Northwest Viking - 1934 May 4

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VOL. XXXII—NO. 29 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. BELLINGHAM. WASHINGTON Friday, May 4, 1934
President Is
Speaker At
PTA Meet
Education in Our American
Democracy' Is Topic
Of Lecture
F R E E E D U C A T I O N IDEAL
Fisher Advocates School System by
Public Support
At the Thursday afternoon meet­ing
of the P. T. A. Convention,
which is convening in Bellingham,
President C. H. Fisher delivered an
address on "Education In Our
American Democracy." He brought
out several im­portant
prints, in­cluding
t h " follow­i
n g : A public sup­ported
school sys-
Jtem should.extend
[from the kinder­garten
to the uni­versity;
free and
Jopen to all, that
[this system of ed­ucation
be sup­ported
by a just
Pres. C. H. Fisher
and equitable system of taxation,
based upon the ability of the citi­zens
to pay; that the State, through
this system of education, make
available to every child in the state
educational opportunities consistent
. with the principles of equality and
justice, and adequate to meet his
life needs in a democratic society,
and that the present program of
adult education, -sponsored by the
State be*maintained and broadened
to meet the growing needs of citi­zens
to whom the educational offer­ing
of the regular day schools are
not available.
President Fisher also stated that
salaries and other working condi­tions
of teachers should be main­tained
at a level high enough to in­sure
a stable body of teachers of
high personal character and ad­vanced
professional training, and
also that controlling the work of
the schools should be. a moral pur­pose,
which is expressed in a demo­cratic
philosophy of life which
should be to us and our children a
passion—yes, almost religion.
W. Club Plans Big Vodvil For Coming
% Week; 'Shooting of Dan McGrew' and
Daniels Hall Leg Show are Features
Girls, glee and gloom chasers are
to be the main features of the com­ing
"W" club vodvil, Monday, May 7,
under the directorship of Chairman
Mike Tomco. "Hold your seats folks,
and don't faint as the lights go out
in the big scene of "The Shooting of
Dan McGrew," requests Tomco.
Introduced by that bevy of beau­tiful
Daniels Hall chorines who, by
the way, promise
plenty of.; action,
poor Dan McGrew
vill be done away
xdth in that mem-porable
"drammer"
of p a s s i o n and
late, north of the
l a r c t i c circle.
"Stark Love" Van
Over gives an in­spiring
rendition
of the lady known
Mike Tomco
Don Bushell Will
Direct Orchestra
Three Numbers To Be Given At
"Death Takes a Holiday"
May Day Festival
Given by Children
With parents and guests in at­tendance,
the Campus school cele­brated
May Day in the big gym, all
eight grades participating. They
played games, did folk dances, and
danced rhythms.
"Run, Rabbit, Run," a tag game,
was played by the first grade. The
second graders sang and played the
"Carrousel". Children of the third
grade played "A-Hunting We Will
Go," and danced an "Indian Dance."
Next "Kanafaska," and "Off She
Goes" were done by the fourth
grade. The fifth and sixth grades
combined did a "Highland Schot-tische,"
"Money Musk," and the
"Sailors' Hornpipe," "Tarantella,"
"Szardas," and "Bean Setting" were
danced by the seventh and eighth
grades.
Mantoux Tests Given
Chest Examinations and XRrays
Given Down-Town
Four hundred fifty-four stu­dents
and forty-six faculty
members were given the Man­toux
skin tests Monday and
Tuesday, Dr. S. L. Cox, of Seat­tle,
gave the tests and also the
readings. i
Readings of the tests were
made Wednesday and Thursday
. of all the students and faculty
who took the tests. Those who
reacted to the test or proved
positive were given chest ex­aminations
and X-ray pictures.
The examinations were divided
among six Bellingham X-ray
laboratories.
Doctors McGregor, Stimpson,
and Rykken, of Bellingham,
were visitors watching Dr.-Wil-cox
give the tests.
Under the direction • of Donald
Bushell. the Normal School orches­tra
will give three selections for the
school play, "Death Takes a Holi­day,"
which will be given on Thurs­day
and Friday, May 18 and 19, at
8:15 o'clock in the Normal school
auditorium.
The numbers which have been se­lected
to carry out the plot and
strengthen- the atmosphere of the
play production are. "Roses From
the South," waltz, and "Ye Who
Have Yearned Alone," by Tschai-kowsky.
Another waltz in charac­ter
with the play is the waltz of
death, "Valse Triste," by Sebilius.
Marshall Bacon has charge of the
incidental music which will be play­ed
behind the scenes from record­ings.
This music also has been chosen
to depict and strengthen the scenes
which it will accompany. Among the
numbers to be played include sev­eral
famous waltzes, two of which
are Strauss's "Vienna Blood," and
Tschaikowsky's "Waltz of the Flow­ers."
The recordings are by the
Boston Symphony orchestra, direct­ed
by Serge Koussevitsky.
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Showalter Speaks
At PTA Meeting
Speaking on "Cvilization's Contri­bution,"
Dr. N. D. Showalter, Wash­ington
state superintendent of
schools, addressed the afternoon
meeting of the PTA convention,
held May 2.
Mr. Showalter emphasized educa­tion
as being responsible for the
kind of citizens we have. America's
contribution to the world is free
education. In order to have that,
intelligent citizenship is necessary.
The 355,000 children in the state of
Washington must -be intelligently
endowed in order that they may
face the complexes of a modern eco­nomic
life.
The United States is paying more
for education than all the other na­tions
put together. We have more
higher institutions and more atten­tion
is being shown to our younger
generation.
Concluding his speech, Dr. Sho­walter
said: "What is more impor­tant
to America than to build civili­zation?
The only way it can be done
is to deal with child life positively."
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Vanadis Bragi Meets
Dr. A. C. Hicks played a group of
piano numbers and Herbert Ruck-,
mick showed a group of films at the
Vanadis Bragi club meeting, Mon­day,
April 30, 7:30 p. m. in the Edens
hall clubroom.
Plans were made for the picnic,
which will be tonight at Madrona
Beach, Lake Samish. Students will
leave from Edens hall at 5 p. m.
o
as Lou. "Dangerous Dan" Johnsen is
letting his whiskers grow and is get­ting
in shape for the big rassle with
Lou.
Lundberg- to Perform
Aubery Lundberg, bone bender
and muscle mauler, will give a three-round
exhibition match with that
other artist of the howl and groan,
himself. Between rounds he will re­fresh
himself with dainty sips of
fire. Up, over and down, the Y. M.
C. A. tumbling team, headed by
Clark McAllister, are expected to
give their usual expert performance.
The men's and women's glee clubs
will donate a few numbers to the
show. Harriet Oxford, well-known
singing co-ed, has been asked to
give a performance, as has Bob
Becken, the Crooning Caveman from
Carolina.
The big mystery act will be do­nated
by Barton's Hall. As yet the
deepest clouds of secrecy have been
drawn around this promised per-
Bellingham
Vikings To
Meet CPS
Normal Track Team To Compete
With Puget Sound Loggers
Saturday, May 5
T E A M LOOKS GOOD
Men Are Lacking in Experience but
Are Proving Capable
As the first scheduled track meet
draws near, Coach Sam Carver looks
over his track team in hopes of a
victory over CPS this week-end. His
track men are mostly first-year con­tenders
who are untried in college
competition. Fife, Viking sprinter, is
held as being the white hope for the
100 and 200-yard dashes and John-sen,
Holden, and Gillies are rated as
keen contenders lor the low and
high hurdles.
Coach Carver's Viking line
exceed all expectations.
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, up will probably include: Track
formance, but it is likely, according. Events—Mile run, Johnny Stiger,
to "Boss" Tomco, that the show will H o w a r d Wy a t t ; 440 run, Gylfi Sollie,
Bill Frender, Bob Hall; 100-yard
dash, Earl Fife, Arne Johnsen; high
hurdles, Don Holder, Tony Zambas,
Stan Gillies; 220-yard dash, Earl
Fife, Elwood Davidson; 2-mile run,
Melvin Meek; 220-yd. hurdles, Arne
Johnsen, Tony Zambas.
i Field Events—High jump, Don
Holder; shot put, Red Van. Over;
javelin, Jack Kemphaus; pole vault,
Posy Flowers; broad jump, Earl
Fife, Don Holder; discus, Tony Zam­bas.
So far this season the men have
had no regular meets, but in practice
intramural meets and meets with
the local high schools, they have
made some fair marks. Gylfil Sollie,
crack '880-yard man, may be out of
the running in the meet with CPS.
due to a sprained ankle.
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Hoppe Announces
Fiftieth Play Here
Lambert's Castle in Italy Is Scene
of "Death Takes a Holiday",
Says Director
Work on the Drama club play is
progressing rapidly with rehersals
being held daily from three to five
o'clock.
Victor H. Hoppe,
director, announc­es
that the play is
coming along fine.
This is about the
fiftieth production
Mr. Hoppe has di­rected
during the
time he has been
here as head of
the speech depart­ment.
The scene of the
play is laid in the great hall of
Duke Lambert's castle in Italy.
Death comes to the duke and re­quests
that he be allowed to visit in
his home for three days. The duke
finds it impossible to refuse. So,
Death, masquerading as Prince Sir-ki,
begins his holiday on earth.
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Picnic To Be Held
Tonight at Madrona
Beach, Samish Lake
Victor H. Hoppe
Madrona beach, on Lake Samish,
is the setting for the Vanadis Bragi
picnic which is to take place this
evening. Bill Hussey, transportation
chairman, promises plenty of autos
convey all to the* picnic grounds. The
group will leave from Edens hall at
5 p. m. Jay Stoops and Dwight Div-ird
are the other menrbers of the
transportation committee.
The refreshment committee with
Betty Tod, chairman, and Mildred
Stoecker and Helen Vird have solved
the eating problems. Katherine Mac
Donald and Gordon Millikan are in
charge of the entertainment. There
will be baseball for those who want
to play and boating and swimming
for the? others.
A charge of 25 cents per person
will be made. Members may bring
guests for an additional 25 cents.
Mother's Day Observed
With Tea in Blue Room
Week-End Trip Held
Out to enjoy themselves and to
forget all worry, the Board of Con­trol
spent the last week-end at Lo-ganita
Lodge on Lummi island.
Baseball, ping-pong, and pool were
the main attractions of the trip.
Faculty members who attended were
Mr. and Mrs. Phillipi, Miss Country­man,
Miss Ullin, Dr. Bond arid Mr.
Arntzen.
Mother's Day will be observed by
the Women's League, wth a Mother's
Day tea on Sunday, May 13. The
tea will be given at the Edens hall
blue room. All girls of the school
and their parents are cordially in­vited
to attend. Girls from out of
town may bring a friend if their
parent is unable to attend.
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Doty Reviews Novel
"A romance of love, hate and high
adventure," is one critic's estimate
of "Anthony Adverse", reviewed by
Miss Beatrice Doty, Monday, April
30, in room 208. The novel, one of
the current best sellers, is a record
of a man's life from before his birth
in France until his death in the
New World, a middle aged man. It
is a novel which may well appeal to
the more adventurous minded.
Educators Speak
To PTA Delegates
After three days in session, the P.
T. A. convention was brought to a
close with the .-meeting Thursday
afternoon. Prominent among the
speakers of the program were O. C.
Pratt, superintendent of the Spo­kane
schools, who spoke on Wednes­day,
and Elmer T. Breckner, Ta-coma
superintendent.
Mr. Pratt spoke on "Education
and the New Deal". He said that
education must be regarded as much
broader than school because it in­cludes
the lifetme.
"In static civilization," he declar­ed,
"the task of education was to
pass on traditions, but in our fast
moving existence the emphasis must
be placed on ability to think."
In his address to the delegation,
Mr. Breckner expressed his opinion
that unless other means of taxation
were devised to care for revenue,
the common schools of Washington
will be doomed after 1935.
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Guild Will Present
Three Short Plays
In Local Playhouse
Ten members of the Theatre
Guild will take part in the last even­ing
of one act plays of the season.
Three plays will be presented Tues­day
and Wednesday, May 8 and 9.
The directors of the pieces are
Loren Pratt, Mary Hibner, and
Dean Seeger. In the first play are
J. E. Francisco, Zelda Becker, and
Stanley Wells; in the second, Mary
Hibner, George Prather, Art Han-nes,
and Fern Wilson; in the third,
Jane Wilkinson, Milton Clark, and
Trev Wyndam, Neal Dow, and Rob­ert
Bovey have charge of the stage
and electrical changes.
This is the first year that one-act
plays have been given every
month.
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Social Ideal Is Sought
Skyline Ridge Trip
Postponed; Brigade
Captained by Bond
Skyline Ridge may have jumped
another week away for those who
intend to make
the future jaunt
to its lofty peaks,
but enthusiasm for
the trip is still
keen. Dr. E A.
Bond will lead the
brigade again this
year and promises
a treat to all who
follow, especially
any who may not
have been along
Dr. E. A. Bond
before. The view from the ridge,
which overlooks a large valley, is
said to be enough to make the out­ing
worth while in itself.
Besides scenery this locality, which
is about six miles from Glacier, af­fords
excellent opportunity for hik­ing
and skiing. A very steep grade on
the north side of the ridge has
claimed its share in the threadbar-ing
of more than one pair of the
pants of aspiring skiiers.
The date of the hike has been
changed from May 5 to May 12, be­cause
of the Normal-CPS track
meet at Waldo field tomorrow.
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Student Political
Clubs Organized
Middle Atlantic Colleges Send
Representatives to Meet
Sixty hand-picked students of the
University of Washington are begin­ning
their quest for a "social ideal"
of America.
According to President Hugo Win-kenwerder,
who selected the students
for their scholastic standing and in­terest
in the subject, they will have
a fhree-day conference, at which
time they will discuss the present so­cial
and economical problems and
try to find a solution to them.
The establishment of student pol­itical
clubs in Middle Atlantic col­leges,
to fight against the "hypoc­risy,
witchcraft and corruption" of
the present political set-up of the
nation was urged in a resolution
adopted at the final session of the
regional conference of the National
Federation of America at Bernard
College.
Movement for political clubs was
started by Alvin M. Josephy Jr., of
Harvard University, who asked that
the conference go on record as be­ing
in favor of "student unification
for constructive and intelligent pol­itical
participation."
Several other resolutions were
adopted by the conference, including
one which resolved "that the con­ference
go on record as condemning
such discrimination shown against
negroes as was seen in the recent
refusal on the part of a public
Washington restaurant to allow ne­gro
students to eat there."
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Bellingham Architect
To Talk On Century
Of Progress Buildings
"Architecture of the Century of
Progress Buildings," will be the sub­ject
of F. Stanley Piper's talk in the
regular assembly, to be held May 11.
Motion pictures will be shown to il­lustrate
his lecture.
Mr. Piper has been an architect
in Bellingham since 1909. Before
coming to this city he worked in
Seattle for nearly a year. Mr. Piper
was born and educated in England.
To study the modern architecture
of the buildings was the purpose of
Mr. Piper's trip to Chicago early last
autumn. He spent several weeks
studying the designs of these struct­ures
and should be well versed on
this subject.
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High School Orchestras
Will Play for Benefit
John Roy Williams will conduct
his seventy-five piece Fairhaven-
Whatcom high school orchestra at
the Orthopedic benefit show to be
held at the Mount Baker theatre
May 10 and 11.
Funds raised, through this first
county-wide project made possible
through the.co-operation of Arthur
Kile, manager of the Mount Baker
theatre and John Roy Williams^ or­chestra
director, will be used solely
for maintanence work in connection
with the new orthopedic ward now
under construction at St. Joseph's
hospital, which will be ready for oc­cupancy
early this fall. •
The first—run four-star motion
picture, "You're Telling Me," will
be playing at the time.
Campus Day
Program To
Be Different
Johnny Lensrud, Campus Chairman
Calls for No Work From
Students
DANCE AND LUNCH .25
John Lensrud
Melvin Munson
Start Day With Hotcha Assembly,
Says Melvin Munson
By PEARL WAONER
A Utopia for campus day—as
good as the Technocrats pray for.
Because the Normal students pos­itively
refuse to do anything which
will in any way interfere with F. D.'s
CWA program, John Lensrud, cam­pus
day chairman, calls for no work
on campus day.
For years stu­dents
have sweat­ed
o v e r shovel
[handles and have
stooped low over
tennis court lines
before they were
ble to enjoy the
iunshine, games,
,nd dancing -with
clear, conscience.
AE this is over.
At eleven o'clock
will present his
Hot cha collection of local talent. He
promises songs, dances, art and an
accordion. The idea, however, he
refuses to disclose at the present
time, stating only that an orchestra
will present a very adequate back­ground.
At noon the laborers will be fed
by Elizabeth Schuehle and her able
committee. The ticket for both the
luncheon and the dance will dig
only 25 cents worth out of your
purse.
Walt Sinko, veteran of sports in
the school, has charge of the sports
committee. The' competition of
three-legged racers, wheelbarrow
pushers and egg-rollers promises to
be wild and heated. At 4 o'clock, to
finish the day with just the right
spice, Daniels Hall meets Bartons
Hall in a terrific water fight. No one
can afford to miss this.
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Bingham Talks On
Capitalist Methods
That recovery need not be looked
for in this country until society dis­cards
its .capitalistic system, is the
opinion of Alfred M. Bingham, who
lectured at last Tuesday's assembly.
Under the present system, a depres­sion
cannot be shaken off without
further expansion, for which there
is no more possibility. Therefore, Mr.
Bingham contends that, although
there may be a temporary recovery
under the present competitive sys­tem,
it cannot be complete. A system
that would promote equality in ev­ery
respect is the only salvation of
the American people today.
When asked what response he had
received from the public on his pres­ent
tour, he stated that people seem­ed
to be ready for a change from
the old economic system, but at
present are placing their salvation
in the hands of President Roosevelt..
Therefore, it is hard to organize and
control 'groups which would further
his Farmer-Labor party; which is of
course opposed to the New Deal./
policies.
Mr. Bingham seemed very young
to be a leader in the promotion of
so drastic a change in society. He
seemed to lack the firm conviction
in his beliefs, which so marked Prof.
Alexander Meiklejohn and Howard
Scott in their recent lectures here.
He is calm and collected rather than
the fiery type of leader.
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Old Adage Reversed
All Play and No Work to
Feature 19*34 Program
PROGRAM
11:00 A. M.;—Assembly Program
Normal Talent
12:00—Luncheon, Waldo Field.
Served by Edens Hall:
1:00-4:00—Sports, Games,-
Watertight'.
8:00—11:00—-Dance, Edens Hall,
Jack Burns' Music.
Everything: for 25 Cents.