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Ai/OL. XXXI—NO. 16 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, January 27, 1933
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TECHNOCRACY
/ WAR
GOLD STANDARD
—By Bob Walters
If the nations of the world are
enough wrapped up in internal prob­lems—
and we think that they are—
to ignore sensational charges that
are being hurled in the Japanese
Diet, i t will probably be the best way
out.... of., a., "chip-on-the-shoulder"
challenge.
The main cog in the leading Nip­pon
political party delivered one of
the most startling, challenging, ruth­less
addresses of any since those
days back around 1914 to 1918.
He definitely "called" the Unit­ed
States on its attitude toward the
Manchurian question and proceeded
to threaten and promise World War
unless this condition is eradicated. _,
To us that is grave. It is yet too
early to know what weight and sig­nificance
this address will bear. It
has possibilities toward a recurrence
of that dreaded strife that was rap­idly
being blotted from the memory
of the world's population.
Our vision is far too short-sighted
and backed by too little experience to
uphold either Japan or the United
States in regard t o policies expound­ed
during the past two years. j3ut
'prejudice quickly creeps in when
war is threatened, whether or not
the threat is just a meaningless pat­riotic
gesture.- The writer would ex­press
the same opinion in regard to
this country were the situation re­versed.
That is why we think that com­pletely
ignoring this threat is the
better way. Complications develop
easily. We may be wrong, but there's
one opinion.
It has been only a little more than
75 years since our Pacific neighbors
Were a "closed" and backward na­tion.
A remarkable rise has given
them that feeling of Walking on air
Objective Rating
on Life Diplomas
Dr. Masters Evaluates Meaning of
Rating Marks
To establish an objective rating of
the varied opinions from outside
sources concerning candidates for
life diplomas Dr. Harry V. Masters,
has made an extensive study for the
Life Diploma committee, of which
Miss Delia Keeler is chairman. The
study carries the title "What is the
Meaning of the Subjective Terms
Used in Rating Teachers?"
Estimates of the success or failure
of Normal graduates who have
taught the three years required for
a life diploma are received annually
by the committee from county su-
LECTURE ON CHINA
Dr. Anderson to Present China-
Japan Question, J a n / 31
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Hoppe Directs Play;
Theatre Guild Gives
Ibsen s "Wild Duck'
(Continued on Page Two)
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PREXY BACK FROM
OLYMPIA MEETING
The Bellingham Theatre Guild's
third production this season is
"The Wild Duck," by Henrik Ibsen,
which opened for a three-day run
beginning Wednesday, January 25,
at the Guild Playhouse under the
direction of Victor H. Hoppe.
Although the play is not typically
Ibsen, it was received by ap­preciative
audiences the first two
nights of its showing. The curtain
for the final performance is set for
8:15 this evening.
Mr. Hoppe, besides being director,
plays the part of Old Ekdal. Bill
Mock, Ruth Bailey, and Marshall
Bacon, all former Normal students,
also take major roles in the produc­tion.
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Viking on the Air
Mock Board of Control Meeting Is
Given on Program
"The ChinaTJapan Question" is
the subject of the lecture to be' de­livered
by Dr. Elam J. Anderson in
assembly Tuesday, January 31.
Dn Anderson, lecturer and educa­tor,
is well qualified to present an
authentic and graphic view of China
and her relations with Japan. He
has made close personal observation
during eight years as Professor of
Education at the University of
Shanghai for Chinese students, and
six years as superintendent of the
American School at Shanghai.
Dr. Anderson was within four
miles of the battle front in March,
1932. Airplanes circled over his in­stitution
and machine guns were
CLASS TO MAKE LISTS
Adult Education Programs Will Be
Supplemented by Lists
In the near future the class in Li­brary
jnstruction taught by Mabel
Zoe Wilson, head librarian, will be
assigned work along the lines of the
Adult Education movement, recent-
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ly begun in many libraries through­out
the United States.
The project will be the selection
of a subject by a student and the
listing of reading matter in this
topic graduated from material in­troductory
to the course to highly
specialized reading in its pursuit.
' These lists will be checked and add­ed
to the nucleus of reading pro­grams
already in the library refer­ence
room.
Lecturer Speaks
On Soviet Russia
Speaker Has Written Two
and Many Articles
Books
(Continued on Page Three)
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Normalstad Is Goal of
Mt. Baker Club Hike
State Board of Education Holds
Meeting January Z3
Upon returning from his three-day
stay in Olympia, President C. H.
Fisher said, "Governor Carence D.
Martin is doing the best he can and
I don't believe anyone could do any
better. He is struggling with a lot
of problems due largely to the hard
times."
Monday January 23, President
Fisher attended a meeting -of the
state board of education.
New Bill Drawn Up
At this meeting a new bill simr
plifying the duties and ppwers of
the board was drawn up. The pres­ent
law is considered too detailed.
This new measure probably will be
introduced by Dr. N. D. Showalter
•in-;the next few days.
The five presidents of higher edu­cational
institutions met Tuesday.
This session was held in response to
i request from Governor Martin.
r-v.. ,--.,. problems Discussed
Financial problems affecting the
University, State college, and the
three Normal schools were discussed.
A program was formulated and pre­sented
to, the Governor late the
same day.
Lower tax receipts, the passage of
the 40-mij| limit bill, and pie gen/-
,^^;i^rf8j^un»; foE^eci^pffiy' -wili make
for ^c^ced school budgets.
C ™ifheeducational institutions are
||[>ing•-•;te^.c^^ijj^^^'^tti. .the Gov­ernor
/in" worSk^^oy;-their 'fip$n-i
cdal problems," said President Fish-
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I n presenting their weekly broad­cast
last night over KVOS, the
Northwest Viking staged a • mock
board of control meeting, giving
their interpretation of political af­fairs
in the school.
. Bill Fisher, co-editor of sports, read
clippings of sports from the North­west
Viking. Roger Chapman, busi­ness
manager, went on the air next
with the important news items feat-tured
by today's issue.of the paper.
. Ophelia Winchell, read "the Cam­pus
Side of the Keyhole" which con­tains
the weekly low-down on all of
the dark^secrets. A quartet featur-uring
Bill and Pat Allan, Wayme
Priem and Howard Wasley sang two
numbers.
REED, LECTURER,
TO GIVE PROGRAM
Normalstad was the goal of the
Mount Baker club hike Sunday,
January 22. Twenty members left
town at 10 o'clock on the street car.
They rode to Whatcom Falls park
and hiked the remaining four miles.
Miss Lillian George had sent six
W. A. A. members ahead, to build a
fire in the cabin and make coffee.
Hot dogs and coffee supplemented
packed lunches. The party returned
to town at 4 o'clock.
* The Mount Baker . club sponsors
two hikes a month. During the
winter it also holds two week-end
ski parties a month.- Members have
climbed Shuksan, Baker, Church
mountains, and other local peaks.
W. A. A. members who prepared
the cabin are: Margaret and Doris
Jorgensen, Louise O'Morrisey, Lottie
Stevens, Genevieve Peters, and The-ona
Flick.
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VANADIS BRAGI GIVES
CLUB MEETING ON AIR
(Continued on Page Three)
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Senate Is Considering
Degree Bill Now
William Henry Chamberlin, noted
newspaper correspondent and au­thority
on Russia, lectured in this
morning's assembly.
- During the past ten years Mr.
Chamberlin has been in Russia as
correspondent for the Christian Sci­ence
Monitor. He has traveled more
than 30,000 miles in that country,
making at least one extensive trip
each year to study new industrial
developments and the progress of
agricultural collectivization under.
Christy Chosen
Student Prexy
Christensen, Gallanger and
Are Victorious
Bond
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Guy Allison, Former
Graduate of Normal,
Now a Business Man
The so-called "Degree Bill" which
will allow the three Normal schools
to grant a degree of bacheor of
arts in education was introduced
in the senate Wednesday, January
25.
Soon after its introduction the bill
was referred back to the committee
of educational institutions. Late the
same day the committee reported
the measure back to the senate rec-omending
its adoption.
President C. H. Fisher expects the
bill to pass today or tomorrow and
then go to the house for action.
Governor Clarence D. Martin has
promised to sign the bill if it passes
both houses.
Guy Allison, a graduate of the
class of 1908, although now a succes­s
f u l self-made business man, has
not severed himself from the aspir­ations
of an educator.
After graduating from B. S. N. S.
he took special work at the univer­sity
of California at Berkeley. He
taught five years, then entered upon
a business career and is now head of
the Guy Allison California Fruit
and Vegetable Co.
He has travelled extensively
throughout the United States, stu­dying
the history and its sources.
From these studies Mr. Allison has
produced a series of historical lec­tures.
His home at present is. in Glen-dale,
California.
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ART CLASSES WORK IN
PRACTICAL SCULPTURE
"Current International Affairs"
Be Topic Discussed
to
To demonstrate parliamentary
procedure in a regular club meeting,
was the purpose of the Vanadis Bra-gi
club radio broadcast given last
Friday evening from 9:30 to 10 p.m.
over station KVOS.
At the beginning of the broadcast
Virgil Griffen played two piano
selections, and George McMeen
gave a short introductory talk.
The business meeting was then call­ed
to order, with Henry Lowe pre­siding,
and Marie Thompson secre­tary.
Those taking part in the meet­ing
were: Louisa Morrissey, Gene-veve
Strain, Nelson Brewer, Ruth
Neal, Mabelle Jeffcott, Betty Tod,
Margaret Peterson and Geneveve
Peters.
Following the meeting, the pro­gram
committee took charge. Frank
Forstrum played two violin solos, ac­companied
by Ethel Page, and then
Kenneth Bernet played a piano so­lo.
Miss Rich Talks
Independence and Self-Reliance
Comes from Training
Taking as their principle the
statement" of Lorado Taft that the
best way to appreciate sculpture is
to try it, the art class of Hazel J.
Plympton, is experimenting in soap
with animal figures as the result.
The problems of the development of
an art idea was illustrated last week
by the selection of beauty spots in
and about the campus.
Although art appreciation is now
required only of freshmen, approxi­mately
one-hundred students are
enrolled, with many upperclass stu­dents
taking it as an elective. The
class has been working on comple­mentary
colors in skylines.
For a project the Art 50 class, un­der
the direction of Hazel Breakey,
is designing portfolios to harmonize
with the colored cloths used as bind­ings.
•Tte;r;i?lan
On Tuesday, February 3, Dr. Dor­othy
Reed, lecturer, will appear in
assembly. She will discuss "Current
International Affairs." This will be
Dr. Reed's second appearance here,
as she addressed the school assemby
during the spring quarter of last
year.
Dr. Reed is a graduate of the
Portland public schools, and received
her Bachelor of Arts degree from
Mills College ten years ago. After
her graduation she engaged in var­ious
social, service" activities. I n 1924
she directed girls' work for t he Unit­ed
States government in the Pana­ma
Canal Zone.
After obtaining her Master's de­gree
from Columbia University in
1928, Dr. Reed began work for her
doctor's degree. During t|iis time she
lived at the International house in
New York City, a student hostel for
about 525 representatives of 65 n a -
Achievement Tests Are To Be
Given Again In Spring Quarter
Vi=
"Teacher Training at Bellingham
Normal" was the subject discussed
by Mary E. Rich, director of the
Training School, in a talk over the
radio last Wednesday night.
Miss Rich explained the curricula
planned for the training of student
teachers and also the different
teaching techniques used by stu­dents.
"Student teachers are assigned ac­cording
to their preference, person­ality,
background, general ability,
and their outlook on life. An effort
is made to place them where they
can do their best work."
Miss Rich also brought out that
through practice teaching a student
becomes more independent in his
later teaching and planning.
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RADIO BROADCAST
GIVEN YESTERDAY
John Christy was elected president
of the associated student body at
the general election held in room
119, last Tuesday. He defeated J im
Butler, former president. Other suc­cessful
candidates were: vice-presi­dent,
Julia Christensen; four quar­ter
representative, Herbert Gallan­ger;
and faculty representative, Dr.
E. A. Bond, who has been connected
with the Board for many years in
the past.
Christy Pleased
Asked for a statement, Christy
said, "I am looking forward with
great pleasure to working with the
Board of Control, and the adminis­tration,
I realize that the only way
in which things may be accomplish­ed
is through absolute cooperation
with the aclministration, and as far
as I am able,, I will do my best to
follow out the policies I gave in a s ­sembly.
I wish to thank all those
who made my election as president
possible."
Voicing his opinion on the ques­tions
asked in an editorial in
last week's Viking, Christy said that
at present, he did not feel that he
should commit himself on matters
which are before the present board,
and would rather wait until he was
more familiar with the work before
taking a definite stand.
Candidates defeated in t h e gener­al
election, besides Butler, were:
Jean McMillan; four quarter repre­sentative,
Catherine McDonald; and
faculty adviser, Edward J. Arntzen.
Fifty-four per cent Vote .
Fifty-four per cent of the stu­dents
in school voted at the general
election. Forty-four per cent of the
women enrolled voted, and sixty-sev­en
per cent of the men. At the, p r i ­mary
election, just fifty per cent of
the students voted.
The newly-elected officers begin
their work immediately, and contin­ue
to hold office for one year.
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Nan Dybdahl Wiik
Sings Folk Songs
WWM
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A year of European research has
given Dr. Reed an authentic bac&
ground for discussion of such topics
as she includes in her lectures.
Comprehensive achievement tests in English, general culture, and sci­ence
will be given again under the supervision of the Bureau of Research
in May. All sophomores and third-year
students may take these tests.
Last year oyer 16,000 sophomores
in 138 colleges took these tests. Re­sults
were given to all local partici­pants
by the Bureau of Research.
After the scoring had been complet­ed
these reports included a compari­son
of the student's test results with
the accomplishments of 16,000 others
as well as with the results of Bel-lingham
students.
From these reports a student can
tell whether or not he would have
a good chance of succeeding in fu­ture
college work. In many cases it
was possible to tell oh wMch sub^
jects he should concentrate when
the time1or speciah#i,tion ftrr|ve^.
A student's strength and weakness
in any particular line was brought
out clearhr by these examinations.
This year the school cannot pay
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the total cost of the tests. Those
who wish to take them will be
charged twenty-five cents. This
covers only the cost of the test
blanks. The school will pay for the
cost of scoring and making individ­ual
reports to the students.
Must Sign in Advance
Since the tests have to be ordered,
in advance, the Bureau of Research
must know by March 1 how many
students plan to take the examina­tions.
A notice has been posted
on the main bulletin board which
gives more specific information.
It is suggested that all sophomores
and third-year students get in touch
$[itty Jijtst spring's participants. "Ask
them if the report which they re­ceived
is worth the small fee which
is. being aske4 tiUsyear.7 says the
Bureau of Research. \: ' ; / ; ? | ; ' : ' :'
Thespian Club's Dremo Hour Copies
C. B. S. Talent
Mrs. Nan Dybdahl Wiik, soprano,
accompanied by Miss Edith Strangev
presented a costume recital in as­sembly
last Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Wiik who sang old French
songs, Norwegian folk songs, and
old English melodies, was attired in
the different costumes of the coun­tries
she represented.
Norway is rich in folk song mater­ial
and Mrs. Wiik expressed the love
for these songs which lives in the
hearts of her countrymen.
As the concluding number
sang, "Home Sweet Home."
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Maier, Pianist, Gives
Musical Travelogue
The "Dremo" program, presented
in last Friday's assembly by mem­bers
of the Thespian club, and an­nounced
by Vernon Lea'tha, "the
man with the golden throat," was
again featured last evening as the
regular school broadcast ever KVOS.
With soft orchestra music in the
background, James Butler, portray­ing
Tony Wons' "Are you listening1?"
announced the varied numbers on
the program. ,
Parts Taken
All radio stars featured on the
regular Cremo program were brought
to the listeners by Normal students.
Guy Lombardo, duplicated by Clar­ence
Thue, featured the bass clari­net.
The famous "Singing Violins''
were, played by Frank Fprstrom, Dan
Botts and Art Heargie.
Russ Cplombp (Lew Lovegren),;
Ruth Etj;ing (Jean Shaver) (and Lee
Morse (Harriet Oxford) sang popu­lar
hits. The program was under the
direction of John LensrucL
Guy Maier, note concert art­ist,
gave a musical travelogue be­fore
students and music enthusiasts
on Thursday evening at the Nor­mal
auditorium.
' A director of fascinating children's
concerts, Guy Maier introduced: a
new and interesting form of musical
entertainment, playing the piano
with the visual accompaniment 'of
colored slides. These slides, which
have been made from photographs,
furnish an interesting and romantic
background. In Jus "Musical Journ-•'-.,
eys," Mr. Maier takes his audience
'to the birthplaces of Schubert,
Brahms, Johahn Strauss, Chopin,
Grieg and Bach, while eh plays their
compositions. ••":.• •'•:;/;••
The recital was completely novel
in that it is a distinct step^fiom thex
conventional program; TO
standing: of top composers andthefr
(C<mtmued on Pag« Tnree)
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