Western Viking - 1937 July 9

              THE WESTERN
WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, July 9, 1937
By Chris
Japan and Russia With seem-
Hsinking, Manchoukuo, i n g deter-
July 7. mina t i o n
authorit i e s
of the Japanese army charged the
Soviets with opening fire on the
border guards Monday. According
to the allegation a Japanese soldier
was wounded in the attack.
Conditions under which Russia
.. withdrew from the disputed Amur
river territory last Week put the
next move up to the Japanese, who
responded ably and militanily. Rus­sia
agreed to withdraw Soviet pa-trol
providing thai the Japanese also
withdrew patrol from the key chan­nel
islands, Sennukha and Bolshoi.
The Soviets also claimed indemni­fication
for the loss suffered, in the
; Amur river battle; however it is
believed that she will not press the
claim if Japan acts in accordance
with predictions and ignores it.
"Poor Butterfly" A new angle to the
Peiping, China, oriental situation,
July 8 or the reiteration
of a very old an­gle,
developed Thursday, when a
Japanese officer was killed and sev­eral
were wounded in a Japanese-
Chinese clash near Peiping.
Japanese troops were successful
in capturing the Hankow to Piep-ing
lines of communication.
The official Japanese communi­que
accused Chinese machine-gun­ners
of attacking Japanese troops
who were executing night manou-vers.
The Japanese ultimatum to the
Chinese demanded complete aban­donment
of arms and withdrawal
of Chinese forces.
The exact importance of this
Chinese activity in relation to the
Russo-Japanese situaion has not
been determined.
"Far Called With isolation of
Our Navies the Spanish Civil
Melt Away" war seemingly un-
London, England, successful, Eng-
July 4 land ordered three
more battleships
to reinforce her
fleet already stationed in the Med­iterranean
war zone.
Fearing that Mussolini's "sen­sational
move" of which the cabinet
was informed, might prove dangers
ous to the safety of her all-impor­tant
"imperial life-line", Britain de­termined
to meet Mussolini's chal­lenge
before it was too late.
Sessions of the nonintervention
committee ended in an impasse
with Britain, Russia and France
unwilling to grant belligerency
rights to the Spanish insurgents as
Italy and Germany desired.
Collapse of the nonintervention
machine may mean the rushing of
vast, quantities, of. British., and
French arms, monitions, planes and
even "volunteers to aid the Spanish
forenunent.
First Graders
Study
Sea Shore Life
Class Visits Larrabee
Children Collect Specimens
For Class Room Aquarium
Shore life was the center of at­tention
among first graders yester­day
morning when Miss Katharine
Cassanova. supervisor, took her
charges to Larrabee state park.
Transportation was provided by
parents of the children.
"Considering how long the child­ren
have lived near the salt water,
it is surprising how little they real­ly
know about sea life. In fact
many of them are not even aware
that there is any life there. One
of the main purposes of this trip
is to stimulate the children to be
more observing, to be more interest­ed
in the common everyday things
present in their lives," comments
Miss Cassanova. "Even the parents
who went with us exclaimed how
much they learned on the excur­sion."
The group made the visit to gain
first hand information. No pre­vious
study of sea life had been
made. The class of 27 members
was divided into four groups. Un­der
the guidance of student teach­ers,
the children searched for sea
anemones, sea urchins, star fish,
lympids, barnacles, sea cucumbers,
purple clam, hermit crabs, sea
worms and snails, sand dollars, and
brittle star fish. The group brought
back enough shore life to make a
salt water aquarium for the class
room.
NEA Conclave
Backs Up
Teacher Disputes
Teachers who get into trouble with
local school authorities this year
can count on support from the ten­ure
committee of the National Edu­cational
Association, was revealed
when the convention came to a
close .at Detroit Thursday, July 1.
Conservatives in the NEA ranks
who tried tp apply the brakes, were
overwhelmingly defeated by the
tenure supporters. The murmurs of
those who wanted less publicity for
violations of the tenure laws were
completely drowned out in the ac­claim
for a recommendation that
the committee be authorized "to
make investigations of cases of un­fair
treatment and unjust discharge
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Junior Red Cross Display
Exchange Gifts
Sent Through Paris Office
Japanese dolls, Alaskan doll
clothes, booklets from Czechoslo­vakia,
and other gifts front foreign
countries are being displayed here
this week by the Junior Red Cross.
These gifts are exchanged with 52
different nations that belong to the
Junior Red Cross. All booklets are
sent to Paris where they are trans­lated.
They are then sent to the
American office which sends them to
the individuals for whom they
were intended.
At Christmas time 200,000 boxes
are exchanged. The child may fill
the box with anything he thinks will
be of interest to the student of the
country to which he wishes to be­come
acquainted.
"This plan of exchanging gifts is
a good-will peace time activity
which helps to teach the children of
one country to know and understand
children of another," remarked R E.
Gillette, director.
Treat Yourself; Relieve Dr. Bond;
Buy Your Victoria Ticket Now!
Boat Sails 7:30 a. m., Tuesday, from Municipal Dock;
Big Time Ahoy! Don't Let It Sail Without You
By Logan
Romance! Beauty! Glamour! The charm of the Old World—are all to
be found in one day if you plan, before it's too late, to board the SS
Victoria next Tuesday morning.
Many times the journey to one's destination is monotonous; not so
with this one. With all the beautiful scenery the San Juan Islands have
to offer—the stimulating tang of the salty breeze; the sunset on the wa­ter;
and dancing to tht strains of-orchestra
music—all combine to
make the ride a pleasure in itself.
Rent a Bicycle
On leaving the gangplank in Vic­toria
one can hop on a bicycle and
see new and interesting sights until
the legs refuse to function. The
knitting, linen, and china enthus­iasts
may want to start at once for
the shopping district where it's al­most
as much fun to just look as to
buy. The grounds and conserva­tory
at the Empress hotel are lovely,
and,they can be enjoyed while en
route to the Crystal Pool for a re­freshing
swim.
After a delicious English lunch­eon
the best bet for the afternoon is
to take the bus which leaves the
Empress hotel at 2:00 p. m. and see
the outskirts of the city.
See the Sunken Garden
This two and one-half hour trip
will provide one with many hours
of pleasant memories. Butchart's
Gardens alone are worth traveling
hundreds of miles to see. A hedge
cut in many unusual shapes and a
typical old English castle are some
of the interesting sights on the
drive through the residential sec­tion.
On returning from the bus trip
there will be sufficient time for tea
and crumpets, or scones, before
boarding the boat at 5:30 p. m. for
the last few hours of a Red Letter
Day.
Piano Virtuosos
Here Tuesday
Duo-piano recital! That's what's
in store for all WWC students next
Friday, July 16, in the regular as­sembly
when Creighton Pasmore
and Victor Trerice will present a
program. Their programs range
from the tone colorings of Debussy's
music to the modern Spanish color­ings.
Pasmore and Trerice are univer­sally
considered by. critics as the
logical heirs to the laurels of Guy
Maier and Lee Pattison. During
this, their first official concert
season, they have been booked
throughout the west coast where
they have been met with a great
deal of enthusiasm.
Tomiko Kanazawa, Japanese so­prano,
who was to have appeared
in assembly today had to cancel
her engagement because of illness. .
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Peaceful Rec Hour
Tonight!
International . barriers will be
broken down tonight and friendly
relations established! The Interna­tional
Relations club sponsors to­night's
rec hour. Merritt Frizzell,
acting-president, Neil Power, Gus-tav
Margraf, and Burdett Miller
constitute the committee in charge.
Dancing will begin at 8:00 (come
early!) and end at 11:30. The Big
gym is the place. Eddie Bassett
and orchestra will play.
Faculty' sponsors are Miss Dor­othy
McHvain, Mrs. May Lovegren,
and Dr. Irving'Miller. Miss Nora
Cummins, advisor of the Interna­tional
Relations club, will be a
guest
Board of Control
Holds
Picnic Thursday
Former members of the Board of
Control will picnic at Lakewood
next Thursday after school with the
summer officers. Bob Barnhart has
charge of arranging for the annual
picnic supper. Former members
who are attending WWC this ses­sion
and the years they served on
the executive body are: Ira Loree,
1925; Guy Springsteel, 1929; Dutch
Wilder, Sivert Skotheim, 1931;
James Butler, 1932; Margaret Kane,
Florence Lund, and Helen Acklen,
1936. . Transportation will be ar­ranged
to the picnic grounds.
Due to lack of a quorum the
Board of Control meeting for this
week was postponed until next
Wednesday. Business to be consid­ered
at that time will be the letting
of the Klipsun photography con­tract.
Two Bellingham studios have
offered bids. Vinson's in the Mount
Baker building and Sandison's in
the Woolworth building have ap­plied.
Sandison's has done the"
work for several years in the past.
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Bever To Study
In London •»
To pursue her social science stu­dies
in London, Miss Virginia Bever,
daughter of the late Dean Bever,
will sail from New York in August.
Miss Bever taught during the past
year in the history department at
WWC, taking the place formerly
held by her father.
Her work will be done under the
auspices of the University of Cali­fornia.
Miss Bever will do re­search
work in connection with the
British Record office on the Ameri­can
Colonies and records of state.
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Snow, View Attract
Hikers
To Church Mountain
Hikers climbing Church moun
tain tomorrow will assemble on
High street in front of Edens hall
driveway at 7:00 a. m. This hike,
not listed on the official recreation
bulletin, was planned about two
weeks ago at the request of a hum
ber of students who wished to make
the Baker trip but were not quali­fied.
Two Saturday hikes and
three week-day hikes are required
of those who sign for Baker.
The time and energy required to
conquer Church mountain is practi­cally
the same as was needed for
Skyline ridge. The driving distance
is a little over forty miles, and the
climb is about five miles. As has
been the custom, hikers will bring
their own lunch. Coffee for every­one
will be made oyer an open fire
along the trail.
Dr. Bond comments, "The view
from: Church mountain is one not
to be forgotten, and there will be
some snow at the timber line."
Appointments
Made
Since June 10
Placements Total 100
13 Primary, 10 Intermediate,
5 Junior Hi Contracts Signed.
Thirty appointments have been
made through the WWC appoint­ment
bureau since graduation. This
brings the total to date to 100.
Those receiving appointments to
teach in the primary division in­clude:
Mary Francis Morthland, Se-lah;
Ruth Hoagland, Bow; Doris
Jurgenson, Snoqualmie; Genevieve
McKellar. Sedro-Woolley; Edna
Pearson Maple Valley; Katherine
Kurtz. Toutle Lake; Lovetta Cole-bank,
Maple Falls; Elsie Boling,
Hamilton; Marion Haydon, Newau-kum;
Gretchen Shultes, Birds View;
Maxine Iddins, Toledo; Minnie Al-bers,
Alger; Mary Morrow, Fern-dale;
Mary Snyder, Oak Lake.
Intermediate teaching positions
have" been assigned to: Grace Hall,
Maltby; Grace McBain, Longview;
Ruth Bond, Bellingham; Maude
Easton, Taholah; Rose Collier, Coal­field;
Carol Allen, Montesano; Ital-ka
Runge. Toutle Lake; June Jev-ning,
Bellingham; Margaret Des-pain,
Dryad; Katherine Moss, Te-nino.
Assignments in the junior high
division have ben given to: Garret
Bossenbrock, Alger; Irving Easton,
Taholah; Labert Craber, Maltby;
Paul Anson, Longview;. Ruth Deck­er,
;Beach.
Esther Kretz will teach all grades
at Belfast; Neta Gallagher will do
remedial work a t . Lake Stevens;
while Dorothy Hartle will have
charge of the Music department at
Coupeville.
Film Stars Converge
On Bellingham;
Start Tomorrow
Picture taking on "The Barrier"
at Mount Baker Lodge by the Harry,
Sherman Production Co., will begin
Saturday, according to Lou Rach-mill,
art director for the company.
A troupe of 110 actors and techni­cians
arrive in Bellingham Friday
noon. Included in this group are
Slim Summerville, Robert Barrat,
Otto Kruger, Edward Ludwig, and
Harry Sherman.
Mr. Rachmill contradicted reports
that had . been issued earlier this
week concerning the use of local
women in the numerous "mob
scenes." Specifications call for 150
women, all ow whom will be drawn
from this' vicinity.
Construction of the village of
Flambeau has been going on for
several weeks. Workmen report that
their progress has been hindered
very much by weather conditions.
As soon as all outdoor scenes have
been taken the troupe will return
to Hollywood to film indoor scenes.
Bob Landers, property manager in
charge of selecting "extra parts," is
due in Bellingham this week.
Coming Up
*
Friday, July 9.
8:30—Rec hour, big gym.
'v- Saturday, July 10.
7:00—All school hike, Chuck-anut
mountain.
Tuesday, July 13.
All school holiday.
7:00—Victoria excursion.
Thursday, July 15.
4:30—Board of Control pic­nic.
Friday, July 16.
5:30—Mt. Baker climb.
11:00—Duo-Piano recttaL