WWCollegian - 1941 October 10

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Sports announcer for the "College Newsweek in Revue." Brock
cwas appointed late Thursday afternoon by-ASB president,.Bill
Hatch; '.,>,. •':'• . '• .'•' . -'.V; ; \
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Now fh WWr this c l u a r t e r 's HERBERT RHEARSEY,
I X eW TU Tf TT V -reference ilbrarian, filling the posi­tion
formerly held' by Henry Coleman. Hearsey, "comes to
WWC from the library at the University of Illinois. -•<•
see page 4. :
j n n to the hundreds of delegates to the Wash-
' " 9 ington Education association convention next
Tuesday will be GOVERNOR ARTHUR B. LANGLIE Gov
etoor Langlie will address the closing main session Tuesday
"morning at the Bellingham high school and also a luncheon
meeting later. .
. see page 1.
REGISTRATION TAKES
PREDICTED SLUMP
Fall, quarter registra­tion
figures released by
the- President's office this
week show 560 students
enrolled. It was expect­ed
that the total will
reach 600 before the
week has ended accord­ing
to word from the ad­ministration.
A similar-sharp decline
was experienced here in
the post-war period of
1918,19.
Defense employm e n t
and other e c o n o m ic
trends were given as the
cause for the sudden
slump.
With
the
Editor
The first two weeks of
fall quarter are usually
the hardest that the ed­itor
has to put in.' With
only a few of the old
staff members back he
has to start breaking in a
whole raft of*green (but
sometimes p r o m i s ing)
cub reporters. Because
the staff set-up on
t h e WW Collegian- is
different from that of
most collegiate news­papers,
he has to- put
the newcomers to work
7'ighY off "'tfie"~bat. I n
other words he has to
rewrite nearly everything
that is turned in to the
copy box.
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"If "dope" was readily
available the editor would
probably use a large
amount of it to calm his
nerves as ignorant (but
sometimes prom i s i n g)
cubs asked questions re­garding
this, that, and
everything else. The ed­itor
has to control his
temper, lest some of the
less hardy (but sometimes
promising) cubs up and
quit.
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But then comes Fri­day;
the WWCollegian is
out and in the hands of
the students. Does the
editor, now relax? Of
course not; because now
the time has come when
he can let off steam. It
is time to INITIATE the
bright green (but some­times
promising) group
of cubs.
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Along with several of
the. department editors,
and those . Republican
printers of the WWCol­legian,
Art Miller and
Walt Sutherlen, the ed­itor
proceeds to show the
ever promising cubs the
inside of a working print
shop —: they, of course,
being blindfolded.
As the process evolves
—it takes several hours
—theeditor gradually be­comes
himself again; the
cubs are no longer green
but purple; the WWCol­legian
staff is again or­ganized
for another year.
Band Sponsors
First Informal
October 18
Hotel Leopold Crystal Ballroom
Selected as Site for Annual
Affair ;Rusher Heads Event
Sounding off with the blare of
trumpets and a roll of. drums, t he
bandsmen will lead the school in
the first informal of the year when
they sponsor their annual fall dance,
the Sandmen's Informal, scheduled
for next Saturday, October 18, with
the Crystal ballroom of the Hotel
Leopold as a setting. Dancing will
be from 9:00 to 12:00 ]fc, m.
"Although the change of schedule
has set t he date forward a week,
we are still expecting the usually
large attendance," hopefully stated
Betty Rusher, general chairman of
the event. • -
Assisting Betty Rusher as com­mittee
heads are: Ed Prince, tick­ets;
Art Clark, decorations;; Gene­vieve
Elliott, refreshments; Lesley
Hampton, posters; and Art Brock,
clean-up.
Faculty guests for the dance will
include Miss Lorraine Powers, Dr.
and Mrs. W. W. Haggard, Dr. and
Mrs. M. F. Cederstrom; Dr. Robert
Holtman; and Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Bushell.
Decorations will be appropriate
for the first fall informal, with
leaves dominating, according to the
committee. As stated in your Navi­gator,
long dresses and business
suits will be in 'order fof thei' affaiiT
Tickets will be on sale in t he main
hall all next week. $1.10 per couple.
ICC Rally Attracts
50 Club Officers
With approximately 50 students
and faculty members in attendance,
WWC's annual Interclub council
rally was held in the Edens hall
Blue room last Monday evening.
Dr. Arthur C. Hicks of the Eng­lish
department presented a short
talk on "Social Benefits of the Var­ious
Clubs" to the groups. Dr.
Paul Grim, ninth grade instructor
in the college training school, dis­cussed
"The Professional Value of
Clubs."
These addresses were followed by
informal discussion of the problems
of the several clubs in school.
ICC President Frank Shiers pre­sided
at the rally. Kay Alvord.
WWC student, entertained the
gathering with the song, "Along the
Santa Fe Trail."
New ASB 'Photo'
Tickets Available
Contrary to past reports, the reg­istrar's
office announces that the
new ASB tickets will be available,
in the Co-op Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday, October 13, 14. and 15.
Those persons whose last names
begin with A through G are to call
for their tickets Monday; H
through R, Tuesday; and S through
Z, Wednesday.
Since these tickets are to be used
the entire year, it - will be possible
to purchase inexpensive cases at
that time.
Persons who failed to have their
pictures taken for the cards must
furnish their own. The registrar's
office will supply information con­cerning
the type of picture and
where they may be taken inexpen­sively.
These identification pictures
will become a part of the official,
student personnel record. The
deans also will have a set of pho­tos
of men and women students.
VOL XLI—NO. 2 Western Washington Col lege of Education, Bel I ingharry Washington Friday, October 10, 1941
PILOTS-VIKS TO BATTLE
President Haggard Greets Incortiing Frosh LappyY Charges Face Toughest:
Aggregation on Schedule
Portland University Brings Foursome of Former Bellingham
Boys to Battle Western's Finest Team Since 1938
By Wayne Kotula
Tomorrow night Battersby field will be the scene of the biggest gridiron
classic ever staged in Bellingham. The contest, pitting the renowned Port­land
university Pilots, under the tutelage of Coach R. L. (Matty) Math­ews,
against the Viking gridsters of the popular Charles (Lappy) Lappen-busch
fold, will be more than just an ordinary exhibition of football.
: •— Homecoming' for Pilots
Gov, Langlie
To Speak
At WEA Meet
This is not a rare scene at Western Washington college because President Haggard may be seen nearly
any dav talking to a group of students on the front steps of the main building. Here Dr. Haggard was caught
talking to five newcomers to WWC. They are, left to right: BILL KREUGER, Portland, Ore.; ELIZA­BETH
AUER, Seattle; ANTHONY BEZER, Aberdeen; CLINTA CAMPBELL, Port Orchard; and JEAN VAN
•BROCKLIN, Leavenworth.
Jay Allen, Well-Known Cprre^pndent
Relates Latest Escapades in Europe
By Erie Phillips
Walking around nervously before his lecture to the Western Washington
college students, Jay Allen, foreign correspondent, author and world trav­eler,
told of some of his newspaper experiences and how he came to be a
foreign correspondent in a war-torn Europe.
"I started in newspaper work when I was attending the University of
Oregon; I wrote for the school paper and the town paper. Afterwards I
was called to the Portland Oregonian as a police reporter; it was then that
I got my chance to be a correspondent."
Speaking rather hesitatingly as he did afterward in assembly Allen spoke,
of working for the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune and of being for
the next ten years a correspondent for the McCormack paper in Chicago.
Looking more like a football tackle than a journalist, he recalled his
interviews with Haile Selassie, General Weygand, and the Vichy-French
premier, Marshall Henri Petain. Allen left the European continent after
having a run-in with Germans in Paris. For four months and three
weeks he was held in a military prison, in occupied France.
"I would not have been released if it had not been for the U. S. De­partment
of State. Since then I have been referred to as the 'Allen-Zatf
case; Zatt being the German newspaper man I was exchanged for.
"I arrived in the United States in July on the former liner 'America,' now
a transport ship named the 'West Point'."
Besides attending Oregon, Allen also has studied on the Washington
State college campus and at Harvard university. It was from the latter
that he received his master's degree after World War I.
Allen concluded the interview by relating his latest experience with the
police; it had just occurred in downtown Bellingham.
"I just got through having an argument with the sheriff of Whatcom
county over a parking spape. When I found out he was the sheriff I
resented his idea that he 'was the LAW.' Some officers forget that the
people are the law."
DATELINE . .
Friday, October 10
Churches, open house, even­ing.
Saturday, October 11
Football, WWC vs. Portland
U:, 8 p . m .
Monday and Tuesday, ,
October 13: and 14
Tryoute foi*' "Gepi^e Washr
ington S t e p t - j 3 ^ / ' ' room
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Tuesday/October 14
Regular assembly, joint re-
> cital Mme. Clorinda Top­ping,
soprano, and Ruth
Lorraine Close, harpist, 11
• a. m.
Wednesday/October 15
IRC meeting, club room of
Edens hall, 7 p. m.' ...
Thursday, October 16 ^
College on the Air, KVOS.
Friday, ^October 17 L
Regular • asseaibly,; AWS-George
Expands
Radio Department
In addition to presenting then-weekly
newscast direct from the
college campus, the-radio, depart­ment
plans to broadcast all. WWC
athletic games and to present a
number of radio dramas. Some of
these items on their program al­ready
have been started and the
others will be under way in the
near future, according to Ramon
T. George, Radio and Speech in­structor.
Several plays for radio will be ar­riving
soon and work on them will,
be started immediately. Anyone in­terested
in any phase of radio play
production is urged to get in touch
with Mr. George. This is not just
a call for actors but.for sound ef­fects
men and technicians as well.
Mr. George is in need, of someone
•who would be interested in. hand-.
ling the technical phases of a broad­cast..
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announcing, the "College - News.-•
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PROSPECTS FOR MARCHING
BAND SLIGHT SAYS BUSHELL
WWC is facing a crisis! It cen­ters
about. the fact that, due to a
shortage of members, the "band may
be discontinued.
According: to Mr. Don Bushell,
music instructor, the band is about
to "foldup." It is presumed that
the lack of response is caused by
outside work or heavy courses.
.; Cornet and sousaphone players
along with trombonists are need­ed.
Oboes and bassoons can also
be used. One French horn play­er,
having his own instrument,
also-is needed.
,Mr. Bushell states, "I had high
expectations for a n exceptionally
fine band this quarter as I had ex­pected
the return of many out­standing
musicians."
The band will not play for the
game with Portland, Saturday, Oct.
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In regards to the orchestra, string
instruments are in demand. The
orchestra will: practice every Mon­day
eyfening from 7:15 to 9:15.
Mr.; Bushell s a y s h e is-in need of-string
players with some degree of
skill, particularty. the bass strings.
All students interested in joining
any of these • force: musical prgaiu-zations
i^tiddSspeak- Vyrti^ Mr;-Bu­shell
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Soprano, Harpist v
Scheduled
For Next Assembly
Mme. Clorinda Topping, lyric so­prano,
and Miss Ruth Lorraine
Close, harpist, will be featured in
a joint recital in the regular as­sembly,
Tuesday, October 14.
Mme. Topping, hailing from the
deep south (South Carolina) has
won coast to coast recognition as a
ranking artist in. concert, opera,
and radio. She was a featured ar­tist
over station WABG- in New
York City for several seasons and
also soloist over Station WWNC,
Ashville, N. C. Mme. Topping has
also appeared with the Denver
Symphony, the Denver Municipal
band, and other organizations.
Miss Close, internationally known
harpist, had her first musical train­ing
in New York City, followed by
years abroad where she had the
advantage of musical education un­der
the best European masters. Her
brilliant style has achieved high
praise from leaders in the Conti­nental
musical world.
In addition to her American tri­umphs,
Miss Close recently com­pleted
a round-the-world concert
tour, appearing in Shanghai, Ma­nila,
the Dutch East Indies and
Singapore and other cities of the
Far East.
Friday, October 17, the AWS and
Norsemen will hold their first stu­dent
assembly of the year. Acting
vice-president Miss Shirley Heaton
and faculty supervisor Miss Linda
Countryman are arranging the
AWS program, while Mickey Smith,
president, and L. A. McGee, dean
of men, are preparing their pro­gram.
VANDERYACHT, MUCKEY,
CARTER NAMED LEADERS
In the annual contest for yell
leader, held last Friday night, Mil­ton
Vanderyacht, Lynden, was
chosen yell king. Under him will
work two dukes, Joe Carter, Bel­lingham,
and Bob Muckey, Everett.
Each contestant was taken sep­arately
and each had a choice of
one of the numerous yells which
were posted on the walls of the
training school gymnasium. There
were five.competitors, twp of whom
were of the fairer sex and included
Alice Fjellman, Lynden, and Clirita
Campbell, Port Orchard.
The judging committee consisted
of Mr. Bushell, faculty adviser;
Mickey; Smith, president of t h e
: Norsemen; Bern!**:^jfonson,v^AWS
president;; Eyelyri;iPetersbn^ Valky­rie1
iM^dent; -Jim Hbllingsw^
captem ot f o p t b ^
Chief Executive of Washington
To Address Institute Tuesday
On "Education & Government"
Governor Arthur B. Langlie will
head the list of speakers for the
55th annual convention and insti­tute
of t h e Washington Education
association to he held Monday and
Tuesday, October 13 and 14 in
Bellingham.
The convention opens Monday
. morning at 9:15 in t he Bellingham
high school auditorium. There will
follow two full days of meetings
and discussions, both at the audi­torium
and in t he Bellingham and
Leopold hotels. The theme of the
convention will be "Education and
Government."
Governor Langlie will address the
members Tuesday morning in the
high school auditorium on the sub­ject
"Our State. arid its Responsi­bilities
in Education." Later Tues- '
day he will speak informally at a
luncheon in the Bellingham hotel.
Western Washington college will
furnish several speakers for the
institute, among whom are: Presi­dent
W. W. Haggard, Dr. Arthur C.
Hicks, Donald Bushell, Miss Hazel
Plympton, Miss Ruth Melendy, and
Nils Boson.
Other outstanding out-of-town
educators who will speak are: Dr.
J. Murray Lee, dean, of the school
of - education, Washington State
college; Dr. Edward O. Sisson,
professor emeritus, Reed college,
Portland; Edward H. Quigley, pres­ident
of the WEA; Geoffred F.'
Morgan, educator and legislator
from Santa Monica, Calif.
Local Churches
Invite Students
Following the custom of the past
years, this eveninf, October 10,
has been set aside as "Church open
house night." Several of the Bel­lingham
churches have arranged
special programs, and have invited
the students of the different de­nominations
to-participate in their
activities, according to an a n ­nouncement
made by a Bellingham
Ministerial association officer this
week.
Among the churches with special
activities planned for tonight is the
First Baptist young peoples' group.
All students of Baptist preference
are invited to a party to be held
in the church located at Flora
and Commercial streets.
The minister, Rev. W. Carl Cal­houn,
of the Congregational church
has invited those students of Con­gregational
preference to his home
at 2707 Ellis street for an evening
of fellowship.
The Garden Street Methodist
church invites the students of the
college to attend a statewide Meth-dist
youth conference at the church
this evening, according to an an-nouncementi
from the minister, Dr.
James E. Milligan. The church is
located on the corner of Garden
and Magnolia streets.
(Other churches of different de­nominations
also have signified
their intention of having student
gatherings this evening but infor­mation
regarding them was not
available at press time.—Ed.)
LOST: ONE PAIR OF GLASSES
Lost, sometime last Friday, eith­er
in t he main building or in
the Edens hall dining room.
The glasses are of the latest
style, being rimless with the in­visible
gold bar. Finder please
return them tii> t h e Business -:;«f- v
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There hasn't been a college foot­ball
game on t he Girard street lot
with such a home-grown flavor as
Saturday's meeting of. the Vikings
and the Pilots.
I t will be more or less of a home­coming
for Mathews, the Portland
big boss, who spent a' couple o!
years in our city. The home folk
will be interested primarily, how­ever,
in seeing how Bob Durham,
Sam Cavalli, Lou Farnsworth, and
Keith Carr handle themselves in
the faster and more rugged college
brand of football.
Blaine Natives Interested
Blaine has a special interest in
the Pilots as Laurence Casper, who
rebounded from an Atherton dic­tum
to a backfield post with t he
Pilots, was a former Borderfte
star. Closer to home, however,
the Border town folk will be down
to see Jack Bromley, Bob Thomas,
arid Dick Goodman go through
their stunts as members of the
blue and white Viking machine.
Mount Vernon faithfuls will be
interested in Everett Fleming, t he
ex-Mount Vernon high tackle who
has seen plenty of action With the
Norse this fall.
Altogether this should .be a
home-spun attraction with all
Northwest roads leading to t he
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Brock Selected
Chairman of
Homecoming
The appointment of Art Brock,
WWC sophomore, as chairman
of the 1941 Homecoming cele­bration,
was announced Thurs­day
afternoon by ASB president,
Bill Hatch.
At the organization meeting of
the Board of Control, Wednesday,
October 1, i t was not possible to
accomplish a great deal; The num­ber
of students enrolled in t he
college was not definitely known so
no budget problems could be dis­cussed.
'
In line with the accepted prac­tice
of appointing former Board
members to fill unexpired terms,
Jim Junkin was asked to complete
Bill Tiffany's term. Jim declined
the appointment' and Bill Junkin .
was appointed by unanimous vote
at the meeting of Oct. B. Bill will
be social chairman and has charge
of the public address system.
A movement to alter the school
pep song, and the Alma Mater, was
brought up. Elizabeth Douglas was
appointed to investigate the ppssi- .
bility of such action. It is- to be
placed before the students.on Oct.
17, in t he regular assembly.
Wednesday, Oct. 8, the board met
for the second time. The school
budget for the year was discussed,
and i h e allocation of fall quarter
funds made. All departments and
clubs are asked urgently to cooper­ate
in the economy measures ne­cessary
during this year.
The position of Secretary to t he
Board of Control is not filled as
yet. The salary is one dollar per
meeting and 40 cents per hour for
extra work. Ten activity points are
given. y-y-;.-y
A Navigator editor for 1941-1942
is needed. The position pays $20.
Additional details regarding appli­cations
are posted on t he bulletin
board.
CLUB OFFICERS SNUB
INTERCLUB MEETING
To adopt measures which would
assure the presence of all club rep­resentatives
was t h e principal bus?
iness at t he Interclub council meet­ing,
held last week. J '
After a lengthy discussion, Frank
Shiers, Interclub council president,
announced that those clubrepre-y
sentatives which were, absent fromy
; anyyorie; meeting, withoutysufficient;;:;
excuse; ? would he ( i r o p p ^ froj^
council, thereby relinquishing their
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