WWCollegian - 1939 April 21

              By Hank Francis
That Vibrant . . . . „.
pal{Htating organization, the Norsemen, that was to instill
life ate! a super-saturated solution of school spirit ^lntq
the socially parasitic male student body seems to have been
absorbed by the verythins it was to
conquer/ A scant eight months have
passed since the inauguration of what
was to be the greatest organizing influ­ence
since Adam invented marriage, and
the club is a colorless shadow of passive
decadence. It may be that this is but
the cloak it wears and what is taken for
the final stage of deterioration is only an
object lesson in suspended animation,
and like die Phoenix it will burst forth
in a blaze of glory just any day now.
IF it does it would be a safe bet that it
will be bearing banners and fruits that are as much its
business as chicken stealing in Tennessee.
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Due to that...
ineffable pride of collegiate males, it must be said they are
organized. The indelicacy of any other thought would be
most painful when viewed with an eye to that robust
structure the members of the weaker sex have built around
themselves. Executive opinion has it that it is better to
hold the shade of a White Elephant in Limbo by a thread,
than to admit you don't care for useless pets. When the
thread breaks, there will be atxleast two people who'll
notice it.
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Return of the Hero . . .
as presented by Ted Shawn was the most relevant bit of
counter-propaganda to be thrown this year to the poor
suckers floundering in the seas of intellectual stupidity. An
expose of the carmine slush of battle presented in the poig­nant
manner of the dance is especially effective in these
pregnant moments of trans-Atlantic disapprobation. If
the American youth could be brought into contact with
more of the same, the likelihood of their getting dressed
and drawn in the next spiritual conflagration would be
gready diminished. But now as forever, a million sheep
will follow those who talk the nicest in the loudest possible
voice while those unfortunate People Who Think will be
sucked in by the force of the so suddenly vacated space.
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The latest innovation . . .
to class activity, the sophomore Informal, has opened wide
the gates to restricted recreation for the elite. Until in-formals
are lowered to the same rung of the social ladder
as the financially independent rec hours they will remain
limited activities for a limited number of people. The
limit ist of course, based on the ubiquitous graph of re­serve
capital jingling in the jeans. And on the other hand
it is a definite obstacle placed in the path of romance and
young love by vicious reactionaries who already have a
steady date. It is obviously impossible for an unattached
individual to promote woo at such a thing as an informal.
A rec hour, though, is the haven and rest where unattached
people get attached 1
WWC Atmosphere
Friendly—Mrs. Haas
"I almost feel at home here," stated Mrs. Marie Haas,
children's librarian of the College of Education at Cheney.
"The students are very pleasant and friendly. Although
the campus and college are quite different from ours, the
students are much the same."
Mrs. Haas went on to explain that their training school
was called the laboratory school and had only the first six
grades in it. The junior high school is in a separate build­ing
of the campus. Because the town of Cheney is so
small the student teachers who are not doing their prac­tice
teaching in the laboratory school go to Spokane where
they are under a special supervisor sent there from the col­lege.
"The main difference between your children's' library
and ours is that yours seems to be primarily for the col­lege
student instead of the children," Mrs. Haas stated fur­ther.
"When I entered the children's room the first thing
7. saw was the adult desks. In our library the desks and
seats are all for the children. I spend all my time with
the laboratory children and only occasionally help the col­lege
students who are especially interested in library work.
I do not teach any class such as your English 60."
The Cheney campus has eight buildings, some of them
just new. The new library is under construction now.
"One of the nice things about Cheney," Mrs. Haas laughed,
"is that we can play and walk on the grass. One of the
first warnings I received here was to stay off the grass,
bur archery club holds its meetings on the lawn and often
a professor will take his class out to. study under the cool
shade of a tree on the campus."
While in Bellingham Mrs. Haas is staying with her sister
Mrs. W. E. Skinner. Her nephew, Walter Skinner, was a
former student here. Mrs. Haas will return, to the uni­versity
where she is taking an extension course in library
work some time next week.
Board Approves Budget;
Tennis Courts Benefit
Diverting the surplus of the social fund to help defray
the expenses of building the new1 tennis courts was one of
the decisions of the Board of Control this week. This
extra money will be used to put fences around all four
sides of the courts instead of only on the two ends as was
at first proposed.
Budget Passed .
The spring quarter budget was submitted to the board
by Bud Neil and duly approved. It consisted chiefly of
allotments for men's athletics, also for the WWCollegian,
band and orchestra, drama, and women's athletics.
Extra Money Needed
Shirley Rogers, president of the Women's League, asked
$20 extra to meet expenses of the Women's League fashion
tea. The request was granted.
Dance Classes Discontinued
Due to poor attendance the advisability of continuing
the dance classes was discussed; and it was decided to hold
them next week at least, then have instructors Carlson
and Bell give a report on the situation.
VOL. XXXVIII—NO. 27
Part Time Job
Employment
Bureau Success
Student Seek Signatures
Of Interested townsfolk;
Minimum of Fifty Names
Part-time employment associa­tion,
recently organized under the
office of the Dean of Men by Loye
A. McGee, reports that the serv­ice
is proving successful and stu­dents
working under this organiza­tion
have found their returns very
profitable.
Students who have joined this or­ganization
by obtaining fifty sig­natures
of townspeople interested in
the plan and in helping college stu­dents
are finding those whom they
contact very co-operative and will­ing
to work with the plan. To date,
about twelve men students are work­ing
under this plan and are still ob­taining
signatures. Among the part-time
jobs received are wash­ing
windows, mowing lawns, repair­ing
windows, waxing floors, wash­ing
ceilings, and putting in springN
gardens..
Idea Sound
"By results thus far seen, this or­ganization
has found that the idea
is sound and does work," said Mr.
McGee. "We find, however, that
too many students expect the jobs
without going out and obtaining
signatures as required by the laws
of the organization. I feel that
the association will hold up as long
as students go out and look for
jobs. It is necessary to remind
house-dwellers of the service and
this reminding must be constant."
McGee further stated, "There are
really not so many students needing
part-time jobs as was originally be­lieved,
if we judge from the number
of students coming around to join
the organization."
Students Are Salesmen
Many of the jobs have been ob­tained
by solicitation. This way
individual students have "sold
themselves" to families and have
woked themselves into steady jobs.
Many jobs have been telephoned
into the association and have been
given out to those students woking
under the employment organization.
Freshmen Sponsor
Rec Hour Friday
With spring as the theme of the
decorations, the freshman class is
sponsoring a dance tonight in the
training school gym from 8:30 to
11:30 p. m.
Lois Heaton is the chairman of
decorations, Betty Bayley of refresh­ments,
and Jacqueline Griffith and
Al Biggs are handling the publicity.
Jay Curtis' orchestra will supply
the music. The faculty sponsors will
be Mr. and Mrs. L. H. McGee and
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Cotton.
Career Planning
Initiated at Hi
A new vocational guidance pro­gram
which, it is hoped, will in the
future supplement the career plan­ning
instructions in the college
problems course, is being initiated
at Bellingham high school, accord­ing
to Dr. Merle Kuder, registrar.
This new program is being spon­sored
by the three service clubs of
Bellingham — Lions, Kiwanis, and
Rotary. It is to aid the boys of
the senior class and acquaint them
with the vocations offered in this
community.
Kuder Strong Supporter
Dr. Kuder, who is active in the
Kiwanis club and a very strong sup­porter
of the vocational guidance
training, states, "Many of our enter­ing
freshmen come without the
slightest idea, of what they want to
do and prepare* themselves for.
Through this plan we will help all
Bellingham young men."
He also says that when the pro­gram
enlarges it will be possible for
the men at WWC to have a chance
to confer, with local business men
on training arid abilities required
for certain professions.
Girls Also Benefit
"Girls also need this training and
we have hopes of the business wom­en,
entering in with these groups in
order to supply the girls with the
same training,' continued Dr. Kuder.
WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, April 2 1 , 1939
• "Married? No, none of these boys
is married," said Mr. Ted Shawn
in an exclusive interview. "They
range in age from 20 to 26 and no
professional man should ever think«
of marriage before he is 30," as­serted
Mr. Shawn, who was married
to Ruth St. Denis when himself
23. "This period with me is their
postgraduate work and corresponds
to the interneship for a doctor."
Girls Are Influence
Mr. Shawn gravely stated that if
, the boys ever dance on their nights
off, it was just because of the girl.
If she wants to dance, they dance,
but after what they do on the stage,
ballroom dancing is very insipid.
The dancers autographed book­lets
with good grace while in their
bathrobes and still damp around
the edges from their showers.
"Youah entirely welcome," was their
rather mechanical reply with a very
eastern accent to the eager "thank
you" offered by the girl autograph
seekers.
Women Like Delmars
The Delmar twins, rightly ac­claimed
the cutest by many of the
girls, were most inclined to get
chatty. After flourishing a muscu­lar
thigh, ostensibly to trip a trunk-ladened
stage-hand, Prank Delmar
reached for the proffered leaflet,
and dimpled, "Let me see now,
which one of these is me?" No one
was allowed to autograph anything
but the printed booklets which sold
Harvard Gold Fish Eater
Student Born Id Years Too Soon
Co-eds Get Dancers' Autographs;
Shawn Explains Organization
Johnson, Mead
Visit Dorms
Inspection of health conditions
in other schools occasioned the
four-day trip last week taken by
, Miss Florence Johnson, dean of
women, and Miss May Mead,
school nurse. Miss Johnson and
Miss Mead visited the dormitories
at the University of Washington
and the College of Puget Sound.
The new dormitory at CPS was
found to be attractively yet very
economically furnished. -
Miss Mead was extremely pleased
with improvements made at CPS
since her last visit there ten years
ago. She renewed acquaintances
with several friends who are on the
faculty at that college.
The new set-up for student health
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Bond to Address
Local Bankers
Dr. Bond will address the annual
banquet of the American Institute
of Banking tomorrow evening.
The meeting is to be held at Fern-dale
and the organization is one of
Whatcom county bankers.
The address will treat with the
major problems of banks and how
they are meeting " these problems.
Dr. Bond has, in the past, been
the instructor of a great number of
the members of this association,
having taught them banking for
four years.
Student Auto Is
Stolen Monday
Harold Nelson, WWC student, had
his car stolen last Monday evening
at approximately 7:10 o'clock. It is
a dark blue 1936 Dodge Coupe, li­cense
number A114-.274.
The State Patrol has been notified
of the theft and KVOS has been
broadcasting descriptions of the car.
As yet,\ however, Nelson has heard
nothing of its whereabouts.
for 25c per. Each boy dressed in less
than five minutes with a cigarette
in one hand and a fountain pen in
the other.
Shawn Fatherly
Shawn, gray-haired and almost
fatherly, seriously expounded his
experiment. For six years he
has been working with Jess
Meeker, his composer and accom­panist.
Since they always discuss
an idea for at least two years before
it is to be staged, they are able to
compose simultaneously when the
actual work begins. The troup has
already begun work on next winter's
production and year after next's
dances are already in the incubation
stage.
The most unusual feature about
the whole organization, is that these
form the only group of dancers in
the United States who get paid every
week in the year. Labor is divided;
Frank Overlees is stage manager,
one man handles correspondence
about the summer school,. while
some of the others take care of the
costumes.
Shawn is trying to get the dance
back on its ancient footing as a
manly art. Even with the birds it is
the males who do the strutting.
Most of these boys quit strutting
as soon as they leave the stage,
however.
For further reference see Shawn,
Edward (Ted) in the American
Who's Who.
Pepper-Boland
Provision To
Benefit College
"If the Pepper-Boland bill is
passed by Congress and signed by
the President, then not only Seattle
superintendents, but superintendants
in all the larger cities of Washing­ton
will be looking for teachers
trained to do speech correqtive
work," said Dr. Jack C. Cotton
today. "Under the Pepper-Boland
setup, Bellingham would probably
get one or two special speech cor­rection
teachers."
The president of the Western
Speech association, Miss Elvena
Miller, said recently in a letter to
Dr: Cotton, "Seattle superintendents
are definitely interested in teachers
having background in speech cor­rection."
She also remarked that
the present course in "Diction"
gives Bellingham graduates a defin­ite
advantage over graduates of
other institutions in the state.
The Pepper-Boland bill advocates
federal aid for physically handicap­ped
children. It defines such as
"all children who are crippled, blind,
partially seeing, deaf, hard of hear­ing,
defective in speech, cardio-pathic
(heart disease), tubercular,
or otherwise handicapped and who
require . . . money in excess of regu­lar
schooling."
The bill has been passed favor­ably
by the Senate committee.
Because Dr. Cotton is a well-
Continued on Page Three
Pioneer Families
Interviewed
Four Collegian staff members in­terviewed
twenty pioneer families
this week to get material for an il­lustrated
article to be published in
the Sunday, April 23, issue of the
Bellingham Herald.
The article is a background story
of outstanding highlights in Bel­lingham
local history.
The staff members, Marian Jones,
Betty Solibakke, Evan Hill, and
Doug Lince, were asked by
the Order of Eagles to prepare a
suitable background story for the
Eagles spring festival and pageant,
May 22, 23, 24.
1928 Was Year
Fad Started
Harvard, Eastern Colleges
Should Blush With Shame;
Too Bad, Only Decade Late
Harvard gulped the first gold­fish,
or so the world and Harvard
thought. And in rapid succes­sion,
Virginia Military, Boston,
Oregon State, and Texas gulped,
ate phonograph records and kiss­ed
co-eds . . . and the craze was
on.
Yet the original goldfish gulp­ing
college remains quiet in
N o r t h w e s t Washington and
watches the,, rest of the world
do what they did over ten years
ago. In fall quarter, 1.928, Nor­man
Porter, freshman at West­ern
Washington college,; then
Bellingham Normal school, swal­lowed
on a $5 bet, before seven
gasping witnesses, a live goldfish.
He collected his five, digested his
goldfish, and dropped into obliv­ion
for eleven years until the re­cent
Harvard frosh got his orig­inal
idea.
Records at WWC show that
Porter finished fall quarter, reg­istered
for winter, but upon the
publicizing of his bet, dropped
his courses and left school. He is
now married and working on an
Aberdeen, Washington, newspap­er.
Arthur Briese
Presents Film
Arthur1 F. Briese, of Chicago,
known as "America's Knight of
Satire," will speak in assembly
Tuesday, April 25. Along his
trail, committeemen from coast to
coast report much popping of but­tons
from the effects of this unusual
humorist. Some suggest that first
aid be kept on hand for those mem­bers
of the ASB who pass out.
President Fisher promises to have
ARTHUR F. BRIESE
Rolls 'Em In Assies
several doctors scattered among the
audience ready to operate at the
drop of a body. Dr. Briese says,
"Humor is the button on the pants
of life to which we fasten our sus­penders.
What a sorry spectacle we
make of ourselves when we lose
that button."
When Dr. Briese takes the floor,
audiences snap to attention The
action is fast, dramatic, ^exciting.
He has been described as a combin­ation
of George Bernard Shaw and
George Arliss. Whether given thir­ty
minutes or an hour and a half,
the audiences yell ror more.
Collegian Publishes
Mystery Contest
To brighten student interest, a
Mystery Woman contest is being
sponsored by the Collegian. It is
explained on the feature page of to­days
paper. The prize is the out­standing
feature of this contest.;
Turn to page 2 for details.
BE SURE TO ENTER. WHO
KNOWS, YOU MAY BE THE WIN­NER,'
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Education Body
Rules 3-^Year
Diplomas Out
New Assembly Attendance
Regulations Explained;
Musical Assemblies Optional
After September I, 1942, no
certificate for teaching will be issued
for less than four years preparation.
This was the resolution passed at a
recent meeting of the State Board
of Education in Spokane, attended
by President C. H. Fisher.
This resolution will not affect stu­dents
who enter in the fall of 1939,
for they can. complete a three-year
course in June or August, 1942. vThe
first class to.be affected by the new
regulation will be students entering
in the fall oM940.-.
The req^emeiit"forhigh school
teaching is now five years prepara­tion.
With four years of training
required for teaching in the elemen­tary
and junior high schools, the
standard for teaching in the state
of Washington is the highest in the
country.
At present, about ten states re­quire
this standard, or have an­nounced
that they will require it
within the next few years.
New Attendance Rides
Approved Wednesday at a meet­ing
of the faculty forum, the new
assembly regulations are now in
force. Dr. Merle Kuder, registrar,
explained the regulations as follows:
Attendance at musical assemblies
is optional. : Musical prdgrams in*
elude vocal and instrumentals, but
not dancing. Those in attendance
must remain throughout the pro­gram.
Three cuts are allowed from
other assemblies.
This amending, of the old regula­tions
which provided for five cuts
a quarter, was the result of a dis­cussion
held in assembly two weeks
ago.
Famous Paintings
Bought By School
Reproductions of three famous
paintings were recently received by
the art department. The first to be
reproduced in the new Geletine
process, the pictures are: "The
Woman with the Plants," painted
by Grant Wood; "The Cotton Pick­ers,"
by Thomas Benton, and "The
Three Fishermen," by John Costi-gan.
Rudolf Lisch.'a representative of
the Associated American Artists,
was in Bellingham recently and,
according to Miss Plympton, the art
department has hopes of buying
another set of pictures for the col­lege
and elementary school.
Teachers' League
Presents Dinner
A dinner, given by the Bellingham
Classroom Teachers league, was
held at the Leopold hotel, Wednes­day,
April 19, at 6:30 p. m.
Dateline
Friday, April 21
4:15—Collegian broadcast, KVOS.
Tennis—PLC vs. WWC, in Taco-
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8:30 to 11:30—Frosh party, train­ing
school gymnasium. '
Saturday, April 22
Tennis—CPS vs. WWC in Taco-ma;
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Monday, April 24
7:30—Alkisiah meeting, Edens hall
club room.
Tuesday, April 25
11:00—Assembly, Arthur F. Briese,
humorist.
4:00—Inter-club council meeting.
room 108.
7:30—Scepter and Shield meeting,
Edens hall club room.
Wednesday, April 26
.":•, 4:00—Board of Control, Associat­ed
Students of f ice.
Hiarsday, April 27
4:00—YWCA meeting, roomi 208,
Friday, April 28
11:00—Assembly, Moving pictures of
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