Western Washington Collegian - 1952 March 15

              Audrey Dahl Reigns
As Queen Over Prom
Petite Audrey Dahl, WWC sophomore, reigned as queen of the
Junior Prom Saturday night, March 8. Audrey, chosen for her
qualities of beauty and charm, received her crown during intermis­sion
from Dr. Haggard, college president. Members of her royal
court were Joy Rude, freshman from Mount Vernon, June Dillman,
senior from Tacoma, and Mrs. Robert Todd, whose husband is a
junior at the college. *
The final decisions, made by a
Deadline Next Week
For Library Books
All books in general circulation
are due March 18. A clearance fee
of $1.00 will be charged for all such
books not returned by 9:30 p. m. on
Wednesday, March 19. All books
charged for the quarter are due at
9:30 p. m. on Thursday,. March 20,
and a clearance fee will be charged
for books not returned by that time.
judging committee of faculty and
students, were announced by Ken
Valentine, Prom chairman, and the
suspense of the evening reached a
climax as the coronation was com-
( pleted amid a fanfare and the ap­plause
of the crowd.
Decorations for the affair fol­lowed
the Parisian theme with
a glittering, silver Eiffel tower
at one end of the hall and a ski-line
view of the lights of Paris
at the other. The Arch of Tri­umph
with its foiuvway arches
formed the centerpiece. Lamp
posts, potted ferns, and gay red
and yellow "awnings" stretched
along the sides in imitation of
the sidewalk cafes typical of
• Paris.
Around 200 couples attended the
dance which lasted from 9 to 1
o'clock. The college band provided
the music with Mrs. George Kuljis
as the vocalist.
F Chaperones for the affair were
Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, Dr. and
Mrs. Cederstrom, Dr. and Mrs. Tay­lor,
Dr. and Mrs. Johnston, Mr. and
Mrs. Gelder, Miss Lorraine Powers,
Mr. and Mrs. Hoppe, Dr. and Mrs.
Van Aver, and Mr. and Mrs. Porter.
f As a gift of the Junior class the
Royalty will be given pictures taken
during the evening of the court and
their escorts.
COLLEGIAN
Stormy BOC Session
Caused by Report
"Nothing to indicate fraud or misappropriaiton of funds," was
found in a December audit of books and records of the student
Co-op made by Stanley F. Hull, public accountant.
But "several weaknesses in the system of internal control" were found,
Hull stated in a letter forwarding his report on the special audit to Paul
Gillie, chairman of the Co-op board of directors.
• Gillie offered the report for
discussion and action at Wed-
Vol. XLVII - No. 24 Western Washington College, Bellingham, Washington March 15, 1952
Debate in Linfield
Just Experience
Cupless but more experienced the
debate team returned from the
Tournament of Champions which
was held at Linfield college, March
6, 7, and 8.
Those who helped gain recogni­tion
for Western were: Jim Bemis,
placing second for the second year
in the men's division of the Stu­dent
Congress; Chuck Messinger
who placed third in the same event;
Barbara McDonald who took second
in the woman's division of the Stu­dent
Congress; and Femmy Ogetrop
who made the finals in Woman's
Interpretive Reading.
Others who went on the trip in­clude:
Jack Headlee, Joan Bender,
Paul Estle, Mary Lou Fagerson, and
John Schermerhorn.
The team is now preparing for the
Provincial Tournament h e l d at
Washington State college, April 4
and 5.
.First Spring Artist Program
To Feature Piano Dance Duo
Appearing on the first Artist and Lecture series program of the
spring quarter, Tuesday, April 1, will be Emilio and-Teresita Osta,
young American pianist and his dancing sister. California born, the
• pair has traveled throughout South America and Spain, gathering
material for their program repertoire.
Emilio Osta began lessons as a*
child in Arizona, and made his de
but in San Francisco as a child
prodigy of seven. Having studied
with Cyula Ormay, Josef Lhevinne
f and Leopold Godowsky, he made a
world tour while in his twenties,
giving concerts in South America,
Europe, the Orient and South
Africa.
Miss Osta's dance costumes are
authentic as the native dances
> themselves, as she has done research
in the countries which she repre­sents
in dance. Another feature of
Miss Osta's presentation are her
castanets, which she has used since
1936, and which she describes as "a
pair of concave disks, made of black
B ebony and played by clapping to­gether."
MAKE APPLICATION
Applications for the position of
"Navigator" editor are now being
taken. An application must be
accompanied by a written re­commendation
of t h e publica­tions
adviser, Mrs. Ruth A. Bur­net.
It must be placed in the
A SB box for presentation to the
Board of Control not later than
Wednesday noon, March 19.
Examination Dates,
Schedule Change
Given by Registrar
Changes in pre-registration sched­ules
may be made either Monday,
March 17, or Tuesday, March 18,
according to Registrar Donald Fer­ris.
The final examination hours as
released by Mr. Ferris are as fol­lows:
THURSDAY, MARCH 20
9:00 classes at 8:80
11:00 classes at 10:00
2:00 classes at 1:00
FRIDAY, MARCH 21
8:00 classes at 8:00
1:00 classes at 1:00
3:00 classes at 10:00
All 10 o'clock classes and all
classes meeting one or twice weekly
will hold final exams in the last
regularly scheduled class period,
Music Department
Presents Many
Top Flight Soloists
Outstanding soloists of the music
department were presented at the
assembly this morning. Each quar­ter
such a program is held to give
the student an opportunity to per­form
publicly in addition to other
recitals and music club meetings.
The first half of the program was
as follows: Alia Minuetto Op. 7,
Grieg, Margaret. Mallonee, piano;
Habanera from Carmen, by Bizet,
Jean Rogers, contralto, and Carla
C h r i s t e n s e n , accompanist; The
Duchess from Valse Caprice by Rehl,
Don Sires, saxophone, and Bonnie
Bergh, accompanist; Modere and
Movement de Menuet from Sona-tine
by Ravel, Eleanore Dudley,
piano.
Performing first in the second
half of the program was a wood­wind
quinet consisting of Anita
Joergenson, flute; Nonie Stone-house,
oboe; Robert McGhee, clari­net;
Lonna Harding, french horn,
a n d Dorothy Hawkins, bassoon.
Numbers were Menuet by Haydn,
and Introduction and Scherzo by
Bakaleihikoff. Donna Steenson, so­prano,
accompanied by Carla Christ­ensen,
sang Sequidilla (from Car­men)
by Bizet; after which John
Allen, cello, accompanied by Ardis
Ivarson played Adagio and Allegro
from Sonata Op. 5, No. 1 in F Ma­jor
by Beethoven. Jean Shuman,
piano, played A Slow Waltz by De­bussy
and Spanish Dance, Sacor-monte
by Turina as the closing
numbers of the recital.
Sheridan to Present
Organ Recital
Sunday Afternoon
Wilbur Sheridan, WWC's or­ganist,
will present an organ recital
Sunday, March 16, at 4 p. m., in the
auditorium.
Among selections to be presented
by Sheridan are: "Noel" (Grand Jeu
et Duo) by Louis Claude D'Aquin;
"From God I Ne'er Will Turn Me"
by Dietrich Buxtebude; "Tocatta in
F Major" by J. S. Bach; "Divertis­sement"
by Louis Vierne, and "Vari­ations
on a Noel" by Marcel Dupre.
This is Mr. Sheridan's first organ
concert since coming to Bellingham
last fall from MacMurray college in
Jacksonville, Illinois. The public is
invited to this recital.
ICC Plans Student
Poll on All Series
Polling students to discover
their likes and dislikes in Artist
and Lecture series programs was
the subject discussed at the last
ICC meeting held March 6.
Mark Hardie presented the pro­posed
poll questionnaire for dis­cussion.
ICC members suggested that
the questionnaire be given to Dr.
Freehill for revision and approval.
Ivar Heinrich, president, an­nounced
he would be unable to
hold office next quarter, and
Alfred Lunde was elected to suc­ceed
Heinrich.
Five faculty members were nomi­nated
to fill vacancies on the board
of control. Dr. W. W. Haggard and.
ASB president Dick Pederson will
select two from the list of nomi­nees.
nesday's board of control meet- '
ing. Hull also attended the meet­ing,
and Louis Earle, lounge and
book store manager, was pres­ent
to comment on recommend­ations
made in the 10-page re­port.
Given most attention by the board
of control were Hull's recommenda­tions
that:
1. The cash registers be cleared
daily, tapes dated and retained, and
that a daily bank deposit be made
up and turned into the business
office.
2. The sales tax be rung up on
the registers and recorded on the
books in the same manner as the'
federal excise tax.
3. The auditing of books and rec­ords
be more frequent than twice a
year.
4. Reserves for price decline
and obsolescence could be set
up at the end of each year as a
reduction of profits, and a great-
- er percentage of net profits be
declared as dividends. At pres- .
ent the understatement and re­tention
of profits creates a "sec­ret
reserve which we do not be­lieve
to be proper and neces­sary."
5. One dollar be collected from all
faculty members each year as re-
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For Better, For Worse First
Issue of Writer Published
By ROD CARDWELL
Free to rich and poor, printed for better or worse, The Writer
made its 1952 debut this week.
And the first issue of the sixth volume, 24 pages thick, is far
better than worse. Compared with other Writers, the latest is one
of the least sober in many a mimeographed issue.
To be sure, there's some irony, a few tears and even a schol­arly
note in the new edition. But the two fiction pieces bearing
*the most interest—and talent—-
/
. .. r- . belong to comedy.
nterestmg Quests
Will Speak This
Week in Bellingham
Two speakers, whom college stu­dents
are especially invited to hear,
will be appearing in Bellingham
within the next two weeks.
The first will be John Ecklund,
national president of the Amer­ican
Federation of Teachers,
who will talk on educational
problems in the Bellingham high
school cafeteria, March 18 at
8 p. m.
The second is Roald Cappelen-
Smith, exchange teacher from Os­lo,
Norway, who will discuss "Amer­ican
Education vs. Norwegian Ed­ucation."
M r. Cappelen - Smith,
scheduled as a delightfully witty
speaker, will appear at Whatcom
junior high school auditorium,
Mai'ch 25, at 8 p. m.
SENIORS ATTENTION
Orders are now being taken for
Senior announeemenst in the
Co-op. All orders must be placed
before the end of winter quarter.
Whoever prodded an ex-editor
of the Collegian into writing
"Percentage Player" deserves to
be saluted. It's a short-short
story about baseball and thor­oughly
reeks of the great pas­time.
One matter bothers the
critic, though. When the author,
Paul Gillie, edited our campus
weekly, he had no truck with
sports, didn't know a pingpong
paddle from a hockey stick..
But now, in his satire on profes-fessional
baseball, Paul writes of
men who chase "fungoes" and
scratch "bingoes." Where in the
name of Ring Lardner did he pick
up such a home plate familiarity
with the game? That Mr. Gillie
won't tell. Read the story, though,
because its surprise wind-up is as
fresh as a rookie and clever as a
pinch-hitter.
Mrs. June Gooding's sparkling
story of a teacher faced with prob­lems
that she can't solve with the
help of John Dewey, seems almost
of commercial quality—almost.
What plagues it is the same
thing spotting the majority of
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