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MORE MATURE COLUMN
'{THE PIGEON" IS GOOD j
I REPORTER ON REPORTERS |
f AGAIN THE VICTORIA, TRIP j
—By Catherine Morse i
In the words'of our friend and
mentor, "Gate monink* folks"; We
are with, you once again in spirit if
if not in body in another eager attempt
to get some of our copy published.
By the way, we hope that you will
notice the increased maturity of
this- column'. We feel that from
today on we can offer our readers
some thing really beneficial and
pertinent. Our responsibility has
been enlarged, another milestone of
bur life has been attained, we are
, in the act of taking our place in the
great ranks of adult citizens, we
have reached our legal majority.
In other and more simple words,
today we are twenty-one, and are
fishing" for cohgrats.
Honestly, though we feel terribly
grown-up. We never actually
thought that we could do it, so
I guess we have a right to sort of
feel plenty puffed up. Gee, 'just
wait till you are twenty-one, and
then you will be able to see for
' yourself how purely adult you will
feel
* * * ;
Did you see- the play the other
night? It really was an ambitious
production for amateur actors, but
there was certainly nothing amateurish
about the. actors nor the directing.
The tough spots that are
to be expected in most school pro-
• ductions were either unnoticeable
or simply non-existent. The Bellingham
State Normal school is fortunate
in having a real artist in
Victor H. Hoppe as its dramatic director.
We were reading an article on
reporters in a current magazine a
short time ago which was written by
a reporter. For the benefit of the
faculty, we will tell you a little bit
of what is'said—and quote a little
bit more'. He said that people who
were apt to be interviewed should
• remember two things. First of all,
they should carefully consider
whether they want to be interviewed
or not. If not, or even if in doubt,
"don't let him get near you. Send
out word that you are in Brazil, or
have smallpox, or something equally
conclusive"... ---.••
* Then the .second.point was, if
you want to see the reporter—and
this is particularly for the faculty
—to see immediately that he has
your name spelled .correctly... The
author., of. the., article., suggests,
'•Write it out for him, preferably
on his shirt front.^ Tnere are; *>?
course, a few reporters in the business
who do not depend on their
own remarkable gift for transcrib-
' ing phonetics on paper correctly,
but request the owner to spell his
. name; such lads,. however, are all
too few".
Maybe I shouldn't have given out
• ail thai information; because of all
the be&ingthe "cubs'^ up; in the;
office do about interviewing the
faculty. You know, to hear them
talk, one would really think that
the dear teachers'weren't a bit
'flattered to be interviewed and get
their names in the paper. '~ii is a
tragedy to a reporter on his first
important interview to be told all
. about the'cute sayings of the little
.grandson of the interviewee, but
> consider the anguish of Normal
teachers who must weekly rack their
brains in order t opump news, so-called,
into the embarrassed youth
on whose beat he is and who in-eWtebly
asks the , most suggestive
£ndi leading: fcuestiim /; of "Ya got
ihy news for the Viking this week? v
and confining tiie rest of his germinating'
conversation to "Thank
'ya; I'llbei arwnd next week fit this
time", /ai< the «na of the intenftew.
%l: Have you begun to really believe
0js'propaganda 0
' * ' • ' ' ' ' J ;VJ)^5^U: ' ' - ' • -« •'-'^ ?!>->'••»*••••! , !.'-...':..-..•-•..-. f.-M ,:
Good Crowds
See "The Pigeon"
This Week
Galsworthy's Play Proves Most
Successful Given Here in f
Many Quarters—Hoppe and
McDonald Effective.
Of interest to Normal students
this week was the Galsworthy play,
"The Pigeon", which was presented
in the auditorium by the Drama
club Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
With a cast composed
mainiy of experienced players, the
drama, which was directed by Victor
H. Hoppe, was declared to be one
of the finest that has been presented
here in several years.
Appearing for the first time in
several quarters, Mr. Hoppe returned
to the stage himself to carry;
the role of Weliwyn, around whom
the play centers. Mr. Hoppe's interpretation
of the sympathetic and
generous, if not too kind-hearted
artist was outstanding, while Miss
Mary MacDonald, as Guiners Megan,
one of the world's vagabonds
who found a home under Weliwyn's
roof portrayed the flower seller of
the streets in a manner which warrants
her appearance in future productions.
The other lead of Fer-rand,
an alien, was ably taken by
Charles Gerrold, who made it quite
effective with his French gestures
and enunciation.
Louis Griffin appeared again in
a Normal play, this time as Anne,
the rather spoiled and selfish daughter
of Weliwyn. Charles Dewey, as
Timpson, the drunken but likeable
cab man, gave zest to the play.
John Rajola, as Edward Bertley;
Lyle Summers, as Alfred Calway,
and Ray Bright; as Sir Thomas
Hoxton, furnished plenty of controversy
regarding what should be
done with the three vagabonds,
Guinevere Megan, Ferrand, and
Timpson.
Frank Franz, as a police constable;
Warren Boynton, as the First-
Humble-Man, and Haddox, as the
Second-Humble-Man; Alexander
Kuzmoski as a boy, and Joe Harris,
as Rory Megan, while minor characters,
gave convincing performances.
Mr. Joe Harris was stage manager
for the play. A very good turnout
of Normal students, faculty and
townspople enjoyed the two evenings'performances.
: _ o :
Augusta Pragst Leaving
For Visit in Russia
:: A recent letter from Miss Augusta
Pragst; received by Miss Delia L.
Victoria Rick
Dome of Parliament Buildin;
While being one of the most western settlements on the North American
continent, Victoria, the rather famous Capital City of British Columbia,
is not in any sense a child of the West. Its existence was not due to the
westward tide of civilization as was the. case with Winnipeg, Calgary,
or Vancouver City. Victoria had its birth in a Hudson's Bay Company's
fort which was built in 1843, the city's subsequent growth being due to the
choice of Esquimalt Harbour as the naval base of the Pacific Squadron
of the British fleet, and later fa 185S to the fact that Victoria was the
port at which miners from California, Australia, and many other countries
landed on their way to the gold fields of the Cariboo.
The visitor to Victoria is immediately charmed with his first glimpse
of the island capital. Beyond the graceful sweep of bay and esplanade
stretch lawns and terraces up to the stately Parliament buildings; within
a stone's throw lies Beacon Hill Park, 154 acres in extent, its south side
washed by the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Wonderful seascapes and views
of the eternally snow-clad Olympics may be obtained from the cliffs and
beaches. In the heart of the city is the all-glass Crystal Garden, housing
a warm sea-water swimming tank 150 feet in length, peacock promenades,
concert auditorium, gymnasiums, palm gardens, and picture galleries. On
the outskirts of Victoria at Esquimalt are the old Naval station and the
new Dominion government drydock, the second largest on the continent.
This giant basin, hewn out of the living rock, cost approximately $6,000,-
000, and is 1,150 feet long. The dock will take any ship afloat.
M. Butchart's sunken gardens are today world-famous. The site of these
gardens, is a large cement quary. To this yawning chasm were brought
countless loads of rich black loam, an artificial lake was made, trees
planted, lawns laid out, shrubs of all kinds distributed, and clambering
vines and rock plants set in place. Besides the sunken gardens with their
blossom-covered walls a hundred feet high and the lake into which many
waterfalls fling their silver spray, there are 16 acres of gardens with
their heavily hung pergolas; strtches of velvet lawn bordered with flowers
of every description. The gadens, while private property, are, through
the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Buchart, open to the public every day of
the week. . r
The Dominion government Astrophysical Observatory, six miles from
the city,' contains the second largest telescope in the world. The total
weight of the moving parts is about 45 tons, yet so beautifully is the
mechanism constructed that it can be readily moved by hand if desired.
The instrument is much larger than the, telescope of any other national
observatory.
„ iWB„K, w. , .. Golf is played all the year round hi Victoria. The city has a number «•
Keeler, states tr^'Miss; Pragst hascourses, of which three are full i8-hole. Two of these are so wonderfully
just left Lucerne,. Switzerland, for situated as to command what the late W. T. Stead: describe^as one oflhe
Germany,, where she will see the
Passion Play at Oberammagau.
After August 12, Miss Pragst will
leave for Russia, where Jshe will
spend some time visiting her brother,
an electrical .engineer, who was
sent to Russia by the General Electric
Company. ' >
:\ Miss Pragst' was to.have met Miss
Anna Ullfa fa Paris, but they were
unable to make connections, meeting
later in the summer before coming
back to Bellingham.
body is quite sure of it—-everyone
still thinks that He is being kidded
and thai it is a soft of April
Fool joke. And you' must admit
that.it would be awfully funny for
those with a tense of humor lip
have ike whole Normal school get
up early and go down to the*dock
and find that they 'wer^ being pooled
HotoeVer, fofar^Jhi Viking': is
firmly endplsin\ilhyinpio get your
tickets carly.cojid'••'* Sec Victoria
First (j>r Second).KWe would lifte
to suggest a swim in the saU/pool
knWm^ 0^^j^[Cai^em^^
there.: ffle^h$/&
years ago, bu\-u)e;hopcthat won't
have iht ^
three/finest views in the world, and the other, that of the famous Colwood
club, is as fine a course as there is fa America. Visitors are welcome at
aii.- :- -: • • * ' • • . • ; :• . • / - ' '•'••; "•••.'• : -.• .
Nomadic Debunkers Home Again-
Two Normalites See America First
Beulah of Boise was sad last
night. Ruby of Cody sat • gazing
dry-eyed across the flat lands of her
Wyomfag. Mabel, the littte redheaded
hasher fa'the Big. Bend Hot
Dog Stand, bit her lip, mixed up her
orders; and answered the customers
in unintelligible monotones. Hazel
of Butte, "Miss Montana", the most
beautiful blonde in the Middle
West, cried her proud heart out on
her old Daddy's shoulder, and even
Kitty" of -:$ui^$fa,^jiteli sti&
first/tear that has fmrpwed^h^ fa^e
)sface ttifr boys--;.l^^;iO^'!&«*•
But Bellingham blazed with lights
last night, and all the city was gay,
whUe the Bellingham Normal prepared
to celebrate with the
$a*ri^^h>Uaa^-ti^
years, for the two Debunkers were
back from their wanderings.
"We debunked nearly everything", ,.
Gordon L W modestly admitted, G E O R ^ ^ A ^ _ S £ ? ! ? !
"Althqugh/;we were overcome by ~" "~ ™
such lethargy, when we arrived in
Kansas City, and it was so hot that
we enjoyed ouselves for several
days; before! debunking ^that great
Middle West city*'.
'Have a good time?" Jack Greaves
tame back at the fa$u^ mafa for three weeks.
ter, 'Then you haven't been reading
the rotogravure sections?''
Leaving the Normal campus early
in 01y^I^eti a^ Greaves began
erh route through Denver.
Under.the unusual exterior
this week beats the same old
Northwest Viking to which you
are accustomed. The change
of type face and makeup was
adopted by way of experiment.
The makeup used is one that
is rapidly becoming popular in
some parts of the country, and
on many newspapers. It is" said
to offer the significant advantage
of economy of some
fifty" per cent fa head-writing
and head-setting. A more debatable
contention is that the
result is more readable and
informal than the conventional
style ordinarily employed
by the Viking.
Questioning the advantages,
The Viking staff took occasion
this week to experiment.
Board Members
Discuss Klipsun
At Monday Meet
Financial Status of School
Yearbook Discussed by Association
Heads—Student Band to
be Used On Victoria Trip.
The members of the Board of
Control met in the office of the
Students' Association at 12:20 p. in.,
last Monday to discuss the financial
condition of the Klipsun. A stater
ment of all the debts incurred in
the process of editing and publishing
the Klipsun for this year was
presented to the Board members by
President Quentin Quick. The secretary,
John Mbawadi who looks
after the financial interests of the
students, was authorized to pay all
the bills.
The Victoria trip was discussed
and the members of the Board decided
to employ the Students* orchestra.
The dancing will start about
6:45 p. m. and continue until the
boat docks at Bellingham.
On account of the heavy expense
assumed with the hiring of the S.
S. Indianapolis, it was decided that
round trip tickets would be sold at
$2.50 each. This Will entitle each
student to a free dinner.
Evelyn Craw, student representative,
gave a short report on the
plans for the Board of Control picnic,
which is to be held at Birch
Bay on Monday evening, August 11.
•• _ _ _ _ _ _ o - — _ . — .
Botany Glass Visits *
Mt. Baker Libdge
At Seven A; ML
Six Hundred Passengers ~
Necessary for Success of All- A
School Holiday Trip-—Arrange-^
ments for Dancing, Dinner,
and Inland Excursions.
Saturday, August 2r the bofehy
class of the Normal school niadeka
trip to Mtw Baker Lodge to secur6:
specimens for class work. The students
had a most enjoyable outing.
The skyline as viewed from the
tower was Very distinct., The gorges
were especially beautiful as the pale
blue haze made their depth stand
out clearly. .
Many interesting specimens of the
flora of the higher "altitudes were
secured.
- " • : • ' _ _ _ — - o ; "". ':'••••'j.•'
When the Student body sails
Wednesday, August 13, for Victoria,
one of the best planned and most
comprehensive undertakings of the
Students' Association will have materialized.
The Tacoina - Seattle
steamer, Indianapolis, has been
chartered for the trip,, the contract
price being $1,200, and af least six
hundred students will have; to be
signed fa order for an absolute as-, *
surance of the excursion. \
Leave Early, Wednesday
According to present plans, the S.
S. Indianapolis wiii pull but of Citi-'
zen's Dock at 7 a. m. and yiU arrive
at Victoria about 10:30. The trip
home will not start until 6 p.m.,
allowing seven and one-hour hours
fa the city.
Definite Program *
The committee in charge, composed
jointly of the Faculty recreation
committe eand the board of
control, urges students to bring
ukes, cameras and cards.. Card tables
will be available on tiie trip.
Deck games on the voyage to Vic-toria,
and dancing and bridge on
the return, are among the plans, of
the committee for^ the entertainment
of the excursionists.
No program^ has been arranged
for the studerits whilei they ard to
Victbria, but ail should find plehty
to do. The vast number oif attrsU!-
tions that the city offers wili keep
all busy every minute. One does not.
need to have any prieyiduis knowledge
of Victoria to f fad ihe ihahy
places to visit. /Taxis may be hired
very (cheaply, which will take students
about the city and its hfaterf
land. Special rates are trying id
be arranged for by the committee,
and at any event six or eight people
may obtain one vehicle for a
reasonable afaoiint.
If the day is hot, most of us will
be interested in visiting Crystal
Garden swimming pbol, one of the
largest indoor pools in the world.
Large Number Needed
Today is the last iiay to sigh for
the Victoria trip, tickets not being
sold after 4 p. m. A charge of $2.00
is made for the trip with an added
50 cents for those desiring a meal
on the boat during the return. The
fact that the guarantee, is so high
makes it necessary for the group tb
comprise oyer half the entire'enrollment,
any ie& number signing
causing the definite withdrawal bf
the trip. , . ;:^:v
Outside friends may be taviteg
and all the Alumni arei especially
asked to be fa attendahce. ;
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; ;'•
VISITS FRIENDS ,;'..,/V^' ^•^••;•%^
Miss Mildred Kent of Everett
spent the week-ehd fa the Lompany
of. friends here. Monday night Miss
Kent was the^dinner guest bf Mary
Elizabeth:; Fowler, at which a1 hunt;
bbr of Normal students were in at*
tendance. '•• •-/ •'- ";•'.' '-•':• i>-^:-y-'
VACATION AT BIRCH BAY
Mr. George back, gardeher supreme,
bf the Normal Campu?, is at
present enjoying tils first vacation
iii Jive years bf service with the
schboL 'l^^.-S^:^i:**>'^^lt'^
wiS his family.$$^;;]&yiM re-
SOCIOLOGY FEATURED
„ , _ , , . _ , „ „ . . _ _ _ „_,-,-.- , . - . - . . .:A^dlspiay • -of':;dWo^^i^^;:
;bf
their automobile tour of the West new professio^
and Middle West. The N ^ found-j&-'fife.;ip8A;d^|:bi^,:.Nbr-'
TOute ^as taie^ g p ^ East, ^butvthe :^)^r^.jl!^0p^i^- <Msp|^y;
;retth%'^^:-Bia^(^ ;thfe^i^Sfl^ ;cbnc^^d^rCTi 'Vtosfjes
of sociology.
*m- —^-*
CALENDAR
TODAY—August 8. v ;.
8 p. m., Double Rec hour. .
MONDAY—August 11^
~4 i>r m., Board of Gohtr^
r;;V/'PicniC.-.:,
TTTESDAY^AugUSt l2.: r
11. a. m, regular, asswiib^
; 7 a. m, trip .to;;lri«tori8» 'I«iv|
V;;GitiiKn^:'dbcV,:^\:
:i%Ui>AYr|iuii^i
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Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Northwest Viking - 1930 August 8 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 29, no. 54 |
| Date Published (User-Friendly) | August 8, 1930 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1930-08-08 |
| Year Published | 1930 |
| Decades | 1930-1939 |
| Original Publisher | Associated Students, Washington State Normal School, Bellingham, Washington |
| Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
| Editor | Ray Craft, Editor, Eldon A. Bond, Editor, Dolly Anderson, Editor, Catherine Morse, Feature editor, Helen Sullivan, Society editor, Carlyle Jones, Sport editor, Elizabeth Gables, Women's sports editor |
| Staff | Lyle Summers, Business manager, Pearl Auvil, Copy reader, Special staff writers: Eileen Runnals, Ierene Schagel, Barney Chichester, Martin Jackson, Mark Jarrett, Charles Dewey, Richard Louis, Reporters: Georgia Hale, James Prendergast, Lyle Summers, Edith Jenkins, Kathryn Mounter, Everett Poling, John Rajalo |
| Faculty Advisor | Fowler, Herbert E. |
| Article Titles | Normalette / by Catherine Morse (p.1) -- Good crowds see "The Pigeon" this week (p.1) -- Augusta Pragst leaving for visit in Russia (p.1) -- Victoria rich in tradition (p.1) -- Nomadic debunkers home again - two Normalites see America first (p.1) -- The Viking experiments (p.1) -- Board members discuss Klipsun at Monday meet (p.1) -- Botany class visits Mt. Baker Lodge (p.10 -- George Dack spends vacation at Birch Bay (p.1) -- Sociology featured (p.1) -- Victoria trip Wednesday; S. S. Indianapolis to leave dock at seven A. M. (p.1) -- Visits friends (p.1) -- Calendar (p.1) -- Victoria trip (p.2) -- The debunkers meet (p.2) -- Intrepid students battle baby shark on motorboat trip Sunday afternoon (p.2) -- Maple barks / by Irene Schagel (p.2) -- Home Ec. class visits meat market (p.2) -- Student opinion (p.2) -- The reckoning (p.2) -- Receives gift copy of winning book (p.2) -- Bottled by Bond (p.3) -- University nine trims Vikings (p.3) -- See strange creatures at biological station (p.3) -- Faculty men attend play in Canada (p.3) -- New combination in tourney begun (p.3) -- Edens Hall beats Rinky Dinks (p.3) -- Challenges feature men's tennis ladder (p.3) -- Miss Keeler will not teach until January (p.3) -- Normalites make trip to Tomyhoi (p.3) -- Little activity in horseshoes (p.3) -- Hannegan Pass to be climbed over week-end (p.3) -- Week-ends at Orcas (p.3) -- Great authority on drama to appear here (p.4) -- Hortense Yule pleases students (p.4) -- Miller family enjoys middle west trip (p.4) -- Hospital notes (p.4) -- Society and club notes (p.4) -- Photographers make silhouettes (p.4) -- Forty-three enrolled for remedial help (p.4) -- Student prexies to frolic at bay (p.4) -- Seven graduates obtain schools (p.4) -- Course in calculus placed in program (p.4) |
| Photographs | Dome of Parliament Building (p.1) -- Victoria offers scenes of beauty; rose pergola in Butchart's Gardens (p.3) -- Astrophysical observatory (p.3) -- Scene in Beacon Hill Park (p.3) |
| Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
| Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
| Related Collection | Campus History Collection |
| Program | Special Collections |
| Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
| Object Type | Text |
| Original Format Size | 55 x 37 cm. |
| Genre/Form | Newspapers |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2010. |
| Identifier | NWV_19300808.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. |
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| Language | English |
| Language Code | Eng |
Description
| Title | Northwest Viking - 1930 August 8 - Page 1 |
| Volume and Number | Vol. 29, no. 54 |
| Date Published (User-Friendly) | August 8, 1930 |
| Date Published (machine-readable) | 1930-08-08 |
| Year Published | 1930 |
| Decades | 1930-1939 |
| Original Publisher | Associated Students, Washington State Normal School, Bellingham, Washington |
| Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
| Editor | Ray Craft, Editor, Eldon A. Bond, Editor, Dolly Anderson, Editor, Catherine Morse, Feature editor, Helen Sullivan, Society editor, Carlyle Jones, Sport editor, Elizabeth Gables, Women's sports editor |
| Staff | Lyle Summers, Business manager, Pearl Auvil, Copy reader, Special staff writers: Eileen Runnals, Ierene Schagel, Barney Chichester, Martin Jackson, Mark Jarrett, Charles Dewey, Richard Louis, Reporters: Georgia Hale, James Prendergast, Lyle Summers, Edith Jenkins, Kathryn Mounter, Everett Poling, John Rajalo |
| Faculty Advisor | Fowler, Herbert E. |
| Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
| Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
| Related Collection | Campus History Collection |
| Program | Special Collections |
| Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
| Object Type | Text |
| Original Format Size | 55 x 37 cm. |
| Genre/Form | Newspapers |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2010. |
| Identifier | NWV_19300808.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. |
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MORE MATURE COLUMN
'{THE PIGEON" IS GOOD j
I REPORTER ON REPORTERS |
f AGAIN THE VICTORIA, TRIP j
—By Catherine Morse i
In the words'of our friend and
mentor, "Gate monink* folks"; We
are with, you once again in spirit if
if not in body in another eager attempt
to get some of our copy published.
By the way, we hope that you will
notice the increased maturity of
this- column'. We feel that from
today on we can offer our readers
some thing really beneficial and
pertinent. Our responsibility has
been enlarged, another milestone of
bur life has been attained, we are
, in the act of taking our place in the
great ranks of adult citizens, we
have reached our legal majority.
In other and more simple words,
today we are twenty-one, and are
fishing" for cohgrats.
Honestly, though we feel terribly
grown-up. We never actually
thought that we could do it, so
I guess we have a right to sort of
feel plenty puffed up. Gee, 'just
wait till you are twenty-one, and
then you will be able to see for
' yourself how purely adult you will
feel
* * * ;
Did you see- the play the other
night? It really was an ambitious
production for amateur actors, but
there was certainly nothing amateurish
about the. actors nor the directing.
The tough spots that are
to be expected in most school pro-
• ductions were either unnoticeable
or simply non-existent. The Bellingham
State Normal school is fortunate
in having a real artist in
Victor H. Hoppe as its dramatic director.
We were reading an article on
reporters in a current magazine a
short time ago which was written by
a reporter. For the benefit of the
faculty, we will tell you a little bit
of what is'said—and quote a little
bit more'. He said that people who
were apt to be interviewed should
• remember two things. First of all,
they should carefully consider
whether they want to be interviewed
or not. If not, or even if in doubt,
"don't let him get near you. Send
out word that you are in Brazil, or
have smallpox, or something equally
conclusive"... ---.••
* Then the .second.point was, if
you want to see the reporter—and
this is particularly for the faculty
—to see immediately that he has
your name spelled .correctly... The
author., of. the., article., suggests,
'•Write it out for him, preferably
on his shirt front.^ Tnere are; *>?
course, a few reporters in the business
who do not depend on their
own remarkable gift for transcrib-
' ing phonetics on paper correctly,
but request the owner to spell his
. name; such lads,. however, are all
too few".
Maybe I shouldn't have given out
• ail thai information; because of all
the be&ingthe "cubs'^ up; in the;
office do about interviewing the
faculty. You know, to hear them
talk, one would really think that
the dear teachers'weren't a bit
'flattered to be interviewed and get
their names in the paper. '~ii is a
tragedy to a reporter on his first
important interview to be told all
. about the'cute sayings of the little
.grandson of the interviewee, but
> consider the anguish of Normal
teachers who must weekly rack their
brains in order t opump news, so-called,
into the embarrassed youth
on whose beat he is and who in-eWtebly
asks the , most suggestive
£ndi leading: fcuestiim /; of "Ya got
ihy news for the Viking this week? v
and confining tiie rest of his germinating'
conversation to "Thank
'ya; I'llbei arwnd next week fit this
time", /ai< the «na of the intenftew.
%l: Have you begun to really believe
0js'propaganda 0
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Good Crowds
See "The Pigeon"
This Week
Galsworthy's Play Proves Most
Successful Given Here in f
Many Quarters—Hoppe and
McDonald Effective.
Of interest to Normal students
this week was the Galsworthy play,
"The Pigeon", which was presented
in the auditorium by the Drama
club Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
With a cast composed
mainiy of experienced players, the
drama, which was directed by Victor
H. Hoppe, was declared to be one
of the finest that has been presented
here in several years.
Appearing for the first time in
several quarters, Mr. Hoppe returned
to the stage himself to carry;
the role of Weliwyn, around whom
the play centers. Mr. Hoppe's interpretation
of the sympathetic and
generous, if not too kind-hearted
artist was outstanding, while Miss
Mary MacDonald, as Guiners Megan,
one of the world's vagabonds
who found a home under Weliwyn's
roof portrayed the flower seller of
the streets in a manner which warrants
her appearance in future productions.
The other lead of Fer-rand,
an alien, was ably taken by
Charles Gerrold, who made it quite
effective with his French gestures
and enunciation.
Louis Griffin appeared again in
a Normal play, this time as Anne,
the rather spoiled and selfish daughter
of Weliwyn. Charles Dewey, as
Timpson, the drunken but likeable
cab man, gave zest to the play.
John Rajola, as Edward Bertley;
Lyle Summers, as Alfred Calway,
and Ray Bright; as Sir Thomas
Hoxton, furnished plenty of controversy
regarding what should be
done with the three vagabonds,
Guinevere Megan, Ferrand, and
Timpson.
Frank Franz, as a police constable;
Warren Boynton, as the First-
Humble-Man, and Haddox, as the
Second-Humble-Man; Alexander
Kuzmoski as a boy, and Joe Harris,
as Rory Megan, while minor characters,
gave convincing performances.
Mr. Joe Harris was stage manager
for the play. A very good turnout
of Normal students, faculty and
townspople enjoyed the two evenings'performances.
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Augusta Pragst Leaving
For Visit in Russia
:: A recent letter from Miss Augusta
Pragst; received by Miss Delia L.
Victoria Rick
Dome of Parliament Buildin;
While being one of the most western settlements on the North American
continent, Victoria, the rather famous Capital City of British Columbia,
is not in any sense a child of the West. Its existence was not due to the
westward tide of civilization as was the. case with Winnipeg, Calgary,
or Vancouver City. Victoria had its birth in a Hudson's Bay Company's
fort which was built in 1843, the city's subsequent growth being due to the
choice of Esquimalt Harbour as the naval base of the Pacific Squadron
of the British fleet, and later fa 185S to the fact that Victoria was the
port at which miners from California, Australia, and many other countries
landed on their way to the gold fields of the Cariboo.
The visitor to Victoria is immediately charmed with his first glimpse
of the island capital. Beyond the graceful sweep of bay and esplanade
stretch lawns and terraces up to the stately Parliament buildings; within
a stone's throw lies Beacon Hill Park, 154 acres in extent, its south side
washed by the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Wonderful seascapes and views
of the eternally snow-clad Olympics may be obtained from the cliffs and
beaches. In the heart of the city is the all-glass Crystal Garden, housing
a warm sea-water swimming tank 150 feet in length, peacock promenades,
concert auditorium, gymnasiums, palm gardens, and picture galleries. On
the outskirts of Victoria at Esquimalt are the old Naval station and the
new Dominion government drydock, the second largest on the continent.
This giant basin, hewn out of the living rock, cost approximately $6,000,-
000, and is 1,150 feet long. The dock will take any ship afloat.
M. Butchart's sunken gardens are today world-famous. The site of these
gardens, is a large cement quary. To this yawning chasm were brought
countless loads of rich black loam, an artificial lake was made, trees
planted, lawns laid out, shrubs of all kinds distributed, and clambering
vines and rock plants set in place. Besides the sunken gardens with their
blossom-covered walls a hundred feet high and the lake into which many
waterfalls fling their silver spray, there are 16 acres of gardens with
their heavily hung pergolas; strtches of velvet lawn bordered with flowers
of every description. The gadens, while private property, are, through
the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Buchart, open to the public every day of
the week. . r
The Dominion government Astrophysical Observatory, six miles from
the city,' contains the second largest telescope in the world. The total
weight of the moving parts is about 45 tons, yet so beautifully is the
mechanism constructed that it can be readily moved by hand if desired.
The instrument is much larger than the, telescope of any other national
observatory.
„ iWB„K, w. , .. Golf is played all the year round hi Victoria. The city has a number «•
Keeler, states tr^'Miss; Pragst hascourses, of which three are full i8-hole. Two of these are so wonderfully
just left Lucerne,. Switzerland, for situated as to command what the late W. T. Stead: describe^as one oflhe
Germany,, where she will see the
Passion Play at Oberammagau.
After August 12, Miss Pragst will
leave for Russia, where Jshe will
spend some time visiting her brother,
an electrical .engineer, who was
sent to Russia by the General Electric
Company. ' >
:\ Miss Pragst' was to.have met Miss
Anna Ullfa fa Paris, but they were
unable to make connections, meeting
later in the summer before coming
back to Bellingham.
body is quite sure of it—-everyone
still thinks that He is being kidded
and thai it is a soft of April
Fool joke. And you' must admit
that.it would be awfully funny for
those with a tense of humor lip
have ike whole Normal school get
up early and go down to the*dock
and find that they 'wer^ being pooled
HotoeVer, fofar^Jhi Viking': is
firmly endplsin\ilhyinpio get your
tickets carly.cojid'••'* Sec Victoria
First (j>r Second).KWe would lifte
to suggest a swim in the saU/pool
knWm^ 0^^j^[Cai^em^^
there.: ffle^h$/&
years ago, bu\-u)e;hopcthat won't
have iht ^
three/finest views in the world, and the other, that of the famous Colwood
club, is as fine a course as there is fa America. Visitors are welcome at
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Nomadic Debunkers Home Again-
Two Normalites See America First
Beulah of Boise was sad last
night. Ruby of Cody sat • gazing
dry-eyed across the flat lands of her
Wyomfag. Mabel, the littte redheaded
hasher fa'the Big. Bend Hot
Dog Stand, bit her lip, mixed up her
orders; and answered the customers
in unintelligible monotones. Hazel
of Butte, "Miss Montana", the most
beautiful blonde in the Middle
West, cried her proud heart out on
her old Daddy's shoulder, and even
Kitty" of -:$ui^$fa,^jiteli sti&
first/tear that has fmrpwed^h^ fa^e
)sface ttifr boys--;.l^^;iO^'!&«*•
But Bellingham blazed with lights
last night, and all the city was gay,
whUe the Bellingham Normal prepared
to celebrate with the
$a*ri^^h>Uaa^-ti^
years, for the two Debunkers were
back from their wanderings.
"We debunked nearly everything", ,.
Gordon L W modestly admitted, G E O R ^ ^ A ^ _ S £ ? ! ? !
"Althqugh/;we were overcome by ~" "~ ™
such lethargy, when we arrived in
Kansas City, and it was so hot that
we enjoyed ouselves for several
days; before! debunking ^that great
Middle West city*'.
'Have a good time?" Jack Greaves
tame back at the fa$u^ mafa for three weeks.
ter, 'Then you haven't been reading
the rotogravure sections?''
Leaving the Normal campus early
in 01y^I^eti a^ Greaves began
erh route through Denver.
Under.the unusual exterior
this week beats the same old
Northwest Viking to which you
are accustomed. The change
of type face and makeup was
adopted by way of experiment.
The makeup used is one that
is rapidly becoming popular in
some parts of the country, and
on many newspapers. It is" said
to offer the significant advantage
of economy of some
fifty" per cent fa head-writing
and head-setting. A more debatable
contention is that the
result is more readable and
informal than the conventional
style ordinarily employed
by the Viking.
Questioning the advantages,
The Viking staff took occasion
this week to experiment.
Board Members
Discuss Klipsun
At Monday Meet
Financial Status of School
Yearbook Discussed by Association
Heads—Student Band to
be Used On Victoria Trip.
The members of the Board of
Control met in the office of the
Students' Association at 12:20 p. in.,
last Monday to discuss the financial
condition of the Klipsun. A stater
ment of all the debts incurred in
the process of editing and publishing
the Klipsun for this year was
presented to the Board members by
President Quentin Quick. The secretary,
John Mbawadi who looks
after the financial interests of the
students, was authorized to pay all
the bills.
The Victoria trip was discussed
and the members of the Board decided
to employ the Students* orchestra.
The dancing will start about
6:45 p. m. and continue until the
boat docks at Bellingham.
On account of the heavy expense
assumed with the hiring of the S.
S. Indianapolis, it was decided that
round trip tickets would be sold at
$2.50 each. This Will entitle each
student to a free dinner.
Evelyn Craw, student representative,
gave a short report on the
plans for the Board of Control picnic,
which is to be held at Birch
Bay on Monday evening, August 11.
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Botany Glass Visits *
Mt. Baker Libdge
At Seven A; ML
Six Hundred Passengers ~
Necessary for Success of All- A
School Holiday Trip-—Arrange-^
ments for Dancing, Dinner,
and Inland Excursions.
Saturday, August 2r the bofehy
class of the Normal school niadeka
trip to Mtw Baker Lodge to secur6:
specimens for class work. The students
had a most enjoyable outing.
The skyline as viewed from the
tower was Very distinct., The gorges
were especially beautiful as the pale
blue haze made their depth stand
out clearly. .
Many interesting specimens of the
flora of the higher "altitudes were
secured.
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When the Student body sails
Wednesday, August 13, for Victoria,
one of the best planned and most
comprehensive undertakings of the
Students' Association will have materialized.
The Tacoina - Seattle
steamer, Indianapolis, has been
chartered for the trip,, the contract
price being $1,200, and af least six
hundred students will have; to be
signed fa order for an absolute as-, *
surance of the excursion. \
Leave Early, Wednesday
According to present plans, the S.
S. Indianapolis wiii pull but of Citi-'
zen's Dock at 7 a. m. and yiU arrive
at Victoria about 10:30. The trip
home will not start until 6 p.m.,
allowing seven and one-hour hours
fa the city.
Definite Program *
The committee in charge, composed
jointly of the Faculty recreation
committe eand the board of
control, urges students to bring
ukes, cameras and cards.. Card tables
will be available on tiie trip.
Deck games on the voyage to Vic-toria,
and dancing and bridge on
the return, are among the plans, of
the committee for^ the entertainment
of the excursionists.
No program^ has been arranged
for the studerits whilei they ard to
Victbria, but ail should find plehty
to do. The vast number oif attrsU!-
tions that the city offers wili keep
all busy every minute. One does not.
need to have any prieyiduis knowledge
of Victoria to f fad ihe ihahy
places to visit. /Taxis may be hired
very (cheaply, which will take students
about the city and its hfaterf
land. Special rates are trying id
be arranged for by the committee,
and at any event six or eight people
may obtain one vehicle for a
reasonable afaoiint.
If the day is hot, most of us will
be interested in visiting Crystal
Garden swimming pbol, one of the
largest indoor pools in the world.
Large Number Needed
Today is the last iiay to sigh for
the Victoria trip, tickets not being
sold after 4 p. m. A charge of $2.00
is made for the trip with an added
50 cents for those desiring a meal
on the boat during the return. The
fact that the guarantee, is so high
makes it necessary for the group tb
comprise oyer half the entire'enrollment,
any ie& number signing
causing the definite withdrawal bf
the trip. , . ;:^:v
Outside friends may be taviteg
and all the Alumni arei especially
asked to be fa attendahce. ;
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VISITS FRIENDS ,;'..,/V^' ^•^••;•%^
Miss Mildred Kent of Everett
spent the week-ehd fa the Lompany
of. friends here. Monday night Miss
Kent was the^dinner guest bf Mary
Elizabeth:; Fowler, at which a1 hunt;
bbr of Normal students were in at*
tendance. '•• •-/ •'- ";•'.' '-•':• i>-^:-y-'
VACATION AT BIRCH BAY
Mr. George back, gardeher supreme,
bf the Normal Campu?, is at
present enjoying tils first vacation
iii Jive years bf service with the
schboL 'l^^.-S^:^i:**>'^^lt'^
wiS his family.$$^;;]&yiM re-
SOCIOLOGY FEATURED
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;bf
their automobile tour of the West new professio^
and Middle West. The N ^ found-j&-'fife.;ip8A;d^|:bi^,:.Nbr-'
TOute ^as taie^ g p ^ East, ^butvthe :^)^r^.jl!^0p^i^- |
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