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% COLLEGIAN Vol. XLVIII—No. 4 Western Washington College, Bellingham, Washington Friday, Oct. 14, 1949 Adolpbe Menjou is Bringing Mis Famous Wardrobe and Ready Wit to WWG Thursday Adolphe Menjou, whose familiar face and debonair manner are known to even the most casual movie-goers, will appear in person at WWG Thursday evening, October 20, at 8:00 o'clock, as the second offering of the fall quarter Artists and Lecture series. Menjou, offspring of a French restauranteur and an Irish colleen, I j . was born in Pittsburgh, a fact surprising to many of his followers 9 'who assume from his suave and*1" ^cultivated air that he was born • abroad. After a brief sojourn at Cornell university and a fling at the restaur- „• ant business, young Menjou went to ,- New York to seek fame and for- Ktune in the theater. Pickings were lean there, so with his moustache and a rented top hat, he ventured into his first role in the infant mode Preview Slated For Club Skits U' ADOLPHE MENJOU of entertainment—the movies-^as a whip - wielding moustache - twirling circus ringmaster. LONG AGO That was thirty-five years and 150 films ago. Today he is still a leading film personality, which is indeed rare in an industry in which -stars are made overnight and fall into oblivion about as rapidly. During this unprecedented length of association with the great and near-great of Hollywood, Menjou has .gathered an endless array of anecdotes of the film favorites, which he tells in'his lecture appearances. - In his lectures he tells the story of the phenomenon of Hollywood, and with great humor and gusto he goes behind scenes and tells the I story of moviemaking with toler- |Miee for the foibles of the weak [and appreciation for the. woaidearai [that the camera.has brought to;the rworid. : S^Si Famous for his wardrobe which consistently places jii^ft-dn the ten best-dressed list, ^ ^ the author of an autobiography titled "It Took Nine Tailors." Recent movie appear-; ganees include "The Hucksters," ^j3tate of the Union," and "My Dream is Yours." All houses and organizations participating in the Homecoming skit assembly Friday night, October 21, are asked to appear Monday night in the auditorium for a pre-view. Beginning at 7 p. m., groups participating are asked to come in the following order: Valkyries, Camera club, Daniels hall, Edens hall, MRH, Kluane, Hilltop house, Hospice inn, Huntoon and Barr Ginn, Off Campus women, Harborview, We Six house, Drama club, Henderson house, and Senior hall. Assembly co-chairmen Ralph Brown and Gail Dillon request that all scripts with curtain cues or calling for special light effects be turned in by Monday afternoon. They may be submitted to Brown or Dillon or to committee members Carl Lindell and Dale Pierson. Annual Luncheon Is Highlight of '49 Homecoming Always a favorite item on the homecoming agenda is the homecoming luncheon, being held this year in the Edens hall dining room at 11:00 a. m., Saturday, October 22. ASB president William Jones will preside at the luncheon. Dr. W. W. Haggard, president of the college, Ray Hyatt, representing the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and Trygve Blix, principal of Washington school in Tacoma, will make the welcome and response. Roy Thordarson, superintendent of Overtake schools in Bellevue will give the address. A short musical program will be presented by the music department. WILL COST Cost of the luncheon to faculty and alumni is 90 cents with students being^dmitted for the reduced fee of SO /ycmfc Tickets go on sale Tuesday in^the^main hall and may also be purchased just before the luncheon at Edens hall. Students handling arrangements for-the luncheon include L o rn a Smith, Virginia Lange, George Kern, and Grover Ledbetter. " Kingsbury, Eldridge Named by Governor As College Trustees Burton A. Kingsbury, Bellingham attorney, and Donald D. Eldridge, Mount Vernon, have been named to the board of trustees for Western Washington College of Education by Governor Arthur B. Lang-lie, s Kingsbury suceeds Verne Brani-gin, Bellingham attorney, who died in July after serving 16 years as a trustee of the college. Kingsbury's term will expire June 12, 1955. Eldridge, whose term will end June 12, 1953, succeeds Joseph Pem-berton. Red FeatherJDrive At Western Nears Quota, Says Hicks Setting $1,700.00 as their Community Ghest goal, WWC faculty and administration have already reached the 85 percent mark. Dr. Arthur Hicks, chairman of the drive here, said he expected to have the full amount by next week. He emphasized that the college group was always among those organizations which contributed the entire quota. Student collections are being taken in boxes in the dean's office, the president's office, the library, the campus school office, and the registrar's office. Homecoming Events Hilltop Campus in Festive Mood As Homecoming Week-end Nears "Voyagers Homecoming" of 1949 got off to an early start with the kickoff assembly held Tuesday morning. Introduced by President W. W. Haggard, Homecoming co-chairmen Barbara Hodges and John Hill emceed the affair, which served to get the student: body into the spirit of Homecoming and to brief them on the events of the celebration. First of the Homecoming committees to appear was the queen affairs committee. Co-chairman Jess Winders explained the procedure for - : •nomination and election of Queen Sigrid x n and her attendants, which Dateline . Friday, Oct. 14—USCC Fireside at Don Irish's, 7:30 p. m. Thespian club rec hour, evening. Saturday, Oct. 15—Football game: WWC vs. University of British Columbia. Sunday, Oct. 16—Camera club field trip. Monday, Oct. 17—WRA initiation, 4:00 p. m., Blue room. Klipsun meeting, 4:00 p. m. Tuesday, Oct 18—Valkyrie initiation, 4:00 p. m. Friday, Oct. 21—Homecoming weekend, bonfire, assembly, costume mixer, big gym. Saturday, Oct, 22 — Homecoming luncheon, football game 2:00 p. m* "W" club dance, evening, Armory. Iowa Job-Finder in Visit to Campus Miss Frances Camp, state director of educational placement in Iowa, is visiting the college this week. Miss Camp keeps up her association with former students. She is traveling all over the country seeing the people she has placed in teaching positions. Three of those people teach here at Western. They are: Miss Lorraine Powers, dean of women; Miss Edna Channer, industrial arts; and Laurence Brewster. speech department. All three attended Iowa State college for their graduate work. During her visit here Miss Camp will be entertained by Miss Powers. Girls Compete For Royalty— I949 Fashion One lucky girl from the list below will be Queen Sigrid XII, Imperial Potentate of. the 1949 Homecoming festivities, and four more of them wil| comprise Her Highness' royal court. Here they are, as nominated by their respective classes Tuesday morning: SENIORS Doreen Dangerfield Meredith Runestrand JUNIORS Pat Bornstein Pat Peterson SOPHOMORES Bonnie Lundgren Mildred Peter Joanne Sensenbrenner FRESHMEN Lillian Hansen Joanne Leighton Eleanor Lycan Only those four girls nominated by the junior and senior classes are eligible for election as Homecoming Queen. However, her court will be composed of one girl from each of the four classes. Queen Sigrid and her court will be chosen by members of the student body in elections to be held Tuesday from eleven to four and Wednesday, until 1 o'clock. Everyone has a chance to meet these eight candidates on Tuesday at 10 o'clock in the auditorium. College Honors John Dewey I John Dewey, nationally famed educator, philosopher, and psychologist, will be honored by WWC next week as he celebrates his nintieth birthday. He is professor emertus at Teachers College, Columbia, University. An exhibit of books on Dewey will be on display in the library starting October 17. All those interested in finding out about the man and his work are invited to examine this material. Dr. Irving E. Miller, professor emeritus at WWC and one of the last students of Dewey at the University of Chicago, has written an article on his former teacher, which appears in the October issue of WEA. Faculty members on the committee in charge of promoting John Dewey week at the college are Dr. Lucy^Kangley, Laurence Brewster, Dr. W. W. Haggard, Dr. Raymond F. Hawk, Dr. Irwin A. Hammer, and Miss Pearl Merriman, chairman. is printed elsewhere in this edition. Ralph Brown, who, along -with" Gail Dillon, heads the planning for,> next Friday night's skit assembly, mentioned the cup which will be awarded to the club or house putting on the best skit, and stated that any group winning this honor for three years gains permanent possession of the trophy. Tickets ' for the Homecoming luncheon next Saturday at 11:00 a. m. in the Edens hall dining room were then discussed by George Kern and Grover Ledbetter. They announced that tickets, costing 50 cento to students and 90 cents to alumni, will go on sale Tuesday in the main hall. , Representing the Posters and Art displays committee, Lloyd Cooper was next to appear. Window displays are to be ready October 17, and yard displays at noon on Thursday, October 20. Since the displays. will be judged on Saturday, October 22, they can be left up until the next day. Window displays should be removed Monday, October 24. Judging will take place at 4:30 p. m. Saturday, October 22, with awards being made during intermission at the Queen's ball that same night. Trophy awards similar to those to be given for these two contests were shown by Bud Minihan. COSTUMES IN ORDER The costume mixer following next Friday night's assembly was discussed briefly by Harold Kloes,-who urged everyone to attend in costume. Lois Kilander outlined the events of Friday night which .are"'to precede the assembly. Forming at Forest and Holly Streets, a paradevwlll wind through downtown streets, then halt for a pep rally at one of the intersections. This assemblage yidll then return to the hilltop campus for the freshman bonfire.. Hope was expressed that this year's bonfire will be of a tamer nature than in the past, but murmurs from sophomores present seemed to hint that tradition cannot be so easily defied. .'-'•* '• At the end of the kick-off assembly, the student body separated into class sections and nominated candi- , dates for the Homecoming queen/ and her court. At intervals throughout the as^ sembly an unidentified pretender to the throne of Queen Sigrid appeared .on stage. "'• V-/-:sA*l WA W Club Elects[:m: The W dub held their first meeting of the fall quarter last Friday evening. The following officera for; the coming year were elected Noim 'Hash,' president; Slats SalsfiTer, vice-president, and Stan Peterson, secretary-treasurer. ' -'^i'^-it^i^^
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Title | Western Washington Collegian - 1949 October 14 |
Alternative Title | WW Collegian, WWC Collegian, WWCollegian |
Volume and Number | Vol. 48, no. 4 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | October 14, 1949 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1949-10-14 |
Year Published | 1949 |
Decades |
1940-1949 |
Original Publisher | Associated Students, Western Washington College of Education, Bellingham, Washington |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Cecil Thomas, Editor, Burt Horman, Copy editor, Lex Milton, Editorial assistant, Ken Forseth, Sports co-editor, Keith Stearns, Sports co-editor, Gary Brandner, Feature editor, Rod Cardwell, Feature editor, Barbara Cozza, Society editor |
Staff | Al Magnuson, Business manager, News staff: Shirley Dickinson, Morrie Knutzen, Paul Gillie, Bill Stiles, Frank Ward, Mary Lou Thomas, Betty Jane Zuanich, Feature staff: Bernard May, Sports staff: Jean Baylor, John Keilty, Shirley Sharpe, Society staff: Pat Somers, Kathleen Golly |
Article Titles | Adolph Menjou is bringing his famous wardrobe and ready wit to WWC Thursday (p.1) -- Preview slated for club skits (p.1) -- Annual luncheon is highlight '49 homecoming (p.1) -- Kingsbury, Eldridge named by governor as college trustees (p.1) -- Red feather drive at Western nears quota, says Hicks (p.1) -- Dateline (p.1) -- Iowa job-finder in visit to campus (p.1) -- Assembly starts off homecoming events (p.1) -- Girls compete for royalty-1949 fashion (p.1) -- College honors John Dewey (p.1) -- W club elects (p.1) -- 'Loud and strong' that's college's new school spirit (p.2) -- Polio makes no advance inquiries, March of Dimes drive must work (p.2) -- Good old Americana to prove how large human heart can be (p.2) -- Muscular gals seldom top popularity poll / by Gary Brandner (p.2) -- Your simple guide to face analysis (p.2) -- Red's ramblin's / by Rod Cardwell (p.2) -- Chronicle of car congestion-our's is commuter-college, driver finds at blacktop / by Bernard May (p.2) -- This week's board notes / by Paul Gillie (p.3) -- Radio prizes won by Sylvia Threlkeld (p.3) -- Scholarship funds provided for top ranking students to attend WWCollege yearly (p.3) -- College sponsors news services about students (p.3) -- SS club meets (p.3) -- Schwitzer topic of church group (p.3) -- WEA holds meet at Bellingham High Thursday (p.3) -- Gillie, Knutzen to edit '49 profile (p.3) -- Apples add to club funds (p.3) -- Seventy voice choir chosen by director Regier after tryouts and eliminations (p.3) -- Faculty meets with alumni at luncheons (p.3) -- Swim pool to open soon (p.3) -- First home league game 13-13 tie for Western Vikings (p.4) -- Bowling league opens season (p.4) -- U. of W. winless on road since Palo Alto victory (p.4) -- Pirates remain leaders in league race (p.4) -- Bowling league schedule (p.4) -- First and ten / by Ken (p.4) -- Women's recreation group to hold tea in blue room / by Jeanne Baylor (p.4) -- Thunderbird Grid Fans Plan Mass Invasion (p.5) -- Western Viks face improved UBC Thunderbird team in Evergreen Gridiron test (p.5) -- Hockey keeps women busy / by S. Sharpe (p.5) -- First meeting of ski club (p.5) -- Badminton to be offered as night course (p.5) -- Eastern ASB board erects scoreboard for Cheney Rooters (p.5) -- Northside wins first game (p.5) -- Robert Swank weds M. Miller (p.6) -- Skollman club has dinner meeting (p.6) -- Johnson-Hickok wedding held September 14th (p.6) -- Irish home scene of USCC meet (p.6) -- Students united in home wedding (p.6) -- Evening rites for couple (p.6) -- House news (p.7) -- Collegian classifieds (p.7) -- WRA committee heads chosen (p.7) -- New girls sponsor Pj. party, fashion show at senior hall (p.7) -- R.F. Anderson's wed this Fall (p.7) -- Homecoming Highlights (p.8) -- No news is new, so says history (p.8) -- How to phoil a phly / by Raymond Moffitt (p.8) -- To live and learn (p.8) -- Costume creation highlights Western's pre-mixer week (p.8) |
Photographs | Adolphe Menjou (p.1) -- Hal Partlow (p.4) -- Norm Hash (p.5) -- [Marie Ellen Chatterton] (p.6) -- Past Homecoming scenes [top photo: football game; left photo: Mel Lindbloom, Delores York; right photo: homecoming skit] (p.8) -- |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261544370 |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 40 x 29 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2010. |
Identifier | WWC_19491014.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized WWU student newspapers are made possible by the generous support of Don Hacherl and Cindy Hacherl (Class of 1984) and Bert Halprin (Class of 1971) |
Rights | This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103. USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to Western Front Historical Collection, Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. |
Format | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
Description
Title | Western Washington Collegian - 1949 October 14 - Page 1 |
Alternative Title | WW Collegian, WWC Collegian, WWCollegian |
Volume and Number | Vol. 48, no. 4 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | October 14, 1949 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1949-10-14 |
Year Published | 1949 |
Decades |
1940-1949 |
Original Publisher | Associated Students, Western Washington College of Education, Bellingham, Washington |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Cecil Thomas, Editor, Burt Horman, Copy editor, Lex Milton, Editorial assistant, Ken Forseth, Sports co-editor, Keith Stearns, Sports co-editor, Gary Brandner, Feature editor, Rod Cardwell, Feature editor, Barbara Cozza, Society editor |
Staff | Al Magnuson, Business manager, News staff: Shirley Dickinson, Morrie Knutzen, Paul Gillie, Bill Stiles, Frank Ward, Mary Lou Thomas, Betty Jane Zuanich, Feature staff: Bernard May, Sports staff: Jean Baylor, John Keilty, Shirley Sharpe, Society staff: Pat Somers, Kathleen Golly |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261544370 |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 40 x 29 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2010. |
Identifier | WWC_19491014.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized WWU student newspapers are made possible by the generous support of Don Hacherl and Cindy Hacherl (Class of 1984) and Bert Halprin (Class of 1971) |
Rights | This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103. USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to Western Front Historical Collection, Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. |
Format | application/pdf |
Full Text | % COLLEGIAN Vol. XLVIII—No. 4 Western Washington College, Bellingham, Washington Friday, Oct. 14, 1949 Adolpbe Menjou is Bringing Mis Famous Wardrobe and Ready Wit to WWG Thursday Adolphe Menjou, whose familiar face and debonair manner are known to even the most casual movie-goers, will appear in person at WWG Thursday evening, October 20, at 8:00 o'clock, as the second offering of the fall quarter Artists and Lecture series. Menjou, offspring of a French restauranteur and an Irish colleen, I j . was born in Pittsburgh, a fact surprising to many of his followers 9 'who assume from his suave and*1" ^cultivated air that he was born • abroad. After a brief sojourn at Cornell university and a fling at the restaur- „• ant business, young Menjou went to ,- New York to seek fame and for- Ktune in the theater. Pickings were lean there, so with his moustache and a rented top hat, he ventured into his first role in the infant mode Preview Slated For Club Skits U' ADOLPHE MENJOU of entertainment—the movies-^as a whip - wielding moustache - twirling circus ringmaster. LONG AGO That was thirty-five years and 150 films ago. Today he is still a leading film personality, which is indeed rare in an industry in which -stars are made overnight and fall into oblivion about as rapidly. During this unprecedented length of association with the great and near-great of Hollywood, Menjou has .gathered an endless array of anecdotes of the film favorites, which he tells in'his lecture appearances. - In his lectures he tells the story of the phenomenon of Hollywood, and with great humor and gusto he goes behind scenes and tells the I story of moviemaking with toler- |Miee for the foibles of the weak [and appreciation for the. woaidearai [that the camera.has brought to;the rworid. : S^Si Famous for his wardrobe which consistently places jii^ft-dn the ten best-dressed list, ^ ^ the author of an autobiography titled "It Took Nine Tailors." Recent movie appear-; ganees include "The Hucksters," ^j3tate of the Union," and "My Dream is Yours." All houses and organizations participating in the Homecoming skit assembly Friday night, October 21, are asked to appear Monday night in the auditorium for a pre-view. Beginning at 7 p. m., groups participating are asked to come in the following order: Valkyries, Camera club, Daniels hall, Edens hall, MRH, Kluane, Hilltop house, Hospice inn, Huntoon and Barr Ginn, Off Campus women, Harborview, We Six house, Drama club, Henderson house, and Senior hall. Assembly co-chairmen Ralph Brown and Gail Dillon request that all scripts with curtain cues or calling for special light effects be turned in by Monday afternoon. They may be submitted to Brown or Dillon or to committee members Carl Lindell and Dale Pierson. Annual Luncheon Is Highlight of '49 Homecoming Always a favorite item on the homecoming agenda is the homecoming luncheon, being held this year in the Edens hall dining room at 11:00 a. m., Saturday, October 22. ASB president William Jones will preside at the luncheon. Dr. W. W. Haggard, president of the college, Ray Hyatt, representing the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and Trygve Blix, principal of Washington school in Tacoma, will make the welcome and response. Roy Thordarson, superintendent of Overtake schools in Bellevue will give the address. A short musical program will be presented by the music department. WILL COST Cost of the luncheon to faculty and alumni is 90 cents with students being^dmitted for the reduced fee of SO /ycmfc Tickets go on sale Tuesday in^the^main hall and may also be purchased just before the luncheon at Edens hall. Students handling arrangements for-the luncheon include L o rn a Smith, Virginia Lange, George Kern, and Grover Ledbetter. " Kingsbury, Eldridge Named by Governor As College Trustees Burton A. Kingsbury, Bellingham attorney, and Donald D. Eldridge, Mount Vernon, have been named to the board of trustees for Western Washington College of Education by Governor Arthur B. Lang-lie, s Kingsbury suceeds Verne Brani-gin, Bellingham attorney, who died in July after serving 16 years as a trustee of the college. Kingsbury's term will expire June 12, 1955. Eldridge, whose term will end June 12, 1953, succeeds Joseph Pem-berton. Red FeatherJDrive At Western Nears Quota, Says Hicks Setting $1,700.00 as their Community Ghest goal, WWC faculty and administration have already reached the 85 percent mark. Dr. Arthur Hicks, chairman of the drive here, said he expected to have the full amount by next week. He emphasized that the college group was always among those organizations which contributed the entire quota. Student collections are being taken in boxes in the dean's office, the president's office, the library, the campus school office, and the registrar's office. Homecoming Events Hilltop Campus in Festive Mood As Homecoming Week-end Nears "Voyagers Homecoming" of 1949 got off to an early start with the kickoff assembly held Tuesday morning. Introduced by President W. W. Haggard, Homecoming co-chairmen Barbara Hodges and John Hill emceed the affair, which served to get the student: body into the spirit of Homecoming and to brief them on the events of the celebration. First of the Homecoming committees to appear was the queen affairs committee. Co-chairman Jess Winders explained the procedure for - : •nomination and election of Queen Sigrid x n and her attendants, which Dateline . Friday, Oct. 14—USCC Fireside at Don Irish's, 7:30 p. m. Thespian club rec hour, evening. Saturday, Oct. 15—Football game: WWC vs. University of British Columbia. Sunday, Oct. 16—Camera club field trip. Monday, Oct. 17—WRA initiation, 4:00 p. m., Blue room. Klipsun meeting, 4:00 p. m. Tuesday, Oct 18—Valkyrie initiation, 4:00 p. m. Friday, Oct. 21—Homecoming weekend, bonfire, assembly, costume mixer, big gym. Saturday, Oct, 22 — Homecoming luncheon, football game 2:00 p. m* "W" club dance, evening, Armory. Iowa Job-Finder in Visit to Campus Miss Frances Camp, state director of educational placement in Iowa, is visiting the college this week. Miss Camp keeps up her association with former students. She is traveling all over the country seeing the people she has placed in teaching positions. Three of those people teach here at Western. They are: Miss Lorraine Powers, dean of women; Miss Edna Channer, industrial arts; and Laurence Brewster. speech department. All three attended Iowa State college for their graduate work. During her visit here Miss Camp will be entertained by Miss Powers. Girls Compete For Royalty— I949 Fashion One lucky girl from the list below will be Queen Sigrid XII, Imperial Potentate of. the 1949 Homecoming festivities, and four more of them wil| comprise Her Highness' royal court. Here they are, as nominated by their respective classes Tuesday morning: SENIORS Doreen Dangerfield Meredith Runestrand JUNIORS Pat Bornstein Pat Peterson SOPHOMORES Bonnie Lundgren Mildred Peter Joanne Sensenbrenner FRESHMEN Lillian Hansen Joanne Leighton Eleanor Lycan Only those four girls nominated by the junior and senior classes are eligible for election as Homecoming Queen. However, her court will be composed of one girl from each of the four classes. Queen Sigrid and her court will be chosen by members of the student body in elections to be held Tuesday from eleven to four and Wednesday, until 1 o'clock. Everyone has a chance to meet these eight candidates on Tuesday at 10 o'clock in the auditorium. College Honors John Dewey I John Dewey, nationally famed educator, philosopher, and psychologist, will be honored by WWC next week as he celebrates his nintieth birthday. He is professor emertus at Teachers College, Columbia, University. An exhibit of books on Dewey will be on display in the library starting October 17. All those interested in finding out about the man and his work are invited to examine this material. Dr. Irving E. Miller, professor emeritus at WWC and one of the last students of Dewey at the University of Chicago, has written an article on his former teacher, which appears in the October issue of WEA. Faculty members on the committee in charge of promoting John Dewey week at the college are Dr. Lucy^Kangley, Laurence Brewster, Dr. W. W. Haggard, Dr. Raymond F. Hawk, Dr. Irwin A. Hammer, and Miss Pearl Merriman, chairman. is printed elsewhere in this edition. Ralph Brown, who, along -with" Gail Dillon, heads the planning for,> next Friday night's skit assembly, mentioned the cup which will be awarded to the club or house putting on the best skit, and stated that any group winning this honor for three years gains permanent possession of the trophy. Tickets ' for the Homecoming luncheon next Saturday at 11:00 a. m. in the Edens hall dining room were then discussed by George Kern and Grover Ledbetter. They announced that tickets, costing 50 cento to students and 90 cents to alumni, will go on sale Tuesday in the main hall. , Representing the Posters and Art displays committee, Lloyd Cooper was next to appear. Window displays are to be ready October 17, and yard displays at noon on Thursday, October 20. Since the displays. will be judged on Saturday, October 22, they can be left up until the next day. Window displays should be removed Monday, October 24. Judging will take place at 4:30 p. m. Saturday, October 22, with awards being made during intermission at the Queen's ball that same night. Trophy awards similar to those to be given for these two contests were shown by Bud Minihan. COSTUMES IN ORDER The costume mixer following next Friday night's assembly was discussed briefly by Harold Kloes,-who urged everyone to attend in costume. Lois Kilander outlined the events of Friday night which .are"'to precede the assembly. Forming at Forest and Holly Streets, a paradevwlll wind through downtown streets, then halt for a pep rally at one of the intersections. This assemblage yidll then return to the hilltop campus for the freshman bonfire.. Hope was expressed that this year's bonfire will be of a tamer nature than in the past, but murmurs from sophomores present seemed to hint that tradition cannot be so easily defied. .'-'•* '• At the end of the kick-off assembly, the student body separated into class sections and nominated candi- , dates for the Homecoming queen/ and her court. At intervals throughout the as^ sembly an unidentified pretender to the throne of Queen Sigrid appeared .on stage. "'• V-/-:sA*l WA W Club Elects[:m: The W dub held their first meeting of the fall quarter last Friday evening. The following officera for; the coming year were elected Noim 'Hash,' president; Slats SalsfiTer, vice-president, and Stan Peterson, secretary-treasurer. ' -'^i'^-it^i^^ |
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