Northwest Viking - 1936 August 21

              VOL. XXXIV—NO. 43 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGMAM, WASHINGTON Friday, August 21, 1936
Normalite
By Mary Johnstone
There comes a time in the lives
of most people when they think
. they have discovered the cause Of
the world's ills. The next step, of
course, is i » discover a remedy for
the situation. And the third step
is to attempt to put the remedy into
practice. Most people get to the
first stage, a few to the .second
while the third group is comprised
Ofjthe Pelleys and Townsends of the
-world.
Wtth iiothing to do for the past
several 'flays, but mull and philoso-nhixe,
I have -found myself trying
:^&tiiiij/^^%Waae^::-&leete, and why
things happen as they do. And my
•conclusion is that unless human na­ture
changes, things won't get much
better, and they are likely to get a
heck of a lot worse.
It seems to me that there is only
one way out, and that is through
Education. And it can't be done in
just, one .generation. Until the ma
joilty.of people learn to be discrimi-natihg
"and !t» think for themselves
there Willbe wars, strikes, and riots.
And mobs will continue to blame
depressions on Hoover, the sun spots
or the Jews.
Education has an enormous re­sponsibility.
We dorii want to
turn out a lot of half-baked citizens
who think they are intelligent be­cause
they know the name and
M^t^;^~^'ery]jn^J!n^Ae Pres*"
dan^i ^
fbiimna for soap. Rather, may
(hey know that they cant believe
everything they read and hear, and
that'-to err is human, even among
teachers and textbooks. And that
if they want to know the answers,
they will Wave to figure them out
themselves.
And while we're on the subject of
reform1-why can't something be
done about some of the courses in
this school which are dished out like
hash because the instructors are so
burdened with official duties that
they can't organize their material?
I'm not yelling at the teacher—in
fact, I wonder how some of them
can take it.
For example there is a five-hour
course which should have a natural
appeal for every student in school.
The material is fascinating. (That
sounds pretty biased, but a good
inany jftrfente think the same way.)'
W i t t ; * , ^ ancl a
• little tfimt-for iwepi^ifcfon' each day, •
that"' insttTuctor- .could" present one.
of the f in^t and most stimulating
;«S«irse8;"in'! to%"schootT\
Try ThW On Your Classroom
Once upon a time a friend of ours
found herself teaching five classes
of geography in a Junior High
school in (the east.: One - morning
she' decided to give her first class
a Itjulz. She{ gave them ten ques­t
i o n th^e answer of all being
'Washington." Very few of the
pupils had any of the answers cor-
^j^^'f^j^^C-^^'l '•...'•'.;"•'
-/She decided to give the same
quiz Jibfa? sec^n4 .•cfc*$»:. and- was
eriaiurag^;0: find that the scores
were}h^ur^. :W$k $ ? $*$ class,
hffidfa,-ihe;icojref;-tOerje so much
^; ;C«^irn^L • •• M;-.:::X,:
r_ th^i^p^|ye^|«^
hwie^vof,^^^^'ffih1e'
sn^^^^^rgriiyn^
gave Washington
' ^ig^em^lhiB^
I^pliatiotit to tbe
Hoppe, Severn
Selected to Fill
N W V Offices
Subscription Rates Reduced On
Viking to Cut Expenses of
Graduating Senior
Joan Hoppe, editor of the Viking
for three quarters, and Louis Severn
were elected Editor and Business
Manager of the Viking, respective­ly,
by the Board of Control Thurs­day
afternoon. They will hold of­fice
for the Autumn quarter of
1936;
With the conclusion of this term
Miss Hoppe will have served four
quarters as Editor of the Viking
that the by-law^ of the school Con­stitution
allows one student to hold
this office.
Severn will be serving his first
term as Business Manager of the
Viking during this quarter. He has
been working in the ad department
of Montgomery & Ward which gives
him outside experience in the ad­vertising
.line."
The salaries of their positions are:
editor, 8 dollars and business mana­ger,
7 dollars.
The subscription rate on the Vik­ing
has been reduced from three
dollars a year to one dollar. By
this reduction it will make it less
expensive for the graduating stud­ent
who will teach next year to
have the paper sent to him. This
rate includes the cost of mailing
the paper to, any: point;>in United-
States, Canada, or Alaska-the sub­scriber
so wishes.
All subscriptions will be taken in
the office of the Northwest Viking
or from the present or future edi­tor
or business manager.
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School Zoologists
Study Sea Bottom
Completing a survey of forms of
life associated with sea bottoms, the
Science class under Ruth E. Piatt,
science instructor,* spent Saturday
and Sunday of last week at the
University of Washington Oceano-graphic
laboratories at Friday Har­bor.
'
The class spent Sunday morning
aboard the dredge-boat "Medea"
dragging at depths ranging from 10
to 25 fathoms, and sampling areas
ofrocky, sandy, and muddy sea-bottom.
Specimens were taken
from each dredge, preserved, and
brought back to the school labora­tories
for study.
"This trip was a wonderful oppor­tunity
for the claks to acquire first­hand
knowledge of the relative sea-bottom
associations in relation to
environment," said Miss Piatt.
•-. "We would like i o acknowledge
the courtesy of the station officials
who made it possible, particularly
Dr. Phyler, who. devoted his time ia
our group and directed the work on
the dredge/'
:•';..-.;.—___—_o—: — .
Simqnson Tells of Sports and Hobby
Airplanes Hold Prominent Place in 17-Year-Old Violinist's
Would Like to Enter Aviation School Soon
Mind;
"Fly fishing is my favorite sport," They are planning on touring the
said Henry Simonson, 17-year-old Pacific coast soon. They would like
violinist, in an interview granted to enter the University of Wash-after
his performance in assembly ington together as freshmen and
Tuesday morning. "We're going Henry would like to enter aviation
fishing tomorrow," he stated, smil- school. His hobby is building model
ing. His sister, Margery, who ac- airplanes and after doing that for a
companied him on the piano, is also long time he said that he would like
an enthusiast at flyfishing. "Al- to learn how to fly real ones:
though I'm not as good as Henry at When asked if he would like to
it," she said. follow in the footsteps of Kreisler
These two young blond artists or Heifitz he said that he would like
started taking lessons in their par- to go on the concert stage, "—and
ticular branch of music ten years of course be as nearly like those
ago on the boy's seventh birthday, great artists as it is possible," Si-
The violinist is studying under Ma­dame
Engberg in Seattle. Both of
the Sinmonsons graduated from
Ballard high school in Seattle,
Margery in 1934 and Henry in 1936.
monson explained.
"In my concert work I always
want my sister to accompany me,"
he said in conclusion of the inter­view.
Approximately 200 Receive Degrees
2 7 B. A . Degrees; Advanced Special Normal School Diplomas Listed
Two, Four-Year Certificates to Be Awarded;
156 Special Normal School Diplomas
tyctons w
•JBHt
the;robm she
aqWfaC Th
test sSe had
she elianged m^m"""
the
Viking Pins Earned
Fiy6 students who have
earnedVjking pins this sum­mer
are; v Helen Bcpthe, Rose
' Cassidy, Glen Greseth,v Lucille
Lee;arid PatV^aAe**In>prefer
; to; receive vpne [ pf these ;'pins^:
itwptgu^rters, of newswritihg
i «*ttl* credit anil.; two quarters
,^>irark:-pi£
X^cr^M!;^
;-^iJ^jfBp^r4. Ot;:;Q^^0/M^!k f:
Listing of graduates for the sum­mer
quarter has been completed
showing 27 receiving the degree of
bachelor of arts in education and
advanced special normal school di­ploma,
two receiving the graduate
normal school diploma, and 156 re­ceiving
the special normal school di­ploma..
The names of the graduates
follow:
Degrees of bachelor of arts in edu­cation
and the advanced special
normal school diplomas will be re­ceived
by Kate Kyle Adair, John
Bernard Chichester, Rose Ehrlich
Collier, Mary Verria Eastman, Wil­liam
Miller Frender, Alice L. Gol-ier,
Oswald Conrad Hall, Edgar J.
Hannah, Dorothy Isaacs, Sara Kath-ryn
Jamieson, Beatrice L. Johnson,
Leonard J. Keppler, Robert R. Kind-schy,
Jessie Lulua McGhee, Mary
Patricia McDonald, Ethel Markham,
Mildred Matson, Donald G. Olts,
Theresa 6*Malley, Ruth Adelaine
Pearson, Marie LeCompte Reinholt,
Vera Cade Richardson, James Alan
Ross, Sister Bpnaventure, Sister
Pauline, Mary Elizabeth Smith, and
Wilburn James Whipple.
Graduate normal school diplomas
will be awarded to Marie Louise
Hickman, and Helen M. Sachs;
Special Normal School diplomas
have been prepared for Clarice E,
Abel, Leon. A. Alpagh, Bertha I. Al­len,
Clarys Lynette Allison, Aileen
Marvel Arland, Annette Austin,
Lula B. Bacon, Marian L. Baila,
Sylvia Eleonora Baird, Loretta N.
Balcomb, Kirby Hine Baldrey; Lilli
F.v. Bargmeyer, Betty Barker, Ber-
Aphra Sophia Blumenroth, Ruth
nice Barrett, Esther Kate Blanaay,
Elizabeth Bond, Ay^mer a Bright^
Carrie E. Stewart Burgeson, La
Thea L. Butler, Dora M. Caldwell,
Dorothy E. Christensen, Dorothy H.
Christensen, Gordon: C. Broadbent,
and Carolyn Turner Clark.
garet Evelyn Harlow, Gwendolen
Hartman, Marye Louise Hartmah,
Miriam Howie, and Aletha Hubbard.
, Still more to receive three-year
diplomas are Elizabeth M.Iiurst,
Alma A. Imus, John A. Jacobson,
Marian Frances Jeardeau, Hazel
Ernestine Jeffrey, Kathryn Mary
Jensen, Nina Katharine Johansen,
Frances M. Johns, Charlotte Mar­jories
Johnson, Shirley Ruth Keep­ers,
Neva; M; Kellogg, Lucie Wilson
Keplinger, Margaret Louise Klbck,
Helen Katherine Klumb, Edythe
Elizabeth Koski, Dorothy Mi'. Xa
Fave, Mildred Moore Large, Margie
E. Iawrence; Mildred•"••' Dorothy
Leake, Elmer C. Lindquist, Henriet­ta
M. Lohman, Alfred B. Loop, Geo.
J. Lovos, Catherine N. McBaine,
Florence McBeath, James Anthony
McCartin, Ellen Janet McDonald,
Mary Kathleen McDonald, Eliza­beth
M. McEwen,
Helen Elizabeth Mckenzie, Rpser
anne McKenney, Helen Jean Mc­Neil,
Irene Rose Marz, Mildred
Maule, Charlene Mautz, Vivian
Maxine Mickle, Anne Midgaarden,
Cora A. Miller, Ruby K. MUier,.Jane
Annette Mills, Jeaneva Dickson
Morgan; Lillian Anna Nesheim,
Charity E. Nevtas^ Oliye G. Nie'veeh,
Marion OrvUle Oppelt, Ethel^Mar­ian
Page, Irma Iiittlw Paine, Gtedys
Pauls, Grace R; Petersen, Milford
A.r Peterson, Elva Irene Pilquist,
Helen Margaret Porter, ILduise E.
Porter, Harriett Eliiz^beth Pratt,
Greta L., Price, Jean Ackley Puddy,
Evelyn Dorothy IPurneUV Enid O;
Rasmus, also receive three^ year di­plomas.
. •..'.:{ ••••:•;• .''/-'•'"',
Fisher Attends
Normal Alumni
Gathering at U
Former Children's Librarian Doty
Arranges Informal Party
At U. of W.
To discuss Normal activities,
President C. H. Fisher met with a
group of Normal alumni who are
now attending the University of
Washington on the University cam­pus
last Monday evening from 8:00
to 9:30 p. m. ' • '
Miss Beatrice Doty, former chil­dren's
librarian at Normal, who is
now attending the University, ar­ranged
the meeting. Pat Allan, for­mer
editor of the Viking and Klip-sun,
assisted her. Punch and cook­ies
were the refreshments served.
"It was very interesting to meet
this group of about 25 alumni. Stu­dents
who are now married invited
their husbands and wives and we
had a happy time together," Presi­dent
Fisher commented.
"We discussed what has happened
at Normal since these students
graduated. It was a very success­ful
meeting and. I thoroughly en­joyed
it," Prexy continued.
The following alumni were pres­ent
at the gathering: Lois Hoag-land,
John Lensrud, Fred Knapman,
li&tt^ Jarretit, ^ e
Olive ^yers,^ Mike Tpincp,i Wilffium
kendrick, ijfcU"Fishier, Arthur:Gvw--::
wc% irfprs.; Artour ^GravrbCk (BiJtof-garet
Hubler) .Vaughn^ H o ^ ^ CW11-
spn), Dorothy Christensen, Marie
D. Normansen, Oliver T. Field,
Naomi' Chase, Stanley A. Smith,
Pat Allan, Mary E. Bond.
New WAA Book
Issued Next Week
Others receiving special normal
school diplomas anj-,\!nxa^Ted_; H.
Claypoole,^^ Ellai E; Cobb, Florence C.
Cole, F^ence v C. dole, j. Thelma
Josephine Cowan, ^Jeannett» E^ Cul-
Vs, Daniel E. Damitip, Marie Davis,
Claire Isabelle DeLeau, Irene Ge-;
ceiifli Dickson, EdnamW5 Mckelveyl
fields, Flp^ence^ J^FJlipn* Dolores
Mae FranLfc^.Mildred Agnes :FranzV
Jftme V;; Fjpeski ^ Helen i E; l^ddis;-
Millie Esther Gerdis. Dorotttiy Adair
Gibson, Esther Gius, Donalda Mur­iel
Grant, Helen Elizabeth Griffith,
Iola EjitelleGrue, Helen June Gum-mer,
Fern' E. Hammell, Gertrude E.
Bankamp, Helen Hannaford, Mar-1
Ruby Ann Reed, Wilfred; Leonard
Reeves, Opal L. ^ b b , Irene Kath­erine
Roffler, Jewel J. Rosenzweig,
Eva M Schauble, Laurel Elsie
Schenck, Faith Barbara ^icKeyer;
Helen M. Sheckels, Miriam E. Sis-son,
Sister M. Salesia, LaVeta
Smart, Ella A. Smith, Guy Stewart
Springsteel, Bertrace Fae Sturde-yaht,
r Joseph David Stritmatter,
Shelton L. Stutz; :Ruby. Irene Sumf
mers, 'Alice Mary • Tassell, Margaret
'&.; Trarpey, Minniie X 5 T i ^ t , Lula
Mae Tupper^; R6s^;;Lmian Van Ess;i
William: yahVbv^^
net, Elizabeth Pe^arl ybn ! Hoehe,
Leila Ruth, VporWe^^Jto^e^^ Ri
i^iaide/ Ruth?:;Qiei& vi^eeler, Susie
Ei ;King^W«iSBerV; j-Marte >-*^^Wes<-;
Ulrk^^;^espn^^;i^rcri^ • diarS;
Wilson, Geraldine; Windes, Mar^ue-son;
MUcired C. Willison, Clara Zad-i
dack, James Elwyn Zylstra, conclude
;therU8t;bt:?s*^^^
Filled with the knowledge of good
things to come, the W-AA booklet is
speeding to pubUcation. The first
to be published since 1932, it prom­ises
to be tn^^sttog in style, out-standing
m ite h^ebliini cuts, and
different to the last degree.';l
Longing eyes are cast toward the
new PE building, hastehihg-to com­pletion,
as it embodies; m part,
what the WAA -' --"; is^atB3d^':Xo9r: - *JQiicaiBi.v
ing fall students are^iure^to W; <fc'
lighted ^ J t h e new bobklet -which
wtilbe' ready for them next week.
The student body can congratu­late
themselves on the selection of
Altogether we feel there is: a|jpy-ous
-time ahead and eagerly await
the 3 # A A ?^
, ^ * - « ^ o f Happenings :•
^ Mopnday, ;^Mtugugt,;24f'^
r.: :'^J5:6l5''-4^;ni^abOT
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