Northwest Viking - 1935 June 21

              VOL. XXXIII—NO. 34 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. A COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
Normalite
SUMAS
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SURVEY
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SUPREMACY
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SOULS
By Elmer Lade
Sumas, Wash.
Editor Northwest Viking;
Dear Sir:
I have always wanted to be a for­eign
correspondent, especially after
reading "The Sun Also Rises".
Chances are that Hemingway's pic­ture
of itinerant pressmen does not
represent the norm, bur as far as I
could gather from reading his book,
a foreign correspondent is a sort
of journalistic remittance man
whom the home office-pays to fre­quent
bars and bull-fights, and not
to write news stories. They must,
however, feel very, very futile.
Now there is nothing particularly
exotic about Sumas. One could
abide here for twenty-five years
and never see a bull-fight. But it
is a grand place to feel futile in,
and I am glad for this opportunity
to send my copy through the mail,
because doing so suggests progress
towards the melancholy sinecure
Hemingway talks about.
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Whenever I mentioned Sumas
around the Normal a general laugh
usually followed. And despite the
fact that those people who laughed
the loudest came, in most cases,
from Ferndale or Stanwood, or some
equally inconsequential geographi­cal
expression, their witless uproar
rankled. The natural conclusion
was that Sumas, as a city, possesses
characteristics unusually outland­ish.
So I decided that on returning
home I should view Sumas with a
cold objective eye, calculate closely,
and" analyze to a hair, and then,
providing nothing sensational de­veloped,
like Sandburg "turn to
those who sneer at this my city and
give them back the sneer, etc."
Board Appoints
Hostetter Head
Of Next Annual
Business Manager Is Unchanged;
Allan Appointed to Position
On Newspaper
Three Boats Get Names
None of Names Suggested
Normalstad Approved
For
But applying scientific objectivity
to one's home town is a pretty
tough proposition. One is either
sure that his town is the "best lit­tle
burg in the state" or "the lous­iest
slab that man ever lived in".
After contemplating Sumas as it
extends from Front street to the
Canadian boundary I can only haz­ard
this much in its defense: that
in the length and breadth of Wash­ington
there is probably no better
place to leave. Which, of course, is
only a wild generalization based on
prejudice and civic pride.
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Sumas, like every other small
town, is full of gypsy souls who
want to "get out". Select at ran­dom
from its population any indi­vidual
under fifty years of age and
draw him into conversation; you'll
find that he wants to "get out". If
not, you are probably talking to one
of the reasons why Sumas is said to
be "the city that never buries its
dead". But unless you do happen
to encounter one of those fortunate
vegetables who are content to sim­ply
sit and watch the seasons swing
by, the general theme will be that
happiness is something that lies just
outside the city limits—or some
place indefinitely beyond.
It's worse in the winter when a
body has nothing to do but sit in­doors
and watch the rain cut holes
in the gravel streets. Then the
comment is not just a fervent wish
to visit Tahiti or Pamplona, but a
vindictive threat to "leave this
dump on its ears and never re­turn!"
Helen Hostetter was appointed to
the editorship of the Klipsun for
1935-36 by the Board of Control at
a special meeting held Friday, June
7. Miss Hostetter served as asso­ciate
editor on the Klipsun staff for
1934-35 and previously edited the
Whatcom High school year book,
the Kulshan.
Business manager for the coming
year will be Cliff Johnson, who held
the same position on the 1934-35
staff.
The Board elected Pat Allan,
Northwest Viking business manager
for the summer quarter. Allan held
the editorship of the Viking in 1933.
President Fisher met with the
Board of Control to discuss the
school budget for next year. The
tentative schedules of expenses
made by the department heads
were presented to the Board. It
made a definite recommendation
to the Board of Trustees for the
price of the Associated Student fee.
The names suggested for Normal­stad
and the three boats were read
to the Board by Oscar Svarlein.
"Viqueen, Viking, and Sehome"
were chosen for the boats. Since
none of the names suggested for
Normalstad were particularly ap.-
propriate it was decided that no ac­tion
would be taken until next fall.
Friday, June 2 1 , 1935
Christensen And
Flick To Serve
Board of Control
Hager To Formulate Plans
Board's Social Event
For This Quarter
For
Theona Flick and Julia Chisten-sen
who have been previous mem­bers
of the Board of Control were
appointed to serve with this group,
at a meting held Wednesday, June
19. Theona Flick was vice-president
of the Associated Students' in 1933,
and Julia Christensen held the
same position the following year.
Because the summer members had
not yet been appointed there was
not a quorum present and a dis­cussion
period took the place of the
regular meeting.
Maurice Tweit's orchestra was se­lected
to play at the mixer which is
to be held Friday, June 21, in Bdens
hall. As the usual picnic which is
given for the Board members in
the spring was neglected this year,
Joe Hager was asked to formulate
plans for a social event of this
kind.
Kibbe, George
Will Lead Hike
Up Church Mt.
First All Day Outing of Summer
To Take Hikers To Ranger
Cabin at Top
Party To Leave at 7:30
View of County and Eraser, River
Valley Is Splendid
Luncheon Friday
Prof. Snedden Will Be Guest
At Noon Luncheon
Popular Artists
Scheduled For
This Quarter
Wide Variety of Musical Programs
Planned for Summer Session's
Assemblies
Institute Will Be
Held In Portland
Social Science Department Heads
To Select Representatives
To Conference
Very interesting lectures and re­citals
are scheduled for this quar­ter's
assemblies. Friday, June 21,
President Fisher will extend a wel­come
to the new students after
which the Seattle Mixed quartet
will render a group of vocal selec­tions.
June 25, heralds the Con­cert
Ensemble—piano, violin, and
dramatic baritone. June 28, Pro­fessor
Snedden of Columbia will ap­pear
in a flute recital. Louis Van
Ogle, professor of music at the
University of Washington, will lec­ture
on Finald, July 5.
With Miss Lillian M. George and
L. A. Kibbe as leaders, about twenty
aspiring alpinists will leave school
tomorrow morning at 7:30 for the
long, long trek up
Church mountain.
The party will
drive up to the
Church mountain
trail, about fine
miles past Gla­cier,
where they
will take to the
wilds up the hill.
The trail is an
excellent one, al­though
the last
L. A. Kibbe mile through snow
may fetch shivers from the
less hardened hikers. The view
from the ranger station at the sum­mit
is splendid, since the mountain
stands out practically alone. The
north end of Whatcom county can
be seen entirely, and the Fraser riv­er
valley can be traced for about
100 miles.
The return trip offers opportun­ity
for splendid snow sliding and
also a dandy chance to wear out
those dirty cords you've been want­ing
to get rid of. That mile of snow
will go faster than all the rest of
the hike if you know the art of
snow-sliding.
The only requirements for the
trip and a good time are a big
lunch, lots of enthusiasm, and the
fare of 75 cents.
A chance to meet Professor
Snedden of Columbia Teacher's
college, New York, at an appe­tizing
luncheon, and an oppor­tunity
for an informal discus­sion
will be offered next Friday
to all students and faculty
members.
Honoring Professor Snedden,
the Interclub council will
sponsor a luncheon Friday
noon, June 28, in the Edens
Hall Club room. Tickets priced
at 25 cents will be on sale in
the Co-op next week for Nor­mal
students and in the presi­dent's
office for the faculty.
This is to be the first luncheon
given summer quarter and ev­eryone
is urged to attend.
Changes Made
In Curriculum
For Next Year
State Board Approves Revisions
Made in Curriculum
By Committee
Life Diplomas Discussed
Work on P. E. Building May Start
By End of Summer
Registration For
Summer Session
Unusually Large
Enrollment Reaches 650 Mark
Monday; Many Graduates
Continue Work
Cornelius van Vliet, a widely
known Dutch 'cellist, who for many
years has occupied the first chair
j of the 'cello section of the New York
Two student representatives to the
Pacific Northwest Institute of In-!
ternational Relations, which will be j philharmonic-symphony Orchestra,
will appear in concert July 9
That prince of philosophers, Ar­thur
Brisbane, would certainly re­mark
that wanting to "get out" is
a vice prevalent throughout the en­tire
civilized world. And, being
Brisbane, he would probably point
out with forthright logic that "hap­piness
is not geographic". And, as
usual, he would be saying the safe
thing.
But, still in all, that is not absolv­ing
small towns from the sin of
apathy—if it is a sin.
So far this column has conformed
in no respects to the policy, of "Nor­malite".
But then, what were the
policies of "Normalite"? Anyway,
my position as foreign correspond­ent
should give me some license.
held at Reed college in Portland,
Oregon, from July 5 to 15, are to be
chosen soon by faculty members of
the "Social Science department. The
board of control has granted $50
for expenses.
To qualify for the trip to Port­land,
a student must have been in
school spring quarter, and attend
during the summer or next fall, or
both. The institute includes a ten
day course for those interested in
peaceful settlement of national and
international problems.
Miss Nora B. Cummins, E. J.
Arntzen, and Gordon Millikan com­prise
the committee to choose the
delegates.
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Leader Promises
Salmon Bake For
Chuckanut Hikers
Student Recreation Fans Planning
Hike to Dead Man's Point;
Food Featured
Dead Man's point, on Chuckanut
bay, will be the designation of stu­dent
recreation fans next Tuesday.
This will be the first of the Tues­day
evening hikes scheduled on the
summer's recreation program. The
cove is about five miles from
school.
The climax of the trip will be
when the hikers come back to the
natural dry-dock, however, for Dr.
E. A. Bond has promised to pre­pare
a salmon. bake. According to
students who know from experience,
the salmon bake alone should guar­antee
the success of the trip.
Each hiker is to bring his own
cup and spoon. The cost of the
lunch will be about 25 cents. Those
desiring may sign up for the salmon
bake only.
Another interesting singer is Rob­ert
Crawford, frequently referred to
as the "flying baritone" because he
pilots his own plane.
Miss Edith Kopelson and Alan
Kopelson who will appear in a joint
recital of drama and verse with
music offer a very delightful pro­gram.
They will present individual­ized
literary cameos with musical
preludes and settings.
Lucia Chagnon a mezzo-soprano
who will sing a number of well
known selectio'ns July 19.
For the last assembly of the first
six weeks Dr. S. Barclay of Stan­ford
university,will lecture.
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Experimental Tests
Given to Reporters
With scores ranging all the way
from 31 to 60 out of a possible 75
in a current events test, last quar­ter's
Newswriting classes were left
feeling a little less certain the final
week of the spring term about what
was really "news" for the past six
months.
The test covered foreign and nat­ional
news, progress in science and
More Newswriters
Needed for Viking
Staff This Summer
Pinckney Selected As Managing
Editor; Johnson Takes
News Editor Post
"Writers and would-be writers are
cordially, even insistently, invited
to contribute to the Northwest Vi­king
during the summer quarter,"
announces Ralph Shenenberger,
editor. "Radical changes in the
staff have bene necessitated by the
small number of new reporters en­rolled—
an unprecedented condition
apparently caused by the fact that
two terms of work are required be­fore
credit can be given. We thus
automatically exclude beginning re­porters
who are to be in school only
one term, but hope to work out a
more flexible credit plan for next
summer."
Practically all experienced staff
members now in school have been
moved up to excutive positions and
others not in attendance have been
solicited to send in material. Louane
Pinckney, former reporter and fea­ture
^writer,, is to be managing edi­tor
for the quarter, and Mary
Elaine Johnston, news editor. Stuart
Fresk. veteran staff member, will
handle the feature page, and Jim
Barnhart, returned for the summer
session, will take over sports.
Registration this summer is con­siderably
larger than last year, ac­cording
to James Bever. "Registra­tion
has progressed rapidly and
smoothly," he states.
Both summer sessions in 1934 to­talled
but 600 as compared to over
750 this year. Over 650 had com­pleted
registration Monday. A fair­ly
large registration is expected for
the beginning of the second term in
July.
Most of the registration took place
Monday although quite a number
were still enrolling in classes dur­ing
the rest of this week. Over 100
registrations were made by mail,
which expedited the work of the
first two days.
As the students attending dur­ing
the summer are for the most
part out-of-town residents, the var­ious
houses are nearly full. The
rooms at Edens hall have been fully
occupied since the beginning of the
quarter.
t l is thought that the unusually
large attendance for this summer
may be partially due to unemploy­ment
and to students who are com
pleting courses for life diplomas or
degrees. The list of degree students
will be assembled during the next
two weeks by Miss Bouck, secretary
to Mr. Bever.
Approval of the revised curriculum
for Bellingham Normal has been
given by the state board of education
President C. H. Fisher has just re­turned
from the board's annual
meeting in Olympia, where he pre­sented
the revised curriculum.
Many compliments on its organiza­tion
were expressed by members of
the board, after voting its adoption.
Revision of the curriculum was
worked out by the faculty curricu­lum
committee, headed by Dr. Irv­ing
E. Miller. It eliminates the pri­mary
and intermediate curricula,
organizing instead, a curriculum
for the elementary school, and the
junior high school. Both of these
curricula overlap the old interme­diate
curriculum, for it has been
found that many students teach
grades one to four, and five to
eight. This revision gives the stu­dents
better preparation for teach­ing
these grades.
Other Changes Made
The curriculum is also changed to
the basis of four-year's work, and
the three-year diploma will be con­sidered
as three years out of the
whole, four years. In the past the
four years were considered as a year
added to the three year's work.
More background of general educa­tion
is included, for 54 credits out of
a total of 192, are background sub­jects.
The courses are arranged in
the following divisions: background,
personal orientation and adjust­ment,
curriculum content, profes­sional,
field of concentration, and
Iree electives.
Life Diplomas Considered
The board also considered the
matter of life diplomas. President
Fisher, as chairman of the commit­tee,
gave its report to the board a
year ago. It was favorably received,
but no action will be taken until the
meeting in December.
While in Olympia, Mr. Fisher
conferred with Governor Clarence
Larson Is Chosen
Edens Hall Prexy
At House Meeting
Neal Elected To Vice-Presidency;
Johnston Extends Welcome
To New Students
(Continued on Page Four)
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'Liliom' Will Be
Summer Drama
Hoppe Choses Play by Hungarian
Author Ferenc Molnar for
Quarter Work
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give the maximum speed attainable
in an airplane.
In the beginning class, English 50.
the scores ranged from 31 to 45,
while in the advanced group, Eng­lish
51, the lowest mark was 39, the
highest 61.
Given as an experiment to check
on the familiarity of the ,two groups
with the current scene as a result
of their reading the metropolitan
dailies subscribed to by the North­west
Viking, the test seems to indi­cate
that the reporters improve as
their contact with various news­papers
increases.
Officers for the summer term
were elected at the first house-meeting
of Edens Hall last Monday
evening, June 17. Evelyn Larson
was chosen president, with Ruth
Neal vice-president.
and hopes for close co-operation
from all organized house reporters,
as well as for unsolicited personals
from other students.
Experienced reporters now in
school who will write as much as
their full schedule allow are: Max-ine
Mickle, Glen Greseth, Francis
Fisher, Kathefine Bowden, Wilson
Waylett, and Bernice Von Pressen-tin.
Others not registered who
have indicated willingness to con­tribute
"when they have time" are
Harry Kluge, Melvin Munson, El­mer
Lade, Bill Pierron, Joan Hop­pe,
and Margaret Morse.
The nurse, Miss Nell Bryant, was
introduced to the girls after the
welcome extended to the new and
old members of the dormitory by
Miss Florence Johnson, school di­rector
of Edens hall. •
Following the election, Miss John­son
gave a summary of house rules,
and the president invited all the
dormitory girls to attend the pa-jama
party, Wednesday, June 26, at
which time the new girls will be ini­tiated
into Edens hall. There will
be a program of stunts, games, and
a social hour.
The other officers elected are:
Nellie Lamb, secretaryHtreasurer;
Isabelle Lamb, social chairman;
Nina Johnson, reporter.
"Liliom" by the Hungarian author
Ferenc Molnar has been chosen by
V. H. Hoppe of the speech depart­ment
for the summer quarter play.
The play was presented during the
winter quarter of 1932, at which
time Preston Wright took the title
role of "Liliom" and Dorothy Fiala
played the part of his harassed but
patient wife Julie.
"Liliom" is an unusual type, turn-in
from reality to fantasy. The
story shows, the downfall of the
hero, abetted by evil associates,-his
suicide and final punishment by
divine justice while the faith of
Julie goes unrewarded.
Mr. Hoppe has not chosen his
characters from a club, but general­ly
from the students around school.
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CALENDAR
Friday, June 21—
8:00 — All-School Mixer,
Edens Hall cafeteria.
Saturday, June 22—
. 7:30 a. m.—All-school hike to
Church mountain.
Tuesday, June 25—
11:00—Concert ensemble, pi­ano,
violin, and dramatic
baritone, assembly.
4:00—All-school hike'to Dead
Man's point. Salmon bake
at natural dry dock.
Friday, June 28—
11:00 r- Professor Snedden
from Columbia university,
to lecture in assembly. I