Northwest Viking - 1934 November 23

              VOL. XXXIII—NO. 8
WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, Nov. 23, ,1934
Bagley Chosen
As Inspirational
Player^ 1934
Winner's Name To Be Engraved
On Silver Trophy Cup
Player Chosen by Team
Franklin, Tomco, and Miller Get
Honorable Mention
To Art Bagley, scrappy backfield
ace, goes the honor of being the
most inspirational player to wear
the blue and white for the Viking
eleven this season. In a vote cast
by the players last Wednesday, Bag-ley
was chosen as the man most
worthy of having his name engraved
on the Northwest Viking inspiration­al
trophy for the year 1934.
Bagley, playing his third and last
season for the Vikings, has enjoyed
probably his most successful year of
college football. Playing the role of
fullback and halfback, he has been
the backbone of the secondary de­fense,
and a main factor in the
success of the team's running at­tack.
Is Fighting Type of Player
The players chose Bagley because
his work all season has noticeably
been of the fighting and inspira­tional
type. It was he who led the
gallant defensive stand of the Norse­men
against the stronger and heav­ier
U. S. S. Maryland team, holding
them to a tie score. Again it was
he who sparked them in their spec­tacular
96-yard drive against Chen­ey,
finally climaxing it by plunging
over with the touchdown which en­abled
the Vikings to command a
lead throughout much of the game.
Before coming to the Normal three
years ago, Bagley played a year at
CPS. Since coming here he has
been a regular member of the Vi­king
backfield. Last year he held
down the position of regular quar­terback.
Coach Chuck Lappenbusch
this year shifted him to the full­back
post because of his defensive
strength, and also to add to the
speed of the running attack.
Others Get Votes
According to the players' vote,
three other members of the team
deserve honorable mention. They
are Pay Franklin, shifty halfback,
Jim Miller, tackle, and Mike Tomco,
guard and field general. All of these
men have been of yeoman service
to the Viking juggernaut all season.
The practice of choosing the seas­on's
most inspirational player was
begun last year when the Northwest
Viking donated a trophy on which
to engrave the chosen player's name.
Last year's honors went to Ray Sul-kosky,
a guard.
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Cellist and Singer
Present Assembly
Bringing a program of varied
vocal and 'cello selections, Misses
Elizabeth Pournier and Cornelia Ap-py
will appear in assembly Decem­ber
4.
Miss Appy, 'cellist, was born in
Holland, where she was instructed
by her father, from whom she in­herited
her talent. She later studied
under the famous Greutzmacher.
Eastern critics claim she is one of
the best 'cellists of the country.
Sousa, the famous bandmaster, pro­nounced
her a great virtuosa.
Miss Fournier is said to possess
a voice of unusual quality and wide
range. She has appeared at the
Normal in the past, and at the Bel-lingham
Women's Music club as
well. She was received there with
great enthusiasm, the, press com­menting
on her voice, skill, and per­sonality.
Crichton and His Loves
Anne Matheson
Barrie's Comedy
Satirizes Society
Dates of Production for Drama
"The Admirable Crichton"
December 6, 7
Spain Is Nation Under
Club Panel Discussion
Panel discussion oh Spain was the
procedure followed at the regular
meeting of the International Rela­tions
club. meeting last Tuesday ev­ening,.
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/This, methqd.. • of,,, dtecussion, has
been adopted onjjr recently\ by i the
club^ ; B^xif^jP^aj^^y^is yice-presideixtjof
^1tjtfe^u^;"was the ques-tibher
a^ tfie rkeetuig. - \, . >
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"Often named as the cleverest of
Sir James M. Barrie's social satires,
'The Admirable Crichton' contains
epigrams, puns and wit of true Brit­ish
caliber," says Letha Kirk, assis­tant
to Director Victor H. Hoppe in
the fall quarter production.
Unlike many modern dramatists,
Barrie never puts a. play into printed
version until it has been tried and
proved on the stage. In some in­stances,
however, he does change
the play before sending it to the
press. In "The Admirable Crich­ton"
an entirely new ending replaced
the one called for in the original
script.
According to copies of the play
now used, the ultimate fate of the
butler-hero is left to the imagina­tion
of the audience; the original
ending gave the impression that
Crichton would marry the kitchen
maid and live forever in wedded
bliss.
With but two and one-half weeks
left before the dates of production,
December 6 and 7, the cast is spend­ing
three afternoons a week in re-hersal.
The stage crew, headed by
Erving Easton, is composed for the
main part, of students holding min­or
leads in the play.
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Tests for Guidance
Is Club Discussion
Randy Oberlatz
Informal Postponed
Fall Dance Will Not Be Held
Until Next Quarter
"The Place of Ability and Apt­itude
Test in a Guidance Program"
was the topic under discussion at
the November meeting of the Sat­urday
Night club in Seattle, which
Dr. C. C. Upshall attended Novem­ber
17.
Dr. Upshall took, part in the dis­cussion
led by Dr. W. R. Wilson, of
the University of Washington, in­cluding
questions concerning the
uses made of tests in different
schools, the training of advisers to
use tests properly in advising stu­dents,
the advisability of a testing
program in the high schools of the
state, and the judicious selection of
achievement tests to make intelli­gence
testing unnecessary.
Others associated in the discussion
were: Dr. Ben D. Wood, director of
co-operative test service of American
Council of Education; Dr. E. E.
Samuelson, of Ellensburg, and Dr.
R. H. Hawk, of Cheney.
War Suppression Gist
Science Club Address
"War is the demon at which the
League for Industrial Democracy
strikes," said Rose Works, student,
in describing the functions of that
body at the regular meeting of the
Social Science club last week; "Stu­dents
generally are' a fairly progres­sive
group, but when it.comes to the.
activities involved in putting over a
program such as the: LID < proposes
they are just not there." ... -
/"A9CP^tog*\'"t9:;^ci^dont:..- MUJika£;
pri^si^feni'of^tjhtei,,jqiub, most''of the
members" are enthusiastic over the
objectives i :6f'the j^TD7'"! '"" • ""^
As many of the women are going
to Seattle over the week-end, the
Edens hall informal will not be held
this quarter. A football game with
the Grays Harbor athletic associa­tion
team also conflicted with the
dance.
hTe informal has been a quarter­ly
event for several years at the
dormitory. Only girls living in Edens
hall attended this affair. Outside
women have an informal at the
Leopold hotel ballroom.
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Extra Funds Are
Used for Schools
Louise Lawrence
Whatcom county school districts
are rejoicing over an additional ap­propriation
of $29,555 for their 1935
budgets. Of the 63 districts outside
Bellingham, 23 had revised their
budgets to make allowance for the
increase-by Wednesday noon. Most
of them plan to spend the money on
general upkeep of buildings and
grounds or on text books and sup­plies.
Five of the districts have passed
seme of the extra funds on to the
teachers in the form of slight salary
increases. Eight will spend for re­pairs
and replacement of equipment;
seven will use the money for emer­gencies
as they arise, five will spread
it over items for insurance, libraries,
fuel, transportation, clerk's salary,
etc. One district has decided to take
up a few outstanding warrants.
Richardson's Office
Completely Changed
The office of Miss Charlotte Rich­ardson,
of the Industrial Arts de­partment,
has been completely re­modeled.
In addition to new wall­paper
and linoleum, there are new
orange-plaid drapes.
A studio couch with a covering of
the same plaid was contributed by
Miss Bertha Crawford, of the Cam­pus
elementary school.
Arctic Explorer
Will Talk Here
Subject of Lecture Next Tuesday
To Be 'The Last Frontier'
By Finnie
"We have never seen better pic­tures
of the Eskimos and their coun­try,"
says the secretary of the Na­tional
museum of Canada in refer­ring
to Richard Finnie, who will
lecture in assembly on Tuesday, No­vember
27. His subject is to be
"The Last Frontier," telling of his
aerial expedition to the north mag­netic
pole and of his thirteen-month
lone expedition for the Ca­nadian
government to Coronation
gulf. Mr. Finnie's lecture is illus­trated
by his own motion pictures.
Though he is only 26 years old,
Mr. Finnie has made four expedi­tions
to the Eastern Arctic, an aerial
expedition to the north magnetic
pole, and' a trek to Coronation gulf,
where he lived for thirteen months
alone with the Copper Eskimos,
bringing back a motion picture of
these remote dwellers.
A native of the Klondike, Mr.
Finnie has spoken before the Cana­dian
Geographic society, Chicago
Geographic society, Field museum,
Chicago, and other important groups
since his debut as a lecturer in the
spring of 1933.
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Thespians Rehearse
For Christmas Play
Thespians met for further work
on their Christmas play last night.
A program was furnished for the
meeting and committees were . ap­pointed.
Committees appointed were: prop­erty
committee, Bill Ames, chair­man,
Hope Kincaid, Maxine Iddins,
and Johnny Miller; stage crew; Bill
Frender, chairman, Melvin Munson,
and Gordon Richardson.
Christine Albers was in charge of
the program. Cal Davidson sang
"Pop Goes Your Heart", accompan­ied
by Miss Albers. Mary Jane
Moergeli sang "Arlene", accompanied
by Johnny Miller.
After the meeting there was a re­hearsal
of the play which is to be
presented in the Christmas assemb­ly.
Matheson Is Feminine Lead
Plays Spoiled and Haughty Daughter of Aristocratic Nobleman
In Barrie's "The Admirable Crichton"
Sharing he limelight in "The Admirable Crichton" with Randy Ober­latz
and Louise Lawrence is Anne Matheson. Miss Matheson, who has a
lead opposite Oberlatz as the# haughty and rather spoiled "daughter of
English aristocratic society, looks down from her pedestal of class distinc­tion
upon the gauche and gurgling Tweeny, played by Miss Lawrence.
Miss Matheson, a born actress, is especially fitted for the part of the
very sophisticated Lady Mary. She
was born 19 years ago in Wrangell,
Alaska, where she lived for 10 years.
In 1932, she was graduated from
Whatcom high school in Bellingham.
Her favorite movie personages are
Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer;
her pick of the darlings of the .le­gitimate
.stage,?,Eva Le Gallienne;
and.her choice.of -tfae-dramatists, J.
M. Barrie, ^author pf .the, fallv-quar^
ter; pr^nfeatton* whose, wistfuLjaRr
peal intrigues her. Because of its
witty jatire,';"The. Admirable;! CrjLch-tbh"
is'lier favorite'fiarrie'playJ TOer
part of Lady Mary is one she has
always longed to interpret. Given
the chance to play any character
•ever conceived' in the mind of a
playwright, she wOuld choose Queen
•Mary, of Maxwell Anderson's "Mary
;of Scotland." v <ir '-•'•.•"
\ Among the roles1 Miss Matheson
;has.sheid since -she took-part in her
senior .class play, are s three enacted
'on Jthe. Normal iStage^hShe:- played
^one of the spinster sisters in "The
•Feast of the Holy Innocence",.Kate
iin. "The j&mingpf sthe,Shrew", and
Retests Tuesday
No Practice Teaching Allowed
Until Tests Passed
Students Petition for Chance
To Reconsider Part af New
Constitution; Board Approves
One Hundred Members of School Ask for Action on
Paragraph Which Specifies That Women Be Elec­ted
to at Least One Legislative Office.
Presentation in today's assembly of the petition signed by 100 students
Vhich asks for a reconsideration of article XI, section 1, paragraph B, of
the new constitution was approved at the regular Board of Control meet­ing
last Wednesday afternoon. Article XI concerns the election of mem­bers
to the Board of Control, making it mandatory that at least one woman
be elected to the board each quarter. The board also decided to have an
informal meeting preceded by a sup­per
at Normalstad on December 12.
The plan of having faculty spon­sors
at rec hour was again discussed.
The decision was reached that next
quarter a date list will be drawn up,
on which faculty members may des­ignate
the date they will be respon­sible
at the school dance.
Authority Given
The committee working toward the
betterment of rec hours will have
the authority of choosing the door­man
for the following quarters. They
have the power either to make their
appointment hold for the entire
quarter or change when it is thought
necessary.
Hereafter when the personnel of
an orchestra hired to play at rec
hour is changed, the leader must
appear before the board and give an
acceptable reason why the change
is necessary.
Policies Discussed
A question of business policies
arose before the board when a let­ter
from the athletic manager asked
that his department be given the
opportunity to choose the laundry
for the cleaning of athletic equip­ment.
Dr. E. A. Bond and E. J.
Arntzen were asked to see President
C. H Fisher about this matter.
Women's signatures comprised ov­er
half the petition asking for recon­sideration
of the clause which spe­cifically
gives women an equal
chance in school politics.
Pinal plans for the Board of Con­trol
supper and informal meeting,
at which time the policies of the
school will be discussed, are being
worked out by Ralph Shenenberger,
with the assistance of Dr. Bond and
Maxine Iddins.
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High Honors Are
Given Bond Boys
The two sons of Dr. E. A. Bond,
mathematics instructor, have been
elected to fill responsible positions
in the Psychology club of Teachers'
college, Columbia university. Guy
Bond was elected president, and
Elden A. Bond was elected secre^
tary. The Psychology club is one
of the leading societies of Teach­ers'
college.
Guy Bond was graduated from
this institution in 1925, when he
took an active part in school and
athletic affairs. For two years he
played on the football team, and on
the regular and Jayvee basketball
teams as well.
Elden A. Bond, tennis letterman
and basketball player, also was
prominent in student activities. He
studied medicine at Columbia uni­versity
and at the University of
Alabama. Later he turned to psy­chology".
Both boys attended the Campus
elementary school. ......
Achievement retests in Eng­lish
usage, spelling, arithmetic
reasoning, and arithmetic com­putation
will be given Tuesday,
November 27, at 4 p. m., in the
auditorium for the special ben­efit
of those students who have
not yet reached the standards
for entrance to practice teach­ing
in the institution.
It is necessary to have passed
successfully all of the tests
given at entrance except the
college aptitude and the history
tests. Any student who has not
yet taken the tests is requested
to do so at this time.
Students are advised to plan
their work so as to remove any
test deficiencies during the first
three quarters of residence.
Two non - credit courses in
English and arithmetic have
been designed to aid those stu­dents
who failed to meet the
required standards. Those who
failed in spelling may ask for
the mimeographed study helps
which may be obtained from
the Bureau of Research.
Guild Brings Play
With Detective Plot
Full of novelty and excitement,
"Riddle Me This," a comedy-drama
by Daniel N. Rubin, will be presented
by the Bellingham Theatre guild,
November 28, 29, and 30.
This clever detective story featur­es
J. E. Fransico as the hard-boiled
detective, Captain McKinley, and
Trev Jones as his press henchman.
There is no mystery attached to the
plot—in fact, the curtain rises on a
scene depicting the villainous Dr.
Tindall, played by Marshall Bacon,
calmly strangling his wife.
The strong supporting cast in­cludes
William Woodward, . Zelda
Becker, Jay Tiffany, Louis Jones,
Frank Block, Doris Brighouse, Rosa
Stewart, Eggert Ludwigson, and Mil­dred
Schwarze.
"Riddle Me This" was one of the
hits of the 1932-33 season in New
York.
Mystery Discussion
Held at Normalstad
Monday night, after feasting, the
Vanadis Bragi club will create the
proper atmosphere for their mystery
story discussions by having strange
shadows dance upon the Normal­stad
cabin walls to the strains of
weird music. j
The price of the picnic is 25 cents
and those who go are required to
sign the permanent list now appear­ing
on the club bulletin board by
4 o'clock this afternoon.
Transportation has been arranged
so that those going will leave the
campus at 5:30 Monday.
This meeting takes the place of
the regular one listed for last week.
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Hagman Is President
Of Departmental Club
Temporary officers for the newly
o r g a h i z ed Philosophy-Psychology
club liave been elected in the course
of two^preliminary meetings.;Tliey
are: president, Dick,Hagman; vice-?
president^Mary. Stearns; and secre-tarytitreasurer.
Pearl Rhodes.
These executives were appointed a
committee,to tdraw up a constitution
C^ampus
alendar
Friday, Nov. 23.
4:00—Rec hour in big gym-
Jack Burns plays..
Saturday, NOT. 24.
1:15—WAA hike to O a o n e
park.
Monday, Nov. 26.
5:30—Vanadis Bragi picnic at
Normalstad.
Tuesday, Nov. 27..
11:00—Richard Finnie assem­bly.
4:00^—Retest in arithmetic
computation in auditorium.
4:20r-^Arithmetic reasoning.
4:35—English.
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. 7:30—Social 61c.iei,n.ce club
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