WWCollegian - 1939 April 14

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Week By Week
By Hank Francis
The War Scare . . .
hovers over Europe and The Republic in Which We
Stand: The Pacifists are already refusing to go, while the
Strategists are threatening personal se­cession
from the Union Primary pro­paganda
has begun to filter into the lives
of citizens who were foolish enough in
their youth to learn to read, and who
have enough curiosity to look at pretty
colored pictures. The unseemly effect
of kaleidescopic prints depicting the
whirr of streamlined wings, the shine of
brass buttons, and the beauty of south­ern
climes, on the masculine mind is
appalling. A perfectly normal male af­ter
being exposed to two volumes of
such trash will deviate from the trodden paths of learning
and rush off to whip the armies of the Solipcists sngle-handed.
(Note: See bulletin board and registrar's office
for particulars.) '
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AlltheCals...
are still crying about.the stag line at the rec hours. It
seems that the female of the species are extremely delicate
of feeling when being stared at in the manner of an aquar­ium
fish. It really isn't the staring that disconcerts the girls
for that is the reason they dome. It's the manner and the
results- that are so embarrassing, for who likes to be ex­amined
in much the same manner as a spavined colt and
then found wanting? When the roving stag line begins
the'quest, the gals are first, breathless with expectation;
second, indifferent but still hopeful; third, disgusted with
the method of the chase. Through the strange quirks of
the feminine mentality, if a subject. is allowed to go
through all three stages of this simple procedure for two
consecutive rec hours she immediately takes up the cudgels
in defense of that elusive honor and respect that caused
the downfall of Adam.
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Another Easier . . .
has come and gone. The boys have managed to pick their
girl friends from underneath the verdant mass of foliage
which ostensibly was mismarked millinery instead of salad;
the ministers have wished their congregations a Happy
New Year because they won't see them until next Easter;
the florists have had a pay day and everyone is happy, in­cluding
the weatherman. The flag that waves so snappily
over this domain of Education and Individuality is very,
very new. The edges are intact and the color bright,
which is symbolic of Easter and spring and everything else
except the international situation. It may be stated that
the change was needed and was not by any means un­premeditated.
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Starvation . . .
has reared its unlovely head in proxy at the steps of the
county court house this past week in the form of tents.
WPA workers and reliefers bave formed the nucleus of
a ghost town.on the county campus by going on strike in
protest to the starvation wages and rations that may be
forthcoming. An extremely delicate and diplomatic solu­tion
would be to put them in the army while they are
handy. And speaking of armies, doubtless the best ac­count
of the probability of peace in Europe was given by
the radio comedian who asserted in substance that peace
in Europe would come when Stalin's widow told Franco
on his death bed that Hider had just been assassinated at
Mussolini's funeral.
Secondary Schools Hold
Conference In Cheney
Preliminary to the Inland Empire convention in Spokane
on April 4 and 5, Dr. Kuder attended the conference of
the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher
Schools. Following the two conferences, Dr. Kuder was
a guest of Mr. George Wallace, registrar at the Eastern
Washington College of Education, for a day.
The Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher
Schools is one of the agencies by which this school is ac­credited.
A report on a five-year study of secondary school
standards, conducted by the American Council' of Educa­tion
in Washington, D. C, was made by Dr. Walter Eells,
co-ordinator of the conference. Summing up the results,
Dr. Eells stated that a definite step forward in scientific
methods of judging the efficiency of high schools has been
marked. Two hundred schools were studied during the
survey.
During his visit at the Cheney college, Dr. Kuder had
an opportunity to study the set-up and organization of
methods in the office of registration in Cheney. In addi­tion
to the interesting exchange of ideas which took place
between the two registrars, Dr. Kuder viewed the entire
school. He remarked about the splendid laboratory school
equipment, which has only recently been completed. How­ever,
he loyally concluded that his preference remained
with the western side of the mountains and WWC.
Mrs. Fisher Presents Own
Compositions Tonight
Presenting a program of her original compositions, Mrs.
C. H. Fisher, wife of President C. H. Fisher, will give
a concert of vocal and instrumental numbers at the St.
James Presbyterian church, this evening at' 8:00 o'clock.
Appearing on the musicale that will benefit the Wom­en's
Missionary societies of the First and St. James Pres­byterian
churches will be two faculty members, Dr. C. H.
Hicks, pianist, and Nils Boson, organist. Vivian McGrath,
WWC student, will play three cello numbers accompanied
by Dr. Hicks.
Members of the faculty, their families, and friends are
invited to attend.
VOL. XXXVIII—NO. 26 WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
Mike Baker Head of Campus Day
Dance Group
To Entertain
Wed. Assembly
Ted Shawn, Male Dancer,
To Present 'O, LiberstadY
Three Act American Saga
A special assembly will be held
Wednesday, April 19, at 10, in
which Ted Shawn and his ensemble
of men dancers, Barton Mumaw,
Frank Verlees, Wilbur McCormack
Dennis Landers, Fred Hearn, Fos­ter
Fitz-Simons, John Delmar, and
Frank Delmar, will present "O,
Libertad" an American saga in
three acts. The choreography is
by Ted Shawn and the music is
composed by Jess Meeker. Ted
Shawn has brought before the
people a dance for men that is virile,
masculine, exciting, and at the same
time a significant art form.
Their lot is indeed a happy one
for they not only join the ensemble
and see the world, in spring and fall
tours, but enjoy in addition to the
ten .weeks of arduous summer camp­ing,
eight weeks mid-winter respite
in Eustis, Fla., a similar mixture of
work and play, of outdoor sports and
TED SHAWN
' Lives In Tents
indoor exercises, of composition, re­hearsal
and preparation of pro­grams.
Here they live, on a small
acreage, in army tents on a plat­form
with side walls. They do their
transcontinental traveling by motor,
carrying the simple tan cloth cy-clorama,
trunks and slacks, the elab­orate
Indian, Spanish, and Oriental
costumes, and whatever props there
may be, in their own autobus.
"O, Libertad" proves that he
has lost none of his swift ar­tistry
and rhythm which has long
distinguished his work. In 1910 doc­tors
in Kansas told Shawn's father
that his son was paralyzed from the
waist down by a rare form of diph­theria.
Edwin, 19, and a junior at
the University of Denver, and a can­didate
for the Methodist ministry,
took up dancing after he was able
to walk feebly. By the time he was
recovered he was fascinated by the
art that healed him and made it his
career.
Speech Article
Explains Lab
"Work in these laboratories be­gins
where most basic speech
courses leave off. Naturally, we
feel that a course designed to give
students self-confidence and the abil­ity
to speak logically and convinc­ingly
in social situations is of funda­mental
importance," states Dr. Jack
Cotton in an article, "Laboratory
Program in Speech Education,"
published in Western Speech mag­azine
for March.
Dr. Cotton believes that school
teachers should have clearcut artic­ulation
and a pleasant voice because
of their influence on the speech of
the developing children. "The aver­age
college student speaks with all
the habits, good and bad, which he
has unconsciously acquired since
early childhood," was the reason
given by Dr. Cotton to explain why
speech courses were necessary in
college.
The speech booth system was de­scribed
and the purpose of the sys­tem,
I t s use, and the probable im­provements
were all discussed. Dr.
Cotton also revealed that the booths
were built with the help of the NYA
workers and Dr. Cotton himself.
Control Board Selects Soph
President As Manager
Mike Baker, president of the
sophomore class, was chosen chair­man
of the Campus day event by
the board of control Wednesday.
A report by the rec hour chairman
was heard and the board discussed
the enlarging of the cloakroom to
give greater facilities to the stu­dents.
Dale Courtney said that the
dance classes were resumed and pro­gressing
successfully.
The illegal use of stadentbody
tickets was brought up, in re­gard
to which Bud Neil said,
"We wish it emphasized that
any study body ticket used il-legally
at rec hours will be per­manently
revoked."
It was also decided that hereafter
all notices posted on the bulletin
board must first be sanctioned by
the President's office or the office
of the Dean of Women. This was
made necessary because of the hap­hazard
arrangement of notices on
the board-.
The board of control is going to
contact the faculty athletic commit­tee
on the possibilities of purchas­ing
an electric score board for bas­ketball
games.
Valkyrie Dance
Tonight
---'Carrying out the theme of spring,
the lounge of the Bellingham hotel
will be gaily decorated with spring
flowers for the Valkyrie dance to­night.
Jo Jeffers, chairman of the
dance, announces that no corsages
will be necessary as It is a sport
dance.
The dance will be rather exclusive
as only Valkyrie members and their
guests will attend. Faculty guests
include: Miss Ruthelen Garvin,
Miss Florence Johnson, Dr. and
Mrs. Paul Grim, and Mr. and Mrs.
Loye McGee. Music will be fur­nished
by Jay Curtis and his or­chestra.
Broadcast Time
Changed
Friday afternoon at 4:15 will be
the new time allotted to the Col­legian
news broadcast, "It Happen­ed
in College,' according to results
of a meeting with KVOS officials
late yesterday. The radio station
gave the student publication a dif­ferent
time on the air when partici­pants
in the program found it too
difficult to make the deadline of
ithe Collegian and the newscast
deadline on the same day.
Two Free Passes
To Ella Cinders
Two free passes to Ella Cinders,
Blue Triangle movie, are given to
WWC students in a new feature on
page two this week. New in the col­umns
of the WWCollegian, this
weekly feature will be continued
next week in order to arouse reader
interest in the contents on the
pages.
Guild Re-elects
Hicks President
Dr. Arthur C. Hicks, WWC
English instructor, was re-elected
Bellingham Theatre Guild presi­dent
at the Guild's annual meeting,
Wednesday, April 5.
In commenting on the Guild's
progress during the last two years,
Dr. Hicks said,that the membership
has now reached the highest point
since the foundation of the Guild.
By the end of the season the Thea­tre
Guild expects to have played to
8,000 people.
The next production, "Susan and
God," by Rachel Crothers, will play
April 26-29. The play, most popu­lar
success of last year, is a charac­ter
study of a woman who gets re­ligion
and attempts to apply it to
everybody but herself.
Bandy Obertatz and Norman Bur-chette
are the directors.
Not Postponed
But Here
At Last
Ella Cinders
Felix The Git
Blue Triangle Show Features
Ella Cinders, Felix The Cat
On Tuesday, April 18, Blue Tri­angle
will present their long-delay­ed
cinema attractions, Ella Cinders
and Felix the Cat! The program
will begin promptly at 7:15 p. m.
in the school auditorium, ending at
approximately 9:30 p. m. Student
admission will be 16c.
The organization planned to pre­sent
the show last March, but last-minute
complications brought about
by the arrival of the wrong film, ne­cessitated
postponing the program.
Assured now that they will receive
the correct pictures, Blue Triangle
members plan the presentation of
a longer reel, plus special attrac­tions.
The movies are revivals of
former favorites. Colleen Moore,
beloved bob-haired actress of a de­cade
ago, plays the part of the comic
character, Ella Cinders. Felix the
Cat, one of the first animals to
cavort in screen cartoons and a pre­decessor
to Mickey Mouse, wjll pro­vide
amusement with his funrjy fe­line
antics. 1
Blue Triangle anticipates the com­ing
Seabeck student conference,
June 10 to June 17; the program
Tuesday evening is an attempt to
obtain money for the purpose of fin­ancing
delegates to the convention.
WWC has a possible quota of eight
delegates, and it is the aim of the
organization to send a complete dele­gation.
An enjoyable evening of re­laxation
has been planned and stu­dent
support is earnestly desired,
according to the committee in
charge.
Cederstrom Guts Winter Wood;
Miller Plans Eastern Trip
Snow Serves On
Book Committee
Miss Snow, children's librarian of
WWC, is serving as an active mem­ber
of the national committee of the
American Library association which
selects two outstanding children's
books to receive the Caldecott and
Newbery awards.
As a member of this committee,
Miss Snow will attend the annual
meeting of the Association to be held
in June when the awards will be pre-
'sented.
Newbery awards are given to the
authors writing the best books for
older boys and girls; the Caldecott.
award is to the illustrator of the
best picture book.
Ex-Teacher Given
Fellowship Prize
Dr. Hilda F. Rosene, former sci­ence
and zoology teacher of WWC
has been awarded one of the highest
honors in the field of research, the
$2,500 Guggenheim research fellow­ship.
This award is to be used pri­marily
for research work.
Dr. Rosene left here some years
ago to work for her doctor's degree
at the University of Texas, in Austin,
she is now associate professor in the
science department, and is the only
woman professor there.
The same award was received
some years ago by Lewis Adamic,
author of "My America."
Taking a quartei off for vacation,
Dr. Miller and Dr. Cederstrom are
spending their time in entirely di­verse
ways.
Dr. Cederstrom is now applying
his intellect to his physical develop­ment.
Heeding the wintry winds of
1940, he is at present laying in his
winter's'supply of wood. He is at
work near Everson cutting timber,
and is staying at the home of Dick
Hagman, alumnus of WWC. JDr.
Cederstrom's plans include nothing
but work for the remainder of his
leave of absence. He will be back
for summer quarter.
Dr. Miller has planned an exten­sive
trip, visiting back east for ap­proximately
two months. Leaving
Friday, April 7, he and Mrs. Miller
will go to Sierra Madre, in Southern
California, where Mrs. Miller will
visit her sister during Dr. Miller's
trip in the east.
Visiting first the Grand Canyon,
Dr. Miller's route includes Louis­iana,
North Carolina, Washington,
D. C, New Jersey and New York.
He will visit former college friends
and spend a few weeks with his son,
Dr. Neal Miller, an instructor at
Yale university. In Detroit, Mich.,
he will be the house guests of Rev.
and Mrs. Storgaard, who formerly
resided in Bellingham.
While in Southern California; Dr.
Miller interids to visit the Exposi­tion
in San Francisco, and while in
New York he will attend the Fair in
progress there. Dr. and Mrs. Miller
will travel by train, and will be
back in Bellingham in time for Dr.
Miller to teach during the summer
quarter.
Friday, April 14, 1939
Fisher Attends
Conventions;
Speaks Twice
Developments in Education,
Leadership of Principals,
Themes of His Addresses
Speaking on the subject;"Re­cent
Developments in Education in
the State of Washington/' Presi­dent
C. H. 4Fisher attended the
convention of British Columbia
Teachers' Federation at Vancou­ver,
B. C , last.Wednesday, April
12. President Fisher addressed
the Canadian educators at a con­vention
rally luncheon held at the
Vancouver hotel.
Late in the afternoon, President
Fisher talked to the School Princi­pals
association on the subject
"Leadership of the School, Princi­pal."
This gathering was also field
in the Vancouver hotel. '.. "'
President Fisher attends meetings
of the British Columbia educators
almost every two years, and enjoys
discussing mutual educational prob­lems
with them.
FACULTY MEETS WITH ALUMNI
Several WWC faculty members
and about thirty-five alumni were
in attendance at an Alumni break­fast
given in Spokane on the morn­ing
of April 6, in connection with
the meeting of the Inland Empire
Educational association.
According to President C. H. Fish­er,
it "was a happy occasion and
everyone was in good spirits." Each
one'of the alumni stood up, intro­duced
himself, and told a little about
his present teaching position. After
• the introduction of the alumni,
President Fisher spoke about the re­cent
developments at WWC.
ews
Leaving a college career for a pro­fessional
career in the newspaper
field are three former WWC stu­dents,
Barbara Boothe, Dick Wil­son
and Harry Kluge.
Barbara Boothe, a former report­er
and ad solicitor on the WWCol­legian
staff, has secured a position
on a Seattle weekly, while Dick Wil­son,
cub reporter of last quarter,
is now working as a reporter on the
Snohomish Valley Forum.
Harry kluge, ex-editor of the col­lege
newspaper, is managing the
Shoppers Guide in Everett. Mr.
Kluge formerly worked on the Bel­lingham
Shoppers Guide, and is well
known for the excellent work he
did here in promoting the Shoppers
Guide as an important weekly pap­er.
Visiting Librarian
Practices at WWC
As a student of the-University of
Washington library school, Mrs.
Marie Haas, training school librar­ian-
of Eastern Washington College
of Education is doing two weeks of
practice work here in the children's
library of WWC. Everyone doing
work in the library school is requir­ed
to do two weeks of library prac­tice
during the spring quarter. Mrs.
Haas will be here this week and
next.
Dateli me
Friday, April 14
9 p. m.—Valkyrie dance, Belling­ham
hotel.
Monday, April 17
4 p. m.—Valkyrie meeting, room'
108.
7:30 p. m.—Vanadis Bragi, Edens
hall club room.
Tuesday, April 18
11 a. m.—Assembly, Dr. James
Marshall, naturalist, lecture.
7:15 to 9:30 p. m—Blue Triangle
show, auditorium.
Wednesday, April 19
10 a. m.—Assembly, Ted Shawn
and men dancers.
4 p. m—Board of Control meet­ing,
Associated Students' office.
4 p. m.—Music Education club,
room 204.
7:30 p. m.—International Rela­tions
club, Edens hall club room.
Thursday, April 20
4 p. m.j—YWCA meeting, room
208.
Friday, April 21
11 a. m.—Womehs league assem- v
bly.
4:15 p. m., Collegian newscast on
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