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WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, January 13, 1939
Learn
Governor Asks
Larger Sum For
WWCs Budget
By Charles KUboume
COMING UP
WWC's newly organized Norse­men
are about ready to blow them­selves
on their first big mixer of the
quarter. It promises to be a swank
affair with all the
trimmings. A lit­tle
later, the As­sociated
Women
s t u d e n t s will
throw their quar-t
e r 1 y informal.
This also will be
about the tops in
dances. At both
the main object
will be to put on
the dog. How­ever,
both are
doomed to ob­scurity.
Ah yes,
sad to tell, both are doomed to ob­scurity.
The answer is that in a
few weeks the freshman class will
put on a lalapalooza that will send
everything previous into a total
eclipse. It is something that has
never been attempted in this institu­tion
heretofore. It is daring, dy­namic,
and dippy. Something was
needed to shock this student body
out of its apathy, and the Frosh
have it.
DOUBTFUL
When George Burns, straight
man for Gracie Allen, was indict­ed
for smuggling, we were all
greatly surprised. Now comes the
news that Jack Benny, famous
comedian, has been indicted on the
same charge. Both of them, if con­victed,
face six years in the federal
clink. Meanwhile the Musicas are
still going round and round.
It.,used„,to be that- ..when -three
oi four physicians, gathered togeth­er,
it could be called a consultation,
instead of a conspiracy, as it is
now.
MASTICATION
Not a great while ago, this
school gave a rec hour. In fact
it was just last week. It went off as
well as could be expected, and a
good time was had by all. There
was just one thing wrong. Several
people spoke of it. Namely: there
was an awful lot of gum chewing.
Now don't get the idea that we are
opposed to this popular indoor ex­ercise.
On the contrary, we sin­cerely
advocate its use around
school. It's harder to go to sleep
in class when your jaw is chomping
up and down. It doesn't go so
well in 6:8 time at a dance though.
Substitutes? Oh, you might try
sucking your thumb.
RANDOM THOUGHTS
The newly organized WWC
Skeptics club will meet in the near
future to determine if any of the
grads who showed up last home­coming
failed to pass student-teach­ing
with flying colors. . . . Maybe
the world isn't as bad off as it might
have been. After all, the Munich
convention . might have been a
double-header. . . . In the hills of
West Virginia, a group of hardy
coal miners decided to celebrate
New Year's at the foot of a 3,000-
foot shaft. It would seem that
1,500 feet would be deep enough
to escape the holiday wild drivers.
. . . Further research may show
that the late lamented Coster went
straight for a couple of weeks a
year during his vacation. . . . WWC
now has a paper that actually sur­passes
Washington State's, believe
it or not! But just wait until our
new streamlined edition comes out!
HEADGEAR
The ladies' chapeaux, from our
observation are getting crazier than
ever as time barges on. It would
seem that the designers of ladies
milhnery had a grudge against the
fair sex and are probably having a
whale of a time at their burlesquing
Furthermore, the designers must be
laughing their heads off at their
latest creations which might look
more appropriate on the heads of
clowns at a circus, and which ap­proach
the absurdities found in the
headgear of twenty-five years ago.
In Seattle, a movie patron went
blind while viewing a film. For a
while he thought that a woman with
one of the new large size bonnets
had sat down in front of him. '
New Training School Building
Included in Martin's Suggested
Building Program for 1939-40
Governor Clarence D. Martin is
asking $300,000 for a new training
school for Western Washington
College in his suggested building
program for 1939-40 bieriniumi
which will total more than $5,000,-
000. This program effects penal,
educational, and eleemosynary in­stitutions.
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$505,000 is being asked for salar­ies,
wages and operating expenses
of Western Washington College in
the governor's budget for the com
ing two-year period. This is an in
crease of $25,000 over the 1937-38
biennial period.
Compared with the three other
state colleges of education the sug­gested
Western Washington Col­lege
budget is the highest. The
governor recommended $442,000 for
Ellensburg, $495,000 for Cheney., An
item in the building program asked
$200,000 for an education, arts and
science building at Cheney.
The training school will be an
important step in the "Twenty-five
Year Plan". This plan is the pro­gressive
building program adopted
by the Board of Trusteees in 1931.
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Mantoux Tests
Returned;
No Definite Cases
Sigrid I. In South Swanson Plays
Lead In
New Production
Hoppe Announces Cast for
Forthcoming Play; Experienced
Players To Appear in 'Hamlet'
College Host To High Debaters
At Competitive Meet
Foiled Again—Heh! Heh!
One hundred and three WWC
students who were positive reac-ters
following mantoux skin tests
given during" Deceiriber' were X-rayed
in the laboratories of Dr.
Cilley, St. Joseph's and St. Luke's
hospitals. These pictures were sent
to the Washington Tuberculosis as­sociation
in Seattle and findings
returned January 6, 1939.
Dr. S. L. Cox, clinician of the
association, read and interpreted
the films, with the X-ray man help­ing
on some of the unusual ones.
There were no definite cases of
active tuberculosis among the stu­dents
examined. Some were cau­tioned
in the written report, and
classed as being "under observa
tion". This means that the indi
vidual has had a previous infection,
due to tuberculosis, early pneu
monia, pleurisy, or a prolonged
cold. These people should follow
good health habits and have a
chest examination at least once a
year.
Dr. Cox suggested that giving stu­dents
X-rays makes them more
conscious of the need for preven­tion
of tuberculosis in the years
to come, as well as giving them some
definite htformation concerning this
disease, knowledge which they can
pass on to other people in the fu­ture.
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Nelson, Christy, Elected
As Senior Officers
Betty Shay
Betty Shay, beautiful Queen Sig
rid I, has left the land of her sub­jects
for the sunny climes of south­ern
California. Saturday, Decem­ber
31, was the day of her departure
and just how extensive her stay will
be is not known. Possibility has it
that she may go to school or may
•be gone only two weeks. However,
if a Hollywood producer catches a
glimpse of her, the campus of WWC
is likely not to be honored by the
presence of Her blonde Highness for
some time to come.
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Use
Super Human
Effort
"After Boyd's grand portrayal of
Mark Antony in last year's produc­tion
of Julius Caesar, I knew he
would be the one to play Hamlet,"
exclaimed Victor H. Hoppe, dra­matic
instructor of WWC, of Boyd
Swanson who plays the title role in
Mr. Hoppe's forthcoming produc­tion
of 'Hamlet.'
As yet Mr. Hoppe's cast is ten­tative.
Beside Swanson, there are
many other experienced players.
Marshall Bacon, a; veteran actor
who has done much work with Mr.
Hoppe, plays the part of the first
grave digger. The rest of the cast'
probably will include James Bowles,
as 'E*rancisco,' Dale Courtney, as
Laertes,' Coston Crotise, as 'Polon-ius,'
Forrest Hawley, as the ghost
of Hamlet's father, James High, as
the king, and Roland Van Leunan,
as 'Bernardo.' Carmen Ek prob­ably
will portray the queen, and
Ruth Greeley, 'Ophelia.' Others in
the cast probably will include Rob­ert
Canterbury, Derry Conlee, Don
Smith and Bill Strickfadden.
There is a possibility that Alice
Benn, a dramatic student from the
University of Washington will be
Mr. Hoppe's assistant director in
the play.
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WWC coeds come straight to the
point. These women of few words
prepare to fence—and I don't mean
barbwire. They may be a little
haywire now but give them time.
No more hair-pulling for these girls
Now, when the roommate snatches
the boy friend, it is dueling at day
break.
Ten High Schools Send
Debate Teams
To Tournament
Mount Vernon Victor
Because there are approximately
fifty members in the senior class,
they formed a separate group at a
meeting Tuesday in room 108.
This is the first time in the history
of the school that they have been
numerous enough to be divided from
the junior class.
The officers elected were: presi­dent,
Harold Nelson; vice president,
Catherine Christy; secretary-treas­urer,
Echo Oxford; class adviser,
Miss Charlotte Richardson.
Christening For Viking Coming Soon;
Students Fight to Submit Winner
Not content with being named the best official collegiate news organ
of the west coast, north of Seattle, The Western Viking has put all its
old eggs in one basket and thrown them away. Stripped of all its physical
accountrements by the stentorian decree of the editor, this paper is enter­ing
a fortnight fast of purification before donning the new apparel being
provided by a thoughtful board of control.
-Though -maybe -Cleopatra once saidT ''a-rose t>y any -other name would
be as sweet," (and I do mean rose), it has been decided tnat a new cog­nomen,
suitable to the esthetic beauty of this revised, redone, and ren­ovated
specimen of journalistic art, be selected. Yeah! We gottta have
a new name for our new paper. And that, dear reader, is where you
come in.
A contest! How nice. You send in a name ana we pick the winner. The
winning name goes on the head of the paper and the winning author goes
to the head of the class. In order that this contest be treated with the
traditional fairness accorded all previous Viking contests, three impartial
judges are now being held in anonymous captivity that they may remain
impartial till the day of reckoning. And that day is the same one that
comes one week from last Wednesday. January 18, 1939.
The contest has startet so get your name in now. And remember, it
don't cost a dime and there's a winner every time. See your brainchild in
script at the top of every WWC newspaper!! Be the (wo)man of the hour!
The only rules are that the name submitted be two words in good
collegiate news style. Help change our name from that of a Scandinavian
paper that can't even read English. The Viking office will be the pleased
recipient of your fruitful efforts.
Klipsun Sponsors
'It* Contest;
Cups As Awards
M. McSherry Honored
Gains National Fame
A former WWC student, Martha
McSherry gained national fame last
week, when mentioned in Ripley's
"Believe It or Not," with an unus­ually
large Gold Band lily plant.
This plant, being nine feet, three
inches tall, composed of two stems,
and having 103 blooms on one stem
and 38 on the other, "was unusual
enough to warrant mention by the
one and only Ripley.
Miss McSherry entered WWC
in the fall of 1937, coming from II-waco
senior high, and was enrolled
for one year. She is now making
her home in Seaview, Washington.
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WAA to Sponsor Tea;
All Are Invited
Several Openings
In Band
This Quarter
Under the sponsorship of the
WAA, a tea will be given Thursday
afternoon in the Women's league
room. Tea will be, served from 2;30
to 3:30 with Katherine Newell act-
WWC Ski Students Lessen Accidents;
Others Urged To Join Patrol
Several students of WWG are
members of the ski patrol recently
organized to minimize accidents at
Mount Baker during winter sports
season. Gage Chetwood, Johnny
Ellis, «and Eddie Haskell have join­ed;
men eighteen years or over
interested in associating themselves
with the patrol are urged to contact
Hank Reasoner or Dick Hudson at
the Co-op.
The patrol swings into full action
on January 21. Consisting of indi­viduals
who have voluntarily joined
without remuneration. Its purpose is
to render such supervision and as­sistance
that accidents and trag­edies
may be cut to a minimum and
be given all proper attention.
Members receive special training
courses in first aid, rescue work and
special ski instruction.
The Ski Patrol idea was origin­ally
organized in the New England
states out of necessity arising from
the ski trains from populated cen­ters.
Coming a little closer to home,
last year at Mount Hood a Ski
Patrol was organized in February.
Within a month's time the number
of accidents were noticeably re­duced,
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"There are several openings in
the school band this quarter," says
Donald Bushell, director of WWC's
band. "There are openings for
clarinets, trombones, and trumpets.
We need a sousaphone badly." He
has also made a few changes in the
percussion division,
Bushell stated that there is a
strong possibility of the band trav­eling
to Ellensburg with the bas­ketball
team again this year.
There is an assembly program
scheduled for the band, but Mr.
Bushell expressed his doubts as
whether the band could get ready
for it. They however will give a
concert for the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, January 19.
Who are the best all-around man
and woman on the campus?
In a contest sponsored by the
Klipsun, WWC is choosing its most
representative figures. Nominat­ing
ballot was taken today; the
final election will be in assembly
Friday, January 20. This year in
the charge of Alice Molenkamp,
the contest is sponsored.annually, by.
the yearbook which will feature
pictures of the ''winners. Silver
loving cups will also be presented
to them.
Also to be featured in the an­nual
are the ten outstanding grad­uates
to be chosen within the next
two weeks by a faculty committee.
The judges are President C. H.
Fisher, Miss Florence Johnson,
Miss Mary E. Rich, Miss Charlotte
Richardson, Dr. Moyle Cederstrom,
and Dr. M. S. Kuder.
Last year's, outstanding man and
woman were Maxine Moldrem, pres­ident
of the Women's League and
outstanding musician, and Fritz
Chorvat, vice president of the stu­dent
body and captain of the foot­ball
team.
Schusskens Start
Ski Season
With Bus Jaunt
Stirring into action with a many-pointed
winter program the newly
organized Schusskens ski club loads
its first bus for Heather Meadows
from the front of the former Vik­ing
Lunch Sunday at 7:30 a. m.
Sunday's sojourn is to be the
first of many such events scheduled
for the 1939 winter sports line-up.
An extensive comeptitlve" program
with other clubs and schools is
planned. Major events of the day
will be the picking of a ski team
to represent the club and WWCE.
Granville Jensen's ski class that so
far has been dry land will take
to the hills and will meet at the
foot of the Seven Hills behind the
lodge at 10 a. m. Afternoon races
will complete the selection and
elimination of the first ski team
ever to be chosen for actual cam-petition.
On this trip, the entire student
body is eligible* but on future trips
a Schusskens membership card will
United States, Mr. Poole said that
be necessary to obtain a bus ticket.
Ten northwest high school de­bate
teams met at WWC for a
tournament last Wednesday. Mount
Vernon placed first after, winning
a decision from Sedro-Woolley who
placed second. Lynden was award­ed
third place.
Discussing the current question,
"What should be the attitude of
the United States toward foreign al­liances
and agreements?" each team
participated in. four debates. All
schools were represented by two
teams.
Among the judges were Profes­sor
Orr, head of the speech de­partment
of the University of
Washington, and Professor Franzke,
head of the debate department.
A new type of the debating that
had already proved popular with
universities and radio was adopted
by the high schools this year. The
problem-solving debate, as it is
called, eliminates the traditional
negative and affirmative sides.
Professor Orr remarked that this
type of debate had proved very
satisfactory at the University. This
discussion debate can be used with
a great deal of success in commun­ity
meetings. Professor Orr stated
that the university had sponsored
several such debates with a good
response, and suggested that they
might prove worth-while in Bel-lingham
also.
Between sessions a lunch was
served the debaters in Edens hall.
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100 Students Doing
Practice Teaching
Junior High Curriculum Leads
With Primary Next in Number
Some Doing Remedial Teaching
New Instructor For Marquis Classes;
Hails From Southern Plantation
Born on a cotton plantation in
Alabama, Mr. Charles Poole, who is
taking Mr. Marquis* classes began
his teaching in a southern mountain
school with a salary of thirty dollars
a month. The school met a month
and a half in the summer and for
the same period of time during-the
winter. He boarded in a log cabin
with an elderly couple who could
neither read nor write. In return
for teaching the woman to read she
taught him to card, spin and weave.
Their mode of living took him back
one hundred and fifty years. He
also taught in the oldest high school
in the United States, the Boys' Latin
school of Boston, established in 1638
He received his A. B. degree from
Lipscomb college, an A. M. from
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Half-Million Dollars Asked By
Governor For WWC Budget
See this page
High School Debate Team Here
See this page
C. Poole Is Southern Gentleman
See this page
You Choose New Viking Name
See this page
Week's Games On Sport Page
Charles Poole
Cederstrom Judges
Declamatory Contest
Dr. Moyle Cederstrom acted as
judge of the Northwest district
Golden Jubilee contest held at Mt.
Vernon Friday afternoon, January 6.
The winner, Helen Clark of Everett,
received $25 and the chance to com­pete
against nine other district win­ners
in the finals which will be held
soon in Olympia.
This contest, held in observance of
Washington's Golden Jubilee, is
sponsored by a fund amounting to
$2,000. Scholarships and prizes will
be awarded to seven of the ten dis­trict
winners.
According to a compilation re­ceived
from the office of the Di­rector
of the Training school, 100
students are reported . engaged in
practice teaching in the campus and
city schools during the present
quarter. Of this number 29 are
doing their degree teaching.
The junior high school curricu­lum
leads the list with 35 students
engaged in practice work. Of these
14 are working in the city, while
21 are in the campus school.
The primary division is next in
line with 26 students doing prac­tice
work. Sixteen aire in the train­ing
school and ten in the city.
The intermediate division has 25
students, 15 in the campus school
and 10 in the city.
In addition to the three curricu-lunv
divisions, six students are doing
remedial work under Miss Erickson;
four are working with Miss Booth
in music; and four are working with
Miss Breakey and Miss Plympton in
art.
The planning done in Dr. Kuder's
office in working out student pro­grams
for the year greatly facil­itated
the assignment of the* stu­dents
to their various positions. No
student program was seriously up­set
by changes made by the campus
school and since scheduling of ap­pointments
only a few changes have
been made
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OnT he H°ni zo*
Friday, January 13
8 p. m.—Basketball, Pacific
university vs. WWC, new
gym.
Saturday, January 14
8 p. m.—Rec hour, training
school gym. \
Monday, January 16
7:30 p. m—Vanadis Bragi,
Edens hall club room.
Tuesday, January 17
11 a. m.—Assembly, Rasmore
and. Trerice, dual pianists.
8 p. m.—Basketball,
Friday, January 20
11 a. m.—Student assembly,
program by Norsemen's
club.