Northwest Viking - 1928 June 22

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VOL. XXVIII—NO, 3^
WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, June 22, 1928
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Prominent Students to Play the
Leading Roles in Modern
Shakespearean Interpretation.
C O M P L E T E C A S T ' C H O S EN
Bennie Mitchell Named Business
Manager; Production Features
of Play are Handled by Cast.
Shakespeare's "The Merchant of
Venice," the Drama Club • play for
the summer quarter, will'.be present­ed
in the Normal auditorium, Thurs­day
and Friday evenings, August 9
and 10, under the direction of V. H.
Hoppe, who will also play the lead­ing
role of Shylock. Twenty-one
students, in all, will' take part in
this, production.
Cast Is Large
The' complete cast, not including
the "mob scenes," follows:
Duke of Venice Eldred Becktel
Prince of Morocco ....Floid Van Etten
Prince of Aragon ..' Frank Franz
Suitors to Portia
Antonio, a merchant of Venice ....
Ralph Johnson
Bassanio, his friend, suitor, to Por­tia,
Ben Howard
Salanio Warren Boynton
Salarino Bennie Mitchell
Gratiano John Kerr
Friends to Antonio and Bassanio
Lorenzo, in love with Jessica
Norman Burchette
Shylock, a rich Jew ..' V. H. Hoppe
Tubal, a Jew, his friend ..Will Nellis
Launcelot Gobo, a clown, servant
to Shylock Earl Hemmi
Old Gobo, his father ..Frank Lock
Leonardo, servant to Bassanio
_ Myrtle Liune
Balthasar June Pat Wetherell
Stephano : Lenore White
Servants to Portia
Portia, a rich heiress :.
Carrianna Tucker
Nerissa, her waiting maid
Louise Stiger
Jessica, daughter to Shylock
Helen Sullivan
Mitchell Will Manage
Bennie Mitchell, who plays the part
of Salarino, has been appointed busi­ness
manager of the play by Mr.
Hoppe, and all of the properties, the
scenery and other technical business
will be handled by members of the
cast who carry the lighter roles. The
scenery will be an innovation, in that
it will be simplified, following the
plan of the old Shakespearian stage.
The play is now being cut and ar­ranged
by Mr. Hoppe, to conform
with the modern drama in construe
Vacancies Are Filled
with Graduates Thru
Appointment ^Bureau
That teaching vacancies are yet to
be filled is evident by the fact that
many positions have been recently
filled and possibilities of others are
in sight. The Appointment Bureau
this week reports having placed the
following students: Dorothy McCool,
Wilkeson, Wash., Primary and Or­chestra;
Edith Gunderson, Olympia,
Music and Physical Education, De­partmental;
Ordelle Dagman, School
for Deaf, Vancouver, Wash., Primary
Cadet; Beatrice Sturgis, Anacortes,
grades'-1-3; Arthur Adamson, Duvall,
Wash., 7-8 grades; Joseph Baxter,
Concrete, (re-elected) 7th grade and
music.
Fifteen Report Contracts
Students who have reported ap­pointments
to t i e Bureau are as fol­lows:
Mae Blomberg, Woodland,
Pierce County, grades 3 and 4; Doro­thy
Suider, Wahl-school, rural; Mr.
James E. Livingston, Maple Grove
School, R. F. D., Montesano, grades
5-8; Mrs. James E. Livingston, Maple
Grove School, R. F. D., Montesano,
grades 1-4; Ruth Pyle, Lake Stevens,
grade 5; Dorothy Thaaman, Monroe,
rural;. Hazel Reeve, Beach, Wash.,
grades 1-4; Edith Tuckett, Beach,
grades 5-S; Principal; Elvera Abra-hamson,
Lake Stevens, grade 3; Anne
Lund, Lake Stevens, grades 3 and 4;
Dorothy Allen, Wilkeson, first grade;
Dan Beighle, Heppner, Oregon, (re­elected),
executive ;V Lorene VanCott,
Hamilton, Wash., gtade 4, coach 7th
and 8th grade girl$ athletics; Edith
Mayer, Lilliwaup, Wash., rural, and
Clara Strand, Tumwater, grade 4 and
music supervisor.
Calendar
FRIDAY, June 22, 4:00 P. M.—
Recreation Hour, big gymnasium.
SATURDAY", June 23, 6:00 A. M.—
Hike to Skyline Ridge.
MONDAY, June 25, 4:00 P. M.—
M e n's intra-mural basketball
matches, little gymnasium.
MONDAY, JUNE 25, 4:30 P. M.—
Women's play hour, Waldo Field.
TUESDAY, June 26, 11:00 A. M.—
Bert Huntoon, lecturer, assembly.
TUESDAY, June 26 —
Hike to Lake Padden.
WEDNESDAY, June 27, 4:30 P. M.—
Play hour, Waldo Field.
THURSDAY, June 28, 4:00 P. M —
Men's Intra-mural basketball,
little gymnasium.
FRIDAY, June 29, 11:00 A. M.—
MEiflSHELD
Approximately 1,000 Persons Are
in School During Summer Ses­sion;
600 Are Upper Division.
Registrations far above the expec­tations
of the school administration
make the enrollment of the Normal
school at present'the largest it has
been for some years. The estimate
of President C. H. Fisher places the
number of students now attending
the school well above the 1,000 mark.
Of this number of students, but
fifty, according to Mr. Fisher, are
taking first year work, while ap­proximately
700 are enrolled in third
and fourth-year courses... About 250
are studying second year work.
Registration Gratifying
The registration for the summer
quarter is gratifying to the faculty
for a number of reasons, some of
which have been stated by Mr. Fish­er
as:
It is the wisli of the school to
make the summer session one of es­pecial
appeal to ' upper division stu­dents,
particularly those •who have
taught and wish to return for addi­tional
work. Because the school
wants to meet the demands for third
and fourth year work, the offerings
of first year courses are being re­stricted.
The usual first year en­rollment
during the slimmer is 200
or more, instead of the present en­rollment
of fifty.
It is the aim of the Bellingham
Normal to dp all in its power to
raise the standard of teachers in the
state. To this end more upper divis­ion
work is offered and a special ap­peal
is made to such students to
return and prepare themselves to
teach better.
Teachers Prepared
The enrollment is an indication of
the growing tendency on the part of
state teachers to improve themselves
and it is thought that hereafter, fu­ture
summer quarters will see even
a larger number of graduates return­ing
for additional work. This will
mean probably that courses will be
revised so that the demands of the
upper division students may be met
more satisfactorily than present and
desirable to minimize the first year
work offered.
The registration for the first term
is practically closed now, the. stu-enterms'
from late closing
PLANSJVIATERIALIZE
Next Step in Building Program
Will be the Erection of New
Physical Education Building.
Lecture arid Music to
Entertain Assemblies;
Huntoon, Dow Coming
If present plans materialize and
the necessary funds are provided, the
Bellingham State Normal will be the
owner of a new athletic field that
will rank with the best in the North­west.
It is difficult to state the
time when the field will be complet­ed,
but it sems highly probable that
it will be completed in 1929 or at
the latest a year from that date.
This is a part of the school's 25-year
building program, and with this very
definite piece of work being done
now, it seems that its realization is
nearer.
At the present time, the new field,
which is to be located just across
Sehome Drive from Waldo Field, is
now being cleared away and leveled.
This field will take in about four
acres, and will comprise separate
football and baseball fields. The
plan is then to use Waldo Field for
track and women's sports.
. The present plans also call for
three tennis courts, which are to
be located just south of Baughman's,
on High Street. The filling and
grading has been done, but at the
present time, funds are lacking for
the completion of the concrete
courts.
Physical Education Building
- The next step in the building pro­gram
will be the erection of a mod­ern
Physical Education building,
which will rank with the best in the
country, tl sems possible that this
building will be completed within
the next two or three years, and will
be located where the present base­ball
diamond is, on Waldo Field.
With the completion of these pro­jects
in the Physical Education pro­gram
of the school, ample space will
be provided for the carrying on of a
extensive physical education program
for all.
'Emily Bentlev Dow, violinist, in dents
assembly. schools making their appearances at
the scenes. The curtain will not
be drawn between scenes, and because
of the simplified scenery there will
tion, omitting and combining some of be little waiting between acts.
Representatives of Far-away States
Are Enrolled for Summer Quarter
Every summer there is an enroll­ment
of people here from many parts
of our United States. Bellingham
is an ideal spot for vacationing and
thus these students are able to kill
two birds with one stone by spend­ing
a delightfully cool summer in the
scenic Northwest and at the same ,
time doing so'me professional work j
for credit.
It is interesting to know that there
are more people from distant points
this summer, than usual.
Oregon sends ^the most with a rep­resentation
of more than seventy-five,
including: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
A. Finley, of Portland, Grace Lytel
of Bonanza, Mary Edgerton of Rose-burg.
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Montana has a quota of about
twenty-five, among whom are: Mil­dred
Earley. of Great Falls, Theresa
•Meral,. of Sandy Coulee, Inez Lind-seth,
of Chateau, Avis Megee of Mc­Allister.
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v F r o m Idaho, -'the Sandpiper's
state," there are about. fifteen stu­dents
and 'among- these are Rachel
Clark from Dicto, Mary Laney from
Coeur d'Alene, Elvera Engsjtrom,
from Coeur d'Aleiie.- . v :
r Others from more distant places
are: Mr/P. J. Rairdon/K^^
ka;- jMward^ DaanepStickney, ^otith
^Dakota; M^
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flexa* ^ ' l o n ^ ^ i e ^ i i H o t - Springs,-
South Dakota; Cleone Miller; North
English, Iowa; Vinnie Moyer, Fair­banks,
Alaska; Elidia Salverson, Or-tonville,
Minnesota; Roberta Hind-ley,
Racine, Wisconsin; Millie Clay,
Reading, Pennsylvania; Laura Camp­bell,
Salmon Arm, British Columbia;
Christine ""Bandy,' Buffalo, Wyoming;
Esther Anderson, Farlington, Kan­sas;
Violet Cass, Richland Center,
Wisconsin.
From California there are about
fifteen students.
It is to be seen that we have in
our student body people from about
a'third of the States in the Union.
Tho busily engaged in outside read­ing
for classes, pursuit of materials
for meeting classes in student teach­ing,
nevertheless they will find time
to make some of the hikes into the
wilds beyond the 'campus. This Bel­lingham
country will surely leave its
stamp upon them in ONE ofthe fol­lowing
ways: ; ...•
1. A deep coat of tan. ;B^;
2. A flair for mountain climbing.
•. 3. A general deepening of r;rthe
wjinklesof the brain.' -, *; ;
4. From two to sixty dozen new
freckles. •/ .v"; ':,,.'• :•.
5. A yjot^of -beach stains on the
white trousers -and plus-fours.' ^
' i/'G.Many^riewfriends;^'.j;;r;
:'v/V-'-y
: 7; A host of memories ; that- will
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the beginning of this week. While
there will be additional registrations
at the start of the second term, Pres­ident
Fisher stated that there will
be a corresponding number leaving
school at that time.
Klipsun Staff
Holds Banquet
The literary as well as-" financial
success of the 1928 Klipsun was rec­ognized
last eveningcby the annual
staff banquet at the "Montague-Mc-
Hugh tea room. ' This occasion serv­ed
as a get-together for the students
and faculty advisors who had worked
somewhat independently of each oth­er
during the school year. June Pat
Wetherell, co-editor, who acted as
toast-mistress, introduced the follow­ing
speakers: President C. H. Fish:,
er, who spoke on "An Impression of
the Klipsun;" "Co-editing an An­nual,"
jean Marquis, co-editor; "Fi­nances,"
Golda Abel, business mana­ger,
and '-"Advising for 1928," Miss
01i»ve Edens, advisor. " Those pres­ent
included: President and Mrs. C.
H. Fisher, Miss Olive Eden's,'., Miss
Hazel Breakeyj the art advisor, Jean
Marquis, Golda Abel, Lenore White,
Naomi Chase, Carrie Tucker, Bob
Waters, Jean Scott, Vernon Vine,
j\me Wetherell, Marion Burnsworth,
Theo: Norby, Sid Thai, Beatrice John­son,
Norman Bright, and Ruth At­kins.
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Indiariapolis schools retire all ele:
mentary teachers on a pension at; 68
years; and: high school teachers vand
principals'^
'r£ceiyed:a;re!$^
Assembly entertainment for next
week will include an illustrated lec­ture
on Mt. Baker, and a'program'.of
violin music. On Tuesday Mr. Bert
Huntoon, of Bellingham, will lecture
on Mt. Baker and the Mt. Baker re­gion.
He will illustrate his lecture
with slides made from pictures which
he has taken in the region. Mr. Hun­toon
is a civil engineer by trade and
an amateur photographer by hobby.
Many of his pictures taken in the
Mt. Baker region are of such artis­tic
merit that they have been used
on calendars, in magazines of nation­al
circulation, and have been framed
for decorative purposes. He has lec­tured
on Mt. Baker in many places
and has repeatedly demonstrated his
ability to interest an audience.
Girl Violinist Coming
In the Friday assembly, Miss Emily
Bentley Dow, Seattle girl violinist,
will appear. Miss Dow has played
before the Normal audience before
and was exceptionally well liked.
She is winner of the national prize
for young violinists offered by the
National Federation of Music Clubs.
She plays with a finish unusual in
one so young and her program as
planned for presentation here is \ ex­pected
to display her skill, her talent
and her versatility.
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Co-operation Praised
School Hikers
Ascend Skyline
Skyline Ridge is the goal of the
first mountain trip of theMiike pro­gram,
tl will start tomorrow morn­ing
at six o'clock when all who have
signed on the bulletin board will
leave the intcrurban station. The
hikers will be back in Bellingham
between seven and eight o'clock.
They are asked to take their own
lunches and cups for-the coffee which
will be provided. Miss Longley has
agreed to prepare box lunches at a
low cost for those who do not live
at home. $2.25 will cover the cost
.of transportation, but by telling Mr.
Bond in advance it will be .permis­sible
to provide ones' owii transpor­tation;
in that case the cost will be
but ten cents.
A mountain's skyline is the point
of' elevation at which the timber
ceases to grow. Skyline Ridge is
that point near Mt. Baker where the
forest meets the sparser vegetation.
It is comparatively level along the
ridge, the view being a beautiful and
a commanding one when the ridge is
gained.
The trail leading to the ride is
on a steady incline until the last
mile which grows steeper and more
fatiguing. The .grand view from the
summit of the'ridge will be ample
compensation for the . hikers who
maks. this first long trip of the
season.
. Contralto Is Pleasing
Madame F. X. Hodgson, contralto,
of Vancouver, British Columbia, was
heard in a. diversified program of
music in assembly on Tuesday. The
'.program included two Arias as well
•as' a group of Russian songs. Madame
Hodgson was accompanied at the pi­ano
by Miss Margaret McTutyre, also
of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Madame Hodgson has. been well-received
in Canada '-where, she made
several appearances. • ^This was her
first appearance in Bellingham.
"The aim> of the library staff is
to keep the rooms quiet for study
and we are very much pleased with
the way the students have co-operat­ed
so far," said Miss Lillian George,
acting librarian of the new library,
who is taking the place of Miss Mable
Zoe Wilson during the summer quar­ter
while Miss Wilson is on a vaca­tion.
"There has been extra work
connected with moving and getting
settled, but in about a week or ten
days we hope to have lists posted in
the lower halls that will give infor­mation
useful to the students."
Contrary to preceding practice, of
the past quarter, the reserve book
room will be open for use by the
students on Sundays beginning this
Sunday, June 2^, according to Miss
George.
TRIP TO VICTORIA
Tentative Plans Suggest Special
Boat to Take at Least Five
Hundred on All-Day Outing.
S H O R T E R T R I P POSSIBLE
If the Victoria Trip Proves Im­practical,
Board Plans That
Smaller Outing Will be Taken.
That an excursion may be taken
during the summer by the student
body of the school as a whole is the
substance of a plan placed before the
board of control in its weekly meet­ing
held Wednesday morning at 11
o'clock. No definite plans have been
formulated by the board concerning
the matter, several different plans
of the same nature being submitted
and all to be investigated to discover
their feasibility. Other Matters
which the board considered were the
awarding of concessions for the fall
Homecoming programs and the stu­dent
directories, and the filling of
the positions of Klipsun editor and
business manager.
Excursion Plans .
The excursion, as the most elabor­ate
plan submitted, calls for, would
be to Victoria, B. C. The number
required to make the trip possibly
would be at least 500, with a larger
number desired. The trip would be
an all-day affair, and would be tak­en
on a large boat which would be
chartered for the occasion. Leaving
in the morning, lunch would either
be served on the boat, or students
would take their own food with.only
ice cream and cake to be furnished,
on shipboard. The return, would be
made in the late afternoon and eve­ning
folowing an exploration of the
capital city of British Columbia.
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Hear Ye! Returned Students Give
Advice to Undergrads - And How!
Bi-oadcastingof tennfc games from
^VVashm^ton; universi tyjuis',- introduced
ajne^feature im
Did you ever see such an influx of old students returned for summer
quarter?—Old students to whom experience in the cold world has given
an expression of super-intelligence that is almost^ajuleg^in some cases.
They learned much of what they know right hereriven as you and I,
but they've learned a lot since they left, and here's where the under-grads
have a chance to cull some points that should be of value to them when
they fare forh with their nice new diplomas to storm the teaching pro­fession.
T p j i e l p the inexperienced ones, therefore, the Viking has done its
best to glean advices from these "Old Timers." We asked them, "What
is the most imporant thing you have learned since you left Normal?
And here are the answers, with complete bibliography and references:
Pop Rairdon: Going into a cold climate, you sometimes might get
cold feet right at he start, but hat soon wears away.
Inez Clark: That I couldn't keep from feeling sorry for the hen with
too many chicks, the first time I faced those forty-two lively people.
Guy Bond: That summers in New York are most too warm for any­thing
and they sometimes leave one with a half-baked look.
Velma LeMaster: That the general technique of debate applies most
anywhere.
John Kure: That the younger generation is going to the dogs.
Carl Hoggatt: Theories of Ed. 13 must be practiced with much
tact.
Bertha Hibner: Have found there is an attractive man.
Floid VanEtten: I have found that one is judged not at all according
to hte teaching one does, except insofar as passing their eighth grades is
concerned. The people of a community consider the successfuLteacher
the one who mixes well in the community, is a ."good fellow" and is
the type who can entertain others. For your own entertainment go to
another town. • i '
Glen Jones: Its a good policy to learn as early as possible what are
the educational hobbies of your superintendent.
George Overmeyer: Children can figure out eightymine different kinds
of mischief adapted to schoolroom performance. ^ \
Garland Okerlund: I remember several years ago Mr. Bond ^ said in
one of his classes, "You will never get rich saving money. It s intel­ligent
spending that creates a, fortune." I believe this applies to^time as
well as money. Whether or not you spend your leisure time intelligently
will go a long way toward, making you a success or a failure in lite.
Vera French: Children have their odd m omenta. •;, • ._ ^
- Eli M»wad: There are other ways to rule besides by KLASU1N,
Dan Beighle: Beware of small towns. f ... ." ;. t " .
Vinnie Moyer: Originality'in spelling is not to be encouraged in the
grades. V ••- ' j '
Joe Baxter: That twenty-five children can^preserit a thousand more
problems in psychology than a college professor. • ;
Einar Fretheim: This is not really an age-of innocence.. _ -
Warner Poyhonen: Keep your eyes open and your mouth shut .IUIIT
less you have adenoids) and know that the safest topics oi^ conversatipn
for teacher^ are the ^ e a t h e r^
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