WWCollegian - 1948 June 4

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'We promised ourself not
to make any cracks about
daylight saving time, but,
when your "five o'clock
shadow" starts appearing
at 6 p. m., what can you
do?
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BELATED COMPLI­MENTS:
To Halldor Kara-son
and his student body
governing crew: It is a
peculiar failing of people
that they fail to give cred­it
where it is due until too
late. We almost made that
same mistake. Please ac­cept
from us our whole­hearted
vote of approval
for the manner in which
the Board of Control has
handled t h e business of
1140 students throughout
this past year. You have,
by the inauguration of your
n e w financing system,
strengthened the founda­tion
which will continue
to support student govern­ment
in a stable, business
like manner.
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I t was George Bernard
Shaw t h a t remarked:
"Those who can do, those
wh« can't, teach." After
watching crew after crew
of student teachers in ac­tion
we begin to get the
feeling that "Those w h o
can, teach, those who can't,
sit around in an isolated
vacuum making wise­cracks
about those w h o
can."
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Our whol e-h e a r t e d
thanks to the students and
organizations who h a v e
participated so actively in
any campus activity that
they were assigned to. The
habits you learn in college
are so often carried out
into civic life. More and
more the American busi­nessman
a n d various in­stitutions
are demanding
employees that will take
an active part in c i v ic
functions. Many of you
have already begun to ac­cept
extra-curricular du­ties
. . . many o t h e rs
could well become aware
of their deficiencies along
these lines.
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S I G N S OF EDUCA­TION:
Bellingham h i gh
pranksters received a sharp
reprimand from s c h o ol
authorities this week for
leaving their mark on
Bellingham high. They put
a cow inside the building;
a goat to keep the c ow
company; c h i c k e n s to
mother the eggs that pro­fessors
had been laying all
year; w r o t e inscriptions
over the walls; and, in gen­eral
upset the decorum of
the institution. We are not
condemning or condoning,
but i t wasn't so many years
that such notions w e re
flitting through our minds
too. In fact . . . hummmm.
Datelimi e . . .
SATURDAY, J U N E 5:
Alumni banquet, E d e n s
hall.
SUNDAY, JUNE 6:
Baccalaureate exer c i s e s,
auditorium, 4 p. m. Presi­dent's
tea to faculty and
guests, 5 p. m.
TUESDAY, J U N E 8:
Class day, auditorium, 2
p. m. President's tea to
graduates, 3 until 5 p. m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 10:
Reception (faculty to grad­uates),
Edens hall B l ue
room, 8:30 p. m.
F R I D A Y , .JUNE 11:
Commencement, auditor­ium,
10 a. m.
ALL OF THE DAYS UN­TIL
WE MEET AGAIN: A
swell vacation with best of
thoughts to everyone. Sin­cerely,
the WWCollegian
staff.
Vol. XLIV— No. 3-1 Western Washington College of Education, Bellingham, Washington Lounge Plans
To Undergo
Slight Revision Publication Members Wind Up"Musicians Will M. A. Candidate
^TmTpians Year's Work With Banquet Attend Banquet
Friday, June 4, 1948
By ARLENE
That the original
have been dropped and that a new
student facilities center will be built
in the future music "building was an­nounced
last week by Gus Pagels,
chairman of the Student Center
Planning committee. All equipment
in the new recreational center will
be purchased by the students.
Rather than spend a large sum
of money redecorating the original
lounge, Dr. W. W. Haggard feels that
the money should be used for instal­lations
in the new place. "The ad­ministration
has allotted the ASB
3600 square feet in the basement of
the new music building which will be
completed in 1949," stated Pagels.
"It will be student controlled."
Arrangements for the old lounge
are temporary, according to Pagels.
Plans include the selling of coffee
and donute, ice cream and candy.
Tables will continue to be used in­stead
of the proposed booths. Reno­vation
of the old lounge shall be com­pleted
before the fall quarter, added
Pagels.
Business transactions w i l l be
handled by Mr. Earle of the Co-op.
"No money will be handled in the
lounge," Pagels concluded, "all trad­ing
will be done by scripbooics, pur­chased
at the Co-op."
Six New Profs
Signed for '49
WWC. in order to accommodate its
expansion program, is constantly
adding new instructors to its staff.
The latest appointees were notified
at the Board of Trustees' last meet­ing.
John A. Liedtke, University of
•Washington, will teach physics;
Helen Gillham, University of Wash­ington,
will be positioned in the
Campus Elementary school; James
Davenport, University of Washing­ton,
economics instructor; Ruth
Kelsey, University of California, Art
instructor; John D. Porter, Colo­rado
State College of Education,
will be supervisor of student teach­ing
and certain technique courses;
Lawrence Brewster, University of
Iowa, will instruct speech.
Over 70 members of Western Washington college's Publications divi­sion
and their honored guests were present for the annual Klipsun and
WWCollegian banquet held in the Rose room of the Leopold hotel last
evening.
Following the turkey dinner, master of ceremonies, Vern D. Matthews,
WWCollegian editor, introduced all guests and former staff members. I n ­cluded
in the ceremony were addresses by Dr. Haggard, Miss Nora Cum­mins,
Halldor Karason, and Mrs. Ruth Burnet, faculty adviser. -
Other events announced during the course of the evening included
presentation of honors to Dr. Arthur Hicks, and Dr. Frank D'Andrea, who
were adjudged by the paper staff as having been the most cooperative
faculty members of> t he year. Winners of t he Clarence Soukup trophy for
outstanding work done as cub-reporters were, George Dowd, fall quarter;
Patricia Dodd, winter quarter; and Harry Pagels, spring quarter. WWCol­legian
pins were awarded and the traditional scroll was signed by mem­bers
who have completed three quarters work on the staff.
George Dowd, editor of the WWCollegian for the 1948-49 year, pre­sented
editor Vern Matthews with an engraved cigarette lighter. Pearl
Hofman, next year's editor of t he Klipsun, gave Betty McLeoa a Shaefer
fountain, pen. Both presents were purchased with funds contributed by
the respective staffs.
Betty McLeod, editor of the Klipsun, announced that Pearl Hofman
was the winner of the Rosemary Bolster trophy for outstanding work dur­ing
the college year. Bernie Lepeska took possession of the coveted Photo­graphers
plaque, for having taken the outstanding photo in the yearbook.
Klipsun pins were awarded deserving staff members of that division
of publication too. All publications members were given a sneak preview
of the closely guarded annual when the banquet adjourned.
Outstanding musicians from the
high schools of western Washington
will be the honored guests of the
WWC Music department Thursday,
June 10.
These musicians, who are expected
to attend WWC in the fall, will r e ­hearse
with the band in the after­noon.
A swimming party in the
college pool is scheduled for the
late afternoon, with a banquet in
the Edens hall dining room at 6
p. m. Br. Frank D'Andrea and the
string quartet will give a short musi­cal
program at the dinner.
Runestrand Elected
I CC President
At their final meeting of the year
the Interclub council elected Art
Runestrand to the presidency of
that organization for the coming
1948-49 college year.
Others named for office include:
Bob Bain, vice-president; Madeline
House, recording secretary; and
Harriet Lang, corresponding secre­tary.
The council is composed of presi­dents
of all campus organizations
and is responsible for their programs
and social affairs.
Highline Educators
Ask Pay Boost
Faced with the inability to meet
rising living costs, teachers of the
Highline school district have re­quested
a salary raise from a $2,680
yearly minimum to $3,600 as the base
pay and $5,200 as the yearly maxi­mum.
They have also asked for a
yearly increment for experience and
service.
In a letter to the WEA asking the
organization's support of the peti­tion,
it was stated that the low pro­fessional
wage standard is one rea­son
for the present teacher short­age.
The letter was accompanied by a
list cf annual average earnings of
tradesmen, (hod-carriers, $37906),
which showed the pay of educators,
(average, $3,771), to range from be­tween
$100 and $200 to over $1,000
below that of the tradesmen.
Rev. Cart Will Deliver Baccalaureate
For Seniors in Auditorium Sunday;
Alumni Banquet Opens Final Festivities
Senior class members will hear the Rev. Dwight Cart, pastor of Ply­mouth
Congregational church, when he delivers the baccalaureate address
Sunday, June 6, 4 p. m. Following the services the President's tea will be
held for t he faculty at the home of Dr. W. W. Haggard.
Graduation activities will begin with the alumni banquet, Saturday,
June 5, 6:30 p. m. Miss Georgia P. Gragg is in charge of the affair. Ralph
Neil, Seattle, is president of the
alumni association.
Dr. M. F. Cederstrom, class ad­visor,
announced class day exercises
will be held in the auditorium at
2 p. m., June 8. Dr. Arthur C.
Hicks and James H. O'Brien are in
charge of the ceremonies. Grads
will be guests of Dr. and Mrs. Hag­gard
at their home immediately fol­lowing
the ceremony.
The faculty reception held in the
Blue room, Edens hall, will be in
honor of graduates and their fami­lies,
announced Miss Mildred Her-rick,
in charge.
As an added feature to commence­ment
exercises, an outdoor concert
will be presented one-half hour be­fore
the procession. The concert will
begin at 9:30 a. m. Friday, June 11.
Seniors will bid their final good­byes
to WWC a t commencement
exercises in the auditorium at 10
a. m. Friday, June 11.
Miss Miriam L. Peck is chairman
exercises. Working with her will be
Edna Channer, Donald P. Irish,
Miss Eileen McMillan, Dr. Keith A.
Murray, and Glenn D. Warrick.
Miss Ruth Weythman is chairman
of the committee on the procession
and seating. Miss Marjorie Kings-ley
will handle the graduate list,
Miss'Pearl Merriman the faculty
line, and Miss Marjorie Muffly will
assist.
Klipsun Proclaimed as
'Book of the Year'
By MARY M. WORTHYLAKE
(WWC English Department)
With finals looming forebodingly on>next week's horizon, and with a
closed weekend ahead, books are of major interest to every student on the
campus. However, today there is one book which is being perused to the
exclusion of all textbooks—the new Klipsun—Book of the Year.
There is a thrill in opening a new book, in sniffing the delightful aroma
of printer's ink and leather. There is particular pleasure in opening this
year's Klipsun for i t is packed with interesting photographs from its at­tractive
angle-shot picture on the cover .to the end papers portraying a
breath-taking snow scene.
What should a good, year book contain? I t should hold a record of the
year's important events, sports, activities. It should have pictures, both
posed and casual. Here is the record, and here are the pictures—posed
photographs of friends and faculty, and page after page of casual snaps
which will bring nostalgic reminiscences in days to come. Ten years . . .
twenty years from now, probably there will be chuckles at the "new look'
which by then will be outdated, even as are the middies and weird ear-puff
coiffures of my own college annual. Perhaps even the excellent photo­graphs
of t he "grounds, both the colored ones introducing each section and
the lovely black and whites, may be put-dated as new buildings are added
and foliage changes. But there is timelessness about the spirit of friendli­ness,
cooperation and good will which seems to emanate from every page
as we see smiling people engaged together in an adventure of education
and from all appearancs having a happy time on t h a t adventure.
Twice as large as t he annual of two years ago, complete and compre­hensive
in i ts coverage, this Klipsun is a fitting record to close the first
fifty year period of our school, and to stand at the beginning of a new era
as a liberal arts college.
Congratulations to Betty McLeod, to the photographers, and to all the
able staff for an arduous task well done.
Down the Sheepskin Alley to Success
Ruth Vance
. Bellingham
Clifford A. Vandeberg
Neilsville, Wisconsin
Richard Verril
Bellingham
Ruthe Olds Wilder
Longview
William W. Wilder
Longview
Lloyd M. Williams
Arlington
Meet Mrs. Francis Gladwin, the
first M.A. candidate to have that
honor conferred by W e s t e r n
Washington college. Mrs. Glad­win's
life story was featured in a
recent issue of the WWCollegian.
' Candidate number two, Howard
Hardy, and Mrs. Gladwin, will be
the recipients of the awards dur­ing
commencement week.
MusicAudifcions
Open Saturday
Another Washington State Music
Teachers association auditions will
be held tomorrow at the Garden
Street Methodist church, from 1
until 5 p. m. The audition is spon­sored
from primary through adult
classification. The public is invited
to attend.
Norma Jean Swan, pupil of Dr.
Frank D'Andrea, will be the'violin
entry from the college. Voices en-teries
from WWC, pupils of Bern­ard
Regier, wiii include Roxie Bergh,
Margaret Binzer, Roberta Blekkink,
Don Fink, Janet Harris, Meredith
Hess, Duane Lewis, Patricia Paul!,
June Penn, Amy Porter, Barbara
Shields, Norma Stout, Mary Ann
Teichroew, and Patricia Wright.
Professor Norman Logan, Uni­versity
of Washington, will serve as
violin adjudicator, and Gunnar
Malmin, PLC, will be the visiting
adjudicator in the voice section. The
adjudicators will select one student
from each teacher's studio to ap­pear
in a special recital in the even­ing
of June 11.
Local arrangements have been
made by t h e Bellingham Chapter of
the Washington State Music Teach-ers
association, Bernard Regier,
president. Don Walter, of the music
department, has assisted as a mem­ber
of the auditions committee.
Mens* Athletics
Refused Hike
For '49 Budget
The strained ASB budget for 1948-
49 cannot give Athletic Director
Charles Lappenbusch more than the
$6,000 boost over last year's allot­ment
of $19,000, according to a con­sensus
of opinion among Board of
Control members.
Acting on a note from Lappen­busch
stating that he would be un­able
to trim his budget within the
$25,000 figure, the Board, meeting
June 2, notified him that the bud­get
must stand as corrected. It
recommended that the Athletic
board and t he Athletic department
faculty members be called together
to confine the budget to t h a t figure.
The provision was also made that
spring sports were not to be crip­pled
as had been suggested by Lap­penbusch.
Bus for College
Frank Zurline presented the Board
with facts and figures regarding a
new bus. Rather than convert the
present diesel-electric which was
built for duty in the plains country
to a gasoline engine, Zurline urges
the ASB spend $4,000 and purchase
an inter-city bus.
Zurline pointed out that the pres­ent
bus could not be used by the
teams for long trips and that parts
were hard to get. I t would cost
$3,000 to put a gas -motor in the
present bus. "Following considerable
discussion on the issue, it was moved
that a thorough investigation of a
bus for the college be made.
Mugs or Cups?
Gus Pa gel's Facilities committee
was authorized to investigate t he
purchase of saucers to go with the
cups or mugs for the coffee bar in
the student lounge. The Board found
itself split into two groups, "cups
and mugs."' The mug supporters
urged purchase of 300 GI mugs for
$36 while the cup and saucer forces
hurl the counter-charge, "Mush-bowls!"
Campus Schoolers
Enjoy Program
Members of the 9th grade pre­sented
an interesting program of
music and drama in the Campus
school auditorium last Wednesday
afternoon. Other grades of the
Campus school division were their
guests.
The program consisted of piano
solos by Georgie McCush, Mary Lou
Olsen, and Sadie Walker; a violin
solo by Anne Morey; two numbers
by the Girl's chorus; and, Booth
Tarkington's one act play, "The
Trysting Place."
Claire Wilson
Aberdeen
Wallace E. Wilson
Anacortes
Betty Ann Wright
Salem, Oregon
Annua! Class Day Exercises
Will Be Held This Tuesday
Annual Class day exercises will begin in the auditorium, Tuesday, at 2
p. m. Students will gather there for singing, presenting of awards to de­serving
students, and to hear the main address by Dr. W. W. Haggard which
will climax the indoors ceremony. Outside campus activities for the after­noon
will include the placing of the class marker by the senior class of 1948.
William Wilder, senior class president, Dr. Arthur Hicks, and James
O'Brien are in charge of Class day.
Dr. Moyle F. Cederstrom is class placing of Cards Graduates
adviser, and Martha Monaghan is «A n Q i d Man's Thought of
secretary. School," by Walt Whitman ...
According to Dr. Hicks, general Marion Ingersol
chairman, the program for Tuesday Placing of Class Marker
will include: William Wilder
Processional March Graduates Auld Lang Syne Audience
March of Vikings (composed by
Don Walter) Audience S|te S f0r BllildinQS
Presentations: J
whos who Awards Decided in Court
Lorraine Powers
Board of Control Awards Frank Hayes, assistant attorney
Halldor Karason general of the state of Washington,
Collegian Awards....Vern Matthews will enter the superior court, .June
Klipsun Awards Betty McLeod 8 on behalf of Western Washington
Freshman Cup Keith Booman college. Hayes will seek a writ of
Address ...Dr. W. W. Haggard necessity for the property on which
Announcements the school has planned its expansion
"Alma Mater" Audience program.
Recessional March ...Graduates .Dr. W. W. Haggard and Everett
Campus'Ceremonies Wheeler, realtor, will testify at the
Presentation of Senior Book and hearing before a jury on that day.
Key William Wilder The location of t he property in ques-
Acceptance of Book and Key tion include those sites immediately
;... .Ted Gary north of t he present tennis courts.
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