WWC Collegian - 1939 February 10

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Week By Week
By CHARLES fCILBOURNE
PASSE
Well, another barn dance has come and gone. The
Klipsun deserves a lot of credit for throwing such a suc­cessful
affair^ The only hitch occurred when one of the
door prizes was won by the same person who was drawing
the numbers. Another peculiar thing
happened when the prize for the best
costume was won by the chairman of the
whole affair. Not that there was any­thing
wrong with that, except it was
rather like the hostess carrying off the
prize at her own bridge party. How­ever,
there was one compensating factor
that made up for everything. The up­swept
hairdress was' conspicuous by its
absence. This style of coiffure seems
to be definitely on the skids, thank
Heaven. The reason for its failure
with the little ladies seems to be that it
gives them a look of surprise that no blase, modern girl
confesses. \
EVOLUTION
Once upon a time, in days of yore, when somebody in
school wanted to make an announcement concerning a
dance, all he had to do was walk down to the front of the
assembly and say all he had to say in about ten seconds.
Then somebody got the bright idea of getting up on the
stage to give it. Soon it took two or three people to spread
the glad tidings. Everything would have been all right if
the matter had stopped there, but no. Each succeeding
dance committee would not suffer itself to be outdone by
its predecessor. Finally things got to the point where
telling the school that there will be a dance in the gym that
particular week-end requires up to twenty persons, an
eight-piece orchestra, a couple of rehearsals, and last but
•not least, nearly an entire assembly program! Fine thing!
CAUSE FOR ALARM
Some time ago, we mentioned in this column the fact
that Gloucester, Mass., had a rather unique fire depart­ment.
At that time they were called to extinguish a fire
in an old building on the edge of town. It contained a
number of barrels of hard cider. Well, the brave lads
got the fire under control, and, as we said before, then
came the ordeal of bringing the firemen under control.-
Remember? Anyway this selfsame department has re­cently
adopted a unique plan. They have discarded the
old-fashioned uniforms and replaced them with water­proofed
green and gold gabardine outfits. But here is the
outstanding thing about them. Each fireman has a large
number on the back of his coat, just as a football player
has. This will no doubt be an aid to the spectators, who
will be able to tell who punted the baby to safety.
Theatre Guild To Present
Robot Dramatization
Written by Karel Capek, "R. U. R." coming Theatre
Guild production, is finally, the humanization of the
robots, mechanical men. Zelda Becker and Roland Lund
play the leads. Glenmore Jones is director and stage de­signer.
The play opens a four-day run at the Civic Playhouse,
120 Prospect street, Wednesday night, February 15, at 8:00
p. m. Student tickets (25c) may be secured at the Co-op
for the Wednesday and Thursday night performances.
Karel Capek, play author, is one of the most distinguish­ed
of present day writers in Czecho-Slovakia. He died
Christmas day, 1938. His thinking was marked liberal;
his cause, democracy; and his country's fate was heart­breaking
to him.
Blue Triangle To Hold
Student Benefit Drive
Following the example of other clubs and colleges, the
Blue Triangle will sponsor a drive at WWC to raise
money for destitute Chinese students. "Nothing definite
has as yet been settled," said Margaret Monteith, co-chairman,
"but Evelyn Wakefield and I intend to meet
this week and formulate plans."
Another activity of Blue Triangle is the recreation hour
the club sponsors every Saturday afternoon for needy chil­dren
at the YWCA. "Marian Chappel is the chairman and
is aided by several other members who play games, read
stories, and in various ways keep the children amused,"
said Miss Allison.
"I don't believe many of the students know of the scarfs,"
said Ialeen Allison, president of the Blue Triangle. "They
are white silk triangles with our symbol in the corner and
are the first emblems to be adopted by the club at WWC.
The girls wear them on Tuesdays, the day of vour meetings,
and at any other time they wish."
Talented WWC Students
Illustrate Radio Ability
To get an idea of WWC students interested in radio
broadcasting, Ed Smith, instructor of the radio class, last
Tuesday evening at 7:30 called a meeting for these stu­dents
in room 308.
Those students giving examples of their talent were: Odd
Varum, Deny Conlee, and Geraldine Anderson, singing;
Doug Lince, Bill Strickfaden, Alice Benn, Cecilia Schwald,
Carmen Ek, Virginia Cotter, and Ross Tibbies, read­ings;
Lynette Albaugh played an accordion solo, and Ce­cilia
Schwald played piano accompaniment for the singers.
Slips of papers were handed out, on which the students
were to write their name, address, and telephone number.
They were also asked to give any previous experience gain­ed
in this line, and to list any other students they thought
good radio material. Mr. Smith asked the signers to indi­cate
the time they were free from Monday to Friday be­tween
the hours of 4 to 6 and 7 to 9:30 in the evenings.
The names are to be kept on file at KVOS where they
may be referred to with the possibility of calling upon the
students for program contributions over the local radio
station.
Mr. Smith remarked that in considering radio broad­casting
for any student, the main consideration should be
the voice.
VOL. XXXMHI—NO. 18
WWC Collegian
WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, February 10, 1939
Hamlet In
Tuxedo
Shakespeare's Greatest Tragedy
To Be Presented at WWC
In a Modern Dress Production
"I think one of the most inter­esting
developments in the theater
is Shakespeare in modern dress,"
says Boyd Swanson, who plays
Hamlet-—in tuxedo—here Friday
and Saturday, Feb. 24 and 25.
Hamlet in modern dress is no
radical innovation of the WWC
drama department, however, for
Hamlet first startled the conserva­tive
British theater critics by ap­pearing
in golf togs in 1925. ,
Sir Barry Jackson made the ex­periment
to see if Hamlet was valid
for modern life and thought with­out
the romantic glamour of flow­ing
skirts, of doublet and hose,
powdered wig, and the rhythmic
flow of poetic speech.
That experiment proved Shake­speare's
plays will live as long as
man and drama. Such was the
opinion of English critics then.
Where Shakespeare meant men to
laugh, they laugh, unswayed by the
arts of tailor or dressmaker. Where
he meant men to be moved by tears
or held by gripping tragedy, man is
still moved.
Former Grads
To Confer
Curriculum Committee to Meet
With First Year Teachers in
Conference Here Tomorrow
Encouraged by the success of the
conference held last fall, the cur­riculum
committee of the faculty is
planning another conference with
former students tomorrow.
Invitations have ben sent to 13
teachers inviting them, to the con­ference.
In contrast to the meet­ing
last fall the teachers will be
comparatively inexperienced hav­ing
taught less than one year.
The conference will commence at
10 o'clock and will continue into the
afternoon if it seems worthwhile.
Lunch will be served at noon.
The object of the meeting is to
discuss the present curriculum and
to give the teachers an opportun­ity
to make any suggestions or crit­icisms
of the present college re­quirements.
Teachers invited are:' from the
primary departments, Mary Den­ton
of Bell Creek, Mary Gardner
of Lake Stevens, Virginia Marriott
from Lynden, and Mary Orr from
Pleasant Valley; the intermediate
departments, Jeanne Borgstedt of
Mount Vernon, Ruth Hallgren of
Avon, Mary Kink of Van Zandt,
and Marion Little of Nooksack;
junior high school, Mae McCabe of
Mukilteo, Avis Stewart of Bryn
Mawr, Joe Thomas of . Aberdeen,
Katherine Hatch of Shelton, and
William Ames of Buckley.
Prexy Defines
His Position
Fisher Answered Kaigler
On Charges of Radicalism
Washington Club Last Friday
Former Students Sing Here
In an address before the Wash­ington
club last Friday, President
Fisher defined his position in regard
to communism, fascism, and dem-acrocy.
"One extreme is fascism
and the other extreme is commun­ism,
and democracy is the middle-of-
the-road. That is exactly where
we stand," he said.
This definition of democracy was
severely criticized by P. L. Sefrit,
general manager of the Bellingham
Herald, who declared: "One who is
truly a partisan of democracy . . .
can find no abiding place on a line
between communism and fascism."
President Fisher's speech was in
answer to charges made by William
Kaigler, chairman of the American
Legion Americanism program, of
radicalism in WWC.
University of Washington Choir
Marion Oppelt, who graduated
from WWC in 1936, and Hiram
Hogberg, a former student, were
seen here last night, when, as mem­bers
of the University of Washing­ton
A Cappella Choir, they sang at
the Bellingham High school. The
proceeds from the concert; are to
be used for the High school organ
fund, which is a fund established
for the purpose of buying a Ham­mond
organ for the High school
auditorium. The choir had fifty-five
members, of which, five are
pictured above. Prom left to right
they are: Jean Gray, Marion Op-pelt,
Virginia Berg, Hal Murtland,
and Lucille Wendrow.
WAA Carnival
February 17
WAA Carnival New Idea
Telegraph Your Friends
Folk Dancing and Swing
Gala spirit will fill the training
school gym Friday evening, Febru­ary
I 7,,from 8:30 to II when the
WAA present the rec hour in the
guise of a carnival. Men or wom­en
students may enter for five cents
-apiece which includes free dances:
schottisches, square dances, folk
dances, the Lambeth walk, and
swing.
Bea Armstrong, publicity chair­man,
states that the door prizes will
be super colossal. No booth will
cost more than five cents; some will
be two cents. They range from
penny-throws to telegraph booth
from which a person may telegraph
anyone in the hall. A fortune-tell­ing
booth and a shooting gallery will
be there.
Peasant costumes are in order.
Kenny Husfloen's orchestra will
play, according to present plans.
WAA members will sell refresh­ments:
All proceeds of the affair
go into the club's general fund.
Co-chairman Natalie Smith and
Bettie Adams are assisted by about
fifty girls. • This is the first time
the WAA has put on an affair of
this magnitude. They want it
plainly understood that it is meant
for every person in school, not just
girls.
Ballots Cast
For Vacancies
Convention Chooses Candidates
For Four Positions on Board
of Control for Spring Quarter
To nominate two women repre­sentatives,
a faculty adviser, and
either a man or a woman represen­tative
to the Board of Control was
the puipose of the nominating con­vention
held Tuesday night in room
108.
The faculty adviser will replace
Dr. P. R. Grim whose term is up
at the end of this quarter. Those
named were: Evelyn A. Rupert, L.
A. McGee, and Dr. Grim was re­nominated.
Marjorie Meyer, Helen Cory, and
Jean Morgan were those named to
run for woman representative, the
term beginning spring quarter.
Nominees for either woman or
man representative were: Marion
Jones, Mike Baker, and John Ellis.
This term also begins in the spring
quarter.
Class Election Held
By Freshmen
Al Biggs was elected vice-presi­dent
and Jacqueline Griffith, sec­retary,
of the freshman class at a
special meeting held Wedne'sday in
the auditorium. Charles Kilbourne,
class head, presided at the meeting
to eiect officers to take the places
of Tom Cross and Dorothy Gannon,
who have left school.
Those nominted were: vice presi­dent,
Al Biggs and Alick Mitchell;
secretary, Jacqueline Griffith, Betty
Solibakke, and Tom Gillis.
69 Per Cent of WWC Students
Dissatisfied With Co-op
NOTE: The following poll is the first of a series to be featured in
the Collegian, concerning subjects of vital interest to WWC students
and those about which most student concern is evident. It is not
meant to be critical either pro or con, but merely to show, in a per­centage
basis, what student opinion is, concerning each individual
question raised. The results do not; necessarily mean that the stu­dents
are right in their opinions, but shows what they are thinking.
This particular poll, the first of a series, is a result of over 200 per­sonal
interviews with WWC students, on the Student Co-op. An
effort was made, in planning tl>e poll, to obtain a representative
cross-section of the student-body. "
By Mike Burton
While only 3i% of WWC students
are satisfied with the Student Co-op,
over one-thira of that group be­lieve
that they are paying prices
higher than a co-operative should
have them, and one-tenth think
that prices are cheaper at stores in
town.
Asked for yes and no answers to
six questions, 207 students, includ­ing
both sexes, and representative
groups from all four classes, showed
fallacy in their answers when 69%
voted dissatisfaction with the co-op,
and 56% said that they thought
the store to be efficient. The sen­ior
class showed less interest in
the problem by voting the highest
percentage of dissatisfaction, (81%),
and the lowest percentage in wil­lingness
to make constructive sug­gestions,
(50%). Women juniors
showed the most interest in sugges­tions
by having 88% of their group
willing to spend time making sug­gested
improvements.
Following is printed the six ques­tions
asked, and their yes answers
in percent:
1. Are you satisfied with the
Co-op ....31% yes
2. Do you think' that the prices
are higher than stores down
town? .'. 73% yes
3. Do you think, that prices are
higher than a co-operative should
have them? .:.... ...80% yes
4. Do you think that the co-op
is efficient? .56% yes
5. Do yon approve of the student
co-operative store? ....:.......93% yes
6. Are you interested enough in
the problem to spend time making
constructive suggestions? 72% yes
Hi School Conference
Sponsored By AWS
Campus Tour, Assembly, Luncheon, Discussion Groups,
And Fashion Show, Events in High School Conference;
Representatives from Whatcom and Skagit Counties
KUDER TEST
OFFERED
Special Interests Are Scaled.
By Activity-Preference Records
As Aid in Choosing Careers
"To establish better relationships between the high school girls' clubs and
similar college organizations," pointed out Jean Morgan, chairman of the
conference, "is the aim of the second High School Girls' Conference to be
held here today. It is also to try to give the girls a glimpse of college life."
Each high school in Skagit and
Whatcom counties will be repre­sented
by three girls and an adviser
from their respective schools.
After registration in the morn­ing
the girls will tour the campus,
attend the assembly, and have
lunch in the Edens hall dining
room. There has been a program
arranged for the luncheon and the
speakers will be: President C. H.
Fisher, Miss Florence Johnson,
Miss Linda Countryman, Jean Mor­gan,
and Shirley Rogers. Each high
school will be introduced.
The afternoon program constitut­ed
discussion groups and a fashion
show in Edens hall Blue room.
This is the second meeting to be
held and may be established as a
tradition.
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Lieder Singer
In Assembly
Baritone Ernst Wolff Will Be
Informal Visitor on Campus
Tentative Program Planned
Through the generosity of Dr.
G. Frederick Kuder, brother of
WWC's registrar, all students who
are interested in filling out the Ac­tivity-
Preference Record forms may
do so without cost by reporting to
room 108 at 4 o'clock Wednesday,
February 15. These tests will be
scored here at the college and will
be interpreted for each student.
Freshman students who took Col­lege
Problems last quarter will re­member
the Activity - Preference
Records as a part of that course.
Results of these tests have just been
received from the University of Chi­cago
and have been recorded on in­dividual
score sheets. All students
who filled out these forms last
quarter may obtain their scores by
calling at the registrar's office.
The Activity-Preference Record
was developed by Dr. Kuder, a mem-,
ber of the board of examiners at the
University of Chicago, to help ..col­lege
students take an inventory of
their own types of interests and
compare scores with successful per­sons
in various vocations. The in­terests
measured are: artistic, ath­letic,
experimental, influencing
people, literary, computational, re­ligious,
social prestige, and service.
"The scale," states Dr. Kuder, "has
proved to be of value in helping
young people work out an intelli­gent
career plan and choose their
life work more intelligently."
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Prizes Given
For Queries
Giving the women of WWC an
opportunity to display their intelli­gence
and also win cash awards,
the AWS is conducting a Pro­fessor
Whiz contest to be held in
their assembly on March 3.
Preliminary to this event will be
the selection of the two best lists of
five questions submitted by any
woman student except commission
members. The sets of questions
must be turned in to a box in
the hall not later than Feb­ruary
24 and should include one
question in each of the following di­vision:
international affairs, na­tional
affairs, sports, school life, and
general culture.
A committee of five judges will
determine the best list of questions
and answers; basing their selection
on clarity and consistency in ob­serving
rules. A prize of $2.50 will
be given the highest scorer in this
contest while $1.50 and $1.00 will go
to the two persons who submit the
best sets of questions.
Sophomores Sponsor
Party Tonight
The Sophomore party, a non-cos­tume
affair, will be held this Friday
from 8-11 in the training school
gym. During intermission novelty
numbers and prizes will be given.
A prize waltz will also be featured.
Mike Baker, president of the
sophomore class,. is in charge and
has appointed the following com­mittees:
orchestra, Virginia Fegley;
novelty prizes and prize waltz, Lois
Reid; decorations, Marian Jones; re­freshments,
Barbara Boothe; fac­ulty,
Jean Carver; publicity, Bill
Fowler; clean-up, Murray•Healy.
Ernst Wolff, baritone, will enter­tain
W^WC students in assembly
Tuesday, Feb. 14, to his own ac­companiment.
Mr. Wolff is
brought to the campus by the agree­ment
of the Association of Ameri­can
colleges..^ This is an arrange­ment
where -many colleges are com­bined
to entertain these artists on the
campus as visitors.
Mr. Boson says: "This type of visit
is different than the average concert
tour. The whole visit is an informal
affair with an exchange of ideas.".
Mr. Wolff has sung in England, Aus­tria,
Germany, and Italy and was
very well complimented in each
country. He has made many Co­lumbia
recordings.
A tentative program for Mr.
Wolff's visit is as follows:
Monday, February 13
9:00—Visit class in music orien­tation,
Mr. Bushell.
10:00—Visit class in poetry, Miss
Kangley.
11:00—Visit class in German, Miss
Ullin.
12:00—Lunch given by the music
department at Edens hall.
8:00—Formal concert in Edens
hall for faculty and friends
"The Anthology of German
Song."
Tuesday, February 14
11:00—One - hour program .on
Schubert and his songs at
a student assembly.
12:00—Lunch given by the Music
Education club.
1:00—Visit a capella choir, Mr.
Boson.
On
The
Horizon
Friday, January 10
8 p. m.—Sophomore party, train­ing
school gym. ••.•.•
Basketball, PLC vs. WWC, at Ta-coma.
Saturday, February 11
6:30 p. m.—Alkisiah banquet, Rose
room, Hotel Leopold.
Monday, February 13
7:30 p. m. —Alkisiah meeting
Edens hall club room.
8 p. m.—Faculty reception for
Ernst Wolff, in Edens hall Blue
room.
Tuesday, February 14
11 a. m—Assembly, Ernst Wolff,
baritone, Lieder singer. .
8 p. m.—Basketball, House of
David vs. WWC, new gym.
Wednesday, February 15
8 a. m.-4 p. m.—Student elections,
room 112.
11 a. m. — Assembly, General
Sweeney of Fort Lewis, program
on national defense.
6 p. m.—Regional curriculum study
group, Bellingham high school
cafeteria. \
7:30 p. m.—International Relations
club meeting, Edens hall club
room. '.'
Friday, February 17 •
11 a. m.—Student assembly.
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