WWCollegian - 1940 October 25

              When all other sub­jects
are exhausted or
labelled dan g e r o u s
ground, about the safest
subject to discuss is the
weather. Not many
people will come after
One's scalp if the weather
is the topic of conversa­tion.
Exception,of course,
is Southern California,
where bad weather is
definitely taboo.
Another good safe sub­ject
is traffic safety. The
Washington state patrol
is sponsoring a drive to
prevent accidents, espec­ially
among pedestrians.
And as most of us'ns are
pedestrians, we fall under
that category. It is OK
if one falls "under a cate­gory,
but for goodness
sake don't fall under a
truck.
Hallowe'en will soon
be here and at the risk
of offending the kids, we
hope they don't do any
serious damage. The
high school and junior
highs have done yeoman
work in Hallowe'en san­ity
in the past few years
and much of this credit
is due to the pupils them­selves.
They are begin­ning
to realize that it is
more fun to be good than
to be destructive.
Don Bell, Vising end,
drew No. 2 number in the
draft registration. And
that is one lottery that
the boys definitely don't
want to win.
Early this week the
students interested in
the advancement of jour­nalism
petitioned the fac­ulty
committee on stu­dent
affairs for the for­mation
of a PRESS CLUB.
Action by the commit­tee
is expected before
the regular Interclub
Council meeting next
week. The club is sim­ilar
in construction to
the one now functioning
at Eastern Washington
College.
Lots of the grads of
yester year have been
these past few days re­newing
old acquaintance­ships
in these halls, of
learning. Reason was
the WEA regional meet­ing
which drew the
teachers like a magnet.
We guess this is the
finish of this week's
edition of this toothless
column. If we've of­fended
anything or any­body
we're really truly
sorry. Honest we are.
Dateline . . ,
Friday, October 25
Bandsmen's Informal, 8
p. m., Leopold hotel.
Saturday, October 26
WAA breakfast hike, 8:30
a. m.
Rec hour, 8 p. in., Cam­pus
school gym.
.Tuesday, October 27
Assembly, Donald Grant,
lecture on international
. affairs, 11:00 a. m.
Beginning dancing les­sons,
Campus 'school
gym, 7:30 p. m.
Wednesday, October 30
WAA Hallowe'en pirty,
Campus school gym, 8
;.;•/ p. m.
Thursday, October 31
Beginning dancing les-
^, sons, XJampus school gym,
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V'-firia^
'•Hello, t h e r e ^ ^
,• 'Hello CardT' > Thattis to ] be t^6
phrase most frequently heard next
Tuesday; when the ^AWS sponsors
the"Hello day." An day has been
set aside, as one on which the stu­dents
speak to all theirjfellbw stu­dents,
whether they have met or
not. The theme of the day is to be
promotion of a. friendly spirit
among all the new students and the
old students.
.Each student will be given a white
"Hello" card to wear all day. The
object is to get the signature of
every new student that he meets
on that day.
The "Hello day" idea is a new one
at WWC, and was introduced by the
AWS.
Piledrivers Pound
On Last Pile
Work on the new Training school
being erected on the campus is pro­gressing
rapidly, with Thursday
seeing the driving of the final pil­ing.
It is expected that work on
the general contract will begin at
once. The general contract in­cludes
the erecting of the walls,
floors, ceilings, as well as the in­ner
partitions.
Contractor Hoard, of Seattle, is
now on the campus supervising the
construction of a building that will
house the office of the construction
company during the erection of the
new primary school.
Weather permitting, this con­struction
called for in the general
contract will be completed by
March 31.
It is also reported that 800 cubic
yards of dirt are left to be removed
from the hill behind the library be­fore
the leveling work is completed.
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CLARENCE SOUKUP
Clarence Soukup, ex-Collegian
editor, was among the many WWC
grads in Bellingham for the WEA
meet these past two days. Other
former Collegian staff, members
seen at the conference were Wayne
Weber, Sybil Hinchliffe, Jean Mor­gan,
and Marian Jones.
Traveling Historian
Arrives Tuesday
Presenting a lecture on current
international affairs, Donald Grant,
world traveler and contemporary
historian, will be in assembly Tues­day,
October 29.
For several years Mr. Grant has
lectured in colleges and universities
all over this country bringing ac­counts
of his travels in France,
Switzerland, Austria, Soviet Russia,
Germany, and the Balkans. He has
also spent four years in New Zea­land
as general secretary of the
Student Christian movement.
Grant helped to organize the
European Student relief (later
known as the International Student
service) after the war of 1914-1918.
Mr. Grant is a graduate of the
University of Edinburgh and also
holds academic honors from several
European universities.
Horton Coming Friday
Friday, November 1, Russell Hor­ton,
tenor and star of radio, opera,
and motion pictures, will be featur­ed.
Mr. Horton has sung with many of
the largest opera companies arid
symphony orchestras of this coun­try.
WOMEN'S STUDY GROUP
DISCUSS PLATFORMS
Discussion of the platforms of the
two major political parties was the-main
event of the evening at the
meeting of the study group of the
League of Women Voters held in
the Mason building, Wednesday
evening. The group is led by Miss
Nora B. Cummins of the Social Sci­ence
department.
The discussion dealt mainly with
the attitude of the present political
aspirants toward international- af­fairs.
Reports on the various
phases of'international defense were
given by Mrs. Harry E. Emery, Mrs.
Maud Turner, Mrs. Carl Irish, and
Miss Dorothy Alvbrd.
•:} These meetmgs are held ^
orid and fourth Wednesdays of
^ach m^ any
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VOL. XL—NO. 4 Western Washiriigton Colleige of Education, Bellingham, Washington Friday, October25, 194Q^
Temple Plays for S a t . :&0^m: i
Booth Resigns From Ejbard
To Purchase New Microphone
From Proceeds of Guest Tickets
Book Store Committee To Meet
Jim Junkin, rec hour chairman,
reported at Wednesday's Board of
Control meeting that there would
be a Bee hour Saturday evening.
Brooke Temple's orchestra will fur­nish
the music from 8:30 to 11:30.
Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Grim and
Miss Virginia Hawke will act as
patron and patronesses.
Harold Booth, Board member,
has resigned because he is not
carrying a sufficient amount of
credit hours to hold a student of­fice.
Prank Shiers was granted
permission to appoint a former
member of the Board to serve out
Boothe's term.
A motion was passed that a hew
microphone be purchased for- the
loud speaking system. This micro­phone
will be paid for by the money
received from guest tickets.
The Book Store chairman an­nounced
that there would be a
committee meeting next Tuesday
at 4 o'clock in the Associated Stu­dents'
office. .
AWS Informal
November 2
Highlighting the fall social calen­dar,
the AWS informal wiH be held
this year at the Country club on No­vember
2. Brooke Temple and his
orchestra are furnishing the music
for dancing.
The autumn leaves will be decor­ations,
and soft candlelight will il­luminate
the dancers. At present
the committee in charge of the af­fair
is working on plans for arrang­ing
transportation for those who
need it. It is believed that it will be
possible to furnish transportation
for all who desire it.
1 A list has been posted on the
AWS bulletin board for the girls to
sign. It is asked that the girls sign,
early as the list must be taken
down on Wednesday.
MET TENOR
JUSSI BJOERLING
One of the most outstanding ten­ors
of the US, Jessi Bjperling, will
sing a concert Saturday evening,
October 26th, in the Civic Auditor­ium
in Seattle. All proceeds from
the concert will go to the Seattle
Milk fund, which provides milk for
undernourished children.
Bjoerling appeared in the United
States in 1937 as a concert artist
with a quartette. He is now a tenor
with the Metropolitan Opera Co.
Potential Lifesavers
Get Instructions
Life saving instruction, under the
direction of Russell Jackson, got
under way last Wednesday at 5:50
p. m. in the college pool.
Preliminary examinations were
given last Wednesday. The follow­ing
students passed the examina­tions
and are eligible for the
course: Betty Erickson, Ken Cox,
Alan. Lindstedt, Edward Olson,
Jack Hardin, Bob Jensen,. Prank
Lampman, and Walt Baker.
Husband Asserts Education Fails
To Teach Democracy
' By Bill Hatch
In the midst of putting away projection equipment after his lecture,
"How America Lives," Wilfrid L. Husband spoke more fully of his convic­tions
about housing in the United States.
• Husband, who has toured and lectured in the United States for 10 years,
says, "The great failure of American education comes in its failure to teach,
us how to use democracy."
Visited Sweden
During his travels. Husband has twice visited Sweden, which he cites as
an example of what an industrious people can do to improve housing condi­tions.
His photography, which started as a hobby, has now become one df
the major items in his program for housing education.
Home Is His Car
As he carried his equipment to his car, which he laughingly calls his
"home," Husband again brought up his theory that the British navy is not
our first line of deiense—it is in a constructive American housing pro­gram.
As he climbed into his automobile in which he, Mrs. Husband, and their
small baby drive from one engagement to another, Mr. Husband remarked,
"At least when we do get a home of our own, we'll know how to appreciate
it."
LION PREXY
FRED GRAHAM
Because of the conflict between
the scheduled visit of (he Lions
club to WWC arid the WEA meet-ing
oh Thursday, October 23, the
Ldons club has postponed its lunch­eon
and campus tour until ^Wednes­day;
October 3J^ luncheon will
be held at Edens hall at 12:15 p. m.
CCF WILL HOLD DAILY
NOON MEETINGS
Under the auspices of the College
Christian Fellowship of WWC, a
week's program of daily noon meet­ings
is to be held at the college,
beginning Monday, October 28. The
main speaker is to be Irwin A. Moon
of Los Angeles, who, with the aid of
intricate scientific equipment, will
present his well-known "Sermons
from Science."
Other speakers will be Dr. Will H.
Houghton, president of the Moody
Bible institute in Chicago, and Rev.
C. B. Nordland, also of the institute.
Students are urged to attend these
meetings, which will be held at
12:30 daily in room 228.
BOYNTON EARNS RANK
George Boynton, Collegian reporter
and' member of the crew of the Sea
Scout ship, Legionnaire, was honor­ed
at the annual Bridge of Honor
last Saturday night at tlte Ameri­can
Legion hall1, when hereceived
the rank of qua^ermaster, which
is the highest rank in sea scouting.
Boynton is this fjfth S » Scout in
the Mount Baker ;cbuncit to; receive^
ytbjs>l»bniib£/^
co--op squawks,..^
Complaints have been reach­ing
the student Co-op board that
the Co-op dividend slips are not
being accepted by students as
they make their purchases. At
the end of the year* provided the
Co-op makes a profit, there will
be a cash dividend paid on a pro
rata basis to students Who pre­sent
their dividend slips.
; The size of the Co-op profit
will be ..determined., by., the
amount of student support it re­ceives.
If at any time a student
fails to receive a slip with each
purchase made, he should not
fail to ask for it.
Seattle Orchestra
Featured Here
New Method of Distributing
Tickets for Concert Announced
By Boson, Organization Director
Featuring the Seattle Symphony
orchestra under the direction of
Nikolai Sokoloff and Fritz Siegal,
"concert master of the orchestra, as
soloist of the evening, the Civic
Music organization presents its first t
program of the year in the Belling-*"
ham high school auditorium, Thurs­day
evening, November 7.
A new method of distributing
tickets for the Civic Music concerts
has been announced by Nils Boson,
director of the organization. In­stead
of receiving individual tickets,
as in the past, each student who ex­pects
to attend the concert, will
present his activity ticket at room
245 where the number of his ticket
will be filed. A seat will be re­served
for him, but no music ticket
given.
The evening of the concert, the
student will present his Student Ac­tivities
ticket, bearing his name and
his photo, and his number will be
checked off the list at the door.
Mr. Boson also added, "A student
who makes no reservation .will not
be allowed to attend."
Reservations for the first concert
can be made Wednesday and Thurs­day,
October 30 and 31, and Friday,
November 1. Seats will be in the
balcony this year as usual.
Bandsmen's Informal
Tonite at Leopold
. Tonight, following several weeks
of preparation, the Bandsmen's In­formal
will pass in review and be
recorded as the first informal of the
fiscal school year, 1941.
As planned, the dance will start
at 9 o'clock and the zero hour will
bring the finale. Chuck Sudduth
and his men of sweet and swing
will give out in their usual top-notch
style.
Programs are obtainable at the
entrance to the main hall until 4
o'clock this afternoon.
DRAMA CLUB PLANS PLAYS,
BROADCAST, PUPPET SHOW
Making plans for the presenta­tion
of plays on stage and radio and
appointing various committees, the
Drama club held its second meeting
of the quarter last Tuesday. Ten­tative
arrangements.were made for
an assembly program, a weekly ra­dio
broadcast, a puppet show, and a
road show production.
Committees were appointed with
the following chairmen: casting,
Clayton Ross; radio, Eileen Fry;
puppet, Lorraine Montgomery; pro­gram,
Ruth Sherman; social, Vir­ginia
Rohmer; publicity, Pat Pele-gren.
SMITH CLAIMS HONOR
AS YOUNGEST VOTER
Claiming the distinction of being
the school's youngest voter, Vernon
Smith, who will be 21 years old
November 5, 1940, refuses to ex­press
his political views. Smith
believes that remaining silent on
the subject is the best policy.
Smitty, as he is called by his
friends, is a sophomore at Western
Washington college. His future vo­cation
is undecided. He is also
the newly-elected master councillor
of the local chapter of DeMolay.
NEWSCAST £ET$ BOOT
In order to make room for po-regular
Collegian newscast was not
litical canidates' radio' time, the
heard last night. "A new time(for,
the next newscast will be obtained
if possible," said ;Bitmon IV George]
.radio;;instructor: •^''^•^S'-y'r^-/.
Consult your Collegian and the
bulletin for future ^thro^
Northwest Educators Meet
Convention
NIP and TUCKER
FRANK TUCKER
Smiling, genial Frank Tucker,
1940 HOMECOMING chairman,
who has many hew ideas which he
plans on popping "during the' an­nual
celebration, November 14, 15,
16.
Don Kinzer Resigns
IRC Presidency
Forced by the resignation of its
president, Don Kinzer, to elect a
new president, the International
Relations club held a special elec­tion
at its meeting Wednesday
in the Edens Hall.Club room. Vice-
President Clayton Ross was elevat­ed
to the presidency and Betty
Marie Gilbert was elected vice-president.
New members were admitted to
the club. Then, with,each member
haying a copy of the foreign affairs
planks of the Democratic and Re­publican
platforms, the foreign pol­icies
of the two major candidates for
the presidency were discussed.
Photos Obtainable
This Afternoon
Students who haven't obtained
their identification photos should
obtain them this afternoon between
the hours of 1 and 4 p. m. on the
landing of the main stairs.
By presenting his Student Activ­ities
ticket signed in ink, at one of
the desks on the landing, each stu­dent
will receive a small photo
which is to be pasted on the back of
his ticket. With these pictures, the
Board of Control hopes to prevent
outsiders from attending the Rec
hours and games on other students'
tickets.
Student Activities tickets will be
used for all three quarters of school,
therefore it is advisable to purchase
celluloid cases to protect the tickets.
These cases will be on sale, at the
same time the tickets are distribut­ed,
for three cents each.
HILL PUBLISHES ARTICLE
Evan Hill, Collegian editor of
1938-39, is reported as having an
article in the November issue of
Alaskan Life. Hill is a member of
the Alaska National Guard but has
not yet been called to active duty.
-Meetings.Open Yesterday;
i With-Mrs! Barnes in Charge;
Held at Bellingham Higlj
Classroom teachers and other ed­ucators
met at the Bellingham high
school this Thursday and Friday;
October 24 and 25, for the 1940 re­gional
convention of the Washing­ton
Education Association, which
included Whatcom, Skagit and San
Juan counties. The theme of the
convention was "The Utilization of
Human and Natural Resources," and
major addresses and discussion
* panels were centered around this
topic.
Meetings opened at 9:30 yester­day
morning with Mrs. Gladys D.
Barnes, WEA president, in charge.
The main speakers Thursday morn­ing
were Dr. Frank W. Thomas,
president of Fresno state college,
who spoke on "Neglected Human
Resources," and Dr. Vierling Ker­sey,
superintendent of Los Angeles
city schools, whose address was en­titled,
"The Teacher and National
Morale." Thursday afternoon was
devoted to sectional meetings cov­ering
principal branches of school
activity, with Dr. Paul R. Grim,
Campus school instructor, as gen­eral
chairman. \
The Friday morning session fea­tured
an\ address entitled "Natural
Resources of the Pacific Northwest"
by Richard Neuberger, special fea­ture
writer on the staff of the
Portland Oregonian. The following
general discussion on the subject
"Educational Resources" marked
the end of the convention.
Klipsun Dummy
Estrmate^|p|;j^
With the first, dumny^^^tlie
Klipsun already at the ^ e ^ i ^ i Erir
graving company for ah estimate of;
engraving cost, work on\fjffie; 1941.
WWC yearbook is progressing rap^-
idly. • •- '••- v\ .''.'•; v ' v ' ' fe
Juniors and seniors must have
their pictures . taken immediafeiy,
according to Editor Sbirlee Cratsef^j-berg:
All students! i; are urgedii to
take snapshots and "turn them'' iir
to the Klipsun office if they went
to help make an interesting year­book.
A meeting of the annual staff was
held Thursday night to chisel the
copper off old cuts. Money made,
from sale of this copper will aid in
financing the yearbook. A repre­sentative
of the Kingscraft Com­pany,
makers of year book covers,
will attend the meeting.
Class Withdrawals
Due Wednesday
"Remember, students, next Wed­nesday,
is the final day set for with­drawals
from classes," was the warn­ing
remark of Registrar Merle S.
Kuder last Tuesday. All drops must
be recorded through the Registrar's
office by that time.
Kuder. also reminded freshmen
and other classmen that deficiency
reports will be given to students
having a class grade of C- or under.
November 8 is the date set for dis­tribution
of the reports. The regis­trar
explained that the deficiency
slips are issued only as a warning
of what is to come unless some im­provement
is shown.*
Globe-Trotter BroughamM§l^ies Tale
Of Dizzy American Bloh&
• • ' • ' ' • By Wayne Kotula
Sitting on the arm of a Bellingham hotel lobby sofa, Royal Brougham
sagaciously talked of his experiences as a globe-trotting^repoi^ His very
dark eyes, set off by a rubicund complexion, seemed to pieree; the deep,
dense fog of past events in which he has played a leading role.
Interested in WWC
Royal has been pounding a reportorial Underwood for a gobdrnany years.:
These duties have carried him to all parts of the globe and into situations,
that can well be the envy of anyonev^^^ .; ^
American Blonde Does Impossible " ^
Talking slowly, Brougham told what he considered to be his most thrilling
experience. While covering the Berlin Olympic games for some 200 news­papers,
it washis opportunity to see iptler s^ouhded ^
body guards, enter the s t e d h^
veloped the arena as 75,000(pairs of G^rrnan jeyes fieU on
d i ^ v American Wkm^
C^man army (Hitler's bcKiygu
thrust an autograph album under the dictator's nose ^^ a^
signature. Not a stagle movement prevaU^
man leader, m high disgust, reached out and OT
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