Western Viking - 1937 April 30

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VOL. XXXVI—NO. 27 WESTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION. BELLINGHAM. WASHINGTON Friday, April 30. 1937
Live ^
And
^ Learn
By Don Gooding-
Valuable Awards Loom ForN ame
When did you leave heaven?
HUGE CLASH PREDICTED
Galloping Galaxies. An impend­ing
collision between twin stars AK
Herculis, some place up in the zo­diac,
is the latest discovery in the
astronomical savannah. With a
rare accuracy of .007 per cent, a
graduating Arizona university stu­dent,
scientist now, utilized an or­dinary
photometer to reveal facts
that the 300 trillion mile distant
twins would some day collide. The
double stars eclipse one another
every ten hours, will bump when
they hid each other every sixty sec­onds.
Soon the budding astronomer will
journey to Peru with the Hayden
Planetarium party to view a total
eclipse of the sun July 8, an event
that occurs once or twice every cou­ple
of years.
MYSTERY SHD? PUZZLES
Back East the fishing season on
Lake Erie opened with a large
bang. First thing the motorship
Murle J. earned the title of mystery
ship when it returned to port with
• 1600 pounds of. whitefish in its hold,
160 less than all six other boats had
been able to glean from the waters.
This eslabiished a new season s
record, set an appropriate mark for
the remaining fish devotees to shoot
at, talk over, or—over-talk.
Well, fishers, get started.
AND SO THEY WERE MARRIED
In Chicago it took a family of
five brothers, a patient bride and
preacher, to get "one of their num­ber
married. Brother Michael tang­led
with a garageman, ended up in
the brig . . . that left four. Brothers
Herman and John, seeking to get
him out, were also implicated in the
same affair . . . and that left two.
Two little brothers, one to be mar­ried.
Saul was drafted to serve as
best man—-the other brother, James,
not wanting a perfectly good hired
tuxedo to go to waste.
About the time James and his
bride were two hours late accepting
each other as man and wife, the
three jailbirds came straggling in to
witness the finale of the complicat­ed
ceremony. And did they live
happily ever after? Well, they won't
make the same mistake again, any­how.
ROBBERS GET ROBBED
A group of illegal DovermeV
safe-crackers of amateur standing,
lost their reputations one night
when they slunk carefully through
the basement of Dover's Union Trust
company and attempted to crack the
bank's safe. The job proved too
tough, and after making a number
of futile sallies they ignominously
departed, leaving a drill stuck in the
safe's door.
So successful was their bad work
that the next morning bank officials
were unable to open the safe either.
They remained ahead one drill,
though.
PARK AVENUE FARMER SUED
Because his bucolic nature fos­tered
intemperance and intolerance,
gentlemen fanner Phil Plant, erst­while
No. 1 playboy on Broadway, is
about to lose a $500,000 alimony to
his unbucolic wife.
Leaving the Blue Book behind last
year, he retired to his Connecticut
farm to live a life of "frugality'
amidst the companionship of neigh
boring fishermen and * farmers.
Contrary to his wife's desires, he be­gan
to make money on his farm, to
drive a cheap car, and most of all,
to ignore a $100,000 income. Now
she who took him away from the
brightest lights on Broadway, wish­es
to return the year's best catch to
circulation. The farm is worth half
a million dollars. That's big busi­ness,
something no farmer should
countenance.
COURT OF HUMAN RELATIONS
The spinslral girl to the bar has gone
Wih a night of fun behind her;
The minslral boy to the war goes
'«• no longer.
With domestic grace he appeases
baby's hunger;
A merry pair to the courts have gone
And She becomes provider.
Free verse—it's all yours.
Many Inquiries
About Summer
Prexy Receives Requests For
Summer Bulletins From
Wide Range of Territory
Uniforms For Band
Discussed
At Board Meeting
Possibility That Band Will
Make Ellensburg Trip
Brought Up Wednesday
By President C. H. Fisher
If the number of requests we are
receiving for summer bulletins is
any indication of the enrollment we
are to have during the summer
quarter we have reason to believe
that we shall- have a larger enroll­ment
than we have had for some
time. Moreover, the requests are
coming from a wider range of terri­tory
than usual and include one
foreign country other than Canada.
Leaving out the State of Washing­ton,
we have requests from twenty-nine
states including Alaska.
All sections of the United States
are represented. The far eastern
states are represented with requests
from Maine, Maryland, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, West Vir­ginia,
and the District of Columbia,
as well as states in the west and
middle west. Canada is represented
with requests from the two provin­ces
of Alberta and British Columbia.
South America is represented with
a request from Colombia. A large
number of requests have come from
Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Other
states represented by requests are
Arizona, California, Nevada, Wyo­ming,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Ne­braska,
Missouri, Michigan, Minne­sota,
and Iowa.
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Truax, Ullin Plan
Water Events
Novel and entertaining water
events have been planned by the
committe chairmen, Frances Truax
and Chet Ullin, to make this Cam­pus
Day on May 19 the best in the
history of the college.
Swimming races of all kinds will
take place in the morning with the
clowns performing first. Next a 30-
yard dash will be held for the men
and women. A log rolling contest
will be next in line, ope.i for every­one
who knows the art of logging. A
back stroke swimming race will fol­low
for all those backward students
around school. Finally a high div­ing
contest will be sponsored to fin­ish
up the morning water sports.
Boat races will be the main water
sport in the afternoon. The houses
and groups are asked to practice up
for this event. (The faculty might
also be represented.) Both men and
women are urged to get four oars­men
and one coxswain together for
the race.
Possibilities of purchasing uni­forms
for the band was the leading
subject of discussion at the Board
of Control meeting last Wednesday
afternoon. Ed Tomco was appoint­ed
by the Board to collaborate with
Mr. Bushell in investigating the
feasibility of the proposal.
As an aid in paying for the uni­forms,
should they be purchased, it
was suggested that band sweaters be
awarded for every six quarters par­ticipation
instead of every two as
has been the policy in the past.
The Board also discussed the pos­sibility
of instigating a home and
home arrangement between the
bands of Bellingham and Ellens­burg
next year. Under such a plan
the Viking band would accompany
the basketball team to Ellensburg.
The EWC band would return the
visit when the Wildcats play in the
local gymnasium.
A motion was also passed that the
Sophomore class of the fall of '37
be charged for damages done to the
lawn back of the school while pre­paring
for their dance. The amount
is to be deducted from the allotment
for their party fall quarter.
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Editor Hopes To
Release
Klipsun June 4
W Glub Informal
On Tonight
Shell To Be Scene of Big
Program Dance; Revellers
Swing Band to Play
Cash Prize Offered Winner of'Rename
Normalstad9 Contest;
Western Viking Issues $4.00 Guarantee
Much discussion has taken place
and many questions have been asked
concerning the date of release of
the school annual, the Klipsun.
Margaret Thon, this year's editor,
has set a tentative date, June 4,
which is the Friday before the close
of school.
In case that Thon's desires for an
early publication are fulfilled, ama­teur
snapshot enthusiasts of the
school who have high hopes of see­ing
some of their Campus Day prod­ucts
on display in the snapshot sec­tion,
will be disappointed, for there
is a doubt at present as to whether
there will be time to wait fof Cam­pus
Day pictures.
Photographers for the annual
have been busy men for the past
week, trying to complete the Klip­sun
pictures. Track, tennis, and
golf pictures have been taken, thus
completing the sports section.
"Rhythm is our business tonight,"
sing the athletes of the Viking W
club. For tonight is the night when
all young couples travel to the
Chuckanut Shell to dance to the
Revellers' sweet swing music at the
big Varsity ball.
The hop, put on by the W men,
will be the last big all-school affair
of the quarter. And to make this
one be remembered by a large
group, the club formed a ways and
means committee consisting of Bob
Lindsley, Erman Holtzheimer, and
Ed Tomco. "We've found ways and
means for all of the couples to get
there and back, but if there are any
more, please see* us today," says
Tomco. Cars have been lined up by
Chuck Bevans.
Balloons will predominate in the
way of inside decorations, while on
the outside the people's choice, OF
Man Moon, will help out. Corsages
are taboo at the affair, which is a
program dance with the boys mak­ing
out the trades. The list of
dances is posted on the main bulle­tin
board.
Although the track and tennis
teams are on a road trip to Ellens­burg,
a good turnout is expected, as
tickets have been selling at a fast
rate.
Patrons and patronesses for to­night
will be Miss Virginia Bever
and Mr. and Mrs. Don Bushell.
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Valkyrie Sponsors
Spring Dance
Receiving- last minute sanction,
the Valkyrie club announces the
date of its spring quarter dance,
May 8, is given as the final choice
of the group. There is controversy as
to just where the affair will be held
—the decision to be made soon. Un­like
the last club dance this will be
exclusively for club members.
County Girls To
Cavort In
Annual Playday
Meeting for their
fifth annual play-day,
girl athletes
from the county
schools will contest
in events Saturday,
May 1, at WWC.
I Sponsored by the
WAA, with Hazel
Oie as the general
chairman. The cir­cus
theme will be used for the occas­ion.
It is expected that about 100 dele­gates
will participate in basketball,
baseball, swimming, and racing. Pro­grams
of the days attractions are
contained in booklets shaped as cir­cus
tents. These also have the
luncheon menu in them and will be
distributed early in the day.
After the main events of the
morning, luncheon will be served in
the Edens Hall cafeteria. An intro­duction
by Betty Ewing is to be fol­lowed
by speeches of welcome from
Marian Price, club president, and
Miss Evelyn Rupert, adviser. A vio­lin
solo will be presented by Maxine
Moldrem. Hazel Oie's talk on "Play-day,
piano selections by Clara'-Vari-derGriend,
and group singing com­plete
the program planned.
WAA members will give exhibition
stunts in swimming, ping pong, ten­nis,
archery, badminton, and danc­ing.
Chairmen of the committees
are as follows: Alice Armstrong,
registration; Eileen Miller, lunch­eon;
Joyce Jensen, concessions;
Barbara Kennedy, attractions;
Merna Rowe, chief barker; and
Florence Lund, tent maker.
Sit-Down Strike at WSC Fails!
Former WWC Student is Object
Sit-down strikes that have fur­iously
swept over the United States
like a plague the past few months
have nothing on the strange case of
Bryce Howard, of Fairbanks, Alaska,
and Budd Bankson, of Spokane,
Washington State college freshmen,
whose two-man sit-down strike for
love has finally subsided.
Evidently Miss Rhoda LeCocq,
pretty Washington State senior and
former WWC student and journalist,
held a strange fascination for these
two boys. Both wanted to take her
to the Junior prom. When she
shook her pretty head, flashed her
white teeth, and said, "Thank you,
boys, but I have already been
asked," Howard and Bankson im­mediately
thought of the river, but
later changed their minds and de­cided
to pitch camp and go on the
first two-man sit-down strike the
State college has had.
After a few days of much con­troversy,
plenty of slander, and re­peated,
"If anyone takes her, I
will," the boys came to terms and
decided they would stage a wrestling
match with the winner gaining one
dance with Miss LeCocq.
Miss LeCocq will walk into the
prom on the arm of Ike Brownell,
one of the most popular men on the
campus.
/?//oo/f Le Coco
Rhoda LeCocq, the object of the
sit-down strikers' affections, attend­ed
the WWC during the school year
of 1932 and 1933.
-When a member of the Viking
staff she wrote "Campi Coast to
Coast," popular feature column.
For the purpose of deciding im­mediate
business a special meeting
of the Valkyrie club was called
Tuesday. Three new members—
Pauline Barnes, Kay Kobervig, and
Margaret Irving, were welcomed into
the group.
Discusion followed concerning the
cruise which the club will make on
Sunday, May 23, aboard the King
Thor. Helen Boothe and Eleanor
Reasoner gave information on rates.
A committee of Helen Westlake,
Rae Crandall, and Marion Haydon
was appointed to assist with the
plans. It will be a novel adventure
for the group and according to re­ports
the girls are greatly anticipat­ing
their trip.
Final arrangements were made for
the tea which the club will sponsor,
May 5.
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Art Department Has
Last of Series
Of American Exhibits
"To acquaint the people with our
outstanding painters and to stimu­late
interest in art," are the pur­poses
of the exhibit in room 304, ac­cording
to Miss Breakey. The
fourth and last of this year's series
of art exhibits, sponsored by Living
American Art, Inc., of New York, is
now being shown by the art depart­ment.
A jury composed of four promi­nent
contemporary American artists
selects the pictures to be exhibited.
Works of such outstanding people
as Peggy Bacon, William Gropper,
Aaron Bohrod, William Glacken, and
John Sloan are in the series.
As the pictures are available for
a nominal cost, the art department
has already purchased several,
namely: Anna, by Lebrun; The
Senate, by Gropper; The Laurent
Pony Cart, by Karfoil; and others.
Miss Breakey hopes to eventually
have a fine collection for the school.
All students who are Interested
in art are welcome to come in and
inspect the exhibit while the oppor­tunity
lasts.
To the winner goes the spoils! A BIG CASH PRIZE is in the offing!
Take a chance! Write a name; then write your name; begr, borrow, or
steal a dime; rush to the Viking office; see Warren Toms, and file your
entry for the all-important "Rename Normalstad" contest.
"Anyone stands a chance to win
anywhere from $10.00 to $20.00! If
100 entrees are registered, the win­ner
will receive $10.50. Over 100
names were entered in the Viking
name contest when a five-pound
box of chocolates was offered, and
with an even greater and more en­ticing
reward in sight, the contest
presents the greatest opportunity we
have had around this campus in
years!" says Harry Kluge, chair­man
of the committee.
Besides the cash prize, the honor
of rechristening the WWC Lake
Whatcom property on Campus Day
will go to the person who submits
the winning name in the "Rename
Normalstad" contest. Any WWC
student or faculty member is eligi­ble.
The contest opens on Monday,
May 3, at 9:00 a. m. and closes
Friday, May 14, at 4:00 p. m. The
winner will be announced at noon
on Campus Day.
All entries must be filed with
Warren Toms in the Viking office.
The decision of the judges will be
final. A list of contest rules will be
posted on all bulletin boards in the
main hall.
Consolation Prize Drawing on
Campus Day
To insure the winner of a mini­mum
remuneration, the Western Vi­king
is offering a guarantee of $3.00.
Not only does the Western Viking
offer a guarantee for the winner, but
a guarantee of $1.00 as a consola­tion
prize. This award-will be made
by a drawing at noon on Campus
Day. A receipt will be issued for
each name entered. The individual
MUST BE PRESENT at the time of
the drawing with his ticket.
Final prize amounts depend en­tirely
upon the number of names en­tered
in the contest. Contest rules
specify that when each person files
his initial entry, he will accom­pany
that name with a dime regis­tration
fee. Any additional names
may be submitted for the reduced
rate of five cents per name. All
cash received will be added to the
guarantee fund, and 75 per cent of
the total amount will be awarded as
first prize. The remaining 25 per
cent of the fund will make up the
consolation prize.
Warren Toms, assistant business
manager of the Western Viking, has
donated his bookkeeping services.
He will have charge of the registra­tion
of each name, will issue re^-
ceipts to all entrants, and will be
responsible for all money received.
Daily Barometer on
Main Bulletin
A daily barometer which registers
the increase in cash will be placed
on the main bulletin for the infor­mation
of the student body and fac­ulty.
The change will be indicated
by 5:00 p. m. every evening during
the 10-day period. Frances Pele-gren
has been appointed chairman
of the poster and barometer com­mittee.
President C. H. Fisher, Miss Lucy
Kangley, of the English department;
Dr. E. A. Bond, of the education de­partment;
Betty Sollid, of Edens
hall; and Harry Kluge, chairman of
the contest, have been appointed
judges. It is their duty to pick the
winning name. Their decision will
be final.
Sixth-Quarter Tests
Scheduled
For Tuesday
Sophomore cooperative tests will
be given next Tuesday, May 4, at 10
o'clock in the auditorium.
The test will be required of all
sixth-quarter students. Provision
has been made for fifty additional
students to take the test if they
wish. Application for taking the test
may be made by signing the blank
sheet posted on the bulletin board.
Some of these tests have been taken
by students during each of the past
five years.
The chief purpose of these tests
as conceived by the American Coun­cil
of Education is to provide a
sounder basis for guidance of stu­dents.
Anyone who wishes to know
how he stands on the tests may se­cure
that information. The norms
will probably be available next Oc­tober
in room 312. Students wish­ing
to receive that information by
mail may leave a self-addressed en­velope
with Mrs. Hood, in room 312.
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UP
Friday, April 30
9:00 p. m.—W club dance,
Chuckanut Shell.
Saturday, May 1
Track meet, Ellensburg,
there.
Tuesday, May 4
11:00 a. m—No assembly.
Wednesday, May 5
8:00 p. m.—Faculty chat,
Miss Sundquist, Edens Hall
Blue room.
Friday, May 7
11:00 a. m.—Assembly, Piano
s t u d e n t s of Edith R.
Strange.
Photography Is Topic
Of Faculty Chat;
Sundquist Next Leader
This week's faculty chat whidh
was held on Wednesday evening in
Edens hall Blue room, was conduct­ed
by Herbert C. Ruckmick, head of
the Industrial Arts department.
The chat was held in an entirely
new and different procedure in that
Mr. Ruckmick presented to the stu­dents
that attended an illustrated
talk on photography, ana developed
and enlarged prints.
Next week's chat is scheduled for
Wednesday, April 15, at 8 o'clock, in
Edens hall Blue room. It will be
conducted by Miss Leona Sund­quist,
of the Science department