Northwest Viking - 1935 November 8

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W A S H I N G T O N S T A T E N O R M A L SCHOOL, B E L L I N G H A M , W A S H I N G T ON Friday, November 8, 1935
Explorer Reveals Humorous,
* Serious Character Sides to
Viking Interviewer Tuesday
In Flanders Field the Poppies Grow
"To prove that I really did want
to come here to lecture, I shall tell
you that I left my wife in a Los An­geles
hospital", said Julian B. Ar­nold,
Tuesday morning lecturer, in
an interview granted just after the
assembly.
Arnold, who is a son of Sir Edwin
Arnold, author of "The Light of
Asia", revealed a delightful sense of
humor when telling of the follow­ing
incident: A lady once asked
him, "How it it you have such viva­city
and animation?" He replied.
"True, madam, that my hair is
growing gray, but you have no idea
how pink my toes are!"
The famous explorer and lectur­er
stated that this was his first
visit to Washington, although he
passed through • the state at one
time on his way to Vancouver, B. C.
Now that bids are called for on
the new Physical Education build­ing
and the ground is about to be
broken, it begins to look as though
the building is not a dream but a
reality. It was a figment of the
imagination for so long that it
seemed as though our grandchildren
wouldn't be using it. But in the
years to come, future students will
be able to point to it proudly and
say, "Four score and seven years
ago, our Prexy brought forth upon
Waldo field a new Physical Educa-t
in building".
* * * * *
Maybe when we get
that new PE building,
something can be done
about that eternal stag
line at rec hours. In
that gymnasium, which
is to be 90 feet wide and
100 feet long, surely the
d o r m a n t by-standers,
both the men who sleep
in the middle of the
floor, and the women
who gradually move
nearer and nearer to
the center, will be able
to keep out of the way
of those who are trying
to dance.
On November 23, the freshmen
class is giving its quarterly party
in the Big Gym. Whispers have
circulated to the effect that only
freshmen women will be allowed to
come free of charge. If this is true,
the enrollment of the freshmen
class will undoubtedly jump amaz­ingly
between now and then.
Still the plans for Homecoming
continue. From the way our gen­eral
chairman talks that week-end
will be a combination of a rodeo,
an Al G. Barnes circus, a Zane
Grey story of the Wild West, and
how Gram'pa fit the Indians. Our
chairman may be little but what a
brain! Indeed what a brain!
I t is going to be a .rare treat to
have some new songs to sing in
praise of the Normal. I, for one,
offer personal thanks to Kenneth
Rue and Burdette Miller for their
welcome contributions. And to
think that one song is completely
original! Of course, I don't think
that it would be right to call in a
tune detector, but at least, we won't
really have heard that particular
tune before.
And surely this can't end without
some mention of Armistice day. It
is highly probable that the greatest
number of students will sleep their
day away. A brave few may man­age
to attend the inevitable parade
in the afternoon. But a very few
will remember the reason for an
Armistice day. To all those who
don't remember, it happened seven­teen
years ago . . . the welcome news
of peace. Anyway, I want to
wish you all a very happy Armis­tice
day.
He is now on a lecture tour which
includes such towns as Ellensburg,
Yakima, and Corvallis.
Arnold Says "Ah"
"Too many people drop the power
of seeing things out of windows",
philosophized the author, while tell­ing
of a little boy, who, although
too young yet to talk, noticed every­thing
out of the windows. "I hope
I shall be able to say 'oh' and 'ah'
over things, like that little boy, un­til
the end".
Showing the more serious side of
his character, Arnold went on to
say, "I love to speak to students. I
feel that each of us should do some­thing
that leaves a useful footprint
in the sands of time. For me, that
is to show students how worthwhile
knowledge and scholarship are", he
concluded.
Norsemen May
Join Conference
Board Sends Millikan To Cheney
For Schedule Arrangement;
Kenneth Rue Wins First Prize
With Original 'Victory March';
Burdette Miller Places Second
Once again we approach another
Armistice day commemorating the
end of the World War. Seventeen
years ago that welcome news was
proclaimed to a world that was
weary of strife.
Today as we celebrate this mem­orable
event war clouds again hang
heavily over the world. In these j
troubled times the necessity for
making the observance of this day,
lyj.iiiiai.iiy a. ij^ace celebration is
much greater than ever before. Al­though
it may have seemed that
our past observances of this day
have taken on a boastful attitude,
still they are done.in all sincerity.
' Armistice day not only represents
the end of the war, but also repre­sents
a faithful tribute to those who
gave their lives to insure the peace
of this country.
In order to determine next year's
football schedule and the possible
change in Northwest Conference
games, the Board of Control voted
at Wednesday's meeting to send
President Gordon Millikan to Chen­ey
with the football team. He will
negotiate towards drawing the
Normal's team into the Conference.
"Local people have agreed it
would be better to have Conference
games," said Millikan.
The Board approved of the co­operation
of the American Legion
in staging the next game. This or­ganization
will share the expenses
and gate receipts.
Rec Hour Checked
I n line with the improvement of
conduct at rec hours the Board de­cided
to keep a record of outside at­tendance
at the weekly dances.
Those who do not show Associated
Student tickets will be requested to
register their names as they enter.
The condition of the year's bud­get
was brought up by Glen Ny-green.
President Millikan pointed
out the respective profits and losses
of the football'games. "The unex­pected
expenditure for the pep band
were offset," he explained, "by the
saving incurred when the Univer­sity
Frosh agreed to play their game
here last month."
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Cummins Addresses
International Relations
Club Meet on Ethiopia
Ethiopia and its background were
discussed by Miss Nora B. Cum­mins,
history instructor, at the
first November meeting of the In­ternational
Relations club Wednes­day
evening at 7:30 in the club
room of Edens hall.
Her talk was followed by an open
discussion among the members.
Ten new members were initated
into the club. The regular business
meeting was conducted.
The. fall shipment of books which
have arrived from the Carnegie En­dowment
was reviewed.
"These books will certainly prove
very interesting, as they are all new
books on modern problems", states
Glen Nygreen, chairman of the pro­gram
commmee. Nygreen added
that these books will be placed in
the club library in the stacks of the
library building.
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14 Composition Students
Exempted Through Test
Fourteen students are exempt
from English composition work ac­cording
to results of the test given
last Thursday to freshmen in the
high English group.
The students found exempt are
Geraldine Flansburgh, Jean Hatch,
Mildred Richardson, Katheryn
Hatch, Eleanor Tpmlinsori, Clara
Vander Griend, Sybil Henchcliff,
Jean Summers, Margaret Perkins,
Doris Tarte, Winifred Krieter, Bet­ty
Howell, Barbara Kennedy and
Nellie Holstar.
All other members of group seven
are required to take English com­position
and the exempt students
may also, if they wish.
Class Pictures
Will Be Taken
Before Holiday
Juniors, Seniors Urged To Sign
Appointment List for Klipsun
Photographs
Because no junior-senior class
picures for the Klipsun will be tak­en
after Wednesday, November 20,
upper-classmen are urged to make
their appointments now on the list
posted on the main hall bulletin
board. Better service can be given
to those students who make their
appointments early, avoiding the
last week rush.
"It is necessary that all individ­ual
portraits scheduled to be taken
during fall quarter be finished be­fore
Thanksgiving to make way for
the photograper's Christmas trade,"
explains Helen Hostetter, editor of
the Klipsun.
A reduction on publishing cost is
being offered by the Western En­graving
company, engravers for the
yearbook, for all engraving work
submitted before March. The ear­lier
the engraving is completed, the
greater the reduction will be, says
Miss Hostetter. Extra pages will
be added in proportion to the
amount of engraving submitted be­fore
March.
Faculty pictures are being taken
this week. Members of the faculty
who have not had their pictures
taken this year or had reprints
made are asked to do so at once.
Pictures are being taken at Sandi-son's
studio in the Woolworth build­ing.
Mount Baker Offers
Jobs to Normalites
Winter sports at Mount Baker
this year not only attract the usual
crowds that participate and watch,
but they also afford week-end work
for several Normal and high school
students. Fitz Hagist, manager of
the Mount Baker Development com­pany,
asked Miss Gertrude Longley,
Edens Hall dietitian, to send some
men and women that want or need
work to him for personal inter­views.
They go up to the lodge Saturday
mornings at 10 o'clock and return
Sunday evenings at 6 o'clock. Be­sides
a regular salary, the workers'
traveling expenses and board and
room are taken care of by the com­pany.
These arrangements will be car­ried
on throughout the winter sea­son.
They are especially for the
skiing fans.
Men's Club Participates
In Two New Activities
Sponsoring the Junior Varsity bas­ketball
team and forming.a men's
chorus are to be the two chief acti­vities
of the Men's club in the com­ing
months according to Mon Or-loff,
president.
Mr. Orloff said, "At our meeting
Friday, Nov. 1, we unanimously
agreed to sponsor the J V's, then
took up the matter of a men's
chorus".
Nils Boson, of the Music depart­ment,
suggested the formation of a
chorus and the members immedia­tely
approved. Boyd Swanson was
appointed to work with Mr. Boson
in investigating and.getting this
activity underway.
Bond Speaks at
Breakfast Held
For Graduates
Alumni Meet at Tacoma During
Recent W E A Convention;
Many Attend
That 46 former students of the
Bellingham Normal school were
present at the alumni breakfast
held at the Marlot cafe in Tacoma
October 29, was reported by Dr. E.
A. Bond, head of the mathematics
department, who was the principal
speaker. Miss Mary E. Rich, super­visor
of the Training school, and
Miss Wilma Trent, supervisor in the
city schools, also spoke. The break­fast,
which was held at 8 a. m., was
sponsored in connection with the
recent WEA convention.
Those who attended are: Mar­garet
Wheeler, Mildred Hoska, Jen­nie
Robertson, Grace Gregory, Mary
Trunkey, Catherine Randall, Violet
Ahlberg, Mildred Hedberg, Inez
Hall, Eva B. MacDonald, Elsie
Sparre, Thelma W. Godfrey, Ruth
Moore, Myrtle Mclnvaine, Emily
Crawford, Natalie Blix, Esther Lloyd,
Charlotte Claussen Churchward,
Signe Erickson, Gladys Petry,
Ethelyn Partridge, Mabel Lyon,
Ida Everetz, Louise Nagley, Edna
Morrison, Dorothy Burrows, John A.
Arnold Edna Franklin, Ruth Shum-way,
Florence Wilson, June Dunning,
Beth Wilson, and Gretchen Minnear,
all of Tacoma.
Fannie Johnson, Bessie Briggs,
Lule Chessman, and Winifred p.
Bohr, Olympia; Margaret Mc-
Naughton Owen and Frank E.
Owen, Morton; Glen O. Greseth,
Tono; Mabel McFadden Rempel,
Potlatch; Megan Price, Carbonado;
Marian S. Hoffman, Hoodsport;
Marian Nightingale, Gig Harbor;
and Sarah Hays, Neah Bay.
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Esther Gius Receives
Big Majority of Votes
For League Secretary
Esther Gius was eleced Women's
League secretary and Lois Han
kamp and Betty Howell, freshmen
representatives at a Women's
League assembly, held last Friday
Miss Guis received. 148 votes, a
large majority of the 262 votes cast.
The other two candidates, Peggy
Foster and Helen McNeil, received
68 and 46 votes respectively.
The election race for the two
freshmen representatives offices
was much closer. Of the two suc­cessful
candidates, Lois Hankamp
received the' greater number of
votes, 94, Betty Howell receiving 85
The other two were divided nearly
equally between the two remaining
candidates, Jeanne Borgstedt re­ceiving
59 and Margaret Greely, 40.
o
Applications for Klipsun
Staff Typist Called For
Helen Hostetter, editor of the
1936 Klipsun has called for applica­tions
for the position of staff typist.
Letters of application must be typed
and in a standard form. As the
work this year will be less than us­ual
the position will not be a sal­aried
one, the typist receiving activ­ity
points as do other staff mem­bers;
Kenneth Rue, first-quarter fresh­man,
won the first prize of $3 in
he song contest sponsored jointly
'jy the Viking staff and the Asso-
3iated Students, in connection with
Homecoming. His song, to which
lie wrote both words and music, is
entitled "Viking Victory March".
The second prize of $2 was award­ed
to Burdette Miller, who submit­ted
a fight song to the tune of the
Washington and Lee march. The
judges were Joan Hoppe, editor of
the Viking; Nancy Smith, business
manager; Mary Johnston, and Ladd
Shangle, Homecoming chairman.
Committees selected to work on
Homecoming are: assembly: co-chairmen,
Annabel Keller, and Doro-try
Kelly, who will be assisted by
Maurice Tweit, Boyd Swanson, Bur­dette
Miller, Maynard Ponko, and
Kenneth Wickstrom; advertising:
chairman, Wes Randrup, assisted
by Steve Turk, Newell Hawkinson,
Normajane Gorsline, Phyllis Plum-mer,
Helen Acklen, Alvera James,
Virginia Barbo, and Marthine Han­sen.
The dance committee is headed
by Jerry Jacobsen, who is assisted
by Mon Orloff, Tony Zambas, Lots
Aubert, Margaret Morse, Marian
Haydon, Martha Lou Pulver, Peggy
Foster, Ruth Pugh, Margaret Osier,
and Bob Millikan. Severn Kosky is
chairman of the rally, Cliff John­son,
game chairman, and Gordon
Millikan is in charge of the lunch­eon.
The rally is to be an elaborate aJ-fair,
according to the chairman.
The school bands and the American
Legion Drum and Bugle corps will
participate in it. Students who
can furnish cars are asked to see
Kenneth Wickstrom as soon as pos­sible.
President Joins
Alumni at Meet
Fisher Attends Luncheon With
Many Former Grads At
Vancouver, Wash.
After attending the Washington
Education association r e g i o n al
meeting with alumni at Vancouver,
Washington, last Friday noon, Pres­ident
C. H. Fisher met with Dr. C.
C. Upshall and representatives of
other Normal schools at Ellensburg
Monday.
At the Vancouver alumni lunch­eon,
President Fisher met over 100
former students. Theo J. Norby,
principal of an elementary school
in Vancouver, was chairman of the
gathering.
"It was one of the most inspiring
and satisfying meets I have attend­ed
for a long time. There was great
interest and enthusiasm manifested
on the part of the alumni", Prexy
comments.
At the meeting of representatives
of Normal schools in Ellensburg,
the certification plan of the state
board of education that is to take
the place of the life diploma was
discussed.
On his way to Vancouver, Presi­dent
Fisher spent Thursday in Se­attle
making a final check on archi­tects'
drawings of the new Physical
Education building. "I'm well sat­isfied
with the plans and believe we
are going to have a very beautiful
and useful building", he states.
Suggestions Given
On Ordering Photos
"The best time to order the six
application photographs required by
the Appointment Bureau is when
the class pictures are taken for the
Klipsun", announces Miss Elizabeth
Hopper. Small, unmounted pictures
may then be ordered at relatively
little extra expense, and they are
of the greatest importance in apply­ing
for positions". Although
"beauty is only skin deep" and does
not necessarily indicate the excel­lence
of a teacher", Miss Hopper em­phasizes
that a good picture will
many times provide an opportunity
to demonstrate genuine teaching
ability that might otherwise be lost.
All application blanks used by the
city schools require an unmounted
photograph, and many superintend­ents
will not consider a set of cre­dentials
without a picture. A per-
(Continued on Page Four)
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Blue Triangle Groups
Plan Year's Activities
To make plans for committee
projects and themes for this year,
the Blue Triangle club met last
Wednesday afternoon in their club­house
for the first regular meeting
of the year.
Each committee is to have one
general project lor the year, and
to be responsible for one club meet­ing
a quarter. Ways and means to
raise money for next summer's Sea-beck
conference were also discus­sed.
Prexy, Hoppe, Give
Welcome at Party;
Cedarstrom Talks
Philippi Is Toastmaster; Saunders
Speaks for Trustees; Hicks
Bushell Play
Welcoming the new members of
the faculty and outlining the past
and future work of that organiza-ion,
President C. H. Fisher summed
up the purpose of the annual faculr
ty banquet held at 6:30 last eve- '
ning in the main lounge of the
Bellingham hotel.
H. C. Philippi, head of the Sci­ence
department, acted as toast-master,
and V. H. Hoppe, of the
Speech department, gave the wel­come.
Dr. M. F. Cederstrom, one
of the hew members of the English
department, responded on behalf of
himself and the other new teach­ers,
Miss Myra Boothe, Miss Paul­ine
Potter and Dr. L. M. Myers.
The trustees were represented by
Steve Saunders of Marysville.
Dr. Arthur C. Hicks and Donald
G. Bushell furnished the musical
part of th program "Meditation",
from "Thais", by Massenet, and
"Scherzo", by Van Goens, were tbe
cello solo played by Mr. Bushell;
Dr. Hick's piano selections were;
"Souvenir", by Alexander Sklarev-ski,
and "Gavotte", by George
Hopkins.
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Nora Cummins Talks
On Parliament Rules
Before Valkyrie Club
Explaining the duties of efficient
club officers, Miss Nora B. Cum­mins
spoke to the Valkyrie girls an
"Parliamentary Law" at their meet­ing
held Tuesday at 4:00 o'clock.
In the absence of the president,
Hazelle Mayo, the meeting was
called to order by Jo Grassmeyer,
secretary - treasurer. Immediately
following this the chairman of the
program committee, Gertrude Min-ich,
presented Miss Cummins to
the group.
Her talk stressed the necessity of
knowing the procedures, mechanics,
and rudiments of club organizations.
G URRENT
ALENDAR
of Happenings
Friday, November 8—
8:00 p. m.—Rec hour, Big'
gym.
Saturday, November 9—
7:00 a. m.—Week-end trip to
Viqueen lodge.
2:00 p. m.—Football game-
Cheney vs. Normal, at
• Cheney.
Monday, November 11.
ARMISTICE HOLIDAY.
Tuesday, November 12—
11:00 a. m.—Assembly, Olga
Steeb, concert pianist.
Thursday, November 14r—
8:00—Radio broadcast for
Homecoming.
Friday, November 15—
11:00 a. m,—Homecoming as-;
sembly.
Rally and Serpentine.
Frosh Bonfire
Rec Hour