Northwest Viking - 1935 December 20

              MAY SANTA
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VOL. XXXIV.—NO. 12 WASHINGTON SfrATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, December 20, 1935
Campus
Chatter
SHOVELS
RUFFLES
SHOPPERS
—By Morse
jYuletide Spirit
Invades School
Campus School, Prexy's Office,
WL Rooms, and Others
Decorated
Although the new Physical Edu­cation
building has been secured
only through very great effort, the
actual beginning of work, which oc­curred
exactly at 12:30 p. m. on last
Tuesday, did not seem to offer as
much thrill as would be supposed.
The huge shovel sank its gaping
jaws into the earth, came out with a
large load of . dirt, a picture was
taken of the entire affair, and all
was over. However, despite the lack
of tumult and shouting, it is a
known fact that everyone around
Normal welcomes this addition to
the school, and is extremely glad
that Normal's stocking was big
enough to receive its 1935 Christmas
gift.
Finally that last long week is al­most
over, and that business of fi­nals
is finished. It will be some­thing
of a pleasant relief to be able
to go home without carrying an
armload of text books, and to spend
a week-end without studying until
the little hours. Christinas seems
triply pleasant after all this: one,
because it helps to take away the
sting of finals; two, because of the
significance of the day itself; and
three,, because it comes before
grades are sent home.
Opening at the first of winter
quarter to all men students is a new
house, Kosy Kottage by name. If
the appelation means anything at
allj the fellows who stay there will
probably be sponsoring the teas held
weekly in the Women's League room,
and pink ruffled curtains will hang
at the windows. If one could see
the rooms, one would probably see
crisp organdy pillows and embroid­ered
bedspreads, long-legged bou­doir
dolls gayly dressed in silks and
satins, lace doilies and table cov­ers
in profusion, and a tiny yawn­ing
hope chest, standing in a kozy
korner of each apartment.
Sponsored by the Music depart­ment
last Tuesday the Christmas
assembly was a fitting prelude to
the holiday season. Outstanding
on the program was Mrs. Nan Dyb-dahl
Wiik, local soprano, who sang
several beautiful Christmas songs,
one with the mixed chorus. But
after the assembly was over, one of
the queries which went from lip to
lip was "Why was there such a no­ticeable
absence of numbers from
the male chorus alone?"
"Deck the halls with boughs of
holly."
Though the halls may not be
decked many of the rooms are. Sev­eral
of the upper grades in the
Training School have small Christ­mas
trees and holly wreaths in their
rooms, and all of the primary
rooms have something in keeping
with the holiday spirit.
There are small Christmas trees
in the Women's League room and
in Pesident Fisher's office. The
one in the president's office has a
string of lights which is looked upon
with envy by every member of the
Viking staff. But even without
lights the tree in the Viking office
tops them all. The oraments are
works of art. What the staff
couldn't make several people, un­known
to themselves, very gener­ously
donated.
To get in a real Christmas spirit
be sure to see all the decorations,
and above all, don't miss the Vik­ing
tree.
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1934 NW Viking
Given High Rating
Construction Started on Building
Long Desired Physical Education Structure Gets Under Way As
First Shovelful of Dirt Is Lifted Tuesday
Paper Placed Nea
Shenenberger,
r Top Under
Dornblut
Once again another Christmas ap­proaches.
Glances at the downtown
stores, streets, and all houses as­sure
one that it is foremost in the
minds of everyone Throngs of busy
early - Christmas shoppers hurry to
the shopping district to buy this
for Aunt Sophronia, and that for
Great-Uncle Nat which neither will
ever use. And of course little Algy
must see Santa, and expound to him
his long list of Christmas wants.
The first part of next week all of us
who have been up to this time com­pletely
engrossed in finals (sup­posedly),
will begin to realize the
proximity of Christmas, and will
tear madly into buying. Most of us
will be able to spend the holidays
at our respective homes, and there
will be a few who will remain in
Bellingham for the vacation. To ev­ery
member of the Normal faculty
and the student body we off-the Vi­king
staff extend the heartiest of
Christmas greetings, and the very
best New Year's wishes.
One of the finest ways to show
your Christmas spirit is to invest in
even a few tuberculosis seals, ana
as many as you can possibly afford.
It is a most worthy cause and de­serves
the strong support of every­one.
After all, they aren't useless,
md it certainly won't be money
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Last year's Northwest Viking was
awarded a first class rating in the
annual contest sponsored by the
Columbia Scholastic Press Associa­tion.
The awards given by the press
association are, Gold Medal, first
class, second class, and third class.
The Viking issues entered in this
contest were published when Ralph
Shenenberger. was editor and Victor
Dickinson, business manager. I
An Ail-American rating was a- j
warded the Viking last year by the,
National Scholastic Press association
of the University of Minnesota. This
is the highest rating given in this
contest. Julius Dornblut was edi­tor
when this high honor was
awarded the Northwest Viking.
There are three Gold Medal pa­pers
on the Viking exchange list.
They are: The Junior Collegian
from the Los Angeles Junior col­lege;
The Southwestern, from the
Southwestern Teachers' college of
Weatherfprd. Oklahoma; The Au-gustana
Mirror, from the August-ana
Teachers' college, Maine. Two
more Gold Medal papers will be
exchanged with the Viking next
quarter. They are also several first
and second class papers on the ex­change
lists.
Advance Reports
Of Next Quarter
AsLsSesmembDl lies[|GO CI
With 200 enthusiastic members of the faculty and student body on
hand to watch, the first shovelful of dirt was taken from the site of the
soon to-be-built physical education building. The ceremony took place
at 12:30 p. m. last Tuesday.
The breaking of the ground for the new building marks the full-fillment
of a need that has been pressing for oyer 30 years, according
to President C. H. Fisher. It was
then that the present gym was
built, but only a temporary struc­ture.
It has, however, served as
the only gymnasium facility until
this year.
There is $210,000 available for the
construction of the new structure,
which is being built by the Hen-rickson-
Alstrom company of Seat­tle.
Earth from the excavation will
be used to finish a new road which
is to take the place of Normal
drive. As soon as the new road is
completed, the drive will be closed,
allowing more room for the new
building.
The structure, complete with
modern equipment and a swimming
pool, will probably be ready for
use in the fall of 1936.
Christmas Seal •
Sales Increase
TB Funds Provide Mantoux Tests
For Many Students
Normal Students To Hear Variety
Of Entertaining Programs
During Winter
Local Theatre Guild
Dramatizes Story
'Christmas Carol' Presented
New Playhouse
In
Wilson Will Return
After Long Illness
Roy D. Wilson, printer in the In­dustrial
arts department, is at home
convalescing from his recent illness.
Lawrence Jones, assistant in the
Industrial arts department, says
that Mr. Wilson has been at school
once or twice and that he is merely
recuperating for the winter quarter.
Mr. Wilson received several blood
transfusions while he was in St.
Luke's hospital.
Last Wednesday night, the local
Theatre Guild opened a four nights'
run of "Christmas Carol", the ever-popular
tale by Charles Dickens.
Mrs. Celeste Joly, prominent in
Guild work, devised the dramatic
interpretation of the piece.
The play was directed by Norman
Burchette and the cast headed by
Glenmore Jones, Adolph Rank, and
Walter Sewell, incldes two former
Normal students, Marshall Bacon
and Bernice Johnson. Victor H.
Hoppe, head of the speech depart­ment,
read the prologue.
Throughout the entire play a sim­ple,
black set was used with various
dramatic effects achieved by means
of unusual lighting. An unseen
chorus sang charming English car­ols
and provided a continuity in
the sequence of the numerous, brief
scenes.
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Boggess Has Operation
After Dislocating Knee
Hurley Boggess Viking halfback
who was hurt in the Ellensburg-
Normal game underwent an opera­tion
in the St. Joseph's hospital
yesterday morning. A piece of the
j semi-lunar cartilage was taken out
(of his knee.
Boggess, who is known for his ex­ceptional
ability'at passing and his
consistent playing, was hurt when
some player tackled him and some
other player fell on his leg. He has
been wearing a cast on his leg for
the past month.
He is expected to be in perfect
condition by next fall but if he is
still troubled by the injury he will
be seriously missed by the football
squad.
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Test Worry Over
For Happy Studes
Hear ye! Hear ye! To stu­dents
and faculty comes the
joyous news that good old
Santa Claus has provided 17
whole days of relaxation before
the start of winter quarter.
Seventeen days of rest and
time enough to wear the new­ness
from your Christmas col­lection
of wearing apparel.
Another boon to students is
the fact that report cards.
won't enter the home until af­ter'your
Christmas stocking is
filled. This may be of some
consolation to students-.that
have to face the Scholarship
committee next quarter.
'Old Values and New
Trends in Children's
Literature' Reviewed
Intelligent selection of stories for
children is somewhat different in
this day of brilliant illustration and
meagre text, according to Mrs. Mavy
Hill Arbuthnot, associate professor
of Education, Western Reserve Uni­versity.
She gives some criteria in
an .article, the second in a series.
"Old Values and New Trends in
Children's Literature" in Childhood
Education.
Mrs. Arbuthnot' develops her arti­cle
by enumerating eight major
criteria for judging children's books.
At every age throughout the
elementary school the child's ap­preciation
level lies two or three
years beyond his reading level: Thus
she. impresses her reader with the
adult responsibility for developing
the child's tastes.
Many entertaining and instruc­tive
assemblies will be presented at
the Normal school during the win­ter
quarter according to a report
from the President's office.
Helen Louise Oles, pianist, and
Margaret M. Hemion, dramatic so­prano,
will appear in a joint recital.
The opera "Hansel and Gretel" di­rected
by Magnus Peterson of Se­attle
will be presented early in the
quarter, assisted by a ballet of Nor­mal
students supervised by Miss
Mildred Jewell, and the school or­chestra
directed by Donald Bushell.
Four lecturers of note will speak
before the students: Ann Morgan,
lecturer, socioist and. educator;
Stewart P. Bryant, retired lieuten­ant
commander of the United States
navy; Carveth Wells, explorer; and
S. Miles Bouton, authority on Ger­many.
Raymond Marlowe, tenor, a mem­ber
of the San Francisco opera
company, will sing, accompanied by
Edith Strange. A program of dra­matic
readings and impei-sonations
will be given by Harry Pearson.
Viola Wasterlain, who has previous­ly
appeared at the Normal school,
will give a violin concert. John Er-skine,
well known writer, will speak.
A series of three lectures on In­dia
will be given by Kewal Motwani.
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The last program of the quarter
will be musical presentation by
Herbert Petrie and his White Hus­sars.
Reports on the Christmas seal sale
indicate that the public is respond­ing
better than last year.
Among the leading factors that
have contributed to the reduction
in tuberculosis deaths are the cam­paigns
- carried on by the Associa
tion and its affiliated county tuber­culosis
leagues, according to Mrs,
Earl Thornton, field secretary of the
league.
"Lack of information that tuber­culosis
is a communicable disease",
said Mrs. Thornton, "has caused
many parents to needlessly subject
small children to tuberculosis infec­tion.
This seemingly casual hap­pening
has often been the source of
an actual case of tuberculosis in the
early teens for these same children.
"Christmas seals funds are mak­ing
educational information and
service through the Mantoux tuber­cular
skin testing available to stu­dents
and parents in order that tu­berculosis
may be discovered before
it strikes", continued Mrs. Thorton.
The sale of Tuberculosis Christ­mas
seals will continue until Christ-
Edith Strange Goes
On Trip to Chicago
Miss Edith R. Strange, of the mu­sic
department, left for Chicago Sat­urday
on the Oriental Limited. She
will attend some of the season's con­cert
attractions and visit among
friends for several days before pro­ceeding
to Houston, Texas, where
she will spend Christmas with a
brother, J. V. Strange, and his fam­ily.
Miss Strange will return here
early in January. During her ab­sence
Christine Albers, assistant at
the piano studies in the Fine Ats
building, will conduct classes and
receive enrollment for the new year's
work.
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Work Is Started
On P.E. Building
"At last the new building is
started!"
So President C. H. Fisher
must have said Tuesday noon
when the large steam shovel
from the Henrikson-Alstrom
company, of Seattle, began the
actual work on the new Phy­sical
Education building.
A large crowd of students
and faculty members were
present for the ceremony of
turning the first shovelful. J.
W. Henrikson, head of the con­struction
company, directed the
.work.
, Pictures were taken.by> a lo­cal
newspaper of the 200 stu­dents
and faculty members
present. .,-.. ...... ...
Music Department
Presents Program
Christmas Season Is Inspiration of
Last Assembly
Assisted by Mrs. Nan Dybdahl
Wiik and Philip Morey the Music
department chorus, and orchestra
presented a program of Christmas
songs and instrumental selections
at the last assembly of fall quarter,
Tuesday, December 17.
Solos were sung by Boyd Swanson,
baritone, and Mrs. Wiik, soprano.
The audience opened the program
by singing "Joy to the World", fol­lowed
by the women's glee club
singing a Canadian folk song. The
remainder of the program consisted
of two solos, two songs by the
mixed chorus, music by the instru­mental
trio and the orchestra and
a duet by Mrs. Wiik and Mr. Morey,
accompanied by the string trio.
The program was concluded by
the audience singing "O Come All
Ye Faithful".
Sperry Makes
Improvement in
Normal Building
Tunnel Installed in Basement For
Service Wires; Engineer
Congratulated
That George Sperry, engineer,
who for the past six months has
been making much needed repairs
in the main building of the Nor­mal,
recently completed several
projects was revealed by President
C. H. Fisher yesterday.
The heating and ventilating sys­tem
in the science department an­nex
has been completely overhauled
and some new equipment installed.
"For years we have had trouble
with heating and ventilating rooms
in the science annex. The diffi­culty
is now rectified and every­thing
is working satisfactorily,"
Fisher comments.
Under the main building a tun­nel
for all service linesr-water,
steam, electricity, has been con­structed.
Heretofore, the small
space for service lines made it dif­ficult
to make repairs. A storeroom
for plumbing supplies has also been
constructed in space that had not
been in use. 1800 cubic yards of
dirt and rock were excavated for
the tunnel and storeroom.
"The board of trustees inspected
these improvements and congratu­lated
Mr. Sperry on the splendid
work he was able to accomplish,"
Prexy reports.
Edens Hall Girls J
Hostesses at Tea
Hicks, Hoppe, Girls' Choir, Trio
On Holiday Program
Music and a Christmas program
were featured at the Edens hall
Christmas tea held December 15.
Christmas carols were sung by
the Edens hall choir, accompanied
by Dorothy Kelly and directed by
Miss Myra Booth. Arthur C. Hicks,
chairman the English division, gave
a piano solo and Victor H. Hoppe,
chairman of the speech division,
gave a reading.
The mixed brass quartet, direct­ed
by Donald Bushell, composed of
John Clark, Thomas Bloom, Bob
Lisle, and Ray Smith, played sev­eral
numbers. Marion Peterson,
Boyd Swanson, Helen Scott, and
Marion Oppelt sang as a mixed
quartet.
The program ended with group
singing of Christmas carols led by
Mary Jane Moergeli.
Panel Type Discussion, One of Newest
Educational Methods, Used at Normal
New educational methods were discussed at last year's commence­ment
held at North Bend high school through the medium of the newly
"panel" plan. Five members of the graduating class and Dr. Lee Paui
Sieg, president of the University of Washington, were the speakers.
The topic, "Modern Education Methods," dealt with the methods of
interest-motivation and self-direction of students which have been in­troduced
as an experiment in North
Bend high school, under the leader­ship
of the superintendent, L. C.
Wright.
This panel type of discussion
was used this month at the Nor­mal
faculty meeting.
The commencement discussed the
following points: (1) A Privileged
List of students exempted from ordi­nary
study regulations; (2) Aban­donment
of the marking system and
substitution of the sentence com-
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Viking Pins Awarded
Northwest Viking pins were pre-ented
to Margaret Morse, manag­ing
editor, Mary Johnston, feature
I ditor, and Joan Hoppe, editor-in-chief,
at the last assembly of the
, quarter. ,.: * ' •
This award is«given for four quar­t
e r s of exceptional work on the
.paper, two with credit and two
j without; '••'•' _...,/
I t is expected that a number of
I students:;:wiIL; receive pins at the
• jend of winter quarter.
c URRENT
ALENDAR
of Happenings
Friday, December 20—
4:00 p. m., Fall quarter ends.
MERRY CHRISTMAS f
Monday, January 6—
8:00 a. m.—Winter quarter
begins.
Tuesday, January 7—
11:00 a. m, Student assembly.
Friday, January 10—
11:00 a. m., Helen Oles, pianr
ist, Margaret Moss Hemion, .,.
soprano, assembly _.,.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!