Northwest Viking - 1929 February 22

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OBERLATZ PLANS
N O V E L VODVIL
S P R I N Q ^ U D E N TO
MUST R E G I S T ER
VOL. X X V I I I — N O . 32 W A S H I N G T O N S T A T E NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, W A S H I N G T ON Friday, February 22, 1929
Nonnalite
"THANX TO D. A."
"VIEWS OP VIKINGS"
& OUR BEST REGARDS
TO DEBATERS & BIRDS
by G. W. L.
E
To George Washington
lie told no lies, and that is a fact,
But oh, how we wish We had his
tact!.
Were not proud to be Ananias'
kin,
We follow his teaching to save our
skin.
When our themes are late, we
frame an excuse,
To prooe to dear teacher we are
not obtuse;
If We told the truth, her icy stare
Would put to shame the cool Dela­ware!
Then suppose we have dated a
lovely queen
And she sees the "Other women
in our machine—>—
If we didnt claim brain fever from
colic.
Valley Forge to our plight would
be a frolic! •
When it comes to self-safety, our
tongues are glib
And we*re glad we can tell a lie
from a fib!
W. S. N. S.
The Klipsun snap-shot editor tells
me that there are only two weeks
left for which to torn in prints for
the annual "shooting" contest.
I t says on the bulletin boards to
beg, borrow or steal such contribu­tions.
But there is still time for the
conscientious snap-shooter to vie
'mongst venerable Vikings and se­cure
. the imprints of their idiosyn­crasies
unawares, or if faculty mem­bers,
beseech them to pose "char­acteristically."
Six dollars in trade at the Co-op
awaits the three victors.
Five prints must be submitted by
each contestant with name on back
of each so that contributions can be
returned to owners later.
They most be in by Friday, March
8, 1939, a t the Student's association
box in the main office, or handed
in at the Student's Co-op.
Any snap depicting student life or
campus scenes which is of interest
t o students as a whole will be the
more acceptable contribution to
judge.
W. S. N. S.
A word about our debate teams.
Despite discouraging factors
brought in last quarter, forensic in­terests
have quietly and modestly
organized four" debate teams which
are today and tomorrow represent­ing
Bellmgham Normal in inter­collegiate
clashes in the central part
of. the state. The questions for dis­pute
are: "Resolved that the plea
qf temporary insanity in defen.se qf
crime be abolished," and "Re­solved
that the present jury system
be supplanted by trial before a jury
of judges."
' Today a debate in the auditor­ium
will be staged to which all stu­dents
and faculty are invited. On
Tuesday, March 5, at the regular
assembly, the mens team will mix
toith the U. of W. frosh on the
latter question.
W. S. N. S.
From Ye Profs Diary
Jordge Washing­ton
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towld a lye—but
hoe noze whether
lie cutt downe aye
aharee- tree wyth
ann actz, orr eev-un
aye hatch-ette?
Maybee hee
didn't cutt downe
aye;- charee, orr
maybee hee did­n't
cutt downe
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Hoo fnqze?
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SEATTLE VIOLINIST
IT!
Miss Dow, Who Has Studied with
Madame Davenport-Engberg, Pre­sented
Varied Program.
ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION
The "Concerto in B Minor" and
"The Song of India" Were Skill­fully
Interpreted by the Artist.
Emily Bentley Dow, Seattle vio­linist
and pupil of Madame Dav­enport-
Engberg, presented a varied
program of well selected composi­tions
in last Friday's assembly. She
was accompanied by her brother,
James Dow, at the piano.
Miss Dow's interpretation of
Saint Saen's difficult composition
"Concerto in B Minor" was received
with much enthusiasm because of
the perfect evenness with which she
played the rapid technical passages
which required a great deal of ar­tistic
shifting and fingering agility.
Flute-Like Tones
Perhaps a most startling and
beautiful part of Miss Dow's play­ing
was her ability to produce the
singing, flute-like tones which
characterize Saint-Saens' master­piece.
She played a favorite selection of
Kreisler, "Caprice Viennoise." Her
excellent rendering of this composi­tion
showed delicate and perfect in­tonation.
Perhaps the most absorb­ing
and spirited selection was the
"Dance of the Goblins" by Bezzini,
Radiates Gaiety
The complicated bow movements
and supple fingering which radiat­ed
such gaiety in this climaxing se­lection
seemed conclusive proof of
her being- a "finished" violinist.
She played, as an encore, the well
known "Song of India,' whose plain­tive
melody found a new expression
in her rendition of it. She excelled
in bringing out the full value of the
long sustained notes which define
the piece. Besides her own talent,
her accompanist, James Dow, added
much to the concert in forming a
fine musical background for Miss
Dow's playing.
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Miss Orpha McPherson, Supervisor
of Rural Schools, Has Worked
Out Unique Curriculum.
The students of the rural curricu­lum,
with Miss Orpha McPherson
as their supervisor, receive interest­ing
experience in the out-of-town
schools. These schools are situated
as far away as twelve miles from
Bellingham, making it necessary for
student teachers to spend all day
with their charges.
Industrial arts is a phase of
school work somewhat neglected in
many rural schools owing to lack
of time and equipment. However,
the children of our schools of the
Meridian Consolidation are doing
some interesting work hi textiles^
papermaking, leather and interior
decoration.
At present the children of the
third gradesi are making a study of
the 1|o^r f uhdamental kinds of cloth­ing
material, namely cotton, wool,
silk and linen.
Study Cotton
In studying cotton some interest­ing
charts have been made of
samples of cloth, thread and the
stages of its manufacture. Miss
Theresa Gunther of the Industrial
Arts department, has been contrib­uting
invaluable help in carrying
out this project. To give the pupils
an insight into this industry they
have made cottin gin, and Mrs. Ne-gard,
a neighbor who was born and
reared in Norway, brings her spin­ning
wheel to school for demonstra­tion
in the spinning of cotton and
woolen thread. The children are
very grateful for this generous con­tribution
and consider it a great
privilege to witness such a unique
performance. ..... . .
An interest in paper making
grew out of the study of papyrus in
The Viking Vodvil
Big Event of Year
Manager "Randy" Oberlatz,
of this year's annual Viking
Vodvil, urges all clubs and in­dependents
to start working on
their acts for the Vodvil at
once. The date has not been
set as yet, but it may appear
on Campus Day, May 1.
The Viking Vodvil, it is an­nounced
for the benefit of new
students, is the big event of
the year. The auditorium is
the scene for a riot of fun
when seven or eight club and
independent acts are given. It
is also expected that a two
reel comedy will be shown.
"L »» L
APPEAR ON FEB. 26
The London String Quartet, Fourth
Number on the Musical Artist
Course, Are World Famous.
As the fourth number of the ser­ies
of Musical Artists Course con­certs,
the London String Quartet
makes its appearance next Tuesday
evening, February 26, at 8:15 o'clock
in the auditorium of the First
Christian church.
The quartet, which was founded
in 1908, is remarkable not only for
the instantaneous and lasting suc­cess
it has enjoyed, but also because
it is the only chamber music organ­ization
which has been self-sustain­ing
since its inception, winning its
way in competition with endowed
quartets.
Talented -Members
Consisting of John Pennington,
first violin, Thomas Petre, second
violin, H.~ Walso-Warher, viola, and
C. Warwick Evans, cello, the "Lon­doners,"
as they are frequently
called, are known from one end of
the globe to the other. They have
made seven transcontinental tours
of the United States and Canada,
and visited Honolulu twice. They
have over one hundred and fifty
London appearances to their credit,
and three tours of Norway, Sweden,
Denmark and Spain. They have
played in France and Holland sev­en
times, and. made two extensive
tours of South America. More than
a hundred new works have been in­troduced
and produced by this
unique organization.
There are few musicians who play
as many concerts annually as the
"Londoners," and no matter in what
corner of the globe they may be
booked, their success is assured.
The quartet is the epitome of fine
musicianship; each artist is a poet
of the string music, and they have
never faltered in their faith in
their public's tasthe and discrim­ination
in the finest music that can
be played. Their success is a justi­fication
of that faith!
World-Famous Ensemble
The press has it that "the quar­tet
is one of the world's most fam­ous
chamber music ensembles, and
has been heard throughout Europe
and South America with "great suc­cess.
The members of the quartet
showed themselves to be players of
great feeling and precision, and ev­ery
number is played with a beauty
and finish that wins the audience
from the very first movement.
Letter Received From
Professor E. A. Bond
(Continued on Page Four)
Word has been received from Pro­fessor
E. A. Bond of the mathemat­ics
department, who is on leave of
absence to attend Columbia Uni­versity,
that his son, Austin Bond,
who graduated with a Master's De­gree
from Columbia about two years
ago, has just accepted a position as
; head of the biology department of
! Albert University, in the state of
(New York, and has left to take up
this new duties at once.
! In his letter,'dated* February 11,
' Mr. Bond stated that the winter in
| New York City had been very mild,
j with-no snow and very little ice, in
I fact the mildest winter Mr. Bond
has ever experienced in New York
City. Mr. Bond sent his greetings to;
lallthe:faculty ; . • '.:;;•'••• \'J:
Players Perform To Capacity
House; Richards Is Success
"King or beggar would not muzzle
me if I had a wish to say my
mind." So spoke Owen Keegan, in
"Autumn Fire", a three-act play by
T. C. Murray, presented by the Mo­roni
Olsen Players, Tuesday even­ing,
February 19, before a capacity
audience.
This play brings to mind the
story of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde".
In the first two acts we have the
strong, cheerful character of Owen
Keegan, farmer. He is an old man
who has forgotten of dwindle with
age. He is clear of eye and com­plexion,
and strong as an ox; he is
immense in stature, straight as a
poplar, and exuberant in his
youthful spirit.
Is An Invalid
Due to a fall sustained in break­ing
a wild horse, he is forced to
remain in bed, and from then on
he is a different man. He is no
longer cheerful and kind, but sad
and morose. Life had lost its color
and beauty, for this strong minded
farmer, and now he thinks only of
death.
Moroni Olsen, who played the
part of Owen Keegan, showed this
double character with remarkable
exactness. In his youthful exis­tence
he was all that a young man
should be yet with enough re­serve
for an older man. He gave
a true picture of a wealthy farmer
of the small agricultural districts
near Cork, Ireland.
Richards Does Well
The part of Micnael, Keegah's
son, was played by Addison Rich­ards,
who did a splendid piece of
work. He was a "chip off the old
block" when it came to making
love and he handled this delicate
part in remarkable fashion.
Dorothy Adams as Nance, the
young wife of Keegan, had a part
which required a great deal of tal­ent.
In the play she is really in­nocent
and only seems to have been
overcome by the strength and spir­it
of Owen Keegan.
Janet Young in the part of Ellen,
Owen's daughter, gave a clear cut
picture of a young girl who has
been repressed all of her life. It
is she who is always overruled by
her father and brother. Her wishes
mean nothing, and although she is
in the right she is pushed down.
Brogue Not Good
Although the players at times
dropped the Irish brogue, their ef­forts
were indeed appreciated and
at the close of the play a well
pleased audience left the auditor­ium
feeling that they had wit­nessed
a very worth while perfor­mance.
Students Planning to
Stay Must Register Now
i All students who plan to re- *
1 main for the spring quarter {
I must register before the end |
f of the present quarter or be j
DR. W. T. LOCKE
Tells of "The Way of the Sword
and the Other; the Way of the
Cross". All Races Should be Equal
There are only two ways to meet
the problem of international race
differences; one, "the way of the
sword and the other, the way of the
cross." Such was the general state­ment
made by Dr. W. T. Locke in
an enlightening lecture in a special
assembly called last Monday.
The speaker was introduced by
Reverend James M. Wilson of the
St. James Presbyterian church, who
said that Dr. Locke, also a minister,
had spent over thirty-five years of
his life in China, so had a good
basis for his authority on that
country.
The Race Problem
Certainly one of the greatest ques­tions
before the people today, is
that of race distinction. We have a
duty to perform, according to Dr.
Locke, in regard to this situation;
in the first place, we must over­come
the feeling we have, of super­iority
toward other races and re­ceive
them on an equal basis.
He gave an entirely new light as
to the existing conditions in China.
The Chinese evidently want, more
than anything else, democracy and
freedom from domination by the
white people.
The various consuls and mission­aries
we send to that country are
often not of our highest type of
citizen, and the Chinese resent their
coining and their display of genu­ine
ignorance.
The church could, and will do,
hopes Dr. .Locke, a great deal in
conquering the race distinction
problem, but at the present time,
the church has made its mistake by
"being too other worldly!"
America the Leader
At any rate, it is up to America
to make the choice between the
sword or the cross in solving the
racial problem. He quoted, "The
destiny of the race depends on the
adequacy of America for leader­ship.",
Humanity says, "We need a
leader—you can be that leader," to
meet China, who stands there wait­ing
with outstretched hand, to grasp
one of a friendly and kindly spirit
and not one who dominates.
At the close of the lecture, both
Miss Ruth' Piatt and President C.
H. Fisher asked the witty speaker
questions concerning Christianity in
China; to which he reassured us
that Christian religion alread em­braced
China, that they were monb-theists
long before the Hebrews,
that the .substance of the Ten
Commandments was p r a c t i c ed
among them long before Jesus, and
finally, that the outlook for the fu­ture
of Christianity was exceeding^
ly bright/; . vf;v;'-:::^>.. v.;.- >y':'-l.'r
MISS EDENS WRITES
FROM JERUSALEM
Olive Edens and Sister Tell of Many
Unusual Exepreinces in the Far
East; WiU Visit Egypt.
Olive Edens, of the English de­partment,
who is on a leave of ab­sence
this year, has written an in­teresting
letter to Miss Mable Wil­son,
librarian, telling of her trip up
the Gulf of Persia, and by motor
bus across the deserts to Jerusalem.
Miss Edens, with her sister, An­nette
Edens, left last Sptember on a
tour of the world. The countries
which they visited include China,
Japan, Siam, Indo- China, India and
Cambodia. This last nation they
found very interesting as it has not
been influenced by modern civiliza­tion
and its costumes and people
were of special charm because of
this.
Varied Experiences
Letters from Miss Edens tell of
many interesting experiences, such
as sitting for five hours on her bag­gage
in a depot waiting for means
of conveyance to her hotel. She also
said that she didn't mind being
pushed off the streets in India by
peacocks, but when donkeys and
jackasses crowded one off she
thought that was going a bit too
far.
From the Holy Land they plan
to travel in Egypt, going up the Nile
to its headwaters. The cities of
Cairo and Alexandria, the pyramids
built by the ancient pharaohs are
to be the main points of study by
the travelers.
They plan to make an extended
visit in Europe,, spending much time
in Florence, Italy.
Library Receives
Northampton Map
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A beautiful map of Northampton
and its surroundings has been giv­en
to the library by Mrs. C. X. Lar-rabee
of this city. The map, which
is three hundred years old, is the
first gift of this type received by
the library.
All information on the map is in
Latin, and as the front and back
are equally interesting, it is to be
placed in a double frame. Being
printed in artistic colors, it is quite
a contrast to modern commercial
maps and Miss Wilson feels that
the school-is"very fortunate in re­ceiving
a gift for its library which
is: both interesting and ; inf orma-tipnaL
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j assessed an extra fee for not j
I doing so. Students should see j
| the bulletin board and learn i
! the date set for meeting the i
1 class advisor. Especially, note ]
J that those who will be doing j
j student teaching next quarter |
j must see their advisors hot I
= later than today, Thursday, for j
I the grammar grade division. I
I The names of the advisors will j
| be given out at the registrar's |
I office. J
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Ethelynde Smith, an Experienced
Versatile Soprano, Is Giving a
Promising Recital on Feb. 26-27.
Ethelynde Smith, versatile and
popular soprano or Portland, Maine,
will appear in recital in the assem­bly
of Tuesday, February 26.
Miss Smith has filled successful­ly
more than 650 engagements in
forty states, Canada and Europe,
among which have been recitals un­der
the auspices of leading women's
musical and other clubs, as well as
for men's organizations, such as
athletic associations, Scottish Rite
bodies, Rotary,and other clubs, and
solo appearances with many male
and mixed choral societies, with
symphony orchestras, and at music
festivals. She has given over one
hundred recitals at schools, colleges
and universities throughout the
country, and her return engage­ments
are too numerous to list.
..Experienced Artist ,~
Miss Smith is an experienced art­ist
and has all the admirable qual­ities
desired to please a n y type of
audience. She is possessed of a
great deal of personal charm and
her linguistic attainments with five
languages can not be doubted by
her faultless diction.
She has a sympathy with her art
and delicacy of interpretation that
can only come from a woman's
heart, the press has reported; she
moves her hearers at her will
through a program of wide variety
and appeal. For this coming recital,
Miss Smith has planned a program
that is, throughout, most well bal­anced,
generous and excellently se­lected.
Press Comments Favorably *
I n all of her appearances, Miss
Smith has received only the highest
comment'from the press. The Lon-lon
"Telegraph" reported on her
appearance there that "Her voice
served her well, for it is of bright,
telling character, and she proved
that she had the gift of making
graphic little personal touches in
her interpretations."
Miss Edith R. Strange, head of
the piano department of the Bell­ingham
Normal school, will be the
accompanist of Miss • Smith.
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Students Organize
New French Club
A new club has.been formed in
school—the French club. Its pur­pose
is to .further the appreciation
of the members for the French
language. Last Thursday, the first
meeting was held in Room 226. The
constitution was read and accepted
by the members. The constitution is
written entirely in French.
Officers were formally elected
and their duties defined. Phil Davis
was elected president; Ethel Hen­dricks,
vice president; Lavina Alex­ander,
secretary; Helen Sullivan,
treasurer; Julia Brand, sergeant-at-arms,
and Guy Springsteel, I. C. C.
representative. Miss Anna Ullin is
.the club's faculty advisor. ,
Conversation in French
Practically all of the business and
conversation is to be carried on in
French to accustom the members to
the speaking and, hearing of the
language.
The next meeting is to be Monday
evening at 7:30 in Room 226, and
everyone interested in the club is
cordially invited to come to the
meeting. Ethel Hendricks, chairman
of the program committee, and her
colleagues, Jessie Mason, Lillian
Roberts and Marion Richardson,
promises interesting \) :entertaihr
meht. \;
Edith Dyer, a Winner in the Last
Quarter's Extempore, Introduced
the Participants in the Contest.
SIX STUDENTS SPEAK
Arthur Cram, Edith Dyer, Ray and
Stanley Craft Will Compete in
the Final Contest in the Spring.
Arthur Cram and Ray Craft were
selected as winners, of the extem­pore
contest, held in last Tuesday's
assembly. They will compete in the
final contest in the spring, in which
the victors of the former contests
will participate. The two students
who were adjudged winners last
quarter were, Edith Dyer and Stan­ley
Craft.
Edith Dyer gave a brief introduc­tory
talk concerning the history
and purpose of the extempore, then
introduced the contestants.
Six Students Speak
Ray Craft, whose topic was "What
is Culture?" showed the,intangibil­ity
of culture, which must be de­veloped
in ourselves to "enable us
to choose the better, things and re­ject
the worst."
Arthur Cram spoke on "Dr. Sho-walter's
, Educational Program"
pointing out that the state's "para­mount
duty was to give an ample
education to all children, regardless
of race or color."
The other students speaking, and
their topics were: Catherine Gra­ham
on "Let Uncle Sam Plant
Trees;" Philip Davis, who spoke on
"Student Government;" Oren Tarr;
box, on "What is Happening in
Germany," and' Paul Howelli'who
talked on "Reforming the Calen-v
dar."
The winner of the final contest,
in the spring will have the honor of
having his or her name engraved
on the silver cup, now in possession
of Margaret Hill, winner of the
1928 extempore contest.
The judges for the contest were:
Reverend Dwight C. Smith, Miss
Sara Roberts and Mrs. James-M.
Wilson.
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Harold B. Smith Directs Little
Symphony in Pleasing and Varied
Program. Lois Holt Browa, Solo­ist,
Is Enthusiastically Received.
Wednesday evening the Belling­ham
Little Symphony made its
second appearance before a Bel­lingham
audience which showed its
appreciation of the numbers played
in a most enthusiastic manner!
The conducting, by Harold B.
Smith of the Music department of
the Normal, was marked, by, a bril­liancy
and dash often lackhjg.' in
musical directors.
The concert opened with VL'Ar-tesienne"
by Biaet, a very different
composition though very beautiful,
which was played with a predskm
and sureness remarkable in a group
of players many of whom are quite
young. Q* the four movements $he
"Mtouette" stood out above the
others in its popular appeal to the
audience. •••
Due to a change in the program,
"An Indian Lament" by Dvorak
and a movement from Schubert's
"Rosamunde" were, played next.
The "Indian Lament" formed a
pleasing contrast with the former
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Five Students Signed
to Teach This Year
Five people have recently signed :, ; v if '
teaching contracts according toMiss : ; ;;j t ||
Hopper, secretary o f t h e , appoint- N^;j:?p\;
ment bureau. Those reporting p o s i - ^ ^ ' [ ^1
tions are: Alice E. ;Cheyhe, rural, r, ; S ^ | |;
Scobey, 'Montana^Florence \C.;: k e l - - ^ ^ | | ; i | ||
ly,' ,second: 'grade,'•--Hc^uiam;>;^Eya;y::|'g|<|fK
Ringler,; primary, rHayden,:' Ar^oit^r;;(S:;:||||i|
Ruth Anderson,: ;prural^ Winthrpp;|
La.:. ••:. V^rhie;":^^^xlowi;,' ^depM^eiitaJLy
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