Northwest Viking - 1929 January 25

              & HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE WEEK
By Q. W. L.
A New Recipe for Debaters
A teacher's college in Ohio' takes
a hand at turning bur better for­ensic
artists; rendering former "be­fore
the mirror" methods' obsolete.
The school has found that mass
production methods succeed in not
only turning. out quality debaters,
but first-rate winners as well. As a
pre-requisite, the candidates must
be well grounded in logic, facts,
etc. Then the wholesale lot of
speakers are placed in a room with
orders to talk their heads off. Each
has his little , speech and so pro­ceeds
to make himself heard. As
the pandemonium increases, each
speaker attempts to drown out his
babbling competitors. Survivors of
the melee. are then given, a few
more distracting elements to con­tend
with. Chairs, several of them,
are thrown into the air; hecklers,
and antagonistic persons are intro­duced
from time to time. Such a
seasoning almost completely elim­inates
embarrassed and hesitant re­actions.
So. the word-beaten candi­date
goes out into the public forum.
—W. S. N. S.
Program Will be Presented on
Wednesday, February Sixth on
Receipt of Purchased Ticket.
FIFTEEN DANCES
Friday, February 1, Is Date Set
as the Time Limit for' the Pur­chase
of Tickets and Singing.
Cheney,'Wash., (Ex).—The sports
editors of the Cheney Normal Jour­nal,
with the help of Coach Wood­ward,
have picked a tri-Normal
mythical football eleven. Four play­ers
of Eliensburg, four of Cheney
and three of Bellingham compose
the tri-Normal allotment. The men
and positions are as follows: Tim-mons,;
Eliensburg, fullback; Wil­liams,
Bellingham, left half; Mor­gan,
Cheney, right half; Robinson,
Eliensburg, quarterback; Volkman,
Cheney, left guard; Stickney, Bell-ingham,
center; Kadlec, Cheney,
right guard; Gugenbickler, Eliens­burg,
right tackle; Thorsen, Bell­ingham,
right end. Williams of Bell­ingham
did not play regularly at
fullback, but as he deserved men­tion
on the team he was shifted to
left half, leaving fullback position
to Timmons.
- ' — W. S. N. S.—
...Seattle, Wash., Jan. 24.—All
•the fur coats prevalent on the camp­us
this winter were not paid for by
papa. The modern coed earns her
own money and gives the family
pockeibook a rest, says May Dunn
Ward, assistant dean of Women at
the University of Washington. Miss
Ward's task is finding jobs for in­experienced
or experienced girls who
have more ambition than ready
cash, and her office serves as a
clearing house for women who must
work, and for employers, seeking
help.
— W. S. N. S . ——
Discussion of the.Men's Club In­formal
occupied the major part of
the Men's meeting last Tuesday.
The plans were given by Joe Herm-sen,
chairman of committee, who
presented the committee heads to
the club and they in turn told how
their committees were functioning.
The order of the dances caused
quite a discussion among some of
the members of the club. Advocates
of more waltzes presented their
case, and likewise the members who
were addicted to "drags" and trots
gave arguments. The chairman pre­sented
a tentative program which
was accepted by the club.
Norman Bright, working in co-op­eration
with the "W" club, has
charge of the sale of tickets. He
will be in the Dean of Women's
office every day from 12:30 to 1
o'clock to 'register the men who
wish to attend the dance.
Time Limit Set
• Friday, the first of February, has
been set as the time limit for sign­ing
up and paying for the dance.
Many men who have attended this
school formerly have asked for res­ervations
for the dance. If a hun­dred
boys are not signed up and
their tickets paid for by February
1, the rest of the quota will be made
up of these outside men.
Programs will be given out for
the dance on the Wednesday pre­ceding
the Friday of the dance.
The programs will be presented up­on
receipt of the ticket given at the
time of signing up and paying.
The program is as follows:
1: Trot.
2: Trot.
3: Waltz.
4: Trot. *
5: Trot.
6.: Waltz Moonlight.
7: Trot.
8: Trot.
8: Trot.
9: Waltz.
10: Trot.
11: Trot.
12: Waltz Moonlight.
13: Trot.
14: Trot. .
Waltz.
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About 12 per cent of the wo­men
on the campus are entirely
self-supporting, according to her
latest figures, and one-third help to
pay their own expenses. Qualified
stenographers make up the largest
'group for whom Miss Ward seeks
employment, with clerical workers
next. Baby-tenders, cooks and
mothers helpers are also much in
demand.
——w. s. isr. s.—j—r-'
BOARD FORMULATES
PLAN FOR SYMPHONY
Second Program of Bellingham
Little Symphony Orchestra Will
Be Presented February 12.
Lawrence, Kan.—A man has been
found who has survived four years
at the University of Kansas and
never had a' date. But he wasn't
forever invulnerable and has just
married. < •••
>':•''.. ———w.s. N.S.——— '•'• -'•
Pullman, Wash.—Glenn S. (Pop)
Warner, Stanford football mentor
and : one of the „ greatest gridiron
strategists in the country, has con­sented
to give, a two weeks' coach­ing
course at the Washington State
College from \June 17 to 28, accord­ing
to announcement made by Dr. J.
Fred Bonier,director, of athletics.
After, some, amountT of persuasion
garner gave rite consent to conduct
the course. ^styear^Waroer spent
;his: tu^
2$J0n;at{^^
Plans to put over the second pro­gram
of the Bellingham Little Sym­phony
orchestra in the First Chris­tian
church on Tuesday, February
12, have been formulated by the
board of directors. The orchestra,
conducted by Harold B. Smith of
the Music Department, is giving an
afternoon concert for the school
children^ and ah evening concert
for students and adults.
Because of the low rates of adr
mission, twenty-five cents for stu­dents,
fifteen cents for children and
fifty cents for adults, it will be ne­cessary
to have the auditorium of
the church filled to capacity in
both the afternoon and evening in
order to meet expenses. '.'..;..
. Last Concert in April
The iast concert was v^ry well
received and the coming program
promises to. be even better than the
first. The third and last concert of
the season is to be given April 16;:
A, series'of five programs for next
year is being considered. Sugges­tions
for the make-up* of these pro­grams
includes; all-Strauss and alU
Wagner programs for two of the
fiye.;.:';';'vV/V;'i ?V-V-/.^'/-'-':':;,^'ii;'-;-'/;::;:.
; Many requests from outside points
•;to:>3do:^:splp\;vwbrk;v;^^
ceived by the board, showing, that
the orchestra has already made a
FRIDAY—Jan. 25.•,.
Oregon club party, Y.W.C} A.
Rec. Hour 4 p. m. ;.•:•:
TUESDAY^-nJan. 29.
Sara. Truax Albert; Shakes'-'..
' perian plays, assembly.
FRIDAY—Feb. I.
WJ A. A. party and initiar .
tion, big gym, 7:30.
John , Langdon. Davies, lec­ture,
assembly.
RE
TO COME TUESDAY
John Langdon-Davis Will Lecture
Next Friday; Sara Traux Albert,
Dramatic Reader, Coming Tues.
Mrs. Frances Gladwin, Advanced
Student, to Take Charge of Class
. and Teach Algelira ana English.
ULLIN TO TEACH FRENCH
By Catherine Morse
Sara Truax Albert, reader of
Shakesperian plays and other dra­matic
works, and John Langdon-
Davies, popular English writer and
lecturer of social, political and eco­nomic
problems, are scheduled to
appear in assemblies of January 29
and February 1, respectively.
John Langdon-Davies has for
many years lectured extensively in
England and the United States, and
in 1923 was a candidate for Parlia­ment
in the Epsom division of Sur­rey.
He was educated at Tonbridge
school and at St. John's College,
Oxford, where he held the Sir
Thomas White scholarship in mod­ern
history, as well as three other
scholarships and exhibitions.
Keen Sense of Humor
Mr. Langdon-Davies is tall, has
an infectious good humor, and is
unquestionably one of the soundest,
most brilliant and likeable of the
younger Englishmen to ever visit
America. There is intelligence writ­ten
on his finely chiseled face, from
the crowning peak of his bushy,
tousled hair, to the square tilt of
his chin. He is just thirty years of
age.
Mr. Langdon-Davies has been the
subject of much discussion since the
appearance of his two books in this
country, "A New Age of Faith,"
and "A Short History of Women."
Reader Here Before
Sara Truax Albert is making her
third appearance at the Bellingham
Normal next Tuesday morning. Her
former recitals have been received
with much enthusiasm by her audi­ences
and she has heretofore chos­en
her numbers from the more
medern dramas. This time, her se­lections
are from the plays of Wil­liam
Shakespeare.
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New Ruling Is Made
for Melody Contest
Crowded Condition of City High
School Is Responsible for Change
in the Training School.
Oscar O. Whither Selected from
< Group of Five Representatives of
Normal Faculty.
CHURCH, STICKER CANDD3ATE
Catherine Morse Is Only Remain­ing
Woman on Board; Men Can­didates
Are Favored.
Last week • the all school song
contest committee met to discuss
the rules of the contest. With the
increasing interest shown in the
contest, new problems have pre­sented
themselves.
The committee decided to make
an addition to rule four. According
to the new ruling, two types of
songs may be submitted; a loyalty
and Alma Mater type, or a pep and
activity type.. •
Many songs have come in already
from alumni about the state. One
song submitted, by Curtis Foster
Brown, of Acme,, is especially beau-tif
uly. The title of the song is, "A
Song to Sehome," much, like our
present song, while " the music,
though lively, is stately and of -the
hymn type..
Clarence Thue has the music to a
song already written, which is of a
most beautiful "militaristic style.
Rumors are about that Miss Hilda
Rqsene", of the faculty,, is compos­ing
the words for a: song, while
Vera. Ginette, -a^ student, may com­pose
the music.
The McDowell Club of Music is'
taking a great deal of, interest and
there, is sure to be a contribution
from theni. v .
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• / ' • ' . ' '.'' •• • • > • • • • • ' .'• ' . ' • ' ' . • • • • \ Students who wish to become
candidates for graduation oil
March 15^ 1929, should make,
application to Miss Swansbn
in the Registrar^ office Jnot
later* than ^
j No ^pp^i^ons>; ^11:: ftbe^'-ao^:
i^pitjed^af ter^this^datie.;1
Owing to the over-crowded con­dition
nvthe city schools, the train­ing
school will add a ninth grade
to, accommodate the pupils who are
graduating from the eighth grade,
as a result of the decision of the
city board not to take first semes-,
ter freshmen into the high schools.
Mrs. Frances Gladwin will be in
charge of the class and will teach
them algebra 'and English.. Guy
Springsteel, one of the student
teachers of the eighth grade, will
teach geography. French will be
taught by Miss Anna Ullin to those
who choose to take it, while those
who do not wish' to study French
may substitute industrial arts.
The class will be organized on the
same basis as any other high school.
They will be regulated by .the 50-
minute periods of the normal stu­dents
and their textbooks will be
supplied by the city school board.
They will be ready to enter the
regular high school next fall as sec­ond
semester freshmen.
Eighteen pupils will be enrolled
in this new class. They will meet in
room 241 which is somewhat re­moved
from the.^main part of the
training school. Their supervisor
will be Miss Emma Erickson.
When put to a vote among the
pupils as to whether they should
take their high school work here or
at one of the city junior i high
schools they responded unanimous­ly
in favor of the training school.
Oscar O. Winther, who is taking
the place of Mr. Edward J. Arnt-zen,
in the social, science depart­ment,
was elected faculty represen­tative
on the Board of Control last
Friday.
The other nominees for this po­sition
were: Kathleen Skalley, Pel-agius
Williams, Irving E. Miller and.
Alonzo L. Kibbe. , '
Johnny Byrnes was chosen1 stu­dent
representative for two quar­ters.
He has been active in class
activities since he entered school
in -the fall of 1927. Guy Springsteel
and Paul Howell were the. other
candidates in the field.
Sticker Candidate Elected
Hamilton Church, sticker candi­date
for the four quarter position,
was elected. Church- has been promi­nent
in club and school affairs the
five quarters he has attended Nor­mal.
Others seeking the four quar­ter
position on the Board were:
Ruth Herman, Elizabeth Hawley,
George Cleary and Leslie Sanford.
Alvin Anderson's resignation as a
nominee for this position was ac­cepted.
,
There is now only one woman oh
the Board, which consists of Don
Stickney, p r e s i d e n t ; Catherine
Morse, vice president; Herbert
Ruckmick and Oscar Winther, fac­ulty
advisors; Eldred Bechtel, Ham­ilton
Church and Johnny Byrnes,
student representatives.
The latest announcement re­garding
the school-wide: song
contest will give the. first prize
winner $40; 2nd prize $20 and
3rd prize, $10.
Two '', alumni from rural dis­tricts;
are said to have respond­ed
and their contributions are
. said, to\ be "quite clever." No
songs have been handed in by
resident students as yet, but
several have finished and are
holding them out for a* few
days.
However, there is no great
hurry. The rules also tell us
we have until April 24th. In­spiration
takes time.
Profs. Make Musical Whoopee
Compose Traditional Lyrics
By Jack Gudmunson
"Give us a song," the judges
groaned, "a real, live pulsating
school song with pep, sentiment,
tradition and what have you."
This was the cry last week, but
now the judges are hot, bothered
and undecided. Every morning
finds them in.a huddle, and every
evening finds them in a muddle, for
the faculty has responded with reams
of words and music. And there's
bedlam and anguish in the camp
of the judges, for after much exam­ination,
argumentation and elim­ination,
they have failed to agree
on two pieces that are in a class by
themselves These words and warb-lings
were offered by Alonzo L. Kib­be
and Professor W. J. Rice.
"Now I maintain," said judge>
Fowler, "that the poetic interpre­tation
of Rice is unequaled. Just
meditate on this line for a moment
"Where the red bricks blink a filmy
eye at the seagulls in. the bay."
f> "Yes, yes," burst Smith, "But lis­ten
to the sequential tone blending
and vivacious spirit of banter and
pleasantry in. this exquisite little
gem—why I insist, that—."
"Gentlemen, gentlemen," cried
Springsteel, "I have sin inspiration-why
not have the two artists here
separately* and let them explain
their offerings?"
That was an idea and so the rivals
were found. First came Mr. Kibbe.
"Friends," he said, "I'm a. man of
few words and aside ;from my dahl­ias
have .few interests outside my
school life. But I have discovered
myself.' When I heard about the
contest in glory of our Alma Mater,
I was thrilled. Something in fact,
awoke inside of me, and I wrote the
piece you have before you in ex­actly
nine hours and fifty-seven
minutes. Gentlemen, is it too much
to say I was inspired? No, it is not
;if you could feel as I have felt hi
watching the tortuous evolution of
our institutiibn—how it spread out
its,limbs to the light and grew and
grewvr As you see, I have, indicated
thisI .somewhat in the title, "Glory
tor Bellingham ^
that j, Growed • and Growed..;; and by
: Gp^ly^te ;;Growihg v Yejb":' jNowjlet:; the:
goTa)hit«i^
•&f&utiLZ£jix • >;ifte;,th«me$s:>g*ipwtlv
so I say, while the accompaniment
trembles with feeling and a hint of
future furore: , ;
'The great thing generally start
in little things
RAH—RAH SKOOKUM
And an egg properly hatched, a
chicken will bring,
Sing, Sing, Hey! HEY!—
And so our Alma Mater growed
and .growed,
And what did President Fisher
say?
Vo—do—de—o—do!'
Then with sempre-staccata-auto-maticamente
crescendo-yivace—-
'You are what you are—you are
what you are
YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE
White and blue, white and blue,
When I first saw you there were
I frogs in a slough—
And the slough was around you—
But you grew— •
Grew—
GREW—
White and blue, MY white and
blue.'
As you have noticed, I ;included
a few purely ornamental passages:
For instance, the bass tones echo
the rumbles of the bullfrogs under
the moon. There is, gentlemen-tradition,
pep, sentiment. And may
I in closing, quote the immortal and
majestic words of the great Mon­golian
philosopher who nearly four
thousand years ago uttered these
pregnant and electric words, "Unto
the "best man be given the cake."
And so I leave you now but' I shall
return for the sixty iron men. Fare-,
well—Goodbye—"1 r
"Looks like a cinch for first," said
Fowler with emotion, "But let's hear
Rice." ,-.' • • v,-.;'./ '.. :' •'.''.'•
Editor's note: The outcome of this
will appear next week — WATCH
FOR IT;,
••VINES ONjTIMES {Staff) >•;
Vernon V.: V m ^
of Bellingham Normal, is now at­tending
the University' of Washing­ton
and has^secured a position as a
reporter • pn T^
Vernon -Vinei'y was VS; a^: special ^ st^if f •
;writer'upn^ Tliev:; ;'Np^w^s|fc:^yikin!
la^fiqu^rlert^d:;^^
EQUALIZATION PLANS
All Children to Receive Same Ben­efits,
and Taxpayers to Pay Same
Rate of Taxation..
A plan of equalization, whereby,
with the state as the equalizer, ev­ery
pupil of grade and high schools,
will receive the benefits of educa­tion
alike, and every taxpayer will
pay the same rate of taxation, will
soon be presented by the. state leg^
islature in Olympia, by the super­intendent
of public instruction, N.
D. Showalter.
There will be two bills submitted,
a major and minor measure. The
major bill will comprise a new plan
of school support and, associated
with the financial provisions, some
important modifications in school
increased from about one-third to
one-half, and county support from
about 'one-sixth to about one-fourth.
Both state and county funds un­der
the Showalter plan will be ap­portioned!
on the same basis as they
are collected, the day of actual, at­tendance,
with a maximum: o f 180
days in the school year. Present
bonuses which are neither actual
nor earned will be eliminated, ex­cept
the "Barefoot Schooi-boy"
provision of minimum of 2,000 days
for the protection of necessarily
small schools.
The minor bill to be submitted
by Superintendent Showalter pro­vides
for the elimination of the po­litical
office to which he was.elect­ed.-
This change will require a con­stitutional
amendment. If the leg­islature
submits the amendment and
the voters approve it in the .1930
election, it will fall to the legisla­ture
of 1931 to devise a new non-political
plan of choosing the state
superintendent.
Two deer caused one of the most
spectacular traffic jams known in
history The jam occurred, ou the
Chuckanut highway near Wild Cat
Cove and tourists, were forced to
stop their car. After much honk­ing
the deer was finally persuaded
to depart. .
JOHN LANGDON-DAVIES
JOHN LANQDON-DAVIBS, aui
- thor of the much-discussed "4!
Short 'History of Women," ia t0
Bpeak here in the near future. Mr.
Langdon-Davies is well-known |*t
the literary world and is quite a
man of affairs in his natire Loin
dpoLi';i;;;'HeK: ^MV:i r^n^; ' :*:i:??*!*?^'.
mentary candidate. He^^^^
y.a^c^v;:;:i:tninier':/: -iM^;#^^H*wit
donbt, » prophet of fcia oWn gea-npiti
mm
Lectures and Entertainment yAre:^:^;!
'•' to Receive' 'Largest \ Sum;;;^H|ffli:||||js
Pleases President;' Fisher. :s^-.|?:^i:Il|||
SONG CONTEST
Recent Developments and Rules: ef,',:^|i:
Song Contest. 'Presented --'liy;; M t a ^ ^ s ^
ager, Guy SpringsteeL
The Board of Control met TUes-|^||{^
day afternoon and immediately: a c - p | j | |
cepted the winter quarter budgfet^^|j||j
prepared by the 'secretary, Roy;'Ar«|^^
nett, and Don Stickney, president '$0§j:
of the Students' Association.^s6ver.|;||||f
$350 will be given over to social:j^§^
life, tabulated accordingly:-,..$100::;iq|K|||
"rec hour", $155 to debate and a p ^ ? j ^ |
proximately $100 for --'awards';;ainui'^||||
secretary's salary. The studeht^^i||||
$6.00 activities ticket is to berspent/y|v||;
as follows. . :\i :'':'^;'^|!l§|
.Where the MoneyvGoes^^:;:j;§:^|^|
$1.00—Social Life. •••'. :.'';.-/;v-^;Vvf^i^
2.00-^AthleticSi •' " ..: .": • '•.^i^'-^§
2.50—Lectures and E^tert»ilir|
'•• hients.
.50-^Northwest Vikmg. ' ^ 1
•1'$6.00—Total. ': -:-'.: 3 ' v S ^^
The winter quarter's allotment^llfl
when added to the other twoquar^? ^ i
ters of this school year will:-.keepWig«||
within $4,00 for athletics, which :was;^§||i
set for the school year 1928-29 eaT^?g|||
ly in the fall quarter. The: appro*-^1f|ft
priation from the conservative -safe,'j;-'i$0,
erage sales of 850 .tickets^Uto:?^!:-!^
made .quarterly. ;[ , :-_ • \'\,{:.r;v';>:;!'i?'-;i|l|^
• Budget Phases Fisher^°>'vi^|lp
President C. ,H. Fisher, -;who' v^rM^|^|
present' during the. early -part: ^ ^ b i ^ ^
meeting, complimented:.thie:;;Bpw^|||i^
executives • for . their diabr^v;j^ifi^^-|^
ment. He:-furiw^:started-he^^^
that the athletic deficit of;::'la^^faJtt@||l
was wiped but • and h o p ^ : t o ^ ; h ^ | | | ; ;s|
eradicate the present deficit^': l e ^ | | | | |
tures and 'entertainments':\;-whlteli;||;:;:i|
should normally be adjusted.by,,^he:;^|||
fall quarter, 1929. • :•.,' '":'';.''';V;^;!:.i('fll
.' •': ?70 for School Saog-^^i'/^-il^
Guy Springsteel, song contestyS^
manager, presented each member^of;$$$£
the Board with an official -prhiited^|;§f||
bulletin of the song contest r^i^:;;!||i|
and further explainedi recent 'devel^f|||
opments concerning this competition:-§$$f:
which he has been working on torgi ^ i
the past month. President Stickii^fiJ;;^
said he would appoint Mr. Herbert'§!;f|
Ruckmick as the contest judge^ re^^i*;
quired from the• Board.. '.-. '•[r-^^M-^M^
Apphcations for Viking yod^^ii^l
manager will be posted ;on;"all'-1i^v;;^|S
letin boards. Hereafter the Board'£!$>|
has agreed to meet every .Thimi-;';!;^!
day at 4:00 pr m. instead :of ^pa; | | g ||
Monday which has been its meet|:|;|i||i|
ing time for a number of qujutonC^^
FRESHMEN EXECUTIVE
BOARD PLANS DANCE
Valentine Theme Promised With
."Very. Special Feature", ,Febic|ti-r';
ary 15 Is Date Set for FroUc. :^:5&
A meeting of the. freshman exW^;
ecutive board was held Tnesdajr::.-
noon, January 22) for the puiposp^
of appointing committees for tBB|:|
quarterly freshman "dance, whic]h;y
will be given February 15. . ' ?:?
Rutti Sammpns was appointed K
general chairman of the dance. Tlie,^
committee chairmen appomted^were f;
Genevieve Warren, decoration; Le^:;|<
hore Young, program; Jeaniiette^!
Reed, refreshment; Dorothy• jSasseggljM^l
pubUcity; Stanley -r Craft,'•;/nmsicM0^
Margaret :Mpirison>;reception;::^i^||^i||
Cole, .clean-up; ^Bph^Cooper^'vt^^
and:,furniture;;, Ethel 'Boynton^lin^i1!!!!^
yitation.
'.'.• The theme of the , dance:: w i U | l ^ ^ | ^
the yalentine;,idea'tbut:>a:>yi^j|iQj§|g^
cial";; feature''• is^-betag':-pla^^;)||«||||^
those in charge, which 'prom|s(»|^Diy|^|
provide excitement.^andrlehol^myjsKj^jjIlg
tery'tp thie^atmosphere. Of ,tbje.j;R||i^r4|^||
v:'; V •'FowleryLead^';Disc^
discussion];: oh
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