Northwest Viking - 1935 May 17

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VOL. XXXIII—NO. 31
WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, A COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, May 17, 1935
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COMMENCEMENT
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GETTING AHEAD
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VIRTUE
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BOOK REVIEWS
—By Elmer Lade
Voices of Spring
"We who are gathered uh here uh
upon this platform cannot uh but
feel the sadness—the sadness of
parting. For four years we have at­tended
classes together and uh have
participated together in school acti- All-American honor rating for
vities, and uh formed many lasting weekly newspapers of the four year
_ *__ *™^ j . e a c h e r s c o l l e g e division was award­ed
the Northwest Viking, according
friendships. Tomorrow we step forth
to take our places in the world of
m p n snmp of us will succeed, some . , ,
S Z %£%£! Bufwhether we win to an announcement received from
" " the 1935 All-American newspaper
service of the National
Scholastic Press association.
Papers were entered in the con­test
last fall at which time Julius
or lose we shall never forget, blah
blah, blah. . . . Before us lies the critical
timber; let us build!"
Thunderous applause.
"These young people, fresh and
eager for the battle of life, are about
to step forth and take their places
in the world of men. For the past
four years they have attended
classes together, blah, blah, blah. . .
Before them lies the timber; let them
build!"
Respectful applause.
" . . . and that these young people
face the vicissitudes of life unflinch­ingly.
That they live righteously,
that they honor their community and
parish, blah, blah, blah. . . . Amen".
Little man, what now?
Do you remember the kindly,
fatherly gentleman, the robust,
brotherly gentlemen and the opti­mistic,
high-pressure gentlemen who
visited your high school and mine
and made the auditorium resound
with words of cheer and encourage­ment.
There was, for an instance,
the very popular and very moral
story of the baseball player who re­fused
to die on third, but, watching
his opportunities, succeeded in
stealing home and thereby saved the
game. Boy, what an inspiration!
All it took in those days to work
your way from the warehouse to the
president's office was the dogged de­termination
not to die on third and
a high school education.
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Of course, all this took place back
in those Horatio Alger days before
the economic upset. I have not at­tended
a commencement exercise in
the past five years, and for all I
know, it may be a more sophisticat­ed
brood that takes the stage in
early June. A brood that talks brave­ly
of drastic readjustments in our
social and economic system, rather
than heroic doings with raw timber.
But I doubt it.
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Casual mention of Horatio Alger
opens a field rich in feature story
material. Everybody has, at one
time or another, read the Alger
books, and everybody was probably
more or less impressed by the high
virtuousness of the Alger characters,
Phil the Fiddler, Mark Mason, Joe
the Bootblack, etc. Fortunately,
however, no one seemingly was ever
inspired to follow in the footsteps of
these Alger monstrosities. History
has yet to record a personality so
disgustingly honest, so priggishly
so irritatingly clean
hero of Alger fiction.
minded as a
contribution, "In order to teach
geography properly, a good atlas is
an essential instrument".
A mighty sound statement there,
refute. I mean to say its rather
sound. Yes, that's right; a good
atlas is just the thing to teach geo­graphy
with.
I fear.
First Place in
Press Contest
Won by Viking
All-American Rating Is Awarded
Normal Weekly for Issues of
Fall Quarter
Dornblut Edits Winner
'A Fine College Paper' Comment
Newspaper Critics
Dornblut, Jr. edited the Viking.
This is the first year the Normal pa­per
has won Ail-American, the
highest rating obtainable, which
rates the paper as superior.
Many Papers Compete
Two hundred fourteen papers
competed in the contest. All papers
entered are classified according to
size of school and frequency of pub­lication.
To receive Ail-American rating,
papers in the four year teacher col­lege
class must receive a total of 750
points. The Viking record scored
780 points and, according to the
score summary, excelled in head­lines,
make-up, department pages,
and special features. The editorial
column received a perfect score. "A
fine college paper" was the final
comment of the judges.
Twenty-Two People on Staff
Staff editors who worked for the
winning paper last fall quarter are
the following: Ralph Shenenberger,
managing editor; Barbara Shute,
news editor; Phil Campbell, sports
editor, Melvin Munson, assistant;
Syd Lines and Nancy Jane Smith,
co-feature editors; and Jean Tuey,
society editor. Don Norlin and Don
School Picnic
Features Dance
Dance Will Be Held on Tennis
Court with Loiuse Schulz
As Chairman
That dancing will be the main
feature of this year's All-School pic­nic
was the decision made at a
joint committee meeting last night.
It decided to dispense with all other
plans for entertainment. The dance
will be held May 24 on the tennis
courts.
Location Not Available
The decision was made after
hearing the report of Mabel Rolle,
chairman of the event. Each of the
possible places for holding the affair
has some disadvantage. At Wiser
lake, the only hall is owned by the
Ladies' aid. There is no dance hall
at Lake Samish or Lake Whatcom.
Birch Bay is too far away. As long
as Campus day was held as a picnic,
it was decided to have only the
dance. The orchestra for the af­fair
has not been selected.
Water Carnival To Be Held
The water carnival, which was
planned for the afternoon, will be
held at a later date, according to
Bernice Finley, who has supervised
the preparation. Although the tic­kets
have ben printed, they will not
be sold, and student body tickets will
admit to the dance.
With the change of picnic, the
Students Give Opinions on Changing
Normalstad's Name to Coincide With
Proposed New Normal School Title
not function: transportation, Fran
cis Fisher; tickets, Emil Starlund;
sports, Bill Taylor; food, Mildred
Stoeker.
The dance committee, which will
function, is composed of Louise
Schulz, chairman, Jim McCleary,
Marion Cole, Alvera James, and
Morris Tarte.
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Renowned Artists'
Paintings Exhibited
Paintings by a number of artists
who started the moaern art trend
have been on exhibit this week, May
13 to 17, in room 305. The pictures
belong to the post impressionistic
Reeves were staff artists, and Victor and impressionistic periods of art
wren uie cnauge oi piuw;, txic .
following committee chairmen will Viqueen Lodge To Be Destination
Dickinson, business manager
Reporters were: Louise Schultz,
Tommy Bailey, Richard Newlean,
June Larson, Dick Bell, George
Lovos, Nelson Ault, William Pierron,
Harlan Jones, Pat Allan, Beth Han-kins,
and Elenor Syre. Mrs. Ruth
Burnet, instructor in journalism, is
the faculty adviser.
First class honor rating was also
awarded to last fall quarter's Viking
by the Columbia Scholastic Press
association this year.
WAA Initiation Today;
Weythman Will Speak
On Pittsburg Meeting
Twenty-one new members will be
initiated into the WAA at the meet-
_ __ _ _ ing this afternoon at 4:00 in the
chivalrous, so stupidly cheerful, and Edens Hall Blue room. Tea will be
served and a program presented.
Taking part in this program will
Says a book-reviewer in this week's be Agnes Martin, Florence Lund, and
Mary Thompson, who will give their
reports from the convention held a
short time ago at Mills college, and
Miss Ruth Weythman who will talk
Pierron, and one that few will try to about the conference at Pittsburgh
from which she recently returned
After the program the nominating
convention for the organization will
be held. Marie deGallier, president
Our friend Pierron is being funny, of the WAA, is in charge of the pro­gram
for the afternoon.
Skaters Invited To Whirl and Tumble
At Final Party In Auditorium Tonight
To the tin-pan music of the melo^
dian at the State Street auditorium,
skaters will glide round and round,
Friday night, at the invitation of the
W club.
"Door prizes are to be given",
diet Ullin, chairman of the affair,
announces. "That ought to be
enough to entice everyone to at­tend;
whether they skate or not'Vhe
adds.'
The skating will begin at 7:30 if
not earlier, and will continue until
11:00. Chet urges everyone to be on
time and to wear something that
will withstand rough usage, as there
will be "bigger and better and more
spills", to use his words. A Iarg3
crowd is expected as this will be ihe
final skating party of the quarter.
The price of admission is 15 cents
and a student body ticket.
and are the work of the most orig­inal
and independent artists of their
time, such as the French painters
Paul Cezanne, Augusta Renoir, Paul
Gauguin, Alfred Sisley, Marc; and
the Dutch landscape painter, Vin­cent
Van Gogh.
The pictures were loaned by the
American Federation of Arts, a nat­ional
organization for the cultiva­tion
of arts and are facsimilies (col­lotype)
reproduced direct from orig­inal
paintings.
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Women Students
Assist Rotarians
Russian costumes are being made
by the girls of the mixed chorus for
their act at the Rotarian program
to be held Monday night, May 20,
at the American theater.
Arcelia Biery has charge of
planning and making, the costumes.
The girls' skirts and jackets are
bright colored and stenciled borders,
while the men's blouses are trimmed
with bright stenciling.
Miss Vane at the Leopold hotel
has received many offers from Nor­mal
girls to aid in serving at the
Rotary banquet.
Men and Women To
Hold Meetings Apart
For Friday, May 24
There will be no regular assembly
held on Friday, May 24. To take the
place of this the Women's league
and Men's club are to hold separate
meetings
election on that day. Officers who
Starlund, secretary-treasurer.
The Women's league will have a
program for its meeting. A play, do."
"Valley Forge", will be given in the
Should the name of the Lake Whatcom playground be changed?
is not much variety in the following opinions:
Ruth Moreland: I am in favor of
changing the name. Although the
name is fitting for the play place
of Vikings, it is carrying the idea of
one nationality a little too far.
Gordon Millikan:.. If the efforts
being made to change the name of
the school from Washington State
Normal school at Bellingham to
Western Washington College of Ed­ucation
are successful, I think it
will be better that Normalstad be
given a new name that will coincide
with our proposed new title.
June Larson: I am not in favor
of changing the name. If we are to
be called Vikings, then why not
carry out the Scandinavian theme?
Wes Kandrup: I think changing
the name is a good idea. If the
name of the school is changed, then
the name of Normalstad should be
also.
Lorene Smith: I think Normal-
There
stad is a bit too prosaic for our
lovely recreation spot, and therefore
should be changed.
Emil Starlund: If the name of
the school is to be changed, then I
think Normalstad should also be
changed, but the Viking theme
ought to be carried out in the new
name.
Ruth Pearson: If we are to be
a college and not a normal school,
I think the name for Normalstad
should be more dignified. However,
it could be a name in keeping with
the spirit of the place, and one
which would not spoil its atmos­phere.
Beverly Holiday: I think the old
name is pretty good but it would be
fun to change it. You know change
is the most important thing in life.
Then we could, have a contest and
that would be exciting!
Vikings Oppose
Cheney Cinder
Men Tomorrow
Ellensburg Has Outstanding Stars
In Hurdles, Weights,
And Pole Vault
Walters Fine Hurdler
Students Planning
Voyage on 'Thetis'
To Sinclair Island
Of Passengers on Yachting
Trip Sunday
Sailing from the PAF dock Sun-
Women's Gym Is
Included in Plans
For New Building
Combined Three-Unit Structure
Has Swimming Pool Between
Two Gymnasiums
First sketches and plans for the
day morning at 9:45, the yacht new Physical Education building
"Thetis", owned by Dr. Carl M. Erb, | were submitted to President C. H.
will transport a party of Normal j Fisher this week. The combined
students to Viqueen lodge, on Sin
clair island. Any student in school
is eligible to go, but in case of a
crowd, preference will be given mem­bers
of the WAA, who are sponsor­ing
the trip, and those who have
signed first on the list on the bulle­tin
board.
Everyone is advised to wear warm
clothing, bring food enough for two
meals, and blankets if possible.
Coffee will be furnished at the lodge.
An afternoon of fun has been
planned. Baseball, relays, hiking
swimming, and group singing will
help furnish the entertainment.
Aloha Genther is chairman of the
entertainment committee. She is
assisted by Olovene Bewley and Don-alda
Grant.
Mildred Stoeker is general chair­man
of arrangements for the trip.
She is being assisted by Dorothy
Peterson, chairman of the food com­mittee,
and Erma Weller, who is in
charge of the ticket sale. Girls
serving on the committees are: Anna
Berg, Louise Vistaunet, and Kath­leen
Bush.
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Chorus Will Entertain
Rotarians at Convention
The Normal chorus will appear be­fore
the Rotary convention, at the
American theater, Monday, May 20.
It will be directed by Nils Boson.
Because of the scarcity of men,
the Normal chorus will be assisted
by the Bellingham Male chorus.
Jean Houghton, a student here, will
give a dance "number, accompanied
by the chorus.
The program consists of a group
of Russian selections: "The Blue­birds"
(Leontovitch); "Spinning
Top" (Rimsky-Korsakoff); "The
Gypsy" (W. Zolotarieff); "Song of
the Shepherd Lehl" (Rimsky-Kor­sakoff).
The last will be sung in
costume.
three-unit structure provides for a
swimming pool between the men's
and women's gyms.
"The style of architecture followed
is modernized Romanesque corre­sponding
to the south side of the li­brary",
the Prexy reveals.
According to the present plans,
separate quarters are provided in
the men's gym for varsity and visit­ing
teams. The floor is 90 by 100
with folding bleachers on the side
to accommodate 1000 to 1200 specta­tors.
In the center is a folding par­tition
for practice and class games.
The women's gym is 55 by 97.
On the first floors of both gyms
are the Physical Education depart­ment
offices, examination rooms,
lockers, and equipment rooms. The
gyms in both buildings are located
upstairs. The balcony of the gym
serves as a passageway between the
other two units.
Dimensions for the swimming pool
are 30 by 75. That locating the
pool between the two gyms is better
than -any former plan is President
Fisher's opinion.
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Noted Italian Soprano
To Sing Native Music
In Regular Assembly
Presenting a program of old Ital-lian
music. Miss Gemma Paglieri
noted young soprano, will appear in
assembly Tuesday, May 21.
Miss Paglieri a native of Italy,
will sing in costumes expressive of
the period in which the songs were|
composed. She resides in Seattle]
and has appeared in many of the
larger cities of the United States.
She has received many enthusiastic
press comments.
Such old Italian masters as Gio-chini
Rossini and Giovanni Pais-iello
will be featured on her pro­gram.
She will be accompanied by
Basha Hendee at the piano.
Zambas Ineligible; Vikings Favored
In 880, Mile and Jumps
From east of the Cascades comes
Coach Red Reese and his Cheney
track squad to battle the crippled Vi­kings
tomorrow in the only dual en­counter'
of the year here.
The redmen have on their squad
several outstanding performers in
Walters, Gall, Peiley, and Blair.
They will aid in turning the Vikings
and continue to triumph next Sat­urday
at the tri-normal in Ellens­burg.
Zambas Ineligible
Coach Sain Carver hardly expects
to win the meet with Zambas ineli­gible
and the team being exception­ally
weak in the pole vault, shot, and
.440. A lack of sufficient men in
each event has proven a severe
handicap to the Viking squad in
dual competition.
The prize races of the day should
be the mile and 100 yard dash. Bill
Taylor ran a 4.35 mile last Saturday
against the University frosh, but is
expected to be hard pressed by Caryl,
a new sensation Coach Reese has
discovered. In the century Arne
Johnseh'will seek revenge, attempt­ing
to beat Haller, who led him to
the tape last year, but the latter
should take the 220.
Walters Is Supreme
In the hurdles the Savages have
Walters who is one of the finest tim­ber
toppers in the northwest. He
should crack both tri-normal bar­rier
marks wide open next Saturday
at Ellensburg. He has stepped the
highs in 15.4 and the lows in 2##, so
the best Holder and Johnsen can ex­pect
is a second in the respective
events.
In the two-mile, Brinky will have
Peiley to beat and it is doubtful if
he can* cut the mustard with a sore
muscle holding up his conditioning.
The Vikings, should make a clean
sweep of the 880 with Kenoyer,
Sargent, and possibly Taylor, all
having better times than their op­ponent.
Ellis Austin is the only quarter
mile entry, and it is doubtful if he
can place first or second for the
Norsemen. The pole vault will un­doubtedly
go to Cheney as they are
quite strong in this event and Gug-lomo
will be busy picking up points
in other events.
Cheney Weight Men Strong
Another disastrous day appears in
store for the Carver weight depart-ment
as the Savages have Blair,
Gall, and Anderson to depend on for
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Cub Reporters Get Licked Behind Ears
When Interviewing Dean of Journalism
By Harlan Jones
Being very adroit in my manner
of approach when interviewing Dean
. ^ ^ Vernon McKenzie, Tuesday's as-
The Men's club is planning to hold sembly speaker, because he is head
of the School of Journalism at the
will be leaving their positions are as University of Washington, I said,
follows: Bill Frender, president; "If I were to edit a paper I'd go
Roger Mullen, vice-president; Oscar heavy on funny papers and fill it
full of pictures." He replied, "That's
what all the editors *would like to
Finding myself suddenly among
form of a reading by Victor H. such a large, group of influential
Hoppe, instructor of Dramatics. Mr. ip_e_olp-_le,, I ,to ok heart and sa.•i-d-,-.•"•w ho
Hoppe last read, before the student does shape the policy-of.a news-body;
the fclay called"Ah, Wilder-paper?''
ness!" a ccinedy by Eugene 6'neill. "Why the. editor and the owners
of course."
"What is the difference between
American and European newspa­pers?"
.
"In America we have newspapers
helping to run the government. In
England this is seldom, if ever
done. In Italy II Duce's son may
write to a paper and say, "This head­line
is too small, or you should have
given more space to this parade. Of
course Germany's editorials are just
so and so."
"Advertisements,' editor's , private
policies, and small town papers still
add up to. the sum total of Ameri­can
diversification," said McKenzie
in answer to my last question.
Grampus
alendar
Friday, May 17—
4:00—WAA initiation, Edens
Hall Blue room.
4:00—Rec hour, Big gym.
7:30—W club skating party,
State Street auditorium.
Saturday, May 18—
8:30—Tennis match with El­lensburg,
here^
2:00—Track meet w i th
Cheney, Waldo field.
8:00Edens Hall informal.
Sunday, May 19—
9:45—WAA sailing trip to
Viqueen lodge.
Monday, May 20—
7:30—Vanadis Bragi, Edens
Hall Club room.
7:30-;-Dancing class, Big gym.
Tuesday, May ZL—
11:00—Gemma Paglieri, so­prano,"
in assembly.
Wednesday, May 22—
4:00—Faculty picnic.
7:30-^Philosophy - Psychology
club, Edens Hall Club room.
7:30--Dancing class, Big gyin.
Thursday, May 23-^
7:00—Mixed splash hour,
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