Western Washington Collegian - 1951 October 26

              Wonderland Beauty to be Chosen Queen Sigrid
Hopefuls
Appear
Tuesday
"Out of this world" beauties
will appear here Tuesday when
candidates for Western's "Won­derland"
Homecoming q u e en
are introduced to the student
body at 10 a. m. in the Auditor­ium-
Music building.
Queen's affairs chairmen, Mary
Jean Trafton, announced that dir­ectly
after the assembly balloting
for queen and princesses will be­gin
in room 112. Voting will con­tinue
until Wednesday noon.
Ed Lapsley will act as master of
ceremonies for the assembly.
N ora Cummins
Honored
By Trustees
Nora B. Cummins, retired
faculty member, was honored by
the Board of Trustees at their
regular meeting Thursday eve­ning
when they, named her Pro­fessor
Emeritus of Political
Science.
Pinal payment on the G. E. Tuck­er
Company Contractors, builders
of the Auditorium-Music building,
bill was approved at the board of
trustees meeting.
The rental of the new auditor­ium
to off-campus organizations
was considered. It was tentatively
accepted to use two fees, $75 and
$150 depending on the purpose of
the program and the admission fee.
Improvement of lighting: in
the Main building was discussed
The board considered the in­stallation
fo fluorescent lights
to replace the old bulb lights.
Closing business consisted of ap­proving
cigarette advertisements for
campus publications. Reasonable
size and number must be used.
Members of the Board of Trustees
include Burton A. Kingsbury, chair­man;
Donald Eldridge and Harry
A. Binzer.
Wonderland Events
Listed for Students
Homecoming plans are well un­der
way with an interesting and
busy week ahead for all students.
Here is the schedule for the week:
Tuesday, October 30: Presentation
assembly at 10:00. Voting from 11:00
to 4:00.
Wednesday, October 31: Voting
from 8:00 to 12:00.
Thursday, November 1: Corona­tion
rehearsal at 7:30.
Friday, November 2: Coronation
of Queen at 10:00. Judging (house
and window) 4:30. Pep rally, bonfire
at 7:00. Skit assembly at 8:15. ASB
dance sponsored by Junior class at
10:15.
Saturday, November 3: Coffee
hour in fountain room and lounge
at 10:30 to 12:00. Football game,
Western vs. Whitworth, 2:00. Smor­gasbord
at Edens hall (special price
to boarders on campus) 5:00-7:00.
Queen's Homecoming ball in Arm­ory
at 9:00 to 1:00.
COLLEGIAN
Vol. XLVII - No. 5 Western Washington College, Bellingham, Washington Oct. 26, 1951
Witch's Hop
Tonight
In Rec Hall
There'll be witches n' goblins
N' black cats that prance,
When you come Friday night
To the Senior Class Dance.
"Witches Hop" sponsored by the
senior class will be held Friday,
October 26, at 8:30 in the Rec hall.
The platter party will feature 30
new records purchased by the class.
Emcee's Ed Lapsley and J o hn
Franklin will be on hand for laughs
to add to the merriment of the
Hallowe'en time.
Virginia Willemsen, chairman of
the mixer, has appointed the fol­lowing
committees: decoration,
Phyllis Hale; publicity, Joanne
Neilson; check room, Janis Peoples,
and clean up, Vera Jones.
Driving Class
Scheduled
For Winter
Because of increased demand, for
the first time in a regular session,
a course in driver education will be
offered here at Western, announces
Dr. Alan Pawelek, chairman of the
industrial arts department. This
course will be offered winter quar­ter
and will be taught by Dr. Pawe­lek.
The class will be limited to 20
members, so Dr. Pawelek advises
interested students to make their
choice in the Registrar's office at
an early date. The course number
is 430.
58 Students Receive
Scholarships Here
Approximately 58 sctudents
have received scholarships, t o
Western Washington College of
Education, so far as was known
October 15. The scholarships are
presented by many organizations
such as the PTA, Elk lodges, and
Soroptomists clubs in the state.
Twenty-two students are attend­ing
on prospective teachers' scholar­ships.
Six were awarded student
leader scholarships. Nine were
granted PTA scholarships. About 21
were awarded miscellaneous scholar­ships
to WWC.
October 17 the college sponsored
a tea in honor of students who
were honored with scholarships to
Western. Miss Lorraine Powers,
dean of women, received the guests.
Other faculty members acting as
hosts were Dr. W. W. Haggard, Dr.
M. S. Kuder, Dr. Raymond Hawk,
and C. W. McDonald, dean of men.
Mrs. Bearnice Skeen and Miss
Elizabeth Hopper poured.
"Out of this world music" will be provided for "Wonderland" dancers at
the Queen's ball Scheduled for 9 p. m. in the National Guard armory the
ball will carry out Western's wonderland theme.
Souvenir Booklet
Sale Begins
Friday, November 2
Homecoming booklets will be
on sale Friday, Nov. 2, it has
been announced by Gene Car-aker,
b o o k l e t co-editor. The
books will sell for 25 cents each.
As in former years, the booklet
will contain pictures of the queen
and her court, pictures of the foot­ball
team and individual players,
game roster and past team records.
Caraker states that the booklet
will follow the "Wonderland" theme
guiding all the Homecoming activi­ties
and publications. Bob Bowman
is co-editor in charge of advertising.
All foreign students here on a
student visa are asked to report
to the Registrar's office.
United Nations Day
Comemmorated
In Special Assembly
October 24, United Nations day,
marked the sixth anniversary of the
founding of the world organization.
Western Washington college, in line
with other colleges and universities
throughout the country, commemor­ated
the day with special observ­ances.
A special assembly, in honor of
the occasion, was held Wednesday
morning. The assembly revolved
around a panel composed of Mr.
E. J. Arntzen, Dr. Keith Murray,
Jack Headly, and Jim Bemis. The
topic of discussion was "The United
Nations: Can it Bring Peace."
After a brief explanation -of the
United Nations, the panel discussed
the accomplishments of the United
Nations in its first six years. The
problems of world peace and their
possible solutions were discussed. A
brief question and answer period
from the audience closed the as­sembly.
Plans Made
For Ed Week
American Education Week will be
observed throughout the nation No­vember
11-17. This annual observ­ance
is sponsored by the National
Education Association, American
Legion, United States Office of Edu­cation,
and National Congress of
Parents and Teachers to bring the
parents into closer contact with
their schools.
"Unite for Freedom" is the gen­eral
theme chosen for this 31st an­nual
observance. Through the de­velopment
of this theme and daily
themes on the radio programs, re­cordings,
plays, and posters, parents
and the general public are acquaint­ed
with the aims of the school and
the need of cooperation and greater
interest.
The Campus school is planning a
parents night to promote parents
participation in "a program center­ed
around the public interest in
their schools," Dr. Raymond Hawk,
Professor of Education, states.
Dr. Fred Knapmon, chairman of
the college committee, said that
plans are being made and specific
details will be released at a later
date.
First Come, First
Served for Civic
Concert Programs
Utilizing the "first come, first
served" method that was em­ployed
last year, the business
office will distribute 250 tick­ets
to the local debut of Ana
Maria's Spanish Ballet S t u-dents
may obtain these tickets
by presentation of ASB cards.
The program which is sponsored
by the Bellingham Civic Music as­sociation
will take place Tuesday,
October 30, in the Bellingham high
school gymnasium.
Make Way
For New
Royalty
"Make way for the Queen."
At the Queen's coronation as­sembly,
November 2 at 10:00
a. m., students of WWC will get
their first look at Queen Sigrid
XIV who will reign over the
1951 Homecoming festivities.
"Plans are underway for an out­standing
program to follow the coro­nation
ceremonies," r e m a r k ed
George Keplinger, chairman of
coronation assembly.
Western's string ensemble will
furnish the background music and
also play a few selections. Edith
Williams and Bob Young^will com­bine
their talents in a vocal duet.
The male quartet will also sing a
few numbers. An outstanding pair,
Helen Barton and Mary Lou Conn-ley,
will play a piano duet.
This assembly will be the kick-off
for the 1951 Homecoming events.
A full week-end is being planned
for all students and alumni.
Frosh to Act
As Hosts
For Parents
New students, both entering fresh­men
and transfer students, will act
as hosts and hostesses to their par­ents
on Parents' Day, Sunday, No­vember
4.
William O'Neil, assistant registrar,
is the general chairman of the day's
program. He states that the purpose
of this program is to give parents
an opportunity to meet the faculty,
see the campus, meet their son's
and daughter's associates and to
get acquainted with the school.
O'Neil adds that the program will
run as follows: from 1:45 to 2:15
p. m. new students will introduce
their parents to their faculty coun­selors
in the library; from 2 to 2:30
p. m. an organ concert will be pro­vided
in the auditorium - music
building. Wilbur Sheridan will be
the organist.
Other plans include a program
which will be presented by the col­lege
choir, under the direction of
Bernard Regier. Following this pro­gram
a welcoming address to the
parents will be delivered by Presi­dent
Haggard.
Rounding out the days program,
from 3 to 5 p, m., parents will be
conducted on a tour of the campus
by their son or daughter. Concur-ently
with this tour a tea and re­ception
will be held in the Blue
room of Edens hall.
Klipsun Photograph
Appointments
Ready for Seniors
Sophomores, juniors, nad seniors
are this week signing up for Klip­sun
picture appointments. Students
who had pictures in the annual
formerly can have the same one
put in for 50c if they sign up at
this same time. This same service
at the studio will cost $1.00.
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