Northwest Viking - 1932 August 19

              S?-.v*r.**•*«"• •••• ;-;"c-...'v
li'JV -'fr^^<?^si-''".'i"/::'v'.. •;•"' The Northwest
t-'SC; 3V'/S
4 1 g ^ D L ; ; X X I — N O . 43
W A S H I N G T O N S T A T E N O R M A L SCH POL, BELLINGHAM, W A S H I N G T ON
Friday, August 19, 1932
Noriiialite
EDITOR'S FEET
2.4 OR BUST
EDUCATION
GO WEST
By Roger Chapman
*•——
^M**
*'fe A new and larger pair of feet are
:$esting on the editors desk this week
G ^and the old pair are back, shoved
: ^ ' ' ; under the typewriter desk, as the
: •iowner pounds out his first Nor-
: V f l i a i i t e i n n i o r e than a year.
'•• -uy'S&tgpoa. joke .on the new editor.
. ! H # i ^ iwlmany D's in his name the
^ ' v ^ r i i i t e r a l m o s t went into a frenzy
finding a kind of type to use in the
^headline. Modesty will become not
!bnly a virtue bnt a necessity. In the
: future, "he'll either have to change
his name or keep out of the head-
•? . Hiies.'...;'"
^ He's the limit, that new editor.
v Makes out the assignment list.
"Normalite—Chapman, (Due Mon­day,
and don't talk back)." Flippant
• . • y o u n g upstart. No respect for his
; *r elders—-no manners—and I tried so
'.':*" hard to give him good training.
What's this younger generation
coming to?
—-—W.S.N.S.
This new point system. What a
world of change its adoption for-tells.
And, although Dr. Neumann
• would say, "Change is not always
progress," this must be. Picture
what, football will be . like in the
futurei .
"'EITHEIt:
'J Here they come! Here' they come!
Bellingham, Rah, Rah, Rah. Bel-
"-'lirighaml Sam's stellar football men
(subsidized with Phi Bete Gwin's
sweeping- beats) come thundering
down the field amid the roar of the
crowds and- the blare of the band.
Hubler as quarterback; Tagenfeldt
at end; Gunderson, center; Butler,
drawback; "Pop" Gunn and Duyff,
reserve and waterboy,. respectively.
Three cheers for 2.4!
OR:
"Who's that knocking at my door?"
"It is I . . . Donovan, Gillespie,
Brewer, Smith, Harris, Sinko, Bax­ter,
Berg . . . . ' " ' "Buy a1 Saturday
Evening Post, Ma'am? I'm working
my way through Bellingham Nor­mal."
W.S.N.S.
A pertinent economic question dis­turbing
college administrators is,
"lower fees and more students or
higher fees and fewer students?" As
appropriations and donations have
dwindled, operating expenses have
been reduced. Needing more reve­nue,
the school's first thought is
"Raise student fees". Many have
done it. Many others have reduced
fees to correspond to the general
downward trend in student expenses.
College education in this state is
• rapidly approaching its goal, "Edu­cation
for the few." (Reference:
Time, Aug. 8, 1932). And there are
cases where 4 is a mild answer for
2 and 2. Do you follow me? No?
W.S.N.S.
"Among elementary school teach­ers
in the United States," the Chris­tian
Science Monitor recently ob­serves,
"there are approximately six
women to every man." This seems
to indicate one of two things. Wom­en
are much better fitted fqr grade
school work, or if not, there should
be an excellent opportunity for
young men in this field of educa­tion.
——W.S.N.S.
The U. S. government divorce sta­tistics
show that marriages growing
from college romances are the most
enduring. The preacher who re­cently
described this school as a
"matrimonial bureau", probably was
one of the unemployed. We should
give him first chance, ten percent
commission, on normal (school)
V weddings.
'.'\:'.;,v - —-^W.S.N.S.-^— "
Edward Markham says "A great
many bright men have come from
tlie far west, and the brighter they
\ are. t h e sooner they come." Please,
v ^ M r . 1 3 $ ^ ^ any.. more
room in your bonns army? •
I0NES IS SECRETARY
TO BOARD FOR FALL;
Four Members of Viking Staff
Get Pins of Award
R E F R E S H M E N T S SERVED
Davey Jones will serve as secre­tary
to the Board of Control during
the fall quarter 1932, as the result
of the action taken last Monday by
the Board at its last meeting of the
year. Jones has served: in that ca­pacity
one quarter and is eligible
to hold office four quarters. Jones
was opposed for the office by Otto
Finley.
Pins Awarded
Official award pins of the Asso­ciated
Students were voted to four
members of the staff of the North­west
Viking at the same meeting of
the Board. The staff members who
will receive the pins are Naomi Wat­son,
Nadine Mattson, Bob Waters,
and Dorothy Piala. The pins are
awarded to those persons who take
the two courses of newswriting for
class credit and work an additional
quarter as a member of the Editor-iar
council. The students must have
the approval of the editor and the
faculty adviser. The awarding of
the pins was recommended in a let­ter
to the Board by Roger Chapman,
retiring editor of the Viking.
Chairman Interviewed
Debby Altose, chairman of the fall
Mixer, was interviewed as to her
plans for the affair. She outlined
briefly the decorations plans and
"faculty sponsors who will assist her
in the arrangements.
Since the Board of Control was
holding its last meeting of the year,
a farewell banquet of ice cream and
cake was featured. Miss Linda
Countryman, newly appointed mem­ber
was present, as were James But­ler,
Vernon Leatha, Elsie O'Donnell,
Howard Mickelson, and Mr. E. A.
Bond.
o
FIRST WEEK PLAN
FOR FALL POSTED
Enrollment for the Upper Division
Students Monday
A schedule of events for the open­ing
week of fall quarter which be­gins
Monday, Sept. 26, has been is­sued.
Freshmen Enroll
The first day will include the ma­triculation
and enrollment of en­tering
freshmen, beginning at 8 a.
m. Sophomores, second and third
quarter freshmen, and upper di­vision
students will register at this
time, the entering freshmen not
registering until Wednesday.
During their free time between 8
and 10:30 a. m., students may be
conducted on tours to points of in­terest
about the campus.
Two special assemblies will be
held on Monday, one at 11 a. m.,
for all new students and the other
at two o'clock for all students. The
new students will be welcomed"'and
announcements will be made by
President Fisher and the president
of the Associated Students.
An entertainment has been
planned for the evening under the
direction of the departments of
Music and Speech. This will be pre­sented
in the auditorium at 8 p. m.
Tests to be Given
The first group of achievement
tests will be given from eight until
ten Tuesday morning. This includes
arithmetic, English and spelling,
and the second group including his­tory
and penmanship, and Research
Bureau teste will be given from ten
until 12 on Wednesday. The Gol-
(Continued on Page Three)
Club Members Hold
Luncheon for Joshi
During His Visit Here
To honor Mr. Sunder Joshi, Hindu
lecturer, a luncheon was held in the
Edens Hall clubroom on Tuesday,
Aug. 16. The luncheon was spon­sored
by the International Relations
club, under the chairmanship of
Katherine Lawrence, with Miss Nora
Cummins, adviser, and Howard
Mickelson, club preisdent, assisting.
During the luncheon the persons
asked questions of Mr. Joshi on mat­ters
relating to India. Between
courses the lecturer spoke on Ed­ucation
in India", after which dis­cussion
was again resumed.
Several faculty member were pres-en,
together with members of the
various political science classes, and
the members of the International
Relations club. •
o
CANNING OF SALMON
AND PAPER MAKING
OBSERVED BY CLASS
Salmon to canned salmon was the
route which Industrial Arts 60a
classes witnessed when they visited
the Bellingham Canning Company
in South Bellingham two weeks ago,
in the endeavor to acquire a broader
understanding of foods.
The make-up of a city paper and
the processes of printing was illus­trated
to the students at the Herald
building last week. After this trip
they went to the paper mill, where
stages in paper making were seen.
They had planned to go to the pulp
mill also, but the mill had closed
down.
Among the projects which the
classes have completed this summer
quarter are: Postal service, trav­el,
flax, leather, clothing, rubber,
musical instruments, paper making,
colonial homes, silk, records, furni­ture.
CLASS SEE SPECIMENS
OF MT. BAKER REGION
Mt. Baker was visited by Miss
Piatt's field plant biology class last
Saturday. They went to the mead­ows
by way of the Chain Lake trail.
This trip was made to study and
obtain specimens of flowers and
plants in the higher altitudes.
The trip was but a fair success,
due to the lingering of the snows
on the low levels this year.
Flick A p p o i n t e d t o Appointments Given
Relieve Brigham in
Research Bureau
Theona Flick will be secretary to
the Research Bureau during the
fall and winter quarters. She will
take the place of Charlotte Brigham
who will complete work for her de­gree
of Bachelor of Business Admin­istration
at the University of Wash­ington.
Miss Flick recently resigned as
vice-president of the Associated Stu­dents.
o '-^
INTER-CLUB COUNCIL
INAUGURATES PLANS
Measures for Stimulating Club
Activities To Be Taken
At the Inter-club Council meeting
held Monday, August 15, arrange­ments
were made in relation to
plans for club life this fall quarter.
Each club should have a represen­tative
appointed to meet with the
Inter-club Council on Tuesday, Sep­tember
17, at four o'clock in room
209.
The above measure was taken
because the council is hoping to start
club life early this Fall. It is very
necessary that this be done since
the clubs have a part in the nom­inating
of candidates for the Asso­ciated
Students.
New Clubs May Be Formed
There is a hope that new clubs
may be formed at the beginning of
the quarter for persons having spe­cial
interests. One club which has
been suggested is an Esperanto or­ganization.
The International Relations club
is planning a special meeting on
September 18, for members and all
those interested in joining. Other
clubs may wish to plan for meetings
on Wednesday or Thursday of that
week.
Statement Made
Miss Nora Cummins, counselor to
student clubs, has given the state­ment
for the Inter-club Council.
"We believe there is a real value
in small groups getting together and
discussing subjects in which the
group is interested. There are cer­tain
social values gained through
organization and planning in com­mittee
work, plus the parliamentary
practice and terms the students
learns."
Bill Fisher Reviews Trip to Olympic
* * * * ****
VIEWS PICK OF WORLD'S ATHLETES
* * * * * * * *
Games At Los Angeles, This Summer
Hello, folks! . . . . How's things
been, up this way?
When we busted outa here for a
trip to Southern California, we felt
glad! Long had we dreamt of long
ocean rollers crashing on sandy
beaches; of beautiful palm trees
swaying in balmy breezes; of soft,
rolling, sun-tanned hills; of red-brown
pinnacled mountains; of vast
and colorful fruit groves; of great
oil fields; of the deep and massive
redwood forests; of Hollywood—Gre­t
a Garbo, Marrie Dressier, and the
rest of the girls; of the modern,
dashing metropolis of Los Angeles;
of eternal sunshine . . .
The weather was marvelous. The
Olympics were the incentive . . . .
they were great!
The opening ceremony was a huge
and inspiring spectacle that no
spectator will, ever forget . . .States­men
in frock coats and silk toppers
waving their,hats to the cheering,
masses. The "Star Spangled Banr
ner' bellowing forth from two thous­and
throats. Short, snappy address­es
by of f icials and dignataries. Ah
artillery salute of 21 guns. The light?
ing of the ever-burning Olympic
torch. The-'raising of the Olympic
flag with its colored rings, repre-senting
every continent. The re­lease
of the homing doves. The sing­ing
of the sacred "Olympic Hymn".
And then as that nattily-dressed
throng of a thousadn inter­national
athletes, the pick of youth
from everywhere swung around the
track, a hush fell upon the stadium
. . . . Yes, there were women cry­ing
. '
The games themselves were pro­ductive
of a record-breaking orgy
that has never been equalled any­where.
It got to be funny. The an­nouncer
was continually exclaiming,
"Race won in time setting a new
Olympic and world's record!"
Events that will always be re­membered
were "Eddie" Tolan's
world-beating achievements in win­ning
the 100-meter and 200-meter
dashes; "Babe" Didrikson, the one-girl
track team from Texas, who,
from the time _she nonchalantly
picked up the spear for the first
time and tossed it seven feet furjfcher
than it had ever been thrown before,:
'till seh had cracked the record in
her final fling at the 80-meter
hurdles, kept the stands in an up­roar.
Then there was Stanislawa
Wolasiewiecz, the captivating Polish
girl, who madeit.-hard for the guys
with their mouths full of he* dogs,
so they> just'->cfdI^'rb«r:''"S|xil]a
(Continued on Page Two)
Normal Instructors
In Relief Committee
Two Normal insrtuctors were ap­pointed
as officers in county relief
work recently.
Miss Adele M Jones was voted
chairman of a committee by the
Bellingham section of the Red Cross.
This committee will receive cotton
cloth from the government which
they will make into clothes suited
for the needy.
Mr. Pelagius Williams was ap­pointed
with two others, by the
county commissioners, on a com­mittee
of seven local businessmen, to
help with the distribution and other
forms of relief work.
o
Handcraft Displayed
by Girls' Club Class
Women s Club Room
For the purpose of furthering in­terest
in handcraft work in girls'
clubs, a display of handcraft articles
was given in the Women's League
room Monday afternoon, Aug. 15, by
the girls' club class, which is con­ducted
by Miss Ruth Weythman.
Basketry, pottery, leather tooling,
tie-dyeing, block printing and other
miscellaneous crafts were displayed.
Most of the articles were contribu­tions
from members of the class and
were arranged by the girls.
o
DR, NEUMANN SHOWS
Different Books and Authors are
Discussed Thoroughly
By Nora B. Cummins
Our minds have become so ad­justed
to thinking in the terms of
the economic side of life that Dr.
Neumann's lectures sounded a dif­ferent
note than we are accustomed
to hearing. He placed his emphasis
on the moral side of the social or­der.
In all his talks he stressed the
permanent attributes of human re­lations
that operate from genera­tion
to generation even in times of
rapid social change like the years
through which we have been pass­ing.
Advises Evaluation
He advised a careful evaluation of
the social forces which operated in
the past in order that we may in­telligently
help to shape the trends
of the future. He implied that our
present depression is in a measure
due to the lack of moral considera­tions.
He would not place the responsi­bility
on any one class or group for
the present economic and social
difficulties for he said many of our
problems result from the fact that
many good people have done things
in a wrong way. He predicted that
in the future more thought would be
given to methods of social organiza­tion
and co-operation than there
has been in the past.
"The Epic of America"
In discussing James Truslow
Adam's book "The Epic of America",
he said we in America have made
a unique contribution to the world
in our effort to build a nation out
of common people. He said we have
given the business man too great a
part in the nation. He believes that
this tendency wilj 'be corrected in
the future. ,liv his estimation we
have thrown too much emphasis- on
the rugged individualism of Ameri­ca
an^'are now at the parting of the
wajfe from which point we must
be&in to think of the social group.
He prophesied a wave of conserva­tion
for the years immediately ahead
pi us. «:-.'.' ',"/• ;•-•
K-. • _...' Writer Discussed
?! In discussing the writings of Wil-la
Gather he left his audience feel­ing
{that chndhc<)d training has a
lastifag influence adn may even ef-
PLANS FOR MIXER
AT STATE ARMORY
NEAR COMPLETION
Debby Altose, General Chairman,
Announces New Motif
For Fall Jubilee.
T I C K E T S NECESSARY
Plans for the fall Mixer are al­most
completed and students who
are returning this fall may look for­ward
to a very enjoyable evening on
Tuesday September 27.
The Armory will be transformed
into a strange and unearthly look­ing
place on that evening as the
decorations will be carried out in
the Mars idea. Debby Altose, gen­eral
chaimran, says: "We don't want
to give out our plans in detail for
we think that the element of sur­prise
will add much to the effect.
However, we can promise something,
unusual and entertaining."
Theme Song New Feature
One unusual feature of the evening
will be the theme song which will be
heard from time to time. Special
words which fit in with the Mars
motif have been set to a popular
tune, making a, song to be played
and sung by the orchestra all
through the party.
An innovation which should . i n ­terest
those who consider themselves
masters at tripping the light fantas­tic,
will be the prize dance. Plans
for this are as yet incomplete, but
at least some couple will have a
chance to prove themselves the best
on the floor that evening. .,•
Tickets to Admit
Another change which the
committee wishes to emphasize
is that no one will be admitted
without .either student body or guest
tickets... This applies to alumni as
well as outsiders. All alumni who
plan to attend should secure a
guest ticket through the Dean of
Womens office.
Altose Chairman
Debby Altose is general chairman
in charge of the affair. Christine
Albers is assistant general chairman.
Louis Schulz and Harriet Rickerson
head the decorations committee. In
charge of invitations is Katherine
Berkeley. Christine Albers is chair­man
of the entertainment commit­tee,
Bill Fisher of the Clean-up
work, and June Welch of the re­freshments.
Others who will assist
the chairman of the various com­mittees
are: Leonard Cosman, Davy
Jones, Virginia Carver, Doris Bar­ron,
Johnny Gable, Vernon Lethea,
Pat Allan, Dorothy Fiala.
"Get together" games will be
played at the beginning of the ev­ening
with dancing later.
The orchestra has not yet been ar­ranged
for.
o —
FORTY-TWO TEACHERS
NEEDED IN WHATCOM"
SAYS SUPERINTENDENT
U
^Continued on Page Two)
Who said that there were too
many teachers and not enough jobs?
Well, read this: <
"Some of the schools will not be'
able to open this fall because of teh
lack of teachers. Forty-two more
are needed in Whatcom County, out­side
of the City of Bellingham arid
the large incorporated towns, and
the Superintendent of Schools an­nounced
today that he will not be
able to engage half of them. The
directors are becoming worried."
Unfortunately, this was taken
from a Bellingham paper twenty-five
years ago.,,.
. '•' • ' O ._ „ .- ••••'• ': \ - .'
POSITION FILLED :M
Anne Samuelson has been elected
to teach the first and second grades
at Avon, Skagit county.
Miss Elizabeth Hopper, head of
the Appointment Bureau, wishes to
announce vtimt the Appointment
Bureau will be open a h during vaca- ^