a code
governing,the use of the crest, that
is when the pin is to be worn
and the position on the clothing.
The committee will also check on
the number of credits necessary to
determine the eligibility of students
desiring pins.
The crest is round with a wreath
of laurel, encircling a Norse shield.
In the center is a Viking ship with
a background of sea and clouds. At
the top of the crest is a helmeted
head of a Norse chieftain and cross­ed
behind the shield are two swords.
In'June, all alumni will have an
opportunity to adopt the crest at
their annual meeting to be held in
Edens hall.
This promises to be a
joyous spring for the hep
cats and jivesters of the
smaller towns and ham­lets
of Washington.
Bremerton had Duke
Ellington for a one-night-er
a couple months ago;
Bellingnam thronged to
hear Kay Kyser and now
Burlington, home of
Uncle Wayne Weber,
comes up with Glen Gray
and his. Casalomans. All
these have been under
the auspices of Jay Cur­tis,
local orchestra im-pressario.
Mons. Curtis
deserves a big hand for
his courage in importing
those name bands and we
feel that the swingsters
will appreciate his effort
by appearing at Burling­ton
on the tenth of May
for the showing of the
Casalomans.
Next Thursday brings
into being in the state
of Washington, an added
bugaboo of 1 per cent
more sales tax. This tax
will be the same as the
present one on cokes and
nickel — -'s. It will be
less on purchases up to
30 cents. Thereafter
start digging, because it
begins to pay off in
pennies.' When all of us
buy that new car this
spring for $1,000 the tax
will be 3,000 pennies.
Roughly speaking that is
15 pounds of pennies,
and what's rough about
that?
Not many people know
it, but the baton that will
be passed by the Yiks in
this CPS meet today has
been around a lot more
than the Norse cinder-smiths
who will be han­dling
it. The same stick
was passed around the
pre-war Europe, Paris*
Basel, Switzerland, and
other points the barn­storming
Olympic Amer­ican
relay team touched.
Norman Bright, former
Viking miler and present
holder of the Winco mile
record, was the 1,500-
meter man on the team
and he sent the baton to
Track Coach Sam Carver.
Dateli me
Friday, April 25
Track with CPS, here.
Golf with PLC, here.
Dudley Pratt, room 303.
8:10 p. m.
Freshman Bee hour,
Training school gym,
8:30 p. m.
Saturday, April 26
Conscription Capers,
Leopold hotel, 9 p. m.
Monday, April 28
Alkisiah meeting, Edens
Hall Club room, 7:30
p. m.
Tuesday, April 29
Women's league and
Men's club assemblies.
Wednesday, April 30
[ .Clblf with CWC, here.
IBC meeting, Edens hall
club room, 7:30 p. m.
Thursday, May 1
AWS Fashion tea, Blue
%t(%£Toom, .3:30-5 p. m.
Interchib council at Dr.
•%t ':M*W. Haggard's home,
7:'3Ci p. m.
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Friday, May 2
Woodwind trio, Seattle
symphony, 11 a. m.
AS'B Prexy Shiers
Travels Tuesday
Board of Control Approves
California Convention Jaunt;
Thomassen Resigns Till Fall
Appropriating the money for his
trip at the weekly meeting Wed­nesday
the Board of Control moved
that Frank Shiers, ASB president,
should attend the 18th Pacific Stu­dent
Presidents' association meet­ing
at Catalina island,-May 1 to 4.
His presence will insure WWC's
representation at this conference in
which colleges and universities
from the entire west coast will par­ticipate.
Shiers will leave by train
next Tuesday.
John Thomassen, recently elect­ed
to the position of four quarter
man or woman representative to
the Board of Control, tendered his
resignation at Wednesday's meet­ing
but the Board refused to accept
it. Because of illness in the fam­ily,
ThcJmassen was forced to with­draw
from school until fall quar­ter.,
According to the constitution,
Frank Shiers, ASB president, can
appoint a substitute to take Thom-assen's
place until he returns.
Valkyries To Swing
Late in Spring
Committees have been appointed
for the Valkyrie Spring dance to be
held at the Country club, May 24,
announced Valykrie President Lois
Heaton. Marie Tegenfeldt is general
chairman of this annual affair.
Sub-committee members are:
program, Hazel Anderson, chair­man,
Evelyn Peterson, Eileen For-han,
Jo Daniels, and Shirley Heat-on;
decorations, Rosemary Bolster,
chairman, Frances McCaddon, Mar­garet
Hilton, Margaret Haggard,
and Ruth Krause; refreshments,
Bernice Monson, chairman, Nancy
Pat Cooper, June Cory, Betty Jean
Bayley, and Lauretta Scheldt.
Jean Christopher and Elizabeth
Douglas were appointed co-chair-men^
of the Valkyrie skit for Cam­pus
day assembly.
Woodwind Favorites
Appear Friday
No strangers to WWC are the
members of^ the Woodwind trio of
the Seattle Symphony orchestra
who will be the assembly attrac­tion
Friday, May 2. Trio members
are: Frank Horsfall flute; Whitney
Tustin, oboe; and Ronald Phillips,
clarinet; with Gladys Bezeau Phil­lips,
accompanist.
.The trio is well-known for their
musical clownings as well as for
their artistic ability. The quartet
has played here several times, the
last occasion being during the 1940
summer session.
On the docket for the assembly
Tuesday, April 29, are Women's
league and Men's club meetings.
MARSH SPEAKS OF WEA
PLANS AT LUNCHEON .
Arthur Marsh, editor and asso­ciate
secretary of the WEA Jour­nal,
spoke on plans for the -insti­tute
next fall at the WEA lunch­eon
at Edens hall, Wednesday noon,
April 23. Marsh reported on
measures passed during the last
state legislature that pertained to
the school system.
Also speaking was L. D. Burrus,
secretary-manager of the state
teachers' retirement system; Miss
Mary Bond, northwest director of
NBA department of classroom
teachers; .and Edwin Hunnicutt,
naember of the WEA board of di­rectors.
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VOL. XL—NO. 27 Westera Washington College of Education, BelIjngham, Washington Friday, April 25, 1941
'FLASHED AS THEY f LfRNED IN All?
Props flashing in the weird glow of arc lights which flood Randolph
field, US Army training center, in central Texas, a squadron of Vultee
trainers make ready to spring into the darkness to execute night maneu­vers.
These planes were piloted by the February class of flying cadets of
which Buell Nims, WWC '38-'40 is a member. This class having now com­pleted
their second stage of training, will entrain for Kelly field,
Texas for more advanced instruction in air acrobatics.
WWC Receives Recognition as Faculty
Representatives Travel Afield
Miss Irene Elliott, Campus school
second grade supervisor, will leave
Monday on a trip which will absent
her from WWC for the rest of
spring< quarter. Miss Elliott will
visit schools included in the current
study being conducted by the
National Council on Education.
Planning to cover as many of
these schools as possible before re­turning
to the college at the begin­ning
of summer quarter, Miss El­liott
will go as far east as New York
city. She will visit elementary
schools at Reading, Colo., and Troy,
Ala., a number of rural schools in
Alabama, and elementary schools in
and around Chicago and New York
city.
Teachers colleges included in her.
itinerary will be Kalamazoo Teach­ers
college, Milwaukee State Teach­ers
college, and the Universty of
North Carolina.
Taking Miss Elliott's place during
her absence will be Mrs. Norma
Crowe, WWC graduate.
UPSMALL BEGINS WORK
ON TESTS FOR DEAF
Dr. C. C. Upshall, director of the
Research bureau, was one of a com­mittee
of five appointed by Dr.
Percival Hall, president of Gallau-det
college, to study problems on
the construction and installation of
intelligence and achievement tests
in schools for the deaf.
A conference on problems of
deafness was held last May under
the auspices of the National Re­search
council at which time a
number of problems of investiga­tion
in the field were recommended.
HUNT SPEAKS AT IRC
Thomas Hunt WWC Social Sci­ence
instructor, presented a talk
on his Panama-Caribbean cruise
to the International Relations club
at their regular meeting last Wed­nesday
evening.
Betty Gilbert, IRC presiedent,
announced that the club will dis­cuss
the Balkan situation at their
April 30 meeting. |
"Certainly a successful meeting,"
was Dr. Lucy Kangley's comment
regarding the third biennial gather­ing
of the Puget Sound Council of
Teachers of English held at the
University ,of Washington. Miss
Kangley, president of the organiza­tion,
spent last week-end attending
the conference.
Among the speakers was Stuart
Holbrook, author of "Holy Old
Mackinaw" and other well-known
stories. While at the conference,
Dr. Kangley had an opportunity to
meet James Carroll former WWC
speech instructor.
Several representatives from the
college, the local high school, and
elementary grades accompanied Dr.
Kangley on the trip.
Summer NYA Jobs
Made Available
Summer NYA work is now being
made available on Out-of-school
Work programs, according to George
P. Sheridan, state administrator of
the NYA. Students who are in­terested
and will be in this locality
during the summer can make ap­plication
to Terry H. Cook, Jeffer­son
Grade school, Everett, Wash­ington.
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Due to the National Defense
program there has been more need
for NYA workers and so for the
first time summer work\ is being
offered. For the out-of-school
work program youths must be from
17 to 24 years of age.
NYA employment is available in
nearly all sections of the state
on the basis of 60 hours per month
at a wage of $18. Students
who will be located in other parts
of the state during the summer can
make application at the offices in
Spokane, Wenatchee, Yakima, Se­attle,
Tacoma, Vancouver, Aber­deen,
and Chehalis. An announce­ment
will be placed on the NYA
bulletin board which will 'give fur­ther
details.
Jughead Walks Off;
Good Landing
Caught by a down-draft as he
came in for a landing, Arthur Son-neland.
CAA student pilot, nearly
cracked up his plane Tuesday even­ing
at the Lake Whatcom seaplane
base.
Although Sonneland thought the
plane was sinking, he soon realized
that only one pontoon was sub­merged.
In an attempt to balance
the plane, he climbed from the
cockpit onto the high wing.
As the plane slipped into its
landing, the pontoon struts were
strained and fabric was torn from
one of the wing tips as it sliced the
water.
"While the damage to the plane
is not considered serious," said Herb
Haley, flight instructor, "flight
training will be suspended until re­pairs
are made to the plane."
It is estimated that it will be a
week or 10 days before repair parts
arrive.
Rae Burke Elected
Lit. Club Prexy
Election of club officers for next
year was held at the Monday, April
21, meeting of Vanadis Bragi in the
Edens Hall Club room. The fol­lowing
persons were elected: presi­dent,
R<ae Burke; vice-president,
John Hudson; secretary, Phyllis
Thompson; and treasurer, Declan
Barron.
Annis Hovde and Alta Hicklin
were elected as delegates tto the
nomination convention.
The evening program was devoted
to the discussion of books on the
Negro problem. Phyllis Thompson
reviewed "Porgy" by DuBois Bfey-ward,
Alta Hicklin reported on
"Scarlet Sister Mary," by Julia
Peterkin; Jean Hogg reviewed Rich­ard
Wright's latest book,'" "Native
Son," and Betty Hogg reviewed
Wright's "Uncle om's Children."
COMMITTEE CHOOSES
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements for graduation
have been chosen and will be avail­able
in the Co-op store soon for
graduating juniors and seniors. The
style and type of announcement
were chosen last Wednesday by a
committee composed of Parker
Pratt, chairman, Dorothy Gates,
Irene Fyhn, and Don Kinzer.
Full Speed Ahead Signal Given
As Great Day Draws Nigh
Norsemen Cry 'Last
Call For Boat Trip'
"One boat is filled and we have
7 people signed up for a second
boat," was the comment of Brian
Robson as he announced plans and
schedule for the Norsemen's cruise
to be held Sunday, May 3.
The Sea Scout boat, Activian, will
leave the Municipal dock at 7:30
a. m. and will make a 2% -hour stop
at Sucia island for lunch before go-.
• ing on to Deer harbor on Orcas
island where a short stop will be
made before the four-hour stop at
Sinclair island. At Sinclair, the
WRA girls who are to spend the
week-end at Viqueen lodge, will
join the party to return to Belling-ham.
They plan to return about
10 o'clock Sunday evening.
The price, of the tickets is 75
cents and the participants are asked
to bring their own lunch. Coffee .
will be served. The Activian will
carry 40 "passengers and the other
boat for which the clubmen are ne­gotiating
will hold 35. Those in-,
terested are asked to sign early.
Plans and arrangements for the
cruise are being handled by the-
Norsemen's Recreation committee,
which is composed of Maurice Mc-
Clellan, chairman, Bill Junkin,
Mickey Smith, Winton Olson, and
Brian Robson.
Dack Beats Drums
For Rainclouds
"These rainless days may be;en­joyed
by the students but they
don't promote the germination of
seeds," says Head Gardener George
Dack. It seems that the irate gen­tleman
promised to have grass high
enough to cut on the newly worked
ground south of the Library within
six weeks of the time of seeding.
The sprinkling system is installed
and the seeding is completed, but
grass a grab and a half high will
not be flowering on schedule.
Mother nature has conspired
against us and decided not to favor
the new addition to our campus
beauty with sufficient quantities of
H20. This would be of no conse­quence,
according to Dack, if the
sprinkling system had been com­pleted;
however, because of a hold­up
in the delivery of pipe this was
not possible. Just how long it will
be before the plumbing can be com­pleted
is not certain but Dack as­sures
us that it can't be too soon
to suit him.
AWS TO HONOR WOMEN
GRADUATES WITH TEA
Honoring the women graduates, a
fashion show and tea will be held
Thursday, May 1, in the Edens Hall
Blue room. The tea will be held
from 3:30 to 5 p. m. with the fash­ion
show beginning about 4:15.
The Women's League Fashion
show and tea is an annual affair at
WWC. This is sponsored by the
AWS. -
Clothes appropriate for com­mencement
will be modeled. .
Plans for Bigger and Better
Campus Day Progressing
As McClellan Goes To Town
Make way for Campus day! With
only 19 days remaining between to­day
and that spring quarter high­light,
committees are busily engag­ed
in formulating further plans.
Recently added to the list of events
for Campus day is a male beauty
contest. The last event of this type
was held in 1939 with Joe Moses
walking off with top honors. Moses
is still in school and consequently
offers tough competition.
Again as last year, the pie-eating
contest will be an important feature
of the day. Last year's champ,
Pete Gudyka, and runner-up Bea­trice
Nilsen are said to be challeng­ing
all comers.
""The pie-eating preliminaries^will
be held at Lakewood. The finalists
will then compete against each
other in the evening assembly.
Manners in this affray are taboo;
,;speed will be the only consideration.
"•:-:•- Campus day isn't a day of con­tests
alone, however. The crew
races share the spotlight'at Lake-wood.
Several veteran crews have
already announced their plans to
have a five-man crew that, accord­ing
to them, will be able to hold
their own against the Washington
Huskies.
A proposal has been made that
the Campus day dance, which here­tofore
has been held in the evening
after the day's festivities, be held
the Monday night before Campus
day. Co-eds could then stay out
until 12:15. This, too, would elim­inate
that "tired feeling" one ex­periences
about 9 o'clock Campus
day'evening.
Plans in Progress
For Conference
County Superintendents' Meet
Scheduled by Faculty;
To Be Held Here, May 7-8
Plans are in progress for a coun­ty
superintendents' conference to
be held at WWC Wednesday and
Thursday, May 7 and 8. Heading
the faculty committee in charge of
arrangements for the conference
are Co-Chairmen Miss Elizabeth
Hopper, Appointment bureau direct­or,
and Miss Mary E. Rich, director
of the Training school.
Other faculty members compris­ing
the committee are: Dr. Irving Ei
Miller, Loye McGee, Miss Vivian
Johnson, Miss Emma Erickson, Miss
Mabel Zoe Wilson, and Miss Ger­trude
Longley.
Questionnaires have been sent
out to the county superintendents
of Washington, in order to deter­mine
how many will be attending,
and to receive suggestions as to
what should be included in the
conference.
Patterned largely after the super­intendents'
conference held last
spring, this year's conclave will in­clude
observation of Campus school
classes and assembly, discussion
groups, a dinner, and a tea to which
all WWC June graduates are in­vited.
Recent Lecturer Apologetic for Delay;
Terms War a Young Man's Game
By Pat Sutton '
"I fetl very much humilated," apologized grey-haired Will Irwin, famous
war correspondent of the last World war. "I nave traveled all over the
world and never in my life have I been late to anything." Irwin had
looked at the time table wrong and had kept the students of WWC wait­ing
for him for nearly half an hour.
Seated in one of the desks in the school room off the auditorium Irwin
rested for a moment after his speech on "How to Read a Newspaper."
"Yes I had quite a bit to do in the last war," he said, "but war is a young .
man's game. Elderly men have no business mixing in it, so I have had to
cut this one out." .
Irwin spoke in rather a nasal voice and not too clearly, probably due
to his hearing defect. "I got this in Italy during the last World war," he
remarked, pointing to his earphone. "I also got a bad leg from playing
football in my youth; I'm not so young anymore." ^
"During the last war, I was the European war correspondent for the
Saturday Evening Post from 1915 on and after that I organized our
foreign propaganda," explained Irwin to the usual assortment of auto­graph
hounds and celebrity hunters.
Irwin visited Bellingham some 20 years ago and was pleased to return
and speak here again. "I can't quite remember whether I spoke at the
college or some place in town last time I was here," he told his interested
listeners. "You know 20 years is a long time."
About this time Dr. W. W. Haggard, WWC president, enticed the fa­mous
man away from his admirers to the Edens Hall Dining room for
lunch.
As he left, Irwin politely thanked the interviewers for his talk with
them, making them feel as though they were the famous guests and he
but a Collegian staff reporter.