WWCollegian - 1945 October 12

              Vol. XLIV — No. 2 Western Washington College, Bellingham, Washington /.Friday, October 12, 1945
Warfc, Wilson,
Walker Win
Roy Wark, junior; Wally Wilson,
sophomore, and Dan Walker, fresh-
•main, have been chosen by their re­spective
classes to represent them as
presidents for the coming year. Glass
elections were held at the close of
the student assembly last Tuesday
morning.
Marjorie Parsons, vice-president,
and Elerine Shannon, secretary-treasurer,
will work with Wark in
directing the affairs of the junior-senior
class.
Joan Haggard was elected vice-president
of her class by the sophs,
and Pat Frombley fills the post of
secretary-treasurer.
The freshman class has chosen
Louise Holbrook as vice-president,
but as yet no secretary-treasurer
can be named. A tie was reached
between Priscilla Schumann and
Bob Burroughs and a run-off vote
will have to be taken to decide the
victor. The frosh have named Dr.
Merle Kuder, registrar, as their
adviser.
All three class divisions are now
making plans for a busy year, and
one of the first activities will be the
choosing of Homecoming princesses.
Music Staff Makes
Plans For Year
Supplementing the music depart­ment
of WWC this year are two
«ew faculty .members, Dr. Prank
D'Andrea and Bernard Regier.
As Dr. D'Andrea pointed out in
his assembly address Tuesday, the
immediate aims for which the new
music curriculum will strive are: A
student's own efforts increased by
playing, more serious leanings to­ward
the cultural programs present­ed
in assemblies and concert series,
a building up of assembly and dorm­itory
singing, a general mixed
chorus and selected groups, band
and orchestra, private study in voice
and instruments, and a course for
those who. wish to specialize in
music.
'The department feels that there
is ample talent to organize a good
chorus, orchestra and band this
;er and that, as Dr. D'Andrea
id, "Both the college and its stu­dents
are responsible for creating
an environment in which we will not
only be. able to study effectually but,
more important,; /e happily with
ourselves and wii /others."
Also stressed was the opinion of
the whole department that a music
course be provided for the benefit
and interest of all students, both
those planning on teaching and
those who would take it for the sake
of the appreciation and enjoyment
derived.
Music Schedule Set
Rehearsal times for musical or­ganizations
of WWC have been an­nounced
as follows:
' General 'Chorus: Monday and
Wednesday at 3 p. m. in room 239.
Choir: Monday, Tuesday and Wed­nesday
at 4 p. m., Friday at 3.
Room 241.
Orchestra: Thursday at 4 p." in. in
room 239. I
Band:Monday at 4 p. \m. in room
239. .'..
Hikers Plan Trip To Kulshan
Kulshan Lodge, WWC cabin, at the foot of Mt. Baker is the goal of the
proposed week-end trip, October 20-21.
Wanted: Twelve or more ener­getic
students for the proposed
week-end trip to Kulshan Lodge on
October 20-21. If enough people
are interested in it, Miss Marjorie
Muffly and Herbert Hearsey will
help with the details and will ac­company
the hikers on the trip, the
first in about four years.
A paper will be placed on the
bulletin board by Monday, and all
prospective hikers should sign up as
soon as possible. Hikers will prob­ably
leave Bellingham about 8:30
a. m. Saturday and return around
seven Sunday night. Several stu­dents
who own cars will be needed
to take the hikers the 30 miles to
Glacier, the actual starting point.
Johnson Heads
Radio Program
Donelda Johnson, who broadcast
all last, year for the children in St.
Joseph's Orthopedic ward, is back
again this year with two new assist­ants.
Anne Erickson helps out with
the stories while Gene Hochscheid is
in charge of sound effects.
Their first story, "One Eye, Two
Eyes, and Three Eyes", was pre­sented
over KVOS Wednesday
morning at 10:15.
"College Newsweek in Review", the
voice of WWC, was broadcast for the
first time this quarter on Thursday
afternoon. This program is a sum­mary
of news and features that
highlight the week at WWC. Editor
for the first program was Ellen
Merriman.
According to Victor H. Hoppe, in­structor,
the radio class is now large
enough to make it possible to divide
into two groups that will take turns
broadcasting the weekly program.
All-College Mixer
Great Success
. With fall sports and activities as
its theme, the All-College mixer
was staged in the Student Lounge
last Friday evening. The mixer was
held for the purpose of acquainting
old and new WWC students with
each, other.
Dancing to the nickelodeon was
enjoyed, and cokes and cookies were
served towards the end of the even­ing.
Clever decorations and a
friendly atmosphere combined to
make the affair a happy one for
all, according to many who attended.
Distance from Glacier to the cabin
is seven miles, and at the cabin are
blankets and bunks for 70 persons.
The Kulshan Lodge trip is a good
trip into rugged country, but not
much equipment or cash outlay is
necessary. Estimated cost of the
trip is $2.00.
Hikers will need sturdy clothing.
Hiking boots are excellent, but good
sound oxfords will be very satisfac­tory.
It is customary for everyone
to bring his own lunch to eat on
the trail. Flashlights are needed,
and whatever personal articles the
hiker wants to pack.
Students wishing any further in­formation
should see Miss Muffly,
Hearsey or Leonard Barnhill, stu­dent
representative.
Assembly And Tea
Scheduled Soon
A special assembly sponsored by
Interclub council will be presented
to the student; body on October 23.
The program will include brief talks
by all class and club presidents and
the introduction of advisers. In their
talks each president will tell a few
of the highlights of his club's
social program for the year.
In the afternoon following the
assembly, tea will be served in the
Student Lounge. Each club will
have a table and a representative
so that they may answer any ques­tions
anyone wishes to ask. The
purpose of the assembly and the
tea is to acquaint new students with
the functions of the various clubs,
and to recruit new members.
.Well-Known Singer
Featured Here
Joseph James, baritone, was heard
iri the student assembly this morn­ing
at eleven o'clock. He-presented
a varied program of classics and
Negro spirituals thalr^was well re­ceived
by all.
James made his,, concert debut in
Boston, and has done moving pic­ture
work as weir as concerts. He
sang in "Green Pastures" and in
"Run Little Chillun", and at one
time was heard with the Hall John­son
Choir.
His beautiful nad sincere singing
has been praised by critics from
coast to coast, with special attention
and appreciation centered on his
rendition of the Negro spirituals.
Hammer Speaks
Dr. Irwin A. Hammer was the
speaker at the P.T.A. meeting held
Tuesday, October 9, at the Larrabee
Elementary school. ''
His" subject %as "Parents and
Teachers as Partners".
Rutledge And Hayward Named
Co-Chairmen of Homecoming
Margaret Rutledge, junior, and Jack Hayward, sophomore, were ap­pointed
co-chairmen of Homecoming Week-end by the Board of Control
at a meeting held last Wednesday.
Features included in' Homecoming festivities, which are scheduled
from Thursday, November 15, through Saturday, November 17, are many.
Among these are the skit assembly
and crowning of the queen, a special
alumni luncheon, three perform­ances
of the Division of Drama's
play, "Blithe Spirit", a basketball
game, and a sport dance in the Stu­dent
Lounge.
The freshmen and sophomore
classes each elect one Homecoming
princess, while the junior-senior
class chooses three. Candidates are
to be considered on the basis of ser­vice
to the school and personality.
From the three girls named jun­ior-
senior princesses the basketball
team chooses one to reign as Queen
Sigrid v n i , who will wield the scep­tre
over all Homecoming activities.
Committees will be named by the
co-chaimen at a later date.
AWS, Norse Meets
Scheduled Tuesday
Tuesday, October 16, meetings of
the Associated Women Students
and the Norsemen clubs will be.held
during the eleven o'clock assembly
hour.
According to Norsemen president
Lloyd Jones, plans for the year will
be discussed, and commitees will be
checked and appointed for the
Norsemen's informal dance, sched­uled
for November 2. AWS will hold
a regular business meeting and will
have a short program.
Next Friday's assembly will fea­ture
Adolph Koldofsky, violinist, and
Gwen Williams, pianist. Their pro­gram
of numbers has not yet been
announced.
New Buildings Now
Being Planned
Dr. Haggard, the board of trus­tees,
and the consulting engineer
will meet with the governor of the
state and the post war building
committee, on October 17 in Olym-pia
to discuss plans for the building
improvements for WWC.
It was stated that fifty thousand
dollars more would be needed for'
the enlargement of the heating
plant that was formerly planned in
1941.
Options are being secured for the
property sites of the proposed men's
resident hall and the industrial arts
building.
Ex-Student Gives
KJR Broadcast
Merrie Virginia Eggers, drama
major at the University of Wash­ington
and former WWC student,
is presenting a program, "Favorite
Fairy Tales" over KJR every Sat­urday
morning at 10:30 a. m.
The program is for children and
is sponsored by the Metropolitan
Federal Savings and Loan Associa­tion
of Seattle. Merri^ Virginia,
who was feature editor of the Col­legian
last fall quarter, and active
in drama and radio work here, left
at the close of winter quarter to
take a job as continuity writer for
KJR,
Orton Art Collection
Now On Display
The Virginia and Charles Orton
art collection of WSC, consisting of
eighteen watercolors and oil paint­ings,
will go on display this week
in the art gallery on third floor, in
the main building.
This collection was made possible
through a $10,000 gift of Charles W.
Orton as a lviing memorial to the
great contribution to art made by
his wife, Virginia Keating Orton. As
head of the Pacific Coast Painters'
and Sculptors' association for18
years, Mrs. Orton personally helped
unknown artists, and called the
public's attention to their work.
Allen Clark, sculptor, and Alonzo
Lewis, both helped by Mrs. Orton,
assert that she has done more for
creative art in the state than any
other person. For all her work she
received no compensation—only the
satisfaction of seeing the develop­ment
of skill on the part of the
artists of this region was her re­ward.
Featured in this "collection are
such outstanding painters as Wil­liam
Glackens, Maurice Pender-gast
and Ernest Lawson. Most popu­lar
painter is Frederick J. Waugh,
who for four consecutive years won
the Carnegie.International popular­ity
prize. - 0 ' •'- ~ '" "
Board Appoints
Substitutes
The first Board of Control meet­ing
of the year was. called to order
Wednesday, October 10, by prexy
June Shomshak.
Al Thon, Beverly Morgan and
June White were appointed as sub­stitutes
to fill the positions of four
quarter man or woman, four quar­ter
woman and three quarter woman -
until the general election on No­vember
14. Louise Holbrook will act
as secretary to the board.
Dale Ackley, and Bob Searl were
voted to the management of the
Student Lounge for this quarter.
The tables in the lounge/are to be
covered with glass, and Kathleen
Brohahl and Allan Thon have been
appointed as the committee in
charge.
Homecoming week-end, scheduled
for November 16 and 17, has been
placed under the chairmanship of
Margaret Rutledge, junior, and Jack
Hayward, sophomore. During the
war, Homecoming was known as
Home Front, but the board voted to
return to the original title.
ilr Dateline
Saturday, October 13 —WRA boat
trip to Sinclair Island.
Monday, October 15—WRA initia­tion
tea, Edens Hall Blue room.
Tuesday, October 16—Student as­sembly
. . . Associated Women.
Students and Norsemen.