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VOL. XXXII—NO. 10 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Wednesday, November 29, 1933
Normal Not
To Ask For
More Funds
Normals May Ask for Permission
to Return to Warrant
Pay Basis
LACK OF FUNDS FORESEEN
University and State College May
Need More
President C. H. Fisher made pub­lic
recently the statement that the
Normal schools will not seek addi­tional
financial support from the
state legislature when it convenes in
a special session. This announce­ment
came as a result of the state­ment
from the Washington State
college and the University of Wash­ington
that they were preparing to
ask for increased appropriations.
The special session of the legislature
starts December 4.
This, in effect, means the Normal
schools will, seek permission to re­turn
to the warrant pay basis. They
arre now operating on a cash basis,
which makes it necessary for actual
cash to be available before the
school may spend. As tax receipts
have lagged schools have been hand­icapped
with lack of funds, forcing
them to effect additional economies.
Taxes Hoped For
However, if payments of delin­quent
taxes are adequate, President
Fisher says the Bellingham Normal
school will be in "fairly good shape
and could get along without addi­tional
appropriations." For this rea­son
the Normal schools of the state
will not ask for anything more than
to spend money up to the appropria­tions
already set. To do this means
a return to the warrant basis. The
University and the State college will,
however, be forced to seek addition­al
funds.
President Fisher states he is en-couraged
bythe present amount of
delinquent ^taXes^ being: paid and
foresees the possibility that the Bel­lingham
Normal school will, not be
short, at all.
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San Jose Choir
Here This Week
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New Feature Started
Series of Historical Articles
to be Presented
A series of historical articles
about Northwest Washington
will be run from time to time
beginning with this week's Vi­king.
On page four of this
issue are two photographs, one
taken fifty years ago and one
taken this year. These cuts
vividly portray the growth of
the city.
The Verse Speaking Choir of the
San Jose Teachers' college gave an
unusual program in the assembly
Monday morning. Miss Elizabeth
Jenks directed the choir.
Participating in this choir were
eleven women and three men. Thir­ty-
five choir members were left at
home. Miss Jenks directs a choir of
men, one of women and a mixed
choir. The students graduate from
one choir to another until they fi­nally
make the one which appeared
in our assembly.
Considering the number of voices
in the choir, the clearness of enun­ciation
was remarkable. Effects were
heightened by standing formations
taken by the choir, by gestures and
by the lighting effects.
Imperfections in the production
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Students Completing
Art Movie Pictures
Students of art 60 a and b classes
are finishing their moving pictures.
Each student is making one picture
to illustrate some part of "Uncle
Remus' Brer Rabbit" story. When
they are completed they will be put
on a roller and shown as moving
pictures.
As a new. project the girls are
making Christmas gifts." Some of
the gifts include candy boxes, crayon
pictures and wooden toys. Christmas
cards are also being made by some
of the students. • •
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Birthday Dinner Given
for Florence Johnson
The Blue Triangle club held a
surprise birthday dinner for Miss
Florence Johnson a. week, ago Tuea-;
day evenhig to tbe Edens hall club
room. FbUpwuig the dinner the
members met in Miss Johnson's
apartments, where Miss Ruth Weyth-man
discussed personal incidents of
her recent trip abroad. :•<.-.•'•:
The home of Theona Flick was the
r scene of. j», sewjrjg h ^
?; eyeiilng,,; J 9 9 M ^ > ^ ' ' MP&1 '•-.'Wft
Blue 'Triangle;.girls assembled ^ni}
sewed curtains foiypeJr new club
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Unusual Pottery
Studied In Art I
During the Week
Interesting Pieces from China and
Several from England
In Art Room
Miss Hazel Breakey's art I class
has been making a study of differ­ent
kinds of pottery the last week.
The pottery has been studied prin­cipally
from the standpoints of pro­portions,
color and appreciation. A
number of interesting pieces may be
found in the art room, particularly
two Chinese ginger jars and several
pieces from England and Italy. The
students have been inspecting sev­eral
pieces that are good looking
but inexpensive and have been
studying them from' an artistic
viewpoint.
Interesting Pieces
One small piece of pottery is sig­nificant
for its association and is
interesting to study. It was made
by Anton Lang, who plays a leading
part in the famous Passion Play at
Oberammergau. Another dish of
particular interest was made in the
University of North Dakota in the
college of mines. Here they have
their own clay beds and have de
veloped an individual type of pot­tery,
which is very significant in
the dish Miss Breakey has.
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Several Students on
Sick List According
to Latest Reports
According to the latest reports
from the nurse's office the follow
ing people were reported ill.
Dorothy McPherson, who has been
in St. Luke's hospital recovering
from an appendicitis operation, in
tends to leave tomorrow for he:
home in Portland.
Bertha George has been ill since
last Wednesday.
Ethel Bromley sprained her ankle
last night while playing soccer.
Louis Shaffer is confined to the
isolation hospital for a period of ten
days.
Miss Mead reports that the house
having the best housekeepers among
the women's organized houses thus
far this quarter is Harborview. Mrs
Reynolds is the house mother. Har­borview
is located at 715 High street.
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Athletic Instructor
Invited to Banquet
At the final W. A. A. meeting yes­terday
afternoon the members voted
to invite the women's athletic in­structor
at the University of British
Columbia in Vancouver, B. C, to be
the main speaker at the quarterly
W. A. A. banquet, which is scheduled
to be held December 9 at Edens hall.
Donna Aisted, president, appoint­ed
Evelyn Neal to arrange a banquet
committee and to act as chairman
of this committee when formed. As
in the past letter awards will be
given to those having participated
in a specified sports program during
fall quarter, and all-star team cards
will be presented. .
The remainder of the meeting was
given over to reports on the sale of
puppet show tickets, sale of con­cessions
at Edens hall and at the
Homecoming game, and on the fi­nancial
standing of the club.
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Club Discusses Banks
Olvera Puppeteers
To Present Show
at Normal Dec. 5
Marionettes Will Give Matinee and
Evening Show at Normal
School Tuesday
The Famous Olvera Puppeteers of
Los Angeles are coming to the Nor­mal
for two performances, Tuesday,
December 5.
The Olvera Puppeteers have played
in one theater every day for five
in Los Angelts on which they first
played. ...
There will be a matinee Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock for the school
children. "Jimmy's Adventures at
the Circus," introducing some fifty
marionettes, many animals, and trick
puppets will be shown. Admission
will be 25 cents. "Puppet Gaieties
of '33" will be presented in the1
evening. The evening show will por­tray
music, dancing, comedy, drama,
satire, parody and fantasy. Many of
the famous people and movie stars
will be portrayed. The evening ad­mission
is 35 cents for adults and
25 cents for students.
The marionette show includes all
features of the theater—acting, .mu­sic,
stagecraft, lighting, dancing,
Conference Will
Convene Friday
At Condon Hall
President Hugo Winkenwerder to
Give Welcome Address
At Meeting
"World Economic Recovery" will
be the subject of the sixth annual
Northwest Students' International
Relations conference, which is to be
held in Condon hall at the Universi­ty
of Washington, Friday and Sat­urday,
December 1 and 2.
The program Friday includes an
address of welcome delivered by
President Hugo Winkenwerder; a
lecture concerning the NRA by Mr.
Shiri H. Blalock, Northwest district
administrator of the national recov­ery
administration, followed by stu­dent
round-table discussion groups.
Luncheon and dinner will be
served both days of the conference
at the Wilsonian hotel. A reception
for the various delegates will be held
at 3:30 p. m., and the balance of
the afternoon will be free for recre
ation. In the evening there will be
a dancing and a social hour as well
as more economic addresses.
The program Saturday will fol­low
much the same order, conclud-
Vacation Announced
Many Students Plan to
Home for First Time
Visit
Thanksgiving vacation will be­gin
this afternoon and last until
the coming Monday.
Students will have a chance to
visit home for probably the first
time since the beginning of school.
Parents of first-quarter freshmen
will be told all the thrills of
going away to school—no doubt
with an air of the educated.
Some living at home will vow
to catch up on neglected studies
and actually only catch up -on
sleep. Others will comb the city
for odd jobs to patch depreciated
bank accounts.
public speaking, costumes, designing i n£ with a symposium in which
The subject for Miss Nora Cum­mins'
study club, which met No-veniber
28^ was '''^l^'fpic^'-yaiii
You?' A: general fbund-table dis­cussion
was held oh the question
with Miss Cummins acting as chair-
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The club meets twjpe amontft
an<|, d^usses 'topics,, of current .in­terest
l i p J j r i J b ) ^ t h a t , face #pung
are B^u^ham business and profes­sional
women.
and mechanics.
The Puppeteers travel with their
own stage, especially lighted, and
carry sound amplifiers, making it
possible for everyone to hear. It
takes from ten to twenty-three
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Exams Scheduled
Tests Are to Begin Second Week
of December
Final examinations will begin ten
days after the Thanksgiving holi­days
close. The regular fall exam­ination
schedule will get under way
Wednesday, December 13, and con­tinue
throughout the week. Most of
the tests will be given Thursday, De­cember
14, and Friday, December 15.
Regular class work will close Wed­nesday,
December 13, except for
practice teaching, which continues
through Friday.
By this plan it is hoped to avoid
the necessity of students taking two
or more tests in succession. Rooms
with large enough space have been
already assigned to the classes for
their test. However ,if any teacher
desires, they may give them in the
auditorium by getting a definite as­signment
from Miss Bouck. Exam­ination
schedule will be posted on
the bulletin board and all adjust­ments
should be made as soon as
possible, according to Dean Bever.
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Paper Weights Cast
In Order To Study
Process of Molding
Electro-plated paper weights are
one of the projects now being com­pleted
by Mr. Herbert Ruckmick's
industrial arts classes. When taking
up these projects, the student keeps
in mind that the type of work he
takes up must have a direct bearing
upon the teaching work.
While making the paper weights,
the first step is the making of the
pattern of wood- Then this is mold­ed
in damp foundry sand which
contains enough clay to preserve the
shape of the pattern. Into this sand
mold hot metal is poured. Lead, cop­per
or aluminum may be used. After
this has set, or cooled, the weight is
either electro-plated or painted.
questions and issues raised will be
discussed by all of the speakers.
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Play is Presented
'Holiday", Drama Club Offering,
Well Received
By William Pierron
There is very little to criticise in
the acting and direction of the
Drama club's presentation of Philip
Barry's play, "Holiday," on Novem­ber
23 and 24. Any important ad­verse
criticism should be leveled at
the play itself, and not at the par­ticipants
or the directors.
It is regrettable that some of the
play was deleted—a part which
would have given Boyd Swanson a
better opportunity to develop his
portrayal of the dissolute son. As it
was, his acting in this part was
v e r y creditable. And Jacqueline
James, Catherine Oleson, Robert
Bovey and Orvin Messegee all acted
their parts with spontaineity.
However, the play itself is not one
to bring out the best of an actor's
ability. There is a lot of sentimental
nonsense that is not even good ro­mantic
foolery. One doubts that
"Holiday" gives a very accurate in­terpretation
of American upper mid­dle-
class life.
The humorous repartee in the
play is somewhat stilted in parts
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International Club
Forms Conference
To View Problems
The International Relations club
has organized a new club which
they have named the World Eco­nomic
Conference. This conference
expects to study views held by dif­ferent
countries on tariffs, money
and investment of capital in foreign
countries. The club has been divided
into committees and each committee
will study a different question. The
views will be presented at the reg­ular
meetings of the International
Relations club.
At the next meeting held Decem­ber
6, the delegates who attended
the sixth annual Students' Inter­national
Conference at the Univer­sity
of Washington will give reports
of their trip.
Football Trophy
To be Donated by
Northwest Viking
Most Inspirational Player Will Have
Name Inscribed On Football
Award
Instructor of Verse-Speaking Choir
Declares Idea Original at San jose
By CALISTA SEKONDS
call for $; U|tleJ. j e ^ l ^ t i o n from
Miss Jenks. |» jiie. effect t ^ t , air
ttiough this forrn of fjdet^ reawllng
originated in England in 1919, it did
With full appreciation of the art of verse speaking and intense curiosity
as to its origin and construction, I waited on the outskirts of a congratula­tory
group, surrounding Miss Elizabeth M. Jenks, immediately after the
inspirational presentation of the verse-speaking choir of the San Jose
Teachers' college.
Miss Jenks, director pf the choir, also head of the speech department
at the college, graciously granted me
a few minutes of her time, wedged
in between luncheon and prepara­tions
for d e p ^ u r e . . , , , , ,•
I first questioned Miss Jenks as to
the birthplace of the idea of poetry
interpretation; in rhythmic cadence
and in vojceiuiisonr This seemed to
not,spread to other countries, and
w^ nrp^uced in San Jose. Teachers'
college without knowledge of Its pre­vious
existence. "•'
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itself-?ttf>you?" .:••'•'''.'.. '•-"*
*It ;. was* practically fiit7 upon
thrfiughan attempt to iteach mem­orisation
in jone V of •; myjr^p- e^cji
classes." •: •:-:::^'^&i<V"
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That the Northwest Viking will
donate a perpetual football trophy
for the most inspirational player of
the session was decided last Mon­day
afternoon. The winner of the
award will be selected by the foot­ball
squad as soon as they come back
from the Thanksgiving vacation.
The player's athletic ability, leader­ship,
and spirit will all be taken into
consideration by the men.
A committee consisting of Coach
Lappenbusch, representing the fac­ulty,
Jack Kemphaus, representing
the student body, and Bob Lindsley,
representing the paper, will meet
and select-five names from the squad
as possible winners of the award.
From these five men the football
squad will select the one who will
have his name engraved on the tro­phy.
The trophy will be in the shape
of a full sized football, finished in
silver and a new name will be en­graved
on it. each year.
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Recreational Reading
Books Are on Display
In Main Library Hall
In the main hall of the-library
will be found a display or nooks for
recreational reading. This display
is made up of books which are
available at the library and can be
secured by making a request for
them at the charging desk. Books
requested during the day can be
had at four o'clock by calling at
the charging desk for them. Books
asked for after four o'clock may be
secured at nine o'clock the next
morning.
The books selected for this dis­play
do not constitute a balanced
or complete group for reading but
are placed there for the selection of
the readers themselves. Books for
people interested m the following
subjects are available: Pine Arts,
Architecture, Philosophy, Religion,
Curent Problems, Nature Study, Po­etry,
Novels, Plays, and Travel.
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Social Science Club
To HohTParty at Y
The Social Science club plans to
have a party December 6,« 7:30
o'clock, at the Y. W. C. A.
The committee for making ar­rangements
for the party are:
Frank Brown, chairman, and Leila
Welder and Virginia Monahan, as­sistants.-
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The evening will be spent in play­ing
cootie, cards and in dancing
Musical numbers will be rendered.
Refreshments will consist of sand­wiches,
cake and orange punch.
Each member may bring a guest.
The president reports that it will be
a gala affair.
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ReasonerClubSpeaker
Mrs. Reaspner, a former member
of the Alkisiah club, spoke at the
regular club meeting last Monday
night at the Edens haU club room.
Several other -honorary members
spoke. ?r?v*7n;>K'r: .,'•;.
Plans, were made for a Christmas
party. The A^kjsiahchib '•:•recent^
yjoted % jokx.tbg local djtyjsipn pf
New Board
Meets For
First Time
Financial Report; Sweater for L.
Shaeffer Passed On Daring
Session
FINLEY PROPOSES TROPHY
Editor, Business Manager, Secretary
Elected Next Week
Tommy Kean's financial report of
homecoming expenses, amounting to
$177.88, was accepted and a vote of
thanks extended to Mr. Kean by the
board of control which convened in
the Associated Students' office
Monday at 4 o'clock.
A manager's sweater was voted to
be given to Loue Schaeffer in ap­preciation
of his services for the
past several quarters as athletic
manager. Mr. Schaeffer has been
forced to leave school because of ill­ness.
Trophy Proposed
Otto Finley proposed that a tro­phy
be given by the Northwest Vi­king
to have engraved upon it each
year the name of the most inspira­tional
football player of the season.
An award was also proposed prer
sumably in form of a watch fob to
be given to the player selected. The
board agrees to have the Northwest
Viking appoint a committee to se­lect
the trophy and to judge the
qualities pf the inspiring leader.
Next week's meeting is to be con­sidered
a most important one inas­much
as editor and business man­ager
of the Northwest Viking and
secretary of the board for the en­suing
winter quarter are to be elect­ed.
A number of quarters resident
here and a certain scholarship
standing are among the qualifica­tions
for these positions. As yet few
applications have. been received.. ...
After a meeting of lengtivy... anjfl
varied discussions the ;new boa*d,
composed of: John Christy, presi­dent
of Associated Students; Julia
Christensen, vice president; Dr. E.
A. Bond, faculty member; Otto Fin-ley,
three quarter representative;
Dick Albert, four quarter represen­tative;
Bert Gallenger, three quar- ,
ter representative; Mr. H. C. Ruck-mick,
faculty member; and Vernon
Leatha, secretary, adjourned until
next week's session.
Christmas Seals
Aid Tuberculosis
Federation.
Opportunity to help will come to
every community on December 1,
the opening day of the Christmas
seal sale. Christmas seals have been
used for many years as a means of
helping to p r e v e n t tuberculosis
throughout the United States.
Mrs. J. Earl Thornton, field sec­retary
of the Washington Tubercu­losis
association, states our obliga­tion
clearly when she says: "Wheth­er
tuberculosis shall continue to take
a terrific toll of human life and
happiness, or be prevented depends
upon every community. Cemeteries
furnish mute evidence of the rav4
ages wrought by this disease. Christ-1
mas seals carry the burden of the
message of prevention and there is
a crying need for the spread of this
message."
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Theatre Guild Play
Has Capacity House
By Frank Pratt
Playing to a capacity house, the
Beliingham Theatre Guild opened
its hew production last night, "The
Black Flamingo". The play, which
dates back to the reign of Marie
Antionette and the French revolu^
tion, in the latter part of the 18th
century, was received with great en­thusiasm
by an appreciative audi­ence.
Exceptional performances
were given by toe entire cast under
the. direction ^ofit.Mrs.,, I ^ ^ H t ^ ; .;
jBrown, local (h-amaite and^ speech
nistnictor. '.' ^ j X ' i ' l ' C ^ ' J-'
The cast;:;• wHicrl JSoasw^ s^ine of
Bellingham's best, included people
wto have been b u t s^
productions, of ith^ g i ^ ^ « ; T ^ p l ^ -
w|#: be given t h i ^ ^
the Junjpr seats 9^Ji^^^r:!^^i(i^:^.jf^J:-
• p i u b ^ l i f ^ B ^
the advantages of joining tne Junior pany or ait fne Guild play house oili
Walnut street, far forty cents.
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