Northwest Viking - 1931 December 18

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?VOL. X X X f c N Q . 11 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, December 18,-1931
or
6nts Registered
Term Work;
250 Yet to Sign
Dean Expects Enrollment
To Total Eight
Hundred
CHANGE MADE
Psychology 51, Under Kibbe, at 1
P. M., Switched to Educa­tion
110 at Same Time
: At present 545 students have reg­istered
for "work here in the winter
quarter, which extends from Jan­uary
4 to March 18.
According to Dean Bever, there
are still about 250 students now in
attendance who have not yet regis­tered.
Some of these people will
not be back next /quarter but the
loss will be made up by the en­trance
of new students, making a
total approximate enrollment of
800.
Change in Schedule
One change in schedule has been
made. Psychology 51 at 1 o'clock
daily under Mr. A.' L. Kibbe has
been changed to Education 110 at
the same hour and with the same
instructor. In connection with this
charige Dean Bever says that stu^-
dents should enroll for Education
51 now who plan to take the tech­nique
course ~ in the spring and do
their practice teaching in the fall.
He further advises those students
who will do their student teaching
some time in the year of 1932 and
1933 to prepare themselves now by
enrolling in the course of Education
51 in the present winter or spring
quarter. •
Group Better Trained
It is also announced that the
present "S" group will be the first
group to do its practice teaching
under the curriculum adopted for
this year and will teach in the
spring of 1933. This will make it
possible for the group to get more
training before being assigned to
work in the training school.
"All who enter in the winter of
Training School
Gives Saint Nick
Warm Welcome
Toy Shop and Music Ushers in
Christmas Spirit Friday Morn.
Old St. Nick is assured of a
warm welcome in the Normal
Training School this year, when the
grades unite in greeting him with a
"Toy Shop," a program of Christ­mas
music, and the singing of tra­ditional
carols. Every room in the
building is gay with brilliantly-lighted
trees, holly wreaths and col­ored
streamers.
Toy Shop at Nine
The celebration of the Yuletide
was ushered in at 9 o'clock this
morning, when the members of the
seventh grade dramatic club pre­sented
the "Toy Shop." This play,
which depicts the sleep of a little
boy and girl in the toy shop, and
the coming to life of the toys, in­cluded
fifteen students in its cast.
The costuming to the toys was so
complete as to include jumping-jacks,
baby dolls and clowns.
Christmas Music
At 1 o'clock, a program of Christ­mas
music is to take place. Among
the carols to be sung by the various
choruses are: "We Three Kings of
Orient Are," "Jolly Old St. Nich­olas,"
"Christmas Tree," "Good
King Wenceslas," "Chime Music,"
and "O Star, O Lovely Star." This
Costumed Students
Are Awarded Prizes
r At Christmas Party
Alice Livesey and Chuck Halbert,
wearing the most representative,
and Virginia George and Jerry Mc­Carthy,
wearing the funniest cos­tumes,
copped the prizes at the
Christmas party last night.
Before the dance the revelers
were entertained in the auditorium
by a varied program. Aubrey Lund-berg
presented some contortionist
acts' Next was presented one of the
outstanding dramatic successes of
the year, "The Shooting of Dan
McGrew," with a complete male
cast. The list of characters follows:
Dangerous Dan McGrew, William
Buttles; the lady known as Lou,
Lew Lovegren; the stranger, Pres­ton
Wright; an onlooker, James
Butler; barkeep, Marshall Bacon;
the ragtime kid, Lloyd Rasmussen;
Vera Cruz Jim, Walter Sinko; Griz­zly
Ike, William Malmquist; Ace
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Kiwanis Glee Club
Debut Successful
Program Was Highly Appreciated
by Majority of Students
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Christmas Dinner
At Edens Hall Is
a Goodwill Gesture
- Since everyone Is more or less
concerned with the Christmas at­mosphere
this time of the year it
is not surprising to learn -that
Edens Hall celebrated in the true
Christmas spirit by having a Christ­mas
dinner last Wednesday night
' in the Edens Hall dining room.
The dining hall was decorated
with red candles and holly. Cedar
boughs and large bells hung in the
windows. A large Christmas, tree
decorated in tinsel and lights stood
in the farthest corner of the room.
The tables were resplendent with
holly and gaily-colored napkins.
Doris Jorgenson entertained the
diners yriih a couple of violin solos,
"The World Is Waiting for the
Sunrise" and "Mother Machree."
Elizabeth Squire sang two numbers
which were followed by group sing­ing
for everyone. '
Last of all Santa Claus came to
the dining room; and entertained
his audience with witty sayings and
the passing out of presents.
Those who helped on the commit­tees
were: Decoration, Margaret
Fuller, Rachel Royston, Jearieva
Moore, Preida Shubert, Margaret
Jorgenson,, Ruby McAllister, Inez
Williams, • ^ r ^ a Wardl Esther
Evans and Hazel Moore; program,
Jfarydei; ^
Margaret Kendrick, Bernadette Mc-
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Twenty-One Initiated
To Vanadis Bragi At
Chuckanut Banquet
"Old Santa" was kind to the Va­nadis
Bragi Club at its initiation
banquet at the Chuckanut Shell
last Saturday night. Among the
gifts to the club were twenty-one
applicants for membership who
were formally initiated.
Lloyd Rasmussen, toastmaster,
gave the club some very unique and
entertaining passages. After offer­ing
a toast to Miss Erickson, Ras­mussen
introduced the speakers for
the evening as gifts from "Old San­ta's"
bag.
Jacob Welcomes
The first speaker was the Vanadis
Bragi president, Margaret Jacobs,
who extended a welcome to the new
members.
Following Margaret Jacobs' wel­come
address was Howard Mickel-son,
who spoke on "Values of Club
Life at the Normal." In this talk
he suggested that more space
should be given to club activities in
the school paper.
Earl Hennings and Milton Field,
both former members of the Van­adis
Bragi, gave short talks on their
experiences. Hennings centered his
talk around the history of the club,
while Fields told about his trip to
New York.
Tells Club History
Miss Keeler told how the Vanadis
Bragi Club came into being, grow­ing
out of the Rural Life Club. All
the trials and tribulations of the
club were related. She told of the
fund started by the Vanadis Bragi
Club by operating a booth during
the Tulip Festival.
After the dinner all the new
members were formally initiated..
The initiation ritual consisted of a
short address by Margaret Jacob
and an interpretation of the name
of the club by Claire DeLeau, and
dancing, games and card playing
furnished entertainment for the
rest of the evening:.;.
Among the guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Miller, Miss Keeler, Earl Hen­nings,
Milton Field, GecU Anderson
The Kiwanis Glee Club of Mount
Vernon made its debut here at
Tuesday's assembly, December 15,
and judging from the pleased re­sponse
of the audience this musical
program was highly appreciated by
the majority of students.
Assisting the Glee Club, whose
conductor was Louis Arend Helder,
were Mrs. Nan Wiik, former Norwe­gian
opera singer, and Dorothy
Wells, accompanist.
Songs Varied in Theme
Songs that were lively and slow,
romantic and religious, serious and
humorous, made for variety in the
program. Mrs. Wiik, soprano, and
A. S. Coey, tenor, with the Glee
Club, presented the famous "Prison
Scene" from II Trovatore in concert
form. The soprano's interpretations
of "Solveig's Song" (from Peer
Gynte Suite), "Fairy Roses" and
"Love, I Have Won You" (from
Cycle of Life), were most appealing.
Mrs. Wiik sang as an encore a lul­laby.
Other numbers sung by the
Glee Club which proved most pop­ular
with the-audience were: "John
Peel" (old English hunting song), a
negro spiritual, "The Downward
Road Is Crowded," and "Cossack
War Song."
Mrs. Wiik will honor the school
again with a concert next quarter.
R. Walters
Re-Elected
By Board
Bob Walters was re-elected bus­iness
manager of the Northwest Vi­king
for the winter quarter of 1932,
at the Board of Control meeting
Wednesday afternoon.
Election of the business manager
should have taken place at the
Board of Control meeting a week
before, but was postponed to allow
for personal application.
Reports Discussed
Following the interview with Wal­ters
the Board carried on an exten­sive
discussion which concerned
chiefly the plan of report cf the
Northwest Viking. For information
of the Board of Control the Con­trol
body favored a more detailed
and perhaps an itemized reportr The
secretary was delegated to make
certain that a report on the Viking
is received each month.
It was voted to sell a white sweat­er
which was previously worn by
yell leaders, and the property of
the Student Association. Mr. Bond
was elected to act as appraiser, and
to set the price accordingly.
Thanks Voted
A motion of thanks was voted to
Elsie O'Donnell and Nellie Cox for
their splendid work in handling the
Board of Control banquet held at
the Chuckanut Shell last Friday
evening.
Possibilities of rec hour orches­tras
for the ensuing quarter were
considered, but no .definite action
resulted.
The meeting was called to order
by Vice President Nellie Cox in the
absence of Colin Campbell, presi­dent.
Sivert Skotheim was the on­ly
other absent member.
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MORGAN RECOVERING
IS LATEST REPORT
Charles Morgan, student and night
watchman, who was severely in­jured
on the evening of December
4, while mending a pipe in the
training school basement, is resting
comfortably, according to reports
from the nurse's office.
Mr. Morgan is still confined to
St. Joseph's hospital, where he was
taken immediately after the acci­dent
occurred. X-ray pictures have
been recently taken and his leg has
been reset and put in another splint
in order that he might rest easier.
In behalf of the entire Student
Association, flowers were recently
sent to Mr. Morgan by the Board
of Control.
Students Urged By
Secretary to Hand
In More Snapshots
"We want the students to get out
their cameras and start taking pic­tures
for the snapshot contest as
soon as possible," says lone Shreve,
secretary and organization editor of
the Klipsun. "The prizes are worth
while—a Klipsun for the first award
and a dollar for the second, but as
yet we have received only a few
entries. Therefore we urge the stu­dents
to begin taking snapshots
during the Christmas vacation or as
soon as they can."
"We also want to announce that
those students and members of the
faculty who have not yet had their
individual photographs taken may
do so during .the Christmas vaca­tion
if they are in town," she states.
Best Snaps Printed
All of the best pictures, whether
they receive prizes or not, will be
printed in the snapshot section
which is to be one of the features
of this year's annual. The contest
will close sometime in the spring at
a date to be determined later.
Group pictures of clubs and other
organizations will be taken early
next quarter as soon as the weather
permits. The clubs are advised to
be prepared for these pictures.
The first of the group pictures
was taken when the "Camille in
Roaring Camp" cast was photo­graphed
on the stage last Thurs­day.
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WOMEN'S ALL STAR
TEAMS ARE SELECTED
All-star teams for girls' hockey,
soccer and volleyball were an­nounced
at the W. A. A. luncheon
held last Saturday afternoon at
Edens Hall. These girls are chosen
for outstanding skill in playing,
good sportsmanship, ideals, leader­ship
and co-operation.
Members of the all-star soccer
team are Violet Strandberg, Winnie
DeWitt, Theona Flick, June Mc-
Le'od, Betty Pearson, Cathryn Ros-enquist,
Loraine Shepard, Frances
Harris, Helene Meredith, Wyona
Hennings and Inez Williams.
All-star hockey players are Elva
Pilquist, Ethel Jacobsen, Margaret
Davis, Loraine Shepard, Violet
Strandberg, Theona Flick and June
McLeod.
On the volleyball team are Helen
Howell, Dorothy Top, Iola Grue,
Marion Grieve, Margaret Davis,
Maybelle Jeffcott, Mayme Mcin­tosh,
Clara Johnson and Vivian
Nelson.
RED MITTENS
(By Irene Schagel)
(Reading Time, 4 Min. 10 Sec.)
It was perhaps a very ordinary
night; that first Christmas eve. The
sky was clear, dark and glossy blue
as it is tonight, all peppered with
shining stars. But in the East, so
the story goes, there hung a star
over a tiny stable where two lowly
peasants had been forced to take
shelter for the night. I know just
what that stable looked like—we
used to have one at home—and do
you remember the fun we had in
the straw—and then I remember
one time I fell down from the hay
loft into the manger.
Well, to continue, the shepherds
saw the star and heard the angels
singing from the sky "Peace on
earth, good will to men". The shep­herds,
the lowly shepherds, were the
first to hear those celestial carols.
Why wasn't it imparted to the rich
powerful King Herod first?
Mouthing the words "Peace on
earth, good will to men" I started
out to find this story—for better or
for. worse—I searched: everywhere,
but I couldn't find the thing I
wanted. Every time I thought I
had the right clue, something would
happen to cut the props from that
lead and puff! went the story. I
would go on.searching. ~
As I paused^ in front j>f a much
bedecked, much bewreathed, much
beChjistmased rich house a lovely
young thing hurried out bound evi­dently
on some "last minute things"
—her cheeks were glowing — her
smile shining—"Aha" thought I.
"here is the story—a true Christ­mas
story." But just as she stepped
in to her waiting car she muttered
to herself, unaware of my presence,
"I must spend at least five dollars
—she always spends that much on
me." Huh! I merely snapped my
fingers and went on.
I saw two men walking in my di­rection
talking intently.
"—that's what I like about the
holidays" came clearer to my ears.
"Of course the kids have their
tree," I winked to myself and drank
in every word—here's my story!
"What are you giving your wife
this year?"
"I always give my wife money—
she likes that better and it saves me
a lot of'bother."
You wretch. You weren't much
help. Where is my Christmas story?
I turned. I would go among the
throngs and throngs of people down
town and there I would be sure to
find it. How lovely the shops looked,
all glittering and spangling with the
Chistmas spirit. Tpylands—gift
shops and Santa Claus. I roamed
through toyland and listened to the
prattle of children and fthe prattle
of the ratcre,; gro\ira: up children,
their parents—and still no story.
: I searched out jolly faced old St.
Nick-U :^EM^(sh^^^^fa^^Tf^^a^
shiny like two huge holly berries,
and the poet's words came back to
me "shook when he laughed like a
bowlful of jelly". Ha, this looks
good to me! But what's he saying
to that little girl, "A nice dolly from
this store?" with a broad wink at
the mother. Oh, advertising, have
you no soul? You depend on human
emotion and yet see how you love to
exploit it and debase it.
Well, I haven't found it yet. My
feet were wandering aimlessly now^
—they led me down by the docks,
past the docks, to the Great North­ern
depot, past the depot down the
tracks 'till'I finally paused beside
a tiny hut—no larger than a box­car—
why, it is 'a derailed boxcari
There was a light inside and I could
hear the. high treble of a childish
voice—I peeked in and saw a yel­low
curly head near the floor. He
was pulling off his shoes while the
mother was at the rude table wash­ing
dishes. In one corner of the
room a warm fire crackled in an
old kitchen stove—that must be the
kitchen; in the other corner was
the table—the dining room, no
doubt. The other end of the home
was occupied by beds—one very
small, very iyellow one and the
other large and covered; with a
patch work qi^t-HMs was the bed­room.-
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Coaches V^arver-
Protest Against Wave m
Criticism Sweeping U
Board of Control
Members Dine at
Chuckanut Shell
Dancing Follows Addresses
Fisher and Ruckmick
by
Board of Control members and
guests assembled at the Chuckanut
Shell last Friday evening for the
feature Board meeting of the quar­ter.
Following a splendid banquet din­ner
the toastmaster, Colin Camp­bell
extended welcome and greet­ings
to the geusts. Miss Emily Dow
accompanied by Miss Ethel Page,
then favored the group with violin
selections.
Addresses Given
After musical numbers there were
addresses by President C. H. Fish­er
and Mr. H. C. Ruckmick. Pres­ident
Fisher's topic was, "Views of
Student Government in the Normal
School." The president's address
dealt chiefly with what he termed,
"a fundamental principle of life—
that of co-operation." Generalizing
the principle first, stressing the
value of individuality in thought
and collectivity in action, the presi­dent
then applied it to the situation
in the Normal school. President
Fisher cited personal experiences
which were intensely interesting to
the group.
Mr. Ruckmick talked on the sub­ject,
"A Faculty Representative's
Job." Mr. Ruckmick brought to
light a new factor that might be
adopted in student government.
Specifically, that the Normal school
is now becoming a three-year in­stitution,
and that this will make
for greater continuity and experi­ence
in the choice of representatives
of student government. Mr. Ruck­mick
said that this change in the
school requirements will warrant
change in our constitution, and we
should be making preparations now
for that alteration.
Dancing Enjoyed
After the program the group ad­journed
to the lobby where they en­joyed
dancing and visiting to com­plete
the evening.
Guests and Board members who
attended were President and Mrs.
C. H. Fisher, Miss Weythman, Miss
Wendling, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ruck­mick,
Mr. E. A. Bond, Vaughn How­ell,
Lillian Lux, Wilma Neil, James
Stoddard, Colin Campbell, and Ing-wald
Iverson.
Sivert Skotheim was unable to
attend because of a foot injury re­ceived
in basketball turnout.
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Suggestions Received
By Viking Staff For
Betterment of Paper
Fisher Denies Football
Men Subsidized at
. Normal
EAST CHANGING
Abbott and Iverson Believe Intra­mural
Sports Inadequate
To Fill Needs
(By Jinunie Stoddard)
Football authorities throughout
the country have predicted the ul­timate
downfall of intercollegiate
football.
This startling statement has
aroused a wave of protest which
has spread over the country in de­fense
of the outstanding of Ameri­can
sports. Do these protests real­ly
amount to anything and what, do
our local athletic directors and ed­ucational
heads think of the prob­lem?
Commercializing, subsidizing, in­juries
and even deaths have put the
educational leaders of many schools
on the "spot" and the whole thing
is seemingly in a turmoil with ev­eryone
having a carefully worked
out plan showing the downfall of
football, if any, but with only a
hazy idea as to the remedy for the
situation.
Over-emphasis of the sport, to
the extent that intellectual ends are
slighted, manipulations by high-pressure
promoters with only a roll
of greenbacks as their end plus a
misunderstanding of the true
value of the sport has set some of
the general public and educational
leaders against the great sport. The
result is that many think a change
should be made, making the great
sport subordinate to athletics for
the masses and not for the select
few, as they think it is now.
Normal Heads Give Ideas
It has been argued, pro and con
with very few definite points being
arrived at. Data has been collected
from the coaching staff of this in-stitution,
statements from President
Fisher and a few remarks from ath­letes
as to the future of the great
game. It may not clear- up this
problem but will more than likely
give you a clearer idea of the
subject and will throw another spot­light
on the much discussed affair.
"These things come in waves, just
the same as our depressions arid
booms, and this football, agitation
has now reached its full force,"
stated President Fisher in an in­terview.
"Out here on the Pacific
Coast there exists a great field in:
football work. Better coaches, beti
ter teams, the result is better sal­aries.
The East has gone through;
this stage and has moved:;up to
An opinion stated by a faculty
member in the recent Northwest
Viking questionnaire expresses the
feeling that the paper has been on
a higher plane the last year than
formerly. This comment is followed
up with the suggestion that a col­umn
might be given to comments
on recent books or on important
speeches made throughout t he
country of interest to everyone.
Many comments were received in
the replies which will prove bene­ficial
to the staff.
Educational News Advocated'
Several instructors express a like
attitude in that more educational
news should be included and the
paper should be more widely repre­sentative
of the school-bringing out
more phases of the institution.
A constructive criticism: was sub­mitted
which is ;. stated: V "I think,
'up-to-the-minute* news concerning
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Department Gives
Dates for Taking
Achievement TestSj
Dates have been set when college
aptitude and achievement tests.will
be given whiter quarter. Students
will take the college aptitude test at
8 a. m., January 14. Achievement
tests in arithmetic, English and
spelling will be given January Id: at
4 p. m., and the history and perir
manship test will be given January
20/at 4 p.„.m. . • -\.:.:ty'~-/•-:'•
Students are advjsed to plan theh'
work so as to remove any testjde^r
ficiency during their fiirst'lthree>
quarters of residency. Attention is
called to page 14. of the catalogue,
which reads: "No student is eligible
to enter the Training"•'sM^;$$:
teaching or observation/^o^isjioa
probation, or who has' h ^ in^th^v
standardsforf^:^^t«^;^la^&
reasoning, spelling, .language usage,
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