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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. v. 'V ; 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. V V 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. V V 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 (Continued on Page Three) 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,' : 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- ,'. ma. 8:30 to 11:30—Frosh party, training school gymnasium. ' Saturday, April 22 Tennis—CPS vs. WWC in Taco-ma; ' • 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 '."• Coulee dam. • * • M IMMSMiim^MiM^mMM^ $m£gpf
Object Description
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Title | WWCollegian - 1939 April 21 |
Alternative Title | WW Collegian, WWC Collegian |
Volume and Number | Vol. 38, no. 27 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | April 21, 1939 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1939-04-21 |
Year Published | 1939 |
Decades |
1930-1939 |
Original Publisher | Associated Students, Western Washington College of Education, Bellingham |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Evan Hill, Editor in chief, Charles Kilbourne, Feature editor, Al Biggs, Co-editor, sports, Jean Weber, Co-editor, sports, Betty Solibakke, Copy editor, Marian Jones, Society editor, Helen Lindstrom, Society editor |
Staff | Bill Ridder, Business manager, Stewart McLeod, Advertising manager, Reporters: Marian Jones, Gerry Anderson, Charles Horel, Sybil Davis, Jean Weber, Doug Lince, DeLayne Walton, Lela Kaufman, Cub reporters: Melba Mayhew, Helen Bodin, Wayne Weber, Echo Oxford, Adeline Kisch, Walter Brodniak, Shirlee Cratsenberg, Marjorie Wood, Lauda Uhacz, John McFadden |
Article Titles | Week by week / by Hank Francis (p.1) -- WWC atmosphere friendly--Mrs. Haas (p.1) -- Board approves budget; tennis courts benefit (p.1) -- Part time job employment bureau success (p.1) -- Freshmen sponsor rec hour Friday (p.1) -- Career planning initiated at Hi (p.1) -- Co-eds get dancers' autographs; Shawn explains organization (p.1) -- Johnson, Mead visit dorms (p.1) -- Bond to address local bankers (p.1) -- Student auto is stolen Monday (p.1)-- Pepper-Boland provision to benefit college (p.1) -- Pioneer families interviewed (p.1)-- Harvard gold fish eater is a bit copy cat; WWC student born 10 years to soon (p.1) -- Arthur Briese presents film (p.1) -- Collegian publishes mystery contest (p.1)-- Education body rules 3-year diplomas out (p.1) -- Famous paintings bought by school (p.1) -- Teachers' league presents dinner (p.1) -- Dateline (p.1) -- Questionnaire: shawconcentrate on this (p.2) -- Industry: new light weight champion (p.2) -- Birthdays: today I yamma man (p.2) -- Campi roundabout (p.2) -- Who is the mystery woman? Mammoth contest, win sixty cakes! (p.2)-- Music: success story (p.2) -- Student opinion: what do you think? (p.2) -- Fiction: trial and error / by Moug O'Mougall (p.2) -- Professor whiz: multiple choice (p.2)-- Free passes!! was this you? (p.2) -- With the WAA (p.3) -- Post-dance supper given; girls hold slumber party (p.3) -- Junior high schools plan sports days (p.3) -- To the women / by Lela Kaufman (p.3) -- Little things ... / Al Biggs (p.4)-- Major leagues get rainy start (p.4) -- All Americans tie NYA for leadership (p.4)-- Iron man (p.4)-- Moses and American mid-week victors (p.4)-- Preview of Millard, Gagnon, Tisdale (p.4) -- Viking net forces meet CPS, PLC on week-end (p.4)-- Track committee represented (p.4)-- Track competition begins tomorrow (p.4) |
Photographs | Hank Francis (p.1) -- Arthur F. Briese (p.1) -- Drawing of Edens Hall (p.2) -- Mystery woman (p.2) -- Al Biggs (p.4) -- Russell Eyer (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 40 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2010 |
Identifier | WWC_19390421.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized 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. |
Format | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
Description
Title | WWCollegian - 1939 April 21 - Page 1 |
Alternative Title | WW Collegian, WWC Collegian |
Volume and Number | Vol. 38, no. 27 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | April 21, 1939 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1939-04-21 |
Year Published | 1939 |
Decades |
1930-1939 |
Original Publisher | Associated Students, Western Washington College of Education, Bellingham |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Evan Hill, Editor in chief, Charles Kilbourne, Feature editor, Al Biggs, Co-editor, sports, Jean Weber, Co-editor, sports, Betty Solibakke, Copy editor, Marian Jones, Society editor, Helen Lindstrom, Society editor |
Staff | Bill Ridder, Business manager, Stewart McLeod, Advertising manager, Reporters: Marian Jones, Gerry Anderson, Charles Horel, Sybil Davis, Jean Weber, Doug Lince, DeLayne Walton, Lela Kaufman, Cub reporters: Melba Mayhew, Helen Bodin, Wayne Weber, Echo Oxford, Adeline Kisch, Walter Brodniak, Shirlee Cratsenberg, Marjorie Wood, Lauda Uhacz, John McFadden |
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 40 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2010 |
Identifier | WWC_19390421.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized 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. |
Format | application/pdf |
Full Text | 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. v. 'V ; 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. V V 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. V V 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 (Continued on Page Three) 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,' : 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- ,'. ma. 8:30 to 11:30—Frosh party, training school gymnasium. ' Saturday, April 22 Tennis—CPS vs. WWC in Taco-ma; ' • 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 '."• Coulee dam. • * • M IMMSMiim^MiM^mMM^ $m£gpf |
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