Collegian - 1964 January 31

              NSA Is Back On Election Ballot
The fate of the National Students Asso­ciation
will again be put to the students in
the general elections this quarter, the Leg­islature
decided in an overwhelming 10-3
roll-call vote last Monday. -
The motion wW put to the floor by Scotty Cimino,
legislator at large.
TWO STUDENTS in the audience were permitted
to speak on the issue before the motion was brought to
a vote.
Dean Foster, a junior history major, supported the
motion on the grounds that "NSA will be the issue in
the coming election and that if it is on the ballot the
students will vote for the candidate? who take the
same stand that they do." -
"There will not be the split in the-executive
branches of our student government as there is now,"
he added. *
Dave Benseler, Collegian business manager, spoke
against the motion and called the Legislature "a bunch
of idiots if the NSA ballot falls before the uninformed
mob of students."
Upon acceptance of the motion, Dr. Laurence
Brewster, faculty advisor to the Legislature, sug­gested
that a program be initiated that will make the
students aware of what NSA is.
Neil Murray, AS president, and Terry Gallagher,
executive vice president, announced their intentions of
campaigning the NSA issue and offered to debate the
issue with anyone. Murray will campaign for NSA
while Gallagher will be against it.
• • • ...
Another-problem was brought to the attention of the
Blue Blazers by Cy Jones, a junior, who insisted that
"eating chicken is like eating pizza."
Jones explained that "students don't know how to
eat-chicken with utensils, so why have chicken at our
noon dress-up meal every Sunday. It just raises a
big cleaning bill when you get chicken all over your
clothes every Sunday," he added.
JONES PROPOSED that the Legislature recom­mend
that the chicken be traded with the steaks that
ordinarily are served on Saturday night.
A! Morse, legislator, suggested that "perhaps it is
part of our education to learn how to eat chicken with­out
ruining our clothes."
The matter was referred to George Toulouse, head
of the foods committee, for further investigation.
• • > • • • •
The wbrk of the disciplinary procedures committee
was discussed in an executive conference, and all
spectators were asked to leave the room,
The secrecy is on an issue which in Murray'$
estimation, "is the most important work of the
quarter."
A hint to the big secret, given by Murray, was
that the committee is working on the "clarification"
of College disciplinary procedures in an attempt to
let students clearly understand their position in dis­ciplinary
problems."
• • •
Three appointments were made to fill publication
positions next year.
Elizabeth Webb, a freshman undeclared major,
was appointed Collegian business manager; Dave
Curts, a sophomore English major, was appointed
See "N. S. A." page 8
1HE $$§&$:$: WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE
The
Flaming
Armadillo
Was
Burned To
A Crypt
H • Vol. LVI,No. 13 Bellingham, Washington Friday, Jan. 31, 1964
iting
For Godot'
Premiers
Wednesday
In a critical test of col­lege
acting talent, West­ern's
Drama Department is
presenting "Waiting for
Godot," a tragi-comedy in
two acts. The play will be
performed on the stage of
the Old Main Theater at
8:15 p. m. Wednesday
through Saturday.
"WAITING FOR GODOT" was'
written by Irishman Samuel
Becket and represents his attempt
to show many of the complexities
of living in the post World War
II era.
According to Byron Sigler of
the Speech Department, the play
was selected because it repre­sents
a tremendous challenge for
both the director and actors.
WHEN CONFRONTED with the
question as to whether or not
"Godot" was a good choice for
college students to perform, Sig­ler
remarked:
"Perhaps it may be a good
N college play, but more important
it is a necessary college play in
that it basically questions the val-
See "Godot" page 8
MISS THURSDAY portrayed by Ridgeway Kappa's
Dixie Meyer added an interesting note to the WUS
Variety Show.
'Inexperience May Create
Discrimination:' Wahl
By Ernie Smith
There are shades of dis­crimination
against minor­ity
groups in Bellingham;
but sometimes it is because
the person is not qualified.
THIS WAS brought out by Don
Seelye of the Washington State
Employment Office, and Terry
Wahl, of Wahl's Department
Store, when, they spoke at the
latest UCCF open forum.
Seelye pointed out the that the
Lummi and less so the Nooksack
Indians were the objects of dis­crimination
in this area.
He suggested the cause might
be attributed to the fact that the
Indians have little or no exper­ience
in conducting- themselves
in front of white employers.
WAHL SAID that Seattle stores
employ minority groups such as
Negroes, but Bellingham mer­chants
have not had to.face this
problem, mostly because there
are very few Negroes and In­dians
that desire retail clerking
jobs such as his store might have
available.
"There can not be discrimina­tion
until you have applicants
who are equally qualified," Wahl
pointed out.
A Negro would probably have
to be a super-performer to break
the color barrier, Wahl said. Em­ployers
have to consider the con­sequences
of having to discharge
a Negro because he is not per­forming
well enough.
Wahl emphasized that if a Ne­gro
were hired, the detrimental
effects would probably outweigh
the beneficial.
This is because most of the
people who respect a decision
like this would leave it at that.
The people who did not agree
See "WAHL" page 8
FreeloadMay
Win Union
y By Dave Curls
AS President Neil Murray will b e cutting the cards
with Sir Frederic of Freeload to determine whether
or not the Viking Union will be turned into a vagrant
Monte Carlo this weekend.
The cut of the cards will come
directly after a parade from the
Carver Gymnasium „ to the VU
which will announce the arrival
of Sir Frederic to the campus of
Western.
It has been rumored, however,
that Sir Frederic will use his
years of experience and extreme
skill (at cheating) to assure the
students, of Western that this
weekend their money will flow
to climax the World University
Service Drive.
TO ROUND OUT today's acti­vities,
WUS is putting on the
half time entertainment at the
basketball game with Whitworth
tonight. Ray Devier, WUS co-chairman,
and Kyn Hashimoto, a
junior French major, will put on
a judo exhibition.
Tomorrow's activities will be­gin
at 1 p. m. with the Baby
Grand Prix, sponsored by the
Bachelor's Club. The course is
on Highland Drive from Ridge­way
Kappa to the bottom of the
hill at WRH. A trophy will be
presented to the winning driver.
For halftime entertainment at
the basketball game with East­ern
tomorrow night, the Helms­men
have challenged the W Club
to a basketball game. The Helms­men
will sponsor a penny toss
for.WUS after their performance.
STUDENTS WILL have a
chance to gamble away their
life's earnings to build up this
worthy kitty at gambling night
beginning at 9 p. m. tomorrow
in the VU.
Students will be .dancing to the
music of the Ijrijimphs in the
main lounge or .clacking their
gambling chips to the tunes of
black jack, pajger, four-five-six,
or the roulette ^y&eel downstairs
in the Casino (£otfee Shop).
At 11:30 the irianer of the Ugly
Man Contest will be announced.
Students are reminded to vote
for their candidate for the ugliest
man on campus by filling up the
jar that each candidate is carry­ing.
Votes are determined by the
amount of money each ugly man
has in his jar at 10 tomorrow
night.
Admission to gambling night
is 50 cents and gambling chips
will be sold at the VU desk.
AT THE WUS Week opening
address Monday, Devier said,
"This week has been set aside
for entertainment, but the pro-
See "FREELOAD" page 8
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rating for its fall quarter
issues.
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The Collegian fell into the week­ly
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LAST SPRING only 13 college
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The judges who evaluated The
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