Western Washington Collegian - 1953 October 16

              Carolyn Crook Is Sigrid XV
COLLEGIAN
Vol. XLVII - No. 4 Western Washington College, Bellingham, Washington Oct. 16, 1953
Theme for 1953 Homecoming
Skit Assembly Is 'El Carnival'
Following through with the basic theme of Fiesta for Homecoming,
"El Carnival" will be the framework upon which clubs and houses will
build their skits for Homecoming skit night, Friday, October 23, at
8 p. m.
According to Floyd Jackson, Homecoming skit chairman, El Carnival
is a Mexican celebration held during fiesta celebrations and should offer
many novel ideas for clubs and residence houses for their skits. Jackson
said, 'Eleven skits have already* — —
been entered by groups. This is a
good beginning, but we will need
more skits and in between acts be­fore
next Wednesday, the first re­hearsal."
ACTS BETWEEN
Any club or resident house is
entitled to present a skit for El
Carnival and anyone who can think
of a novelty act'for an in between
number is welcome to come to the
rehearsal which will be held October
21, at 7 p. m., in the music building
auditorium. "In-between acts may
be anything novel, such as quartets,
magician acts, soloists, or comed­ians,"
said Jackson.
A few rules which will help groups
to organize their skits are as fol­lows:
1. Based on theme, 2. Eight to
ten minutes, 3. A minimirm of
props (groups will be responsible for
their own properties), 4. A tentative
outline of the skit should be pre­sented
Wednesday night to the re­viewing
board, 5. A copy of stage
lighting should be presented also at
the rehearsal.
There will be two rehearsals be­fore
Friday night. The first rehearsal
will be October 21, in the A-M build­ing.
At this rehearsal, skits and
in between acts will be reviewed by
theme is El Carnival. Thursday
night will be the dress rehearsal
beginning at 8 p. m. in the A-M
building.
The Homecoming skits will be pre­sented
to the student body, faculty,
and alumni Friday, October 23, at
8 p. m. following the bonfire and
parade.
Joan Lacey, publicity agent for
the Student Wives club, announ­ced
that there will be a coffee hour
Datelimi e...
Saturday, October 17 — WRA fall
outing. Ski club Austin pass. USCF
fireside.
Sunday, October 18 — Senior hall
open house.
Tuesday, October 20—WRA initia­tion
tea, 4:00 p. m.
Wednesday, October 21—Blue Tri­angle
club initiation tea, 4:00 p.
m„ Blue room.
rhursday, October 22—Colheconom-ist
club initiation tea, 4:00 p. m.
Friday, October 23 — Homecoming
weekend. Bonfire, skits, ASB
dance.
Saturday, October 24—Kappa Delta
PI brunch. Football game, 2:00
p. a. Homecoming smorgasbord,
5:00-7:00 p. m. Homecoming dance
9:00 p. m.
for all students, their wives and
alumni following the Homecoming
skits in Room 112 in the Music
building.
Christine Thorson, committee
chairman, announced that refresh­ments
will be served from 8,: 30 to
10 p. m.
Attention
Western's ruling court for
the 1953 Homecoming will
appear on KING-TV this eve­ning.
The group appeared on
KVOS-TV Thursday night as
part of the annual Homecom­ing
publicity effort. /
Classes Organize
Class meetings were held at 10
o'clock this morning. Primary ob­jectives
were to get organized on
Homecoming window displays and
floats.
REIGNING QUEEN—Queen Sigrid XVI, better known to students as
Carolyn Crook, was chosen ruling monarch of the 1953 Homecoming last
Tuesday and Wednesday in a near record turnout of voters.
Treacher to Speak Tuesday
By GLORIA MILLER
"No more butlers, old boy!"
Arthur Treacher speaking, of course! "The stage, screen, radio, and
television personality who achieved fame as "the perfect English butler,"
the comedian who has succeeded in becoming entrenched in the public
mind as the world's most polished servant.
"That's why I'm so excited about trying out this new medium—the
lecture platform—in a series of*
readings from humorous literature,"
says the versatile English comic with
a gleeful chuckle. "I'm going to
prove to that large group of movie­goers
that I can do something be­sides
play Jeeves, the perfect butler!
Of course, I might throw in one of
Jeeves' quips now and then to keep
my hand in—just in case, you know,
old boy."
Almost every summer, Mr. Treach­er
takes a swing around the summer
theatre circuit. Or, as he puts it
tersely, "I've toured in theatres-in-the-
round, theatres-in - the - square
and theatres-in-the-triangle."
A natural for television, with that
gloomy countenance, clipped accents
and wonderful comic sense, he has
appeared often on programs with
Milton Berle, Victor Borge, Bob
Hope and others.
NEW PHASE FOR TREACHER
Now Arthur Treacher embarks on
a new phase—platform readings. If
his success in the other fields of en­tertainment
is any indication, the
six-foot-four-and-a-half comedian
should be a wow! Er—Pardon, old
ARTHUR TREACHER
boy, we mean a "Pip," of course!
The complete schedule for the
Pall Artists and Lecturers Series,
wihch take place on Tuesday morn­ings
at ten o'clock and is free to all
students is as follows:
October 20—Arthur Treacher, the
well known actor, who is famous for
his portrayal of P. G. Wodehouse's
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Senior to Reign Over
Homecoming Events
By ROGER GROVDAHL
Hail Queen Sigrid XVI! Popular Carolyn Crook was elected to this
royal position last Wednesday. She will reign with her court over all
festivities of Homecoming. Carolyn won the royal position by a landslide.
*QUEEN APPRECIATIVE %
About the honor Carolyn gasped,
"I just can't believe it. It's wonder­ful!
I appreciate it." This brown-haired,
green-eyed beauty is 20
years old and stands 5 feet 6 inches.
Carolyn was born and raised right
here in Bellingham. The Queen is
a senior and has been active in all
school activities since her fresh­man
year.
IN MANY ACTIVITIES
Carolyn is not new to Western
royalty. Last year Carolyn was jun­ior
class princess. This year she is
ASB vice-president. She is a mem­ber
of Valkyrie and CCP. In the
band she plays the piccolo and flute
solos. She is presently on the Board
of Control and last year was vice
president of her class. In her sopho­more
year, Carolyn was treasurer
of the AWS. Besides all these duties
and honors, she is active on many
committees and activities around
school. Even before being elected to
royalty Carolyn was a very busy
girl.
LOVES TEACHING
Our newly elected queen is ma­joring
in teachers education with a
music major. "My student teaching
was wonderful," stated Carolyn, "I
love children." Her main hobby is
music but she also loves outdoor
activities such as hiking and pic­nicking/
She also teaches a chil­dren^
Sunday school class.
Carolyn lives at 2726 Franklin
street and is the daughter of Mrs.
Ethel Crook and C. Calvin Crook.
Some of the activities she will par­ticipate
in are as follows: the coro­nation,
KVOS television show, par­ade
and pep rally, coffee hour,
Queen's ball, and many, many other
events.
Long live Queen Sigrid XVI! May
her reign be the best ever of West­ern's
Homecomings.
'Check Eligibility/
Advises Howe
Henry Howe, ASB President, re­minds
students that the deadline
for filing applications for postions
on the Board of Control is October
31.
HALLOWE'EN DEADLINE
Two quarters of resident work at
Western are required before a stu­dent
is eligible to run for election
as representative to the BOC. Any
to leave his beloved High Tor and' eligible student wishing to run must
Play Nearly Ready
The fall quarter play is becoming
*a reality. The cast, under the di­rection
of Mr. Laurence Brewster,
is now rehearsing. On the evenings
of November 13 and 14, the public
will see "High Tor." Maxwell An­derson's
play is classified as a ro­mantic
comedy.
Towering above the Hudson stands
High Tor. Some years ago a trap-rock
company purchased a nearby
hill and since then a great part of
the hill has been removed, until now
only a false front remains. High
Tor itself is threatened, for young
Van Dorn's rights to the property
are about to be invaded by a double-dealing
firm of hard fisted realtors.
Judith, toward whom Van Dorn
is romantically inclined, wants him
go to the city to live, but he will
not consent.
ROBBERY COMPLICATES
Complications arise from a bank
robbery in a nearby town and the
appearance of the robbers on High
Tor.
Romance is in the history of
"High Tor," in the love story of
Judith and Van Dorn, and in the
scene of mystic beauty wherein ap­pear
the ghosts of a Dutch crew,
establishing a poetic atmosphere
which throws into striking contrast
the unimaginative maerialism of
the 20th century man and the poetic
idealism of an earlier age.
fill out an application, which will
be available soon, and turn it in to
Marilyn Smith, president of the
Interclub council, by October 30.
The primary elections will be field
on two successive days of the sev­enth
week of the quarter. The
twelve highest candidates will then
be put on the ballot for the general
election, which will be held during
the ninth week of the quarter with
the four highest being elected.
Additional information can be
found in the constitution, which is
located in the back of the Navi­gator.
Students are reminded to
check their eligibility before filing.