Northwest Viking - 1936 November 6

              Watch the Redskins
Bite
The Dust
Slick Yourself Up
For the
Alumni Dance
VOL. X X X V I — N O . 6 W A S H I N G T O N S T A T E NORMAL SCHOOL. BELLINGHAM, W A S H I N G T ON Friday, November 6, 1936
Saturday Night
Dance Highlight
Of Homecoming
Ahunni, Faculty, Students Join At
Annual Frolic to Celebrate
Return of Grads
Physical Education Building To Be Dedicated Tomorrow
State Notables Invited
Mel McKee's Orchestra Plays;
Starlund, Chairman
. AS nine o'clock tomorrow night
alomai, faculty, and students will
gather at the Armory for the annu­al
Homecoming dance. This gala
event will climax two days of cele­bration
in honor
of the alumni.
Original plant
were to hold the
d a n c e in the
new physical ed-1
ucation building
The Armory was
not decided on
until last Wed-
President C. F
Fisher received
a plea from the Oscar Starlund
main office of the construction
company that is building the new
gym. Their letter stated that
the floor should have until Novem­ber
11 to thoroughly set; and to use
it before then would ruin it.
In anticipation of having the
dance in the hew building invita­tions
have been sent Governor
Clarence D. Martin, the members of
the legislature, and the architects
who designed the structure.
Alumni can get tickets at the of­fice
of the Dean of Women, from
Georgia Gragg, faculty member on
the reception committee, which will
be welcoming in the main building
Saturday, or at the box office at the
football game Saturday afternoon.
These alumni admission tickets are
free. Students need only their acti­vities
tickets.
Oscar Starlund is dance chair­man.
Assisting him are Fred Rosen-water
and John Miller.
Music will be furnished by Mel
McKee and his orchestra.
HELLO—0—ALUMS
Modem Biography and
Elmer Rice Discussed
Vanadis Bragi club held a meet­ing
on Monday, November 2, in
Edens Hall Blue room. The topic
for discussion was modern biogra­phy.
Sylvia Williams gave a report
on Aspects of Modern Biography by
Andre Maurois, while Jean Sum­mers
discussed Twelve Against the
Gods, by Belitho. A discussion of
Michael Angelo, written by Romain
Rolland, was dicussed by Doris Con-dogeorge.
The next meeting will be held on
November 16, and since Elmer Rice
is to be the speaker in assembly that
week, the club will discuss the pro­gram
of his works. Frances Daley
will report on Street Scene, while
Ethel Ross will summarize Cock
Robin.
#^« CJRRENT
f ALENDAR
^ * - * ' o f Happenings
Friday, November 6
11:00 a. m.—Homecoming as­sembly.
Saturday, November 7.
HOMECOMING!
Monday, November 9
7:30 p. m. — Vanadis Bragi
club meeting, Edens hall
Club room.
Tuesday, November 10
11:00 a. m.—Assembly, Sig-mund
Spaeth, musician.
7:30 p. m.—Tuesday Evening
Discussion club, Edens Hall
Club room.
Wednesday, November 11
1:00 p. m.—Half-day recess,
Armistice.
7:30 p. m.—International Re­lations
Club meeting, Ed­ens
Hall Club room.
Thursday, November 12
3:00 to 4:00 p. m.—Women's
League tea, Women's Lea­gue
room.
4:00 p. m. — YWCA meit-ing,
Room 208.
Friday, November 13
11:00 a. m.—Assembly, Wom­en's
League assembly.
Governor Clarence D;
Martin during his term
of office has proved
himself to be a real
friend of education, not
only of public schopis,
but of higher institu­tions
of learning. He is
a graduate of the Nor­mal
school at Cheney,
and of the University
of Washington.
The new physical ed­ucation
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cation association, will approach the
same topic from the standpoint of
women.
Mrs. Mary Gross Hutchinson is
director of health and physical edu­cation
for women at the University
of Washington. Mrs. Hutchinson
and Governor Martin have both
tentatively accepted the invitations
of President Fisher to speak at the
et, but have made no definite
Physical Education
open for student
ition at 8:00 p. m.
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the^^m^p^P^^Tesi
mentous Homecoming bonfl
ated by Tony Hovik and hi
mittee. A thousand feet of \i
are due from Columbia Va
yards today, which together
any chance miscellaneous contrlE
tions, will serve to add momenta
and heat to the evenings entertai
ment.
Hovik promises, a. "greater and^
more colossal" pyrotechnical exhibi:
tion than has even been witnes
previously in this town and
to show the grads a real,
coming conflagration. Thj
cle is to be staged at thej
on the lower end- of
field where the trees j
Hill will be comparati\
damage.
The first bonfiren
in the Viking files
vember 21, 1924,. a t a J
to the new P. E. builc
leadership of Gord?
Bennie Mitchell.
HELLO—0—ALUMS
Chorvat Rates Having
Superimposed Picture
Covering Front Page
Fritz Chorvat, a sophomore hail­ing
from Chicago, has been picked
for the honor of having his full
length picture super-imposed upon
the front page of today's Northwest
Viking Homecoming issue.
Incidentally, Chorvat was chosen
because of past performances this
season. In the Gonzaga game,
Chorvat led the Vikings to a 19-7
victory over the Bulldogs, being ably
assisted by the excellent blocking of
his team-mates.
Chorvat scampered fifty yards
through the opposing team shortly
after the opening kickoff, and aga'
in the third period he recovered
Gonzaga fumble on the two-yard
line. A few seconds later he cut
through the center for the Vikings'
third score.
This game, though the highspot of
the season for Chorvat, was only
one out of five in which he was one
of the team's mainstays. Chorvat's
number is 52.
HELLO—O—ALUMS
Former Student Is
Injured in Accident
rer
CH ite
Students Straw
Poll Proves
Local Schc
Students of the Bellin
mal school voted a straw
Friday in assembly in full
ance with the national e
which was held to determinl
text president of the United Sti
showed the school to be definil
ocratic. A. little over 78 pe
of the student body voted,
ing a total of 578 votes cast.
|e Republican party polled 174
or 24 per cent of the total en-lent,
while the Democratic
lidate, President Roosevelt, re-ved
341, or 47 per cent. The So-flist
party, sponsoring Norman
jmas, were given 33 votes to Wil-
Lemke's 14 of the Union party.
Browder, representing the
aiunists, received 12 votes. The
Continued on Page Six)
rHELLO—o—ALUMS
high Names
tion Judges
liss Virginia
Jpppe, and
^act as
Bora-will
ton's, the
The dorm, wHI
participated in the past,
display this year.
Work will be started on the1
plays Thui-sday, and they must
completed by Friday noon. Every
ouse will have its display in top
;rm ready for the judges' final de-ion
between 6:00 and 7:00 Fri-
Tay evening.
Rose Cassidy, a student and mem­ber
of the Viking, staff here last
year, received a broken arm, cuts,
and bruises in an automobile acci­dent
last Wednesday morning when
the car in which she was riding ov­erturned.
She is recovering at St.
Lukes hospital.
avors Student Audiences;
[motions Keynote of Artist's Successes
By Virginia Anderson
"I enjoy playing for students," spoke Jan Cherniavsky, well-known
Russian pianist, in appreciation of the student response in last Tuesday's
assembly.
I n explaining his technique of
playing, the artist stressed emotion
in music. He said that only one per
cent of playing is getting his fin­gers
on the right notes while nine­ty-
nine per cent of playing is the
feeling he puts into it.
Mr. Cherniavsky is known in al­most
every civilized country of the
world. He has traveled extensively
for thirty-three years, covering a
distance of approximately two mil­lion
miles. Although the musician
has been a citizen of Canada for
the past thirteen years, he showed
no partiality to any one country.
try," he remarked when asked
which country he favored.. He went
on to say that if is not what you
see in the world but the; people you
meet that really count.
At the age of seven, Mr. Cherniav­sky
made his first appearance at
Keiv, Ukrania, his birthplace. His
first teachers were his father and
Mme. Goldweiser, the latter a pian­ist
well-known in Russia. Later he
studied under Leschetisky and soon
was recognized as an outstanding
student of the piano.
After returning to his home in
Vancouver, B. C, Mr. Cherniavsky
"The whole world is the best coun-' will soon make a tour of the States.
His ambition realized!
His dream come true!
After 12 long years of
endeavor—years of pa­tience,
years of disinter­ested
service and years
of determination, his
efforts have been re­warded.
Bell i n g h am
Normal has its new P.
E. building! It has been
no easy task. There
have been times of dis­couragement,
and per­haps,
of ridicule. Still
he kept on—until it has
been finished. To him,
the leading spirit of it
all, the Student Body
and Alumni take off
their hats!—President
Fisher.
HELLO—o—ALUMS
Band Will Lead
Pepsters' Rally
)ynamic Parade Slated Tonight
For Students; Floats May
En Entered
throughout the parade. It is also
possible that a few floats will be
entered in the -procession.
Chairman Selanfeler said, "The
success of the rally depends upon
the students and I hope that every­one
will turn out to help us put it
on."
HELLO—o— ALUMS
Valkyries Help Gheer,
Leaders Direct Ticket
Sale for Rally, Show
short business meeting held
iday it was decided that the
blub would turn out full
ielp the yell leaders dur­ing.
Each girl was
;kets to sell for the
ednesday night and
tut in uniform for
pd in the root-e
r s " ^ ^ ^ H ^ R a h i e Saturday
The c n ^ ^ j ^ ^ J ^ ^ i a j g o f c s e l l i ng
chrysant
day morni
A new syi
week. Hereaft
rehearse with t f ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B d
help put across n ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ l ^ ^ H ed
in assembly.
HELLO—'
Viking QuestiJ
Now Being
s-eing
in
Results of the Vik:
naires which were dist:
sembly'last Tuesday,
tabulated and will be a:
next week's Viking.
The most popular feature and sig­nificant
comments will be published,
as well as opinions on the sports,
front, and back pages.
Members of the staff wish to ex­press
their appreciation to the stu­dents
for their cooperation in this
work. "It is your paper, and well
do our best to abide by your deci­sions,"
is the message of the editor­ial
staff.
Vikings Expect
Hard Battle In
Redskin Game
Lappenbusch Hopes To Smash
Jinx; Savages Want Norse
Hair Pieces
Cheney Defeated Once
Whitworth, Ellensburg, State Frosh
Scalp on Redskin Belt
Flush from their 12-6 Homecom­ing
victory over the Ellensburg Wild­cats,
a horde of Cheney Savages
will trot out on Battersby field to­morrow
to meet a grim but deter-ipp$:
ined band of
*§&& Vikings who
are still re­membering
a
13-0 licking
handed them
by the Pacif-
•
^ p P ^ ^ B i i ic L u t heran
•'A^^^t Gladiators.
ffiMiHHI The game
will be the feature of the thirteenth
annual Homecoming of the Normal.
The Cheney team has been rath­er
a jinx to Coach Charles Lappen­busch.
During the three years of
his reign as mentor of the Vikings,
the Norsemen have failed to score
a victory over the Savages. But
with Lappenbusch's teams growing
stronger every year, the Easterners
will be lucky to escape with their
scalps in this annual event.
Cheney Has Good Record
Only one defeat mars Cheney's
record for the 1936 season, that be­ing
by the Gonzaga varsity. At­tached
to the Redskin's belt, how­ever,
are the hair-peices of Whit­worth
college, Ellensburg Wildcats,
and the Frosh teams of Washing­ton
State, Idaho, and Gonzaga.
A comparison of scores gives the
Savages slight odds over the Vik­ings.
Cheney defeated Ellensburg
12-6, The Wildcats lost to Pacific
Lutheran 6-0, while the Norsemen
were defeated 13-0 by the same
team. The Vikings, however, hold
a 19-7 victory over the Gonzaga
frosh,. and the best Cheney could
do was a 12-3 win over that eleven.
H ELLO—O—ALUMS
Cast of 'Chris Bean'
Enjoys Comedy Role
With the opening night only two
weeks away, finishing touches are
being added to the rehearsals of the
"Late Christopher Bean" to be given
November 19, 20, and 21 in Edens
Hall Blue room.
In stating his opinion of his part
in the play, Bob White, who has the
male lead in the role of Doctor
Haggett, says:
"It is the first time I have ever
played an old man, but it is an in­teresting
characterization to work
on."
Cast as Warren Creamer, the vil­lage
painter, Maynard Ponko re­marks:
*Tf I have to make love to a girl
like Virgie Boales, I feel I am in
need of a little tutoring."
Playing opposite Ponko in the role
of Susie, Virgia Boales replies:
"I think Maynard does quite all
right without any tutoring."
Chosen for the female lead as
Abby, Doctor Haggett's maid, Elsa-belle
Cruttenden adds:
"I enjoy my role, especially the
part of helping Susie elope with.
Warren Creamer." t
HELLO—o—ALUMS -
Cards at Half
Valkyrie To Give Support
Skinner To Lead
Normal's first card stunt, in-auguarated
by Don Zylstra,
will be featured at the half
during Saturday's game with
Cheney, under the direction of
Walt Skinner, assistant yell
leader. There will be a section
set off in the grand stand for
those participating in the
stunts, and ushers will direct
these students to their proper
seats.
Although it was decided to
use only men for these stunts,
women students are now asked
to participate, in order to in­sure
a large turnout. The Val­kyrie
club has promised then-support
with thirty girls turn­ing
out to help make up the
156 needed to complete the
section.