Northwest Viking - 1928 December 21

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jTWO SIDELIGHTS, AND;
THE GOVERNOR CALLS
By G. W. L.
VOL. XXVIII—NO. 24- WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
Christmas Party Put on
by Board of Control
.Today, is, the tenth anniversary
lot ''Nornialite'%
That is, it appeared for the first
/time just ten weeks ago for the main
; purpose of bringing yon a few fea­tures
of interest, unusualities, and
.sidelights of what was happening
on other.. Normal., and.. Teacher's
College 'campuses in this country.
But nothing happened!
At least these publications fail
to record them... All is news. Fea­tures
are just not found anywhere
in them. Little stories of close
human interest gushing forth
bright, crisp, and colored bits of life
are missing in all Normal school
newspapers..
' Consequently it was necessary to
draw from our bigger brothers, the
> college and university papers. For­tunately
even minor college jour­nals
of this state are humane, and
present all sides of student life. Big
college dailies do... And we certain­ly
aim to.
That then is the only reason that'
you can expect to find more in­stances
of college features than
those relating to Normal schools.
Gavel and Pulpit Club Downed in
Semi-finals or Intramural De­bate
by Vanadis Bragi Club.
VANADIS BRAGI NEGATIVE
Committee of Judges Choose the
Best Speakers to Represent in
Intercollegiate Contest.
-W. S. N. S.-
What does the average college
man or woman want for Christ­mas?
This was one test question
that was easily answered by scores
of dorm co-eds an dmen at the
Washington State College just the
v other day. From their lists, silk
stockings ranked first, of course,
with jewelry running a close second.
Memory books and diaries were
. other favorite requests, as were
books, stationery, perfume and silk
underwear. The only unusual re­quests
were for a washrag, soap,
French doll, a teapot, flashlight and
candy boxes. One co-ed (gold-digger?)
demanded a gold piece;
and, one distinctly stated "NOT
CANDY." The ideal wish of the
boys of the school Was an automo-
' bile, but they know they will get
their conventional handout of socks,
ties, and handkerchiefs.
— — W . S. N. S. — ..""
ONE EDUCATOR SAYS INSTI­TUTIONS
OP HIGHER LEARN­ING
DONT MAKE SPINSTERS
OF WOMEN.
; COLLEGE EDUCATION IS NOT
BESPONSIBLE FOR WOMEN
MARRYING LATER IN LIFE OR
NOT AT ALL, AS MANY PEOPLE
BELIEVE, IS THE OPINION OF
I)R. ESTHER CAULKIN, INTER­NATIONAL
SECRETARY OF THE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF
UNIVERSITY WOMEN.
: "IF WOMEN ARE MARRYING
LATER IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF
COLLEGE TRAINING BUT BE­CAUSE
OF OTHER FACTORS,
ECONOMIC, AND VARIOUS OTH­ER
CAUSES WHICH ARE INFLUr
ENCING NOT ONLY WOMEN
BUT EVERYBODY," SAYS DR.
CAULKIN.
W. S. N. S . ——
Hey-deys of college. , athletics,
when the brawny men had to be
coached through their studies and
professors had to be inveighled
into handing out passing grades,
seem to be gone.
That out of all the six-week no­tices
of poor work recently sent out
by the registrar's office at the Un­iversity
of Washington, not one was
addressed to any man turning out
f6r freshman or. varsity sports, was
the unprecedented fact brought to
Ught by Earl Campbell,., graduate
manager, there.
V W. S. N. S.-
Georgia Tech is getting ready to
send its champ eleven over to Rose
Bowl in Pasadena to settle the an­nual
East-West supremacy in foot­ball,
to be played New Year's.
W. S. N. S
Our friends across the Pacific
pond were finally beaten last Sat­urday
when they were outsmarted
by the University of Denver, 13 to
12. These powerful Hawaiians won
over the Los Angeles Occidental
College, a week ago and are looking
forward to their battle with the
crack squad of the University of
Oregon > slated for Christmas Day
at Honolulu.
Monday evening at 7 o'clock in
room 119, the Vanadis Bragi de­feated
the Gavel and Pulpit club in
the semi-finals of the intra mural
debates.
The Vanadis Bragi, upholding the
negative side of the question. Re­solved
"That a Constitutional
Amendement be adopted giving our
Congress exclusive power to regu­late
marriage and divorce in the
United States." marked the fourth
win for that side as against none
for the affirmative. The Vanadis
Bragi's team was composed of Wal­lace
Gruwell, Lyle Summers and
Curtis Bell who were opposed by
Oren Tarbox, Ethel Hendricks and
Philip Davis from the Debate club.
In the second week in the next
quarter the finals of the interclub
debates will be held. The Vanadis
Bragi will meet the independent
team composed of Robert Cooper.
Arthur Cram and Stanley Craft. An
attempt will be made to have the
finals take place in the assembly
as a program. If this is not possible
they will be held some evening in
the auditorium.
Judges Choose.
A committee of all-school judges
composed of Miss Nora . Cummins,
Miss Alma Madden and Mr. Her­bert
E. Fowler picked from those
who participated in the debates the
best speakers who would represent
the Normal in intercollegiate com­petition.
The members of all school
team was chosen without regard to
whether .they participated in more
than one debate or their team won.
They were judged upon quality of
delivery, and style and manner of
presentation of material. The fol­lowing
who were chosen to serve on
the team either as regulars or alter-team
were chosen without regard to
ranking of the judges: Rose Brown;
Lyle Summers; Stanley Craft; Ar­thur
Cram; Helen Fitzwater; Ethel
Hendricks^ Frieda Massey; Edith
Dyer; Robert Cooper and Curtis
Bell.
Miss Alma Madden, sponsor of
this activity, declares that its re­sults
have been'extremely succes­sful.
. Much good material has been
discovered and developed that will
be' available and' useful in school
debates.
Debate U. of W. Frosh.
The first debate that has been
scheduled is one with the Univer­sity
of Washington freshmen which
will take place here March 5. The
question the men will debate is:
Resolved: "That trial by jury of
twelve men be abolished and trial
by three judges be substituted." The
girls will debate at a later date on
;the question: Resolved: "That a
plea of temporary insanity in de­fense
of crime be prohibited."
• A real Christmas party was put
on by the Board of Control last
1 Wednesday night for the school at
large, beginning at Y:30 in the aud­itorium:
with a program and pres­ents
from Santa Claus, and ending
in an hour of dancing in the big
gym. This Christmas party is an
annual affair in Normal school and
in fact, has become a tradition.
Jean Marquis who was general
chairman of the party, prepared a
unique entertainment which took
place during the first hour of the
affair. This program included the
singing of Christmas songs in which
everybody took part; selections from
Dickens' "Christmas Cardl" by Vic­tor
H. Hoppe; "The First Noel" and
"Christmas Time is Coming"; by the-
Kitchen Krew quartet; and the dis­tribution
of • gifts by Santa Claus
(BUI Mock).
Stark's orchestra furnished the
music for the hour of dancing,
which took the place of the
last *rec" hour of the quarter.
The party closed at 10:15 and the
students and faculty left for home
joyfully laden with gifts.
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SMITH IS LEADER
Ambitious -. program Is Presented
by Bellingham - Kittle Symphony;
Directing- Is Very Finished.
AUDIENCE ENTHUSIASTIC
Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance"
Is Favored Selection; Vocalists
Well Received.
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Friday, •- December ^ l ' | ? ; i 9 2 l i i Goy^nbrM
Normal Physical E^
SOLON -: IS-SILEMil
Wise Use , of Library Apprpprja||||li|
'"•" tions Make. Impression ohKG^t|flf§f
. erhor Roland- H. .-Hartley® v i | f t l l
P. E. PLANS READY
Physical Education Building Will
Stand Between Two Athletic
Fields When Completed.
WILL COST OVER $300,000
Swimming Pool and Four Spacious
Gymnasiums Provided in Plans
of Bebb and Gould, Architects.
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Edens Hall Sophomores Establish
Christmas Tradition of Caroling;
Freshmen Get Breakfast. „
A chorus of sixty high, sweet
voices rang out in the cold, clear
morning air. Sixty earnest young
faces were reflected dimly in the
soft, flickering light of the candles,
Christmas Caroling.
Sunday morning at five o'clock the
Sophomore girls of Edens Hall, each
carrying a tall, red candle, and
singing Christmas Carols, singing
earnestly and joyously, filed slowly
through the silent halls of the dor­mitory.
The home of President C. H. Fish­er
was the first visit. From there
the,girls went to the homes of all
the faculty members on the hill,
winding their way along the streets
of Garden and Forest, joining in
groups beneath windows and sing­ing
the beautiful Christmas Carols
of all times.
This picturesque and stately little
group was often pleasantly greeted
with the sight of candles burning
in the windows as a request for the
return of the singers.
At eight o'clock the trail of song
was again caught at Edens Hall and
the carolers returned to be greeted
by a delicious, hot breakfast served
by the Freshman girls. The tables
were delightfully arranged with
streamers of red and green, Santa
Clauses and tiny Christmas trees,
all glowing in the soft candle light.
The waitresses were pert in their
little French caps and ruffled
aprons.
Santa distributed gifts with a
lavish hand and there was much
excitement, confusion and happi­ness.
The guests of the morning were:
Miss Florence Johnson, Miss Adele
The Bellingham Little Symphony
orchestra made its debut before a
vast audience of appreciative listen­ers
last Tuesday night, December
18, in the First Christian church.
Although the program presented
was an ambitious one, it was super­bly
done and is certainly a high
compliment to the directing of Har­old
B. Smith, chairman of the music
department of the Bellingham Nor­mal
school. Judging from this first
appearance of the Bellingham Little
Symphony, a brilliant future may
easily be predicted.
Selections Enjoyed.
The numbers rendered by the
vocalists, G. Donald Gray, baritone
and Sidney Dixon, tenor, both of
Seattle drew great applause from the
audience.
The closing number of the pro­gram
was Edward Elgar's martial
composition, "Pomp and Circum­stance"
which is always a favorite
in any audience. "Pierrot" and
"Pierrette" by Hadley were also pro­nounced
quite bewitching by general
opinion.
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EXECUTIVES STAY
Chichester, Appleton, and Arnett
Reappointed; Application Must
be Made for New Board Member.
(Continued on Page Four)
IS OLD SAINT NICHOLAS X OR OK?
"There's a calm before the storm,"
Old sages quote,
But our case Was. different, (lest
victims note)
I really believe our
would turn gray,
If Santa should ask,
OK?"
youm heads
"Am I-X or
How nice to cat dinner with brains
quite inert,
Just knowing full well there's- no
test for dessert.
And our gifts!
look most a
To find where
them away).
Such surprises! (it
day
the folks had put
All the boys, tho' resigned, looked
forward with sighs
To garters and mufflers and de­lirious
ties-1—
And We hope that the former which
with glowers they unbox
Will somehow inspire them to pull
up their sox!
Well, in spile of these trifles we're
most of us glad,
Tho' some can be seen with eyes
that are sad— *
Just because "he" is here and,
well, "she" is yonder,
But remember that absence makes
the heart but grow fonder,
' • • • ' ' • ' . • ' . ' And it's only a Week. So, for Auld
Lange Syne
We'll see you again in the year
'29/ ' •••••••'• -': :'-v"- •••^.y
Barney Chichester, Harry Apple-ton,
and Roy Arnett were reap­pointed
as editor and business
manager of the Northwest Viking,
and as secretary of the Board of
Control, respectively.
These three re-appointments
were made this Monday at
the regular meeting of the Board
of Control. That all of these poj
sitions were very satisfactorily filled
during the Fall quarter, was the
opinion of the Board when rein­stating
all three mentioned.
Jean Marquis made a report con­cerning
the plans of the Christmas
Party and a few suggestions were
supplemented.
The regular 'monthly financial
report of the Northwest Viking, and
the Board of Control's banquet bill,
met instant approval when they
were presented at this meeting.
Notice calling for .application for
a student representative to take the
place of Guy Springsteel who was
elected early this Fall to fill out the
term of Madeline Bosshardt, will
be posted on the bulletin^ boards,
announced Secretary Arnett.
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I. C..C. Meets to Okay
Finances of Glubs
To determine if any ' club has
outstanding or-serious debts was
the main purpose of the meeting
of i the Inter-Club Council last
Wednesday, which was the final
one of the quarter. "You must be­gin
to think of your Klipsun club
picture if you wish it for the cost
will be charged to your club," said
President Henry Turner.
President Turner also impressed
upon the group that activity points
must be checked on, especially since
the points awarded women in one
sport, has been raised to four. Clubs
must be responsible for not elect­ing
officers carrying too many
points; this check should be made
in bean Bever's office.
. "Carry to your clubs the report
that if the Inter-Club Council can
at any time be of any assistance
it is at their service.
Whether Bellingham Normal is
to have a new $300,000 Physical
Education building or not is a
question which will be left to the
discretion of Governor Roland H.
Hartley and the state legislature.
But the question that does concern
us is: What will this structure look
like, if built?
The building will be much longer
than our magnificent new library
and will stand two stories high, on
the west side of Waldo field on Nor­mal
drive in the vicinity of our
present baseball diamond.
Entirely Romanesque
In compliance with the ensem­ble
of buildings in the comprehen­sive
twenty-five year building plan
of President C. H. Fisher, the
structure has been planned in Ro­manesque
style througout as has
been sketched by Architects Bebb
and Gould, of Seattle, who de­signed
the new library. Plans
are not formally completed but
detailed blue prints are now in
possession of the president's of­fice.
Plans are drawn for two
gymnasiums, three ordinary sized
floors) for women, and large main
gymnasium for men, which would
ordinarily house about 1500 persons.
Pool Incorporated
On the ground floor a 35x75 pool
will be built in the southern end of
the building adjacent to two rooms
to be used as dressing rooms for
home and visiting basketball teams.
In the center of the lower floor a
spacious men's locker room will con­tain
nearly 500 lockers with ample
room for the same .number of per­sons.
The remainder of the north
end will incorporate a women's
dressing room containing 160 indi­vidual
booths; 80 showers, eleven
offices, and a good-sized gym to be
used' for auxiliary purposes. A large
open court for light is planned in
the, center of this huge structure.
Two More Gyms
The second' floor is planned for
two more women's gymnasiums both
measuring 50x80. There is some
question as to whether the main
gym which is located on the ground
floor will have a balcony on the
second floor, but a balcony is in­cluded
over the swimming pool.
There are plenty of storage rooms
for equipment through the build­ing.
Club and Class Rooms
Club rooms for the W. A. A. and
the men's 'W" club are also shown
along with • three rooms intended
for class instruction of physical ed­ucation.
Eleven ofices not includ­ing
a matron's office appear in the
drawings for the executives of this
department. '
Light Brown Stone
To harmonize with the Normal
group, the new Physical Education
unit will probably be built from
light brown stone brick, the same
which graces the new library.
Nearly a score of entrances are pro­jected
to terminate along Normal
drive on the West or front, and the
rear which parallels within a few
feet of Waldo field.
New Men's Field.
If further plans materialize, the
main athletic field which was be­gun
last Spring should be complet-
BOLAND H. HARTLEY
Library Impresses
Gov., Says Fisher
"I feel that the, Governor was very
well pleased with the way that the
state money has been expended in
the erection of our new library
building," were the words of Pres­ident
G. H. Fisher, during an inter­view
with a Viking reporter last
Wednesday.
• President Fisher felt that the
Governor could see a need for a
physical education building, but did-not
commit himself in any way as
to how the state budget would be
apportioned.
The President mentioned that the
executive was very well pleased with
the budget as prepared by the Trus­tees
and President Fisher for run­ning
expenses for the next two
years. The chief executive said that
it was one of the best he had seen
this year. The budget, if it goes
through, will gor to raise this insti­tution
to a Class "A" school. The
increase in the budget will be used
for repairs to the school and in­crease
in the salary of the faculty.
BUDGET NEAR MILLI&i
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VIKING STAFF PARTY
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Many Adventures Experienced in
Initiation of the New Viking Staff
Members, Thursday, December 13.
(Continued on Page Four)
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Fisher Is Recovering
After Short Illness
. Due to illness, President Fisher
has been confined to his home since
the first of the week. However, lat-.
est reports have it that he is quick­ly
improving and will be recovered
very shortly
The "Bottomless Pit", with all its
terrors of darkness and feeling of
helplessness would seem tame after
the initiation of the new Viking
staff members, which took place
last Thursday, December 13, be­neath
the Bellingham National
Bank Building, where this paper
is printed.
As tradition will have it, no per­son
is a real Viking member until
he has braved the "abyss of hor­ror".
The victim is brave when he
starts, but after taking a few steps
into a smothering blackness where
"spirits" of indescribable clamminess
reach out to touch his face, the ter­rified
cub lets out a war whoop that
would make an Indian blush, and
when suddenly he sinks into, space
and brings up abruptly against a
hectic being of the "long past
dead",—we'd like to see his ex­pression.
At the end of this, the
printers,', informally known as Walt
and Art, kindly help the frayed
ones back to a normal mentality^
After seeing the type lice, which,
according to reports made by the
curious cubs, invariably get on the
face, the initiates are almost full
fledged Vikings.
The cake and ice . cream, which
were served prior to the Stygian
trip, were so delicious; that one con­scientious
cub deliberately devoured
the card board into which the ice
cream had imbedded itself. ...
Between showers of pulverized
paper (which took a week to re­move)
a "grand and glorious time"
was enjoyed by all. .
Tours • Entire State' to Make:!;<^|l|ffl
,; prehensive Survey of the;Cll&wqr;pi|;|||
• State Cared-for ;Instituttw^iJ-§K;i||^^
'Refusing,' to commit liimse^;Kcr§|fl|
the'state legislature on the;;matt^:ff|§
of the appropriation of 'funds:tO-tlie;-If If
Bellingham. Normal 'for the-^fc^>j;;$||
struction of the proposed ' physd^s f | | | |
education: .building," when ::;'ixi$e0$M§i
viewed Tuesday,, Governor >BkitajQds||||
H. Hartley, who was conferring
with members of the board of trusj
tees, left the city the same,
without expressing himself O'defl^ll';!!
nitely on the matter#of apprbpir^:|t|l|
tions.'. '" ' :':^#-t'"'"X
Budget Total $941,083.7 ::;;;;':JS'
The trustees, meeting with >;(&£•
governor Tuesday morning; i n ^
formed him that the budget fisr|
1929-30 will total $941,083* of wjbJc&^fll
$641,083 is for operating expenses fe-j|||
and the remaining $300,000 is ;fOTJlliill
the construction of the physical e d ^ ; o | | |
ucation building. ' The governor I f l fl
made no comment upon the acUoniilif
of the trusteees, who are Dr. .W^Di'-^!ff|
Kirkpatrick, and Walter B. W h i t | | ; | | ||
comb of Bellingham, and Noah;^i:||||
Shakespeare, of Everett.- .' :V;
; '•:hf$0§i
The operating expenses : will v:ijecSll$
approximately $57,000 greater. th'an|£$f|
during the biennium now ehdingBvall
the increase being the resultof,;!a-:cvi|^i
sliding salary scale which calls for y||ifs
increases in the salaries of ; theM:--!||;
members of the faculty, and :';alsp:^i||:
the resultfof plans for grading ,ahd'SS$;§
draining the site of the • new:-atn^M|s||
letic field. • '''.• ;:,:'/ •':f;':ry^t-;}iiM&
Governor Praises'y-'.r':j'^%
The governor had high praise; for
the local school and .upon ••^^ini;;£j§;!«;
spection ofv-the^ new^;hnbrary;-A^^
clared it to be "the finest binldtt^^illisll
of its kind"'he-had 'ever seen..;'The;;:if:y||
student body and the administra- $0$_
tion of the school also received ";&$$;$£
share of the commendation 'of vthe5:Ki;!il
state's chief executive.; - '://^: •-^•$00;
While making-a .survey.\.:c^j-|itoJJ@H|l
state instituitons, Governor ;;Hartl?yi;w5y-)|
•decltaed_.to-,iiiakV.;.,air^
concerning any. of them, iexce^;t^s|ii||
say, "they;are all good''schc^'>:aM;5f|^
we wish ;to kep .itbem.;' six"."-:-^^;:!;;:^;;?^!^!^
Leaves for' Seattle'':'.;^','^SiJ§i|||||
Upon .the , completion of .h^7iii^;sg||^
spection of the school, and"meeting^Kfli
with the board of trustees, ; \ t ^ o ; ^ | j |
governor and his party left Belling-;Si;l|l
ham for Seattle, planning to yj^^ft^||
the Sedro-Woolley hospital for. t t e y S ig
insane and the Monroe Statei.'^f^|;^'|||;
formatory during the day. Mr. Hart^f «i|||||
ley was accompanied by Clair B ^ ^ ^ ; ; | | | ||
man, director of the state depart^: ?|;q||;
ment of labor and i d u s t i ^ ; 1 ; ; / ' ^ ! ^^
D. Brabrook, assistant 6^eetm^icit^^L
the state department of. effidency;M,$?ft
A. R. Gardner^ director of efficien|;?^||^
cy; and Olaf L. Olson,: director|of|.B|||
the state department of busMess;gi;ft::j|
control. •:•''"' — ' • v:v'^1fefei5JS
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Miss Meade Conducts Examinations
Miss May Meade -spent.yttoe
Thanksgiving holidays in Seattle
with her mother and brother and;
remained there a week to conduct',,:^>w
the examinations for state registra^|;;^j:||j
tion of nurses which is held 'twice j&#.$j|
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each year. This nurses successful;
in their tests since there were were|
just three failures among-135 ^apfe
plicants.. Miss Meade then wentito"
Olympia where* she corrected 73LS;
papers. • ' •, •'•'•' • ..;-:.-';'; '??-£&
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CALENDAR
FRHDAY—December 2L ;-.
School closes, 4 p. m.. ; ;;
TUESDAY--i>ecember 25; v;;
^-;^Christmas/Day.-;,,'
WEDNESDAYr-January 2. ^
Winter quarter orjens; Regj
'• v.istration.' •:• -QM
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