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VOL. XXIX^-NQ. 7 f*R.U.R''DATES ANNOUNCED WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, July 19, 1929 BE A SNOB! RUSHIN' EDUCATION WHAT'S WRONG HERE AND MORE CASH YE DIARY By G. W. L. * When Professor Robert E. Rogers counseled the graduating class of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he* simply said, "Be a snob", and a harsh echo resounded from scores of editors and diplomats the country over, while they liker wise paused and shook a disapproving finger at the unusual professor. "Be a snob," urges Rogers, "marry the boss's daughter instead of his stenographer". And the fine points of the uproar were revealed when the Prof concluded that a snob is "that kind of person who is liable to get called snobbish or 'high hat' because he holds himself up to a standard of manners, of speech and of behavior and cultivation which is rapidly going out of fashion. And if that is to be a snob, then I'm all for it." "You can't succeed by merely being., a., snob",., commented.. Dean Christian Goss of Princeton University; and as he sees it, "success comes usually to simple and single-purposed people. Snobbery is only A MANNER^ and manner does not count... MANNERS DO." Yet the president of Radcliffe, Miss Ada Comstock, believes that Mr Rogers was using the belter meaning of "snob" and she says "To me it appears that he wishes the young men of Technology to cultivate the virtues of snobbishness, and if it means self-respect, high-standards, and dressing neatly, then I quite agree with him." — W. S. N. S. DATES FOR DRAMA CLUB PLAY Affi SET FOR AUGUST 14-15 R. U. R. I s One of the Most Difficult and Stirring of Plays That Mr. Hoppe Has Attempted Here. Edens Hall Dance Held on Saturday DISTINCTTVE SETTINGS Miss Theresa Gunther in Charge of Stage Settings. Carrie Anna Tucker Ably Depicts Lead Role. . Another big undertaking is under way by the Russian government in the matters of education. An edict decreed by the soviet central executive committee states that by 1933 every child between the ages of eight and twelve must be attending school. The government will have a big job before them, for not only must it furnish free instruction for the masses but it will have to furnish shoes, clothing, free fare, and even breakfasts. W. S. N. S. What's wrong with American education? At a teacher's institute held not long- ago in this section a speaker said that in his opinion, "the trouble with the public school system of today is—the teachers are afraid of the principals, and the principals are afraid of the superintendent— who in turn is afraid of the school board—they are afraid of the parents who are afraid of the children." "The children," he concluded, "are afraid of nobody". -W. S. N. S.- The American Federation of Teachers, holding its thirteenth annual convention in Chicago, is asking that a "cultural salary" be paid its union members in a large number of American cities. A minimum wage of $2,000 for instructors in both city and country schools has been asked. Today it is demanded. "The average salary for schoolteachers for the country as a whole is:between $500 and $600," maintains the secretary of the national organization. "What we seek is a wage which will make possible a standard not only of the necessities, but since teaching is cultural work, will also enable teachers to continue their cultural studies and travel." ; w. s. N. s. YE PROF'S DIARY: evureethyng upp Iheer on thu Nor- <nul kampuss iz Uyv eksept thu campus itseluf. Sum saye 'tiz lak. iv rane — utherz :lame 'tiz lak uv watur wich reemindz uss uv thu olde adayj: "Watur watur evuree-whare & nary. wun drawp tew drink." Thu baye beelongz tey thu fedral guyermeni & wee are unlay, aye stayt insteetHshun. The dates for the two performances of the Drama Club play "R. U. R." have been set by Director H. Hoppe, chairman of the Speech department for August 14 and 15, and rehearsals are well under way. "R. U. R." (Rossum's Universal Robots), by Karel Capek, is considered one of the most difficult, yet most stirring plays that the Drama club, under Mr. Hoppe's direction, has ever attempted. This most brilliant satire on our mechanized civilization is brimming full of'smashing scenes and awe-inspiring moments so skillfully constructed as to make the production a most hair-raising and interesting one. It has many social implications and as many appeals to the human goose-flesh as any of the past or modern thrillers. The time of the play is far in the future and to effect this Mr. Hoppe, with the assistance of Miss Theresa C. Gunther, technical director, is working on some very distinctive futuristic stage settings. Helena Glory the leading character in the play, is being quite ably depicted by Carrie Anna Tucker, in the frequent rehearsals. She is supported by an experienced and capable cast which gives promise of a successful production. Cast Domin Barney Chichester Sulla Maurine Lindh Marius Keith Rumery Helena Glory Carrie Tucker Dr. Gall Angus Edwards Mr. Fabry Gordon Broadbent Dr. Hallemeier Wesley Hayes Mr. Alquist William Radcliff Consul Busman Lloyd Beckes Nana ...\...r Helen Scudder Helena Bertha Altose Primus Charles Dewey 1st Robot Ben Crouch 2nd Robot Leslie Sanford OR. WliCTURES Interpretation of Macbeth Vivid; Audience Appreciate Presentation of Various Characters in Play. The regular summer quarter informal of Edens Hall was held in the drawing room of the dormitory, on Saturday evening, July 13. The decorative scheme was very interesting and novel. Large dolls painted on heavy paper, and then cut out, were hung around the room. The lights were covered artistically with pastel shades of crepe paper, and with cut-out of paper dolls. In front of the fireplace were two large gates, suggesting a garden setting. The punch-house was a tiny Dutch wind-mill, from which two girls in Dutch costumes served delicious fruit punch. ' Approximately sixty couples, attended the dance. Stark's orchestra, of Bellingham, furnished music for the fifteen dances. The evening was a decided sue cess according to everyone attend ing. Even the "blind dates" were un usually satisfying! BISSELL TO RETIRE AFTER LONG Of ACTIVE SERVICE Resignation of Faculty Member Here for the Past Twelve Years, Is Handed to President Fisher. PLANS MINNESOTA TRIP Faculty Men and Office Force Entertain for Printing Teacher at Evening Affair and Luncheon. MUSIC WORK PLEASES . MISS FAWN CAMERON Dr. Frederick Losey, in the assembly Tuesday, discussed and gave interesting interpretations of Shakespeare's "Macbeth"; In a short introduction, Mr. Locey called attention to the fact that Shakespeare is at present neglected and that "the movies, talkies, and legitimate drama are encroaching on the rights of Shakespearean drama". Dr. Losey convincingly argued that there is a place for the work of Shakespeare which cannot • be supplanted by other types of drama. "There is a tendency on the part of "high school and college students to label Shakespeare 'out of date'. Indeed, although he died three hundred years-ago, he is yet three centuries ahead of us". Explains Macbeth The diferences of meaning of "Macbeth" are many, and Mr. Losey illustrated by the expression "Fair is foul and foul is ^fair". He said that "in the thirty years of his experience he has found no commentator or critic who can interpret the meaning, of the phrase. He gave many illustrations of the subtle meanings in Shakespeare's plays, and .explained in several instances the implied thought in puzzling expressions. I n his lecture, Dr. Losey asserted that Shakespeare could be read for pleasure and profit for next three hundred years. His philosophy and grasp of life were so wide that not only our age with all its ultra em-bellishments, but centuries yet to come would find in Shakespeare a pertinent challenge. Dr. Losey went on to show the dramatic niceties of (Continued -ei ••• Page Four) Miss Fawn Cameron, who is substituting for Mrs. Barker in the Music department of the Normal, reports that she is pleased with the nature and progress of her work. Miss Cameron has -not made her plans for the first semester of the next school year, but she is going to attend Teachers' College of the Columbia University during the second semester. She expects to receive her master's degree in Music from that institution at the close of the school year. — ° AMERICAN VIOLINIST WILL GIVE RECITAL Next Friday, in Regular Assembly Waldemar Geltch from University •of Kansas Will Appear Here. HAS WIDE REPERTOIRE Waldemar Geltch, well known American violinist, will appear in recital here on J-.ily 26. at the regular assembly. Mr. Geltch is director of the violin department of the University of Kansas, a graduate of the Chicago Musical College in the class of 1903, being awarded the first prize in violin playing in public competition with 23 other contestants. The following year as a post graduate he was again awarded the first prize in public competition. Noted Teachers The teachers of Mr. Geltch include some of the greatest here and abroad: Listemann, the German violinist; Sa'uret, the French violinist; Zajic, the Bohemian violinist, and Auer, the Jew, who is the teacher of Elman and Heifetz. Mr. Geltch has had charge of the violin -departments of three state universities—the University of South Dakota, the University of- Wisconsin for eleven years and the University where he is at the present time. He has given over 1200 concerts and has appeared -in 85 colleges and universities and has played in all but three states of the Union. Wide Repertoire .-" The repertoire of Mr. Geltch includes practically every . important work written for the violin. He has been soloist with the Chicago, St. Louis and. Minneapolis orchestras. The feature number of his program here will be the Paganini Concerto one of the most difficult and strikingly beautiful numbers written for the violin. The trip which brings Mr. Geltch here includes recitals at the University of Idaho (where he also taught a v/eek's master class), State College, Pullman; Teacher's College, Cheney; Teacher's College, San Diego, Cal., and a recital at Pacific Palisades. • The artist's wife will accompany him at the piano. .•:.• Sarah Traux Albert » 'Making her fourth appearance at A man who is a great grandfather and is approach i n g h is eightieth birthday, lef t the faculty ranks yesterd a y when Mr. Lyman D. Bisseil handed his resignation in to President C. H. Fisher. For the past twelve years he has been in charge of the school print shop and in this capacity has served under the administrations of three different presidents. Plans Long Trip Mr. Bisseil, who is retiring of his own accord, will begin his retirement by a trip to Minnesota, for which he will leave in a few days. Here the veteran teacher says that he and h,is wife, who is accompanying him, will visit their two daughters, half dozen grandchildren, and a number of great-grandgrandchild-ren. They plan to return about October 1. Honored by Faculty Honoring Mr. Bisseil, the men of the faculty gave a party at the C. H. Fisher home, Monday evening. The honoree was given a gift of a smoking stand by the faculty men, who felt that he would now have the leisure time in which to enjoy such an article. In presenting the gift, President Fisher said that it was given in recognition of his work and service in htis school and his genial association, and that as long as he was in Bellingham l i e would be considered still a member of the faculty group. Office Force Entertains Tuesday noon, the office girls entertained Mr. Bisseil with a.luncheon in the Home Economics dining room. This group also presented Mr. Bisseil with a gift, a leather case, in token of the deep friendship which they felt for him. Gemma Paglieri Charms Assembly Gemma Paglieri, in a recital of Italian songs, charmed the students and faculty at last Friday's assembly and was no less successful in pleasing the radio- audience. Accompanied at the piano by Marjorie Elwell, the young soprano gave a variety of classic and folk-songs with an air of delightful piquancy. "A Frangesa", an old-time Neapolitan Folk Song, was enjoyed especially, and the audience simply beamed with pleasure as the familiar "Funicule, Funiculi" was sung by Miss Paglieri as an encore. However, the number. "O, Sole Mio" was rewarded generous applause. Garbed in the native costume of Italy, the youthful singer reflected the spirit of her country in appearance as in voice. The audience remarked, in addition to her colorful interpretations, her grace and poise. APPOINTMENT BUREAU REPORTS APPOINTMENTS WIT. BAKER PARTY WILL REACH CABIN Forty Students Left at Six This Morning on Stages for Glacier; Will Hike to Kulshan Cabin. CLIMB BAKER SATURDAY Vaudeville Show Will be Feature of Saturday Night's Entertainment; Sunday Dinner Served at Glacier. The Appointment Bureau reports the following appointements since i July 10: Margaret Malloy, Okanogan, rural; Calista King, Albany, Ore., primary; Blanche Schuster, Kline, rural; Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Bond, Forest Glade, first to fourth grades, grammar grades and principal; Alene Nixon,, Sedro-Woolley, fifth grade; Norma Greathouse, Minnehaha school, intermediate; Nathel Greenwalt, Ritzville, rural. (Continued on Page Four) First Term Subjects Continued to Accommodate Students Entering for Short Period of Work, The second term of the summer quarter began Thursday, July 17. The courses offered this term are practically identical with those offered last term. Many of the courses are but continuations of the first term subjects. The courses which began in the second term are to accommodate students who wish to enroll for only a short period. The new students have been placed in houses by the Dean of Men and the Dean of Women as all students are required to secure their rooms through these offices. These living accommodations are under the strict control of the school. Students entering for the first time were required to take a college aptitude test and achievement tests in the common branches, given by the Bureau of Research. . All entering students were required to take a physical and medical examination under the direction of the department of Hygiene. New classes offered this term are a 6 o'clock' tennis class, with credit, for those who have no other opportunity to earn this credit; and Hygiene of the Home, a special course in home and health. ' ' • Jean Philippi, daughter of Mr. H. C- Phillipi of the Science department has returned from the Conference camp at Seabeck, Washington where she has been working for six. weeks. •;.•'':': .'; >.:'':";:- BOARD DECIDES TO CANCEL BOAT TRIP Board Considers All-school Dance and Salmon'Bake at Lake Samish or Squalicum Beach Instead. EXPENSE REPORT APPROVED The all-school boat excursion to Victoria, dated July 27, has been called off. This decision made by the Board at its regular meeting last. Monday evening, was due to the fact that it is impossible to charter the S. S. Indianapolis, and, while a local boat, The Sol Due, is available, the group thought it best to dispense with the Victoria trip this year as the latter boat is inadequate to carry such a group as six hundred Normal students. New Plans Considered Members of the Board are strongly considering an all-school salmon bake and dance to be held either at Lake Samish or at Squalicum beach; incidentally, the same kind of program that was put on in the sum-' mer of 1927. Details . of the substituted all-school affair will be out early next week, was the announcement given out yesterday by the chairman of the recreation committee. Should a trip be made to Lake Samish it would be necessary for the student's association to charter busses and subsidize all available means of transportation. Finance Determined The budget committee apportioned the yearly funds for the quarter apportionment which was drawn up at a special meeting of the committee . with President C. H. Fisher, July 8. Athletics, social life, entertainments, and general activities were given relative amounts as in former quarters. , Reports of the expenses for the all-school mixer (summer) were approved and the Jay Curtis five-piece orchestra has, been continued as "rec-hour" entertainers. They will play next Friday from 4 until 5. ' '•• • —— o- — ' SCIENCE TRIP An interesting study ,of the moon ' is being conducted by Mr. H. C. Philippi's Science class. On Thursday evening the class held a telescopic observation of the moon from the top of Sehome Hill.. Mr. Philippi is planning other excursions for his class for the remainder of; t h e summer quarter^ About forty students are on their way to climb Mt. Baker this weekend. They left the campus this morning at 6 o'clock, expecting to arrive at Glacier at 8 a. m. Beginning at Glacier, the hikers will follow the trail to Smoky Camp, which is on the edge of the timberline. Here they will eat lunch and rest, preparatory to the last three-mile climb to Kulshan cabin. Of particular interest at.this stage of the climb will be the flowers which are now in bloom.. These are dwarfed varieties of unusual beauty, especially the Lupin, the fireweed and the heather. . Kulshan Cabin Next From here they will begin their zigzagging trek to Kulshan cabin, where they will prepare the camp. This cabin was built not long ago under the auspices of the Normal School and the Mt. Baker Club, at the cost of eighteen hundred dollars: It is well equipped and the hikers will find many of the comforts of home. It is also well supplied. The beds are made of iron and double-decked so as to accommodate sixty persons. Saturday morning about 5 o'clock the final seven-hour climb to the summit will start. The students will zigzag across the Roosevelt Glacier, along the Roman Wall and then to the Saddle, It has been r e ported that there are not many, crevasses so they will have an easy climb and will make good time. Summit Gained It is expected that they will reach the summit at about 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Here they will have the opportunity to view Baker Lake, the famous Canadian Mountains, the Frazier river valley, and if the sky is clear, they will be able to see Bellingham. The return trip to Kulshan cabin will take only about three hours. That night all will take part in a vaudeville show. Then on Sunday morning they will break camp and hike to Glacier, where it is planned that they have dinner. They will be back at school at about 7 or 8 o'clock that evening. ; ° ALPINE STOCKS RENTED TO CLIMBERS BY CO-OP Of interest to those students who are planning on making the mountain trips, will be the rental of Alpine stocks from the t Students' Coop. .. The Co-op has fifteen stocks which will be rented at the cost of twenty-five cents a trip. A deposit of $1.50 will be required, but the difference will be returned when the stocks are returned, provided that they#are in a good condition. These stocks are the property of the Co-op, and all rentals will of course be a profit to the store. o I CALENDAR 1 I I FRIDAY—July 19. | Rec Hour, Big Gym, 4 p. m. | Mt. Baker trip.'Leave Campus! 5 a. m. J SATURDAY—July 20. j Oregon Club excursion. Leave J Main Entrance 4:30 p. m. i MONDAY—July 22. I Philo Beach Party at Birch | B ay- ' . . ' • . j TUESDAY—July 23. f Fish Cannery trip. Leave I . Campus at 4:30 p. m. s Sarah Traux Albert, reading | in assembly, 11 a. m. i WEDNESDAY—July 24. j Philo Beach party at Birch j Bay. j FRIDAY—July 26. j Waidemeer Geltch, violinist, f accompanied by Etta Geltch, / "•• 11 a. m. ".;.'•• I ;3%0i tl
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Title | Northwest Viking - 1929 July 19 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 29, no. 7 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | July 19, 1929 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1929-07-19 |
Year Published | 1929 |
Decades |
1920-1929 |
Original Publisher | Students' Association, Washington State Normal School, Bellingham, Washington |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Dolly Anderson, Editor, Gordon Leen, Editor, Barney Chichester, Editor, Nick Bond, Sports editor |
Staff | Ben Hamilton, Business manager, Vivian Hancock, Copy reader, Mary Elizabeth Fowler, Copy reader, Special staff writers: Irene Schagel, Mary Elizabeth Fowler, Bob Waters, Vivian Hancock, Leona Sheldon, Mark Jarret, Naomi Johnson, Elsie Holland, Reporters: Bernice Gnagey, Elvira Lehtinen, Ernest Hilsenberg, Valera Clarke, Grayce Osborne, Virginia Lee |
Faculty Advisor | Burnet, Ruth Axtell |
Article Titles | Normalette / by G. W. L. (p.1) -- Dates for Drama Club play are set for August 14-15 (p.1) -- Dr. Losey lectures (p.1) -- Edens Hall dance held on Saturday (p.1) -- Music work pleases Miss Fawn Cameron (p.1) -- American violnist will give recital (p.1) -- Bissell to retire after long period of active service (p.1) -- Second term begins (p.1) -- Gemma Paglieri charms assembly (p.1) -- Appointment Bureau reports appointments (p.1) -- Board decides to cancel boat trip (p.1) -- Science trip (p.1) -- Mt. Baker party will reach cabin in mid-afternoon (p.1) -- Alpine stocks rented to climbers by Co-op (p.1) -- Calendar (p.1) -- Felicitations and welcome (p.2) -- Appreciation (p.2) -- Novel production soon (p.2) -- New plans announced (p.2) -- The never ending turn of events (p.2) -- Maple barks (p.2) -- Student opinion (p.2) -- Bottled by Bond (p.3) -- Melvin's (p.3) -- Faculty Flits win basketball league (p.3) -- Countryman trip BKo (p.3) -- Mt. Baker, from Skyline Ridge, looked good to Viking mountaineers Saturday (p.3) -- Jenkins, Spoon, and Waters; winners of girls' tournaments (p.3) -- The truth hurts (p.3) -- Three Viking women brave Mt. Shuksan with Mountain Club (p.3) -- Play production (p.3) -- Second six weeks specializes tennis (p.3) -- High point winner in archery is Anderson (p.3) -- Paper is published by eighth graders (p.4) -- Reporter reviews education article (p.4) -- Achievement tests retaken this week, others to be given (p.4) -- Teacher confronted with education problems given reliable reference (p.4) -- Barrett House (p.4) -- Y. W. Girls picnic at Miss Sperry's cabin near Lake Whatcom (p.4) -- Two youths tumble from porch railing (p.4) -- List holds over two pages of signatures (p.4) -- Edwards Hall (p.4) -- Edens Hall (p.4) -- Rosene visits Bellingham (p.4) |
Photographs | Lyman D. Bissell (p.1) -- Mt. Baker from Skyline Ridge (p.3) -- Mt. Baker from Skyline Ridge (p.4) |
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 |
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Identifier | NWV_19290719.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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Title | Northwest Viking - 1929 July 19 - Page 1 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 29, no. 7 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | July 19, 1929 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1929-07-19 |
Year Published | 1929 |
Decades |
1920-1929 |
Original Publisher | Students' Association, Washington State Normal School, Bellingham, Washington |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Dolly Anderson, Editor, Gordon Leen, Editor, Barney Chichester, Editor, Nick Bond, Sports editor |
Staff | Ben Hamilton, Business manager, Vivian Hancock, Copy reader, Mary Elizabeth Fowler, Copy reader, Special staff writers: Irene Schagel, Mary Elizabeth Fowler, Bob Waters, Vivian Hancock, Leona Sheldon, Mark Jarret, Naomi Johnson, Elsie Holland, Reporters: Bernice Gnagey, Elvira Lehtinen, Ernest Hilsenberg, Valera Clarke, Grayce Osborne, Virginia Lee |
Faculty Advisor | Burnet, Ruth Axtell |
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_19290719.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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VOL. XXIX^-NQ. 7
f*R.U.R''DATES
ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, July 19, 1929
BE A SNOB!
RUSHIN' EDUCATION
WHAT'S WRONG HERE
AND MORE CASH
YE DIARY
By G. W. L.
*
When Professor Robert E. Rogers
counseled the graduating class of
the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, he* simply said, "Be a
snob", and a harsh echo resounded
from scores of editors and diplomats
the country over, while they liker
wise paused and shook a disapproving
finger at the unusual professor.
"Be a snob," urges Rogers, "marry
the boss's daughter instead of his
stenographer". And the fine points
of the uproar were revealed when
the Prof concluded that a snob is
"that kind of person who is liable
to get called snobbish or 'high hat'
because he holds himself up to a
standard of manners, of speech and
of behavior and cultivation which is
rapidly going out of fashion. And if
that is to be a snob, then I'm all
for it."
"You can't succeed by merely being.,
a., snob",., commented.. Dean
Christian Goss of Princeton University;
and as he sees it, "success
comes usually to simple and single-purposed
people. Snobbery is only
A MANNER^ and manner does not
count... MANNERS DO."
Yet the president of Radcliffe,
Miss Ada Comstock, believes that
Mr Rogers was using the belter
meaning of "snob" and she says
"To me it appears that he wishes
the young men of Technology to
cultivate the virtues of snobbishness,
and if it means self-respect, high-standards,
and dressing neatly, then
I quite agree with him."
— W. S. N. S.
DATES FOR DRAMA
CLUB PLAY Affi SET
FOR AUGUST 14-15
R. U. R. I s One of the Most Difficult
and Stirring of Plays That Mr.
Hoppe Has Attempted Here.
Edens Hall Dance
Held on Saturday
DISTINCTTVE SETTINGS
Miss Theresa Gunther in Charge
of Stage Settings. Carrie Anna
Tucker Ably Depicts Lead Role.
. Another big undertaking is under
way by the Russian government
in the matters of education. An
edict decreed by the soviet central
executive committee states that by
1933 every child between the ages
of eight and twelve must be attending
school. The government will
have a big job before them, for not
only must it furnish free instruction
for the masses but it will have to
furnish shoes, clothing, free fare,
and even breakfasts.
W. S. N. S.
What's wrong with American education?
At a teacher's institute held not
long- ago in this section a speaker
said that in his opinion, "the trouble
with the public school system of today
is—the teachers are afraid of
the principals, and the principals
are afraid of the superintendent—
who in turn is afraid of the school
board—they are afraid of the parents
who are afraid of the children."
"The children," he concluded, "are
afraid of nobody".
-W. S. N. S.-
The American Federation of
Teachers, holding its thirteenth annual
convention in Chicago, is asking
that a "cultural salary" be paid
its union members in a large number
of American cities. A minimum
wage of $2,000 for instructors in
both city and country schools has
been asked. Today it is demanded.
"The average salary for schoolteachers
for the country as a whole
is:between $500 and $600," maintains
the secretary of the national organization.
"What we seek is a wage which
will make possible a standard not
only of the necessities, but since
teaching is cultural work, will also
enable teachers to continue their
cultural studies and travel."
; w. s. N. s.
YE PROF'S DIARY:
evureethyng upp
Iheer on thu Nor-
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Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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