WWCollegian - 1939 March 16

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^ ^ ^ rather healed debate
firing the last few iriohtlis in regard to y^etherthe Nazis
v " , ? and other ^'subyersiye^, parties should
be allowed .the privilege of assembly.
There is considerable to be said on both
sides. If you are to deny-them/the right
to assemble, you at once destrby the fun­damental
concept of democracy. On
the other hand, why should they be al­lowed
to hold meetings in order to dis­cuss
ways of bringing about the down­fall
of our government as it is today? Is
it right that we should give the Nazis
and others or similar ilk free rein in
spreading "their propaganda in this coun­try?
The people who espouse the cause
of the Nazis claim that the father of our country, George
Washington, would have been the first to help them.
Maybe so,r but we rather doubt that George would have
given the Hessians the right to use Madison Square Gar­den
for their meetings. ,
SPRINGTIME *
Well, another quarter has come and gone. It seems
as though we were just starting a couple of weeks ago, or
does it? The spectre of examinations has departed. By now
you know how little you really did know. You wish that
you had lived up to that promise that you made the folks at
Christmas when you so' rashly said you'd study at least
- two hours every night. Ah well, cheer up, youcan try
all over again Spring quarter. There are many things to
be around for this spring, not the least of which are Cam­pus
day, our quarterly fire drill, and last, but not least,
sowing .wild oats on top of Sehome hill in the moonlight.
Ah yes, the good old springtime! The highways between
here and Seattle will again be black with WWC hitch-hikers.
SOMETHING NEW *
You may have seen the article in the papers recently
that told of a letter received from a small girl by the
General Electric company of Schenectady, New York.
It ran something as follows: "Dear Sirs If you are not too
busy, and it would not be too much trouble, could you
please send me a small sample of electricity. We are
studying it in geography." Needless to say, the General
Electric engineers were completely stymied. Such ignor­ance
is easily overlooked in children, but it is surprising to
see supposedly well-informed grown-ups who aren't ex­actly
up on their toes about well-known facts. For in­stance,
an English instructor in this school naively remark­ed
last week that Kipling's "Gunga Din" was laid in the
country of Armenia at the time of the battle with the
Turks, following the World war! We omiAhe name of
the teacher for obvious reasons.
MAGIC MAYBE?
The Spanish war rages on, only it's a three-way fight
now. The Republicans will soon be split up into so many
different factions that the whole thing will resemble the
recently adjourned Washington state legislature.. How­ever,
Franco looks as though he will probably get the best
of the fight.1 At the outbreak of the war, some of the-boys
swore that they wouldn't shave until Franco won. A
number of them have nice fur coats now. Hitler, Musso­lini,
Chamberlain, and many others, too few to mention
are beginning to take a profound interest in the affairs of
"New Spain." It is indeed a shame that the secrets of
the late Houdini were buried with him, because now poor
Franco will have to escape from the hands of his friends
as best he can.
Baseball Passes Test
In College Survey
^ By Smiley Hall
"Do you want baseball as a sport in W W C ? " This
was one of the questions submitted in the baseball ques­tionnaire
recently distributed among the students here, in
which 70 per cent voted "yes," while 30 per cent voted
the contrary. The question, "Which do you prefer, base­ball
or track?" was answered 60-40 in favor of baseball.
The students also agreed by an almost unanimous vote,
97 per cent to 3 per cent that the men in this school,
training to be coaches, miss something by not having base­ball
in the school.
No matter what outcome the poll reveals, the
chances of having basenail in the school this year are
very, very slim, but the opinion of the students may be
given a, more serious' thought next year or in years to
come.
Much depends upon whether WWC will be allotted any
of the added funds appropriated by the recently retired
legislature for its athletic field. This will probably remain
a secret until a later date.
Co-op Consignment Plan
Explained by Forcl
By Charles Horel
Sam Ford, Associated Students Co-op manager, an­nounced
Tuesday the Co-op is now working oh a three-way
turn-in plan for books. Books may be turned in un­der
the old plan of one-half the former value in cash, or
students may obtain credit slips for three-fourths of the
value, to be obtained in merchandise other than text books.
Credit slips are good any time in tlje future.
The new plan is the consignment system, under which
the student gives the book to the Co-op to be sold and
the store takes 25 cents commission oh each book. The
idea was tried in WWC in 1931 after Sam Ford had taken
a trip East during which he inspected over thirty book­stores.
He found the consignment system in use in most
of them. The commission in the East is based on the
number of students in the college. If the college has un­der
1,000 students, the store charges 25 cents per book; be­tween
1,000 and 1,500 enrollment, 20 cents; between 1,500/
and 3,000, 15 cents; over'3,000, 10 cents.
In 1931 when the system was here only/three
bcwks were turned m, so the plan was not publicized much.
; " W e have tried to train the studente to trade their books
for merchandise," said Sam.
were turned in for cre<Ut slir« last quarter. Students want
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VOL. XXXVHI-^NQ. 23
Attends Convention
Prexy Returns
To WWC
President Fisher Represents
College at Association Meet;
First State Normal Discussed
By Lyman Handy
President Fisher returned to
WWC last Monday after an ab­sence
of several weeks, during which
he attended a meeting of represen­tatives
of the, American Association
of Teacher's colleges in Cleveland,
Ohio.
This meeting was larger than any
educational convention to be held in
the United States this year. Presi­dent
Fisher estimated that at least
10,000 people attended.
Committee Meets
Prior to the meeting of the asso­ciation,
the accrediting committee,
of which Mr. Fisher is a member,
held a two-day session. The com­mittee
busied itself reviewing re­ports
of inspections from colleges
applying for accreditation. Re-in­spections
of accredited schools were
also studied.
The program at the convention,
in the opinion of the president, was
unusually good this year. He was
particularly interested in the discus­sion
of the place of general educa­tion
in a program of teacher train­ing.
One of the uppermost subjects of
the association was the methods of
improving teaching personnel. The
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Dean Returns
From Leave
Having Completely Recovered
Marquis Resumes Duties .
Relieving McGee and Poole
By Ward Heathers
After a three months' leave of
absence, W. J. Marquis, former
dean of men and instructor in the
department of education, has re­turned
to WWC. :
Leaving on December 24 of last
year because of poor health, Mr.
Marquis journeyed eastward to the
Mayo clinic where he underwent a
successful operation at the Colon­ial
hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Mr. Marquis, who is now in good
health, will take up his teaching
duties and former dean of. men's t
position at the. beginning of the;:
spring quarter. • ••.•: •:+;&,?:S.
- Loye A;'McGee,:AYWC-swim^ning:
instuctbr, 'has-• ficted..;as: tem?jpi*avy
dean • durirW .Mr/ Marquis' .A-S^'rice-and
:Charle^./T>/ •ro:;ie;,..has":. ':'• '=c:.s :'in
charge 'of':his.'ci^rr*' ^rin»»;^v V'VS?3~/
;,ter quar^/,;. t^—,:k\.:':'^:r •• :/'/:s
WESTERN W^HINCTD^ Thursday, March l 6 ; /1939
iam ns
Coach Claims Reason
To Be 'No biqimond';
Possibly intramural/
By Al Biggs
'"Baseball will definitely.not 'be
a major sport at WWC this
spring," decided Coach •Lappen-busch
last Tuesday,: thus settling a
controversial issue and at the same
time marking, the third year that
this college has refrained from ih-terschool
competition in the diamond
sport. ' ' -v
Failure" of the new sports amphi­theatre
behind the P E building to
materialize is the reason that no
nine will represent WWC. Money
had been budgeted and Lappy. was
ready to coach the team, but lack
of a practice field close to school
.rendered the idea an impossibility.
According to George Dack, head
gardener, the * proposed . field' has a
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Many Activities
Next Quarter
By Phyllis McNamee
Who said, "College ain't no
fun"? With finals almost over and
the registrar's office working double
time making out report cards, let's
take a look at the calendar to see
what the "brighter side" of college
life has to offer next quarter. Be­fore
fully recovering from the ef­fects
of ten days at home spring ac­tivities
will be officially opened with
the AH School Mixer, Friday,
March 31.
W club will sponsor their much-looked-
forward-to informal, Friday
evening, AprU 8, followed by the
WAA ski trip to Mount Baker the
ninth. April 15 marks the date of
the Associated Women's spring
dance. Blue Triangle promises to
produce their postponed Ella Cin­ders
theater party, Tuesday, April
18, leaving the freshmen to close
the month's events with a party
Saturday, April 22. .
From this date until the middle of
May there are no scheduled events
on the calendar, but with an unac­counted
Valkyrie informal, both the
sophomore and junior parties, num­erous
.WAA events, the Edens hall
fried chicken dinner on Sunset hill,
as well as many club picnics, and
cruises, these week-ends will un­doubtedly
be filled with activity. ...
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ComingSoori
Legislature
5es
nat^s
erations
$445,000 To Be Used for Salaries and Wages;
$75,000 Granted for Operations; Improvements
Depend Upon Amount Available in State Treasury
Eminent Concert Violinist^Will
Give Recital Here March 2fl
By Bob Chamberlain
Coming as the third attraction of the Civic Music association will be
Nathan Milstein, brilliant Russian violinist who will be heard in a recital here
on Tuesday, March 28, at the Belfingham high school auditorium. Due to
the fact that this recital comes so soon after vacation no special tickets will
be issued, but all college students of WWCE, will be admitted by present­ing
theirSpring^uarter'activity cards at the door at the recital.
Milstein was born in Odessa, De­cember
31, 1904. He survived the
revolution, and at 19 toured Russia
with a close friend of his own age,
destined to become one of the great
piano talents/of the, generation,
Vladimir Horowitz. >• •
Exiled
, In 1925 Milstein was obliged to
leave Russia. Even his beloved
Guadagnini had to be left behind.
He arrived in Paris with no violin,
no money, .no connections. : It was
only for.'a short time, however,' be­fore
a backer appeared for a debut
concert. Another patron loaned him
a Stradivarius. It was a character-,
istically lucky episode in Milstein's
life.
Became Famous ,'
His first concert was such a sen- :
sation that he had no difficulty pro­curing
other engagements through-.
out Europe. In' the twelve years
since then the violinist has reach^
ed the topmost flights of his pro-
Youth Hostelry Gain Popularity;
New Activity in Northwest
By> Walt Germain
Under the impetus of increasing
interest, the Youth Hostelry move­ment
in the northwest is building up
its organization with a view to cover
the west with a series of rest-houses.
Working along the lines of the plan
how,in use in. Germany, Switzer­land,
France, and England, those
interested in hostelry are becoming
more .and more active with each
passing summer, the time when
most traveling on foot is done.
Began in Germany
The Youth Hostel movement be­gan
in Germany about four years
ago. In order that the young people
of the country might travel more
cheaply, an effort was made to or­ganize
the owners of inns, pensions,
and farmhouses into an assemblage
which could furnish the travelers
with the necessary accommodations.
Since 'then the movement has
spread into most of the countries of
Europe and three years ago, spread
to the United States. In the Green
Mountains of Ney Hampshire, the
movement gained its greatest head­way.;
Therbiung;hills of th£;Ne*i
England states made it an ideal lo­cation
for the establishment of rest-houses.
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Comfortable Accommodations ,
These rest-houses are located
about S'ten to twelve mUes apart,
which is considered to be a full day's
hikei i Eabh rest-house ;'is; equipped
with steel cots and cooking fa>S-
'itte's;[ *Tfroblankets acid- a pillow-art
furnished with each bed, the sheets
usually furnished by the' traveler.
Separate dormitories- are provided
for men and women. Most travel­ers
cook their own meals but at some
stops, meals may be obtained for a
nominal sum;
Trips in Northwest
In the Pacific northwest, there are
located several first class rest-houses..
Oh.Orcas island there are
three, on San Juan two and in Sid­ney,
and Victoria, there is one each.
These houses are so arranged that
the traveler may plan his jaunt in
the form of a circle. On the Olym­pic
peninsula, where the movement
has made its greatest headway, the
hostelries are already arranged so
/that several different trips may be
taken. From Olympia, one may
travel north to Port Townsend, from
there, west to the Straits of Juan de
Puca, then south t o Aberdeen and
then east, back to Olympia.
Travel Cheaply -.^•)
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The(price of a night's lodging is
usually ^twenty-five cents or ite
equivalent in the currency of the
c€Mto^v;'-innder the present plan,
expenses per day are usually cut
down to around two doUara;- ^
thoiigh the he^quarters of the or­ganization
is very careful Iri picking
the Operators of the rest-houses,
people in the .l^t:.::.s1^-''!;ha5nB. ;;a
''M^e^Grundy" attitode;>;t^ar<I
the hostels, r Usiwlly supervised jfcy
some old couple with a barn or some
. ^ e r ^ o u ^
transformed into sleeping quarters,
the conduct' of the inmates is kept
fessioh. These years have made him
an international celebrity. He first
came to America in October, 1928,
introduced by Leopold Stokowski
and the Philadelphia Symphony or­chestra.
• He has made nine con­secutive
tours of this country play­ing
with all the leading symphony
orchestras as well as in recital. In
Europe, though calling no country
his, home now that he is in exile
from his own, he is an honored guest
. in Scandinavia, Germany, Austria,
Czecho-Slovakia, Italy, . Holland,
France, England, •'• Belgium, and
Egypt.
Gives Many Concerts . .
Between his activities in Europe
and this country he averages about
one hundred concerts each season.
In the United States and Canada
alone he has been heard fifty-five
times with fourteen orchestras, in
addition to the hundreds of recitals
he has given. He has appeared five
times with the Philadelphia Sym­phony
orchestra, eight times with
the New York Philharmonic orches­tra,
and a large number of times
with the other great orchestras on
this continent. : -'• '• • ' '-•••
Bad Spellers Better
After Training
By Eileen Forhan
After three months of training
under Dr. Moyle Cederstrom, seven
members of his selected Remedial
Spelling class >,took their final exam
last week. • '
Results of this test show that
these people "who just couldn't
spell"had improved from .15 to 35
per cent, and all were able to pass
the spelling entrance exam.
IRG Members Go
To Ellensbiirg
By Ck^raldine:.Anderson ;
. "Plans have already been made
for the trip W'SoU^^tem-Wiash-
^in#ah^&biite4 MissiCummins. "The
International Relations convention
will be held in EUensburg this year
'••'oniiarttiM .25.;*/'rM y..' ^.'•'•"•v;,-C
As/y^tl only tiiree of the four
students' have beein chosen, They
are: Anna Magallon, Lela Kaufman
• and 'irredrick^ McHenry. /
T^^arVtm^i^ district con-
J^y^tiwi isi heldi; u^erp^;auspices
*>f the G^egie foundation. ^Out-v
standhig- speakers will be presented
atci^eGcpnwntio^ rep-';.
resentetives will be present to xeprer
1 sent fehe different schools from Ida­ho,
Washington, British Columbia,
and Oregon. "
'',;.;;. By DeLayne Walton : ' ;;
Appropriations amounting to,
$445,000 'were made for salaries
and wages for Western Washing­ton
college during the biennium of
1939-1941 by the state legislature;
in the meeting at Olympia, that
ended Sunday, March 12.
Seventy-five thousand dollars was
appropriated for operations which
include all expenditures except sal­aries
and wages. Three hundred
thousand dollars was appropriated
for capital outlays and improve-;
ments; however, this money can be
spent only with the approval of
Governor Clarence D. Martin, and
his approval depends upon the
amount of money available in the
state treasury.
New Training School ..-.'
Included among the improvements '
that will depend upon a. federal
grant and the governor's approval
is a new training school building,
. improvement of the college heating
system, relighting of the library and •
auditorium, 'and regrading of the
old athletic fieid^'; - /
Another result accomplished by.
the legislature was the admission of
WWC teachers to the state teachers'
retirement system.
Prexy Pleased
"We feel that the governor and
the legislature have treated us very
well with one exception that there
will not be enough money for as J
many new.teachers as we need, and
almost no money for salary in­creases;
however, all other higher-educational
institutions in the state
were treated in the same way so we
feel that we ought not complain,!'
commented President Fisher on the
amount of money appropriated for
• WWC. ::: •'•.-.. •. • ••'^::''c?'^''.•:•-.'•
By Walt Germain ;
Climaxing the work of the or­ganization
committee during the
past few weeks, the Part Time Job
association will begin functioning
at the "start-of next quarter.^ |T1^;
necessary cards and application
blanks have been printed and are
available in the dean of men's of­fice.
Interested men are requested to
call at the dean's office for their
cards if they are expecting to do
any soliciting during the vacation.
House Mothers
Tea Guests
By Margaret Gerard
To give the organized house
mothers and members of the faculty
an opportunity to become better ac-quainted,
a tea was held in the Blue
room of Edens hall Thursday; af­ternoon,
March 9. *
Mrs. jDayis and Mrs^ Powell, the
two oldest house mothers, poured,
and were assisted in serving by one
girl from each organized house.
Green and white decorations car­ried
out a . Saint Patrick's day
theme% ';. •'•'"••'.;', .':•'.--;;;, t .-:';}
A musical program consisting of
vocal solos by' Arlene^Foster and
Boyd Swanson, violin solo by Mar­garet
Collett, and musical selections
by the college string quartet;^ was
enjoyed.. •:
Mrs. Downs was in charge of the
tea assisted by Mrs. McCormick and
Mrs. Reynolds. i N
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